Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-23

Ne~ton.-JaCohus DeGrcef OF heI-
logg tined TO get naturalization papers
in district coUr, here. The court found
that he lacked seven days of the re-
quis.Ie time Of residence in this coun-
try. Told he could not be naturaiized
at this time. he tainted.
Des meines.-Rassell Campbell. col
0red. discharged soldier from overseas.
was shot by his wife. at their home in
this city. The bullet struck Campbell
in the knee and was DETECTED into his
abdomen. causing. as the surgeons be-
iievc. a fatal wound. Witnesses state
the shooting was accidental.
Atlantic-Two days selling OF his
pure bred Angus cattle
brought Fred J. Roberts, well known
breeder, total Of 3l26,45o. This Is by
far the greatest sale ever held in this
part Of the state and one of the big
ones Of the middle west In the average
price received for his cattle, sl.405,
Mr.. Roberts sale broke all previous
records made at Aberdeen Ang g
sales. This average was on ninety lots
sold.
Council buffs-Looked at from
distance. string of fat cars which
passed thru Council Bluffs appeared TO
be loaded with baled hay. Instead they
carried Camoufaged caissons. Two
hundred cars of this material manu-
featured for the artillery branch OF
the army. are being transported thru
here to Fort Russell. where il will be
-.o nv, he ~ Inn, .
of the caissons have been used during
the war, but the big bulk are mere
salvage.
Mount Pleasant.-The fine country
home Of Mrs. J. 3. Haines, which is
located about SIX miles from this city,
was totally destroyed by fire. The
origin Of the fire is not known, but it
is thought that some articles Of cloth
ing perhaps caught fire from a chicken
brooder in the basement. The blaze
was beyond control before discovered,
and the loss will amount to several
hundred dollars. A very small amount
of the furnishings of the home were
saved, but it is thought it is partially
covered by insurance.
Mount PIeasant.-J. D. Moore has
filed a suit in the district court suing
the c.. B. & @. for 5000 for damages
caused by delay in the shipment of a
car of twenty-five head of cattle from
Danville to Chicago, October. 1911.
Moore claims that he loaded at DAN
Vile one day and arrived in Chicago
in time for the market but that thru
the delay in switching he missed the
market Of the day. That before he
could sell the market slumped, the
cattle lost weight and he was out Of
the price Of feed for the stock all
amounting to 5000.
keokuk.-Keokuk has discovered an
other child wonder. Her record: Mar
ried attn years Of age. mother at
IL; divorced at, Is. And now she wants
TO get married again. imme diately fol-
lowing the granting of her decree Of
divorce. The child is Mrs. Eliza beth
Pappas. She was deserted by her hus-
band two years after their marriage,
she told the d!str!c. Judge today. and
she secured her divorce, but the court
baked when her attorney asked that
she be given permission to remarry.
However. the court intimated that he
may possibly amend the decree, CIV
ing the desired permission little later.
Avoca-Judse 0. D. Wheeler has
taken under advisement a case which
he has Just heard in district court
here. involving a series Of charges
made by rich New Yorker against his
girl bride, an Iowa girl. who il said to
have tired quickly Of being an "old
mans darling" The title to the case
was that Of James Fay against Kath-
crime Fay, the former e5 years OF age
and the latter ~. According to the