Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-31
Southern Io,ua Items

oOFyinoSon-C. w. mercer OF the
Mercer Storage & Transfer company
is planning the erection Of modern
fireproof building. An architect
making the plans for a five-story
building to go up adjacent to the Mer-
Ger plant Just AZ soon as the plans
can be made and the contracts can be
awarded. It will measure 70x13O
feet and will be splendid building of
its kind.
Albia-The jury in the Wan Gorder
murder case returned verdict of man
slaughter. Hays Van Gorder was
charged with killing A. s. Geesy, his
father-in-law. Nov. II, 1918. 1t was
alleged that his motive resided in the
belief that Geesy, who was investi-
eating the mysterious loss OF certifi-
Gates OF deposit. was about to charge
him with having stolen them. Geesy
was shot to death and only circum-
stantial evidence connected Van Cor
der with the murder. His defense
was an abb. He claimed to be in
Moberly, Mo-, on the date Of the crime.
Van Gordef's wife stood with him in
the case. = Geese died very wealthy.
Council Bluffs-Arthur r. sato. a
Japanese from Grand Island. Neb.,
and Edna M. Minor, A1perican girl OF
the same place. were married by Jus
tice Of the Peace j. X. Cooper at his
office In the court house. The
groom gave his age as 2s and the
bride Of 20. Mrs. Shindo American
wife Of q wealthy Grand Island Japa-
nese restaurant keeper, and Shall Qs-
ato, we'll known Japanese art photog
rapher Of Omaha, who deoently mar
ried an American Of that city Miss
Fitzgerald. were witnesses for the
couple. Mrs Shindo presented much
the appearance OF picture girl, with
an attractive costume and literally
bedecked with jewels.
ottumwa-Mrs. Lanieury L. Collier
was granted temporary alimony Of $50
month while her divorce suit against
William J.. Collier was in progress,
recently, but Mr.. Collier failed to make
the payments directed in the court or
der. Mrs. Collier undertook to COL
lect the stipend, by garnishment pro-
ceedings against the Burlington rail-
road cashier, as Collier works for that
line. Judge Hamilton decided that
punishment will not lie against a
railroad now THAT the government is
operating them all. and the wages Of
. government employee are exempt
from garn3shment. Mrs. Collier will
have to adopt other methods to get
the alimony.
Pslia-W. e. Houk, who Is book
keeper for the Pella Pipe & Tank Co.,
had the misfortune to fall and break
a bone in his right shoulder. Mr..
Houk was working at the office when
he was overcome byia fainting spell
and when found he was lying on the
floor. Those who found him called a
doctor who Upon arriving discovered
that he was unconscious. He was
taken home and soon came tor He
complained OF his shoulder hurting
and the doctor found that one Of the
bones in the right ah6ulder had been
broken. He was given proper surg
ical attention and IL getting along
nicely, but it will perhaps be a long
time before he will be able to use his
arm again.
p OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES thieves have
found a new way to make themselves
iisliked by their victims. A new
Studebaker belonging to Fl. a. Nc
3Manus, who lives on the Steve Ma
honey farm on the Missouri bottom,
was stolen, driven to a secluded place
on Steer Greek near the James Kay
place, and there stripped OF about ev-