Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12
Northern Io1ua Items

son county His wife died two years
ago. He is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. James Van VoltenDurg, Of this
city, Mrs. Harry Barrowsc, of Maquo-
keta and Mrs. Herman Wellendorf, Of
Fulton.
Algona.
William Kutschara, retired farmer
living at Sexton. six miles east OF Al
gona, was given a hearing in justice
court Monday morning on the charge
Of sedition. Witnesses testified that
he had called the president bad
names and at another time remarked
ITO hell with the government of the
United States" At another time, when
asked to wear a flag he stated: TT is
not my flag" He was held to the grand
a $1,000 bond. Kutschara is wealthy,
owning a section of kossuth county
land. He was born in Germany and it
is reported came to America poor
man.
Vinton.
The Benton county board OF super
visors met Wednesday afternoon ana
OpSHeu llc DIuS lOI VI luScS tiilu 1uI0
verts. The Cement and Clay Products
Company Of Atkins received the con-
tract for eighteen out of twenty one
items in group one at a bid of s10,-
517.32.All this work in the southeastern
part of the county. The Waterloo Con-
structon Company received a contract
for four bridges at a cost of $3.50. The
Fairfield Construction Company of
Waterloo received a contract for nine
jobs at bid of s12,139. E. s. Rofe
will have charge Of two day labor
crews which will do much OF the work
for the county. All thhe work will be
under the supervision of County Engi-
neer Amos MelberS.
Sioux City.
Fifteen thousand dollars alimony was
given Mrs. Marie Herman, who was
granted a divorce from Fred Herman
wealthy Dakota county farmer by
District Judge Guy T. Graves at Dakota
City. Mrs. Herman was given the Gus
tody Of Helen their 15-year- old daugh-
/ ter Herman placed witnesses on the
stand to refute Mrs. Hermans story
that he had treated her cruelty. The
defendant charged his wife and her
relatives had plotted to get his pro-
perty. While on the stand Herman ac
cused his brother in law, Charles Sierk,
of South Sioux City Of paying undue
attentions to Mrs. Herman. The clos
ing hours of the trial were devoted to
testimony of witnesses in regard to the
value of Herman's estate.
Storm Lake.
Four pioneers who settled in Storm
Lake more than forty years ago, died
within twenty four hours of each other
last week. Loyal f. Ballou, founder of
the Security, Trust & Savings Bank,
died at the age Of so years. He is one
Of the wealthiest men of the COM
munity and is survived by wife and
two sons, Ernest S. Ballou and L. E.
Ballou, Jr, who will manage the bank
John Y. Skeels succumbed to cancer of
the stomach after a four months i'll
ness. He was born in England in 1855
Mr.. Skeels is survived by his wife, four
sons and two brothers, G. Y. Skeels OF
Sioux City and Sheriff Ben Skeels Of
Storm Lake. r. c. Goodrich died at
the home of his daughter in Aurelia at
an advanced age. In the early days ne
traded Buena Vista county farm for
pair of buffaloes which he drove from
one end of the county to the other. Mrs.
Augusta Dushinski, mother of nine
children. al Of whom are living, died
Thursday at the age of 70 years. w. II.
Robinson, aged 81, is dead after D. two
years illness. He leaves Wife and
two daughters.