Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-15
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Fort Mathematics thirty hours
Of suffering, John Trevitt, a guard at
the state penitentiary and long a
resident Of this city, died at the
Sacred Heart hospital at o'clock
Thursday afternoon from injuries
and attendant shock, sustained when
both arms were drawn into a laun-
dry mangle at the state prison. Tues
day morning. Ne was 70 years Of age
Carroll. F. Coupe, who for the
past three years has served as as-
ricultural agent for the farm bureau
in Carroll county, has rendered his
resignation. to take effect this month
Mr.. Coupe has accepted the position
OF assistant secretary OF the Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation, with head
quarters at Ames. He will enter the
duties of his new position about the
first of December. Mr.. Coupe came to
this county from Nebraska in which
state he was reared. He took up, the
work OF organization and was very
successful III securing one OF the
largest memberships of any county
in the state.
Onawa--The town Of Ticonic. To-
Gated fifteen miles northeast OF here,
suffered serious loss from fire ear
ly yesterday morning. Fire was first
discoverod in the Waxman & Co.,
general merchandise store, which
soon spread TO the Barber general
store and the Barber garage. destroy
Ing all three buildings and their con-
tents. 1t was only by the hard fight
{ OF those who had gathered on the
scene that the elevator and other
nearby buildings were saved. The es-
timated loss is between $4,000 and
$4,000 which is partly covered by in
surance. The origin Of the fire is un-
known.
Norway-August Werning, 50 years
old. committed suicide by hanging
He had been q. member Of the hard
ware firm Of Werning & McGregor
for some time, but a few months ago
he disposed OF his interests in the
business and retired. A short time
later he became mentally unbalanced
and, altho well fixed financially, he
labored under the delusion that I'M
less he could get in business again
his family would starve. To satisfy
his whims he was again made a
member of the firm, but his mental
trouble apparently remained. He was
found hanging in the basement of the
hardware store here last night. He
is survived by his wife and three
children.
Ottumwa-The sale OF registered
Angus cattle held by William Cash.
OF Williamsburg, Wednesday totaled
SS6,575, an average Of s1,544.50. The
highest priced animal sold for $1,000,
the next highest for s4.45O.
Eritt-School has opened in the
new s225,00O school building. The old
building has not been large enough
to accommodate the enrolment of
tie school for some time. and for
more than q year . hall has been
rented where some OF the children
were cared for. There Is ample room
in the new buildings and it Is modern
in every respect and said to be one
of the most complete buildings Of it's
kind in the state. The enrolment in,
high school at present l.. l45. C. d.
McGoon is superintendent Of the
sehoa!snd Miss Myrtle P4llen prin-
Fort Dodge Investigation by
school authorities as to the absence
from school ofS an eleven year-old
boy led to the discovery of family
in a deplorable state. The mother,
Mrs. Josephine Noto, was dying Of
blood poisoning sand lived but a
short time after the authorities
reached her home. The family was
without fuel and had but little food.
The boy said they had been living on
bread for ten days. The mother, who
was but thirty-one years Of age. had
supported the family by working in
a factory, but. lost her position sever
al weeks ago when the factory closed
down. Her husband was killed in q
railroad wreck three years ago. There
are three children, two of whom are
at home. The third, a boy 10. is
working in Marshalltown.
AtIantic-Francis Kreamer has
followed up his recent declaration of
intention to bring suit for $4,000
against Torrance c. Fisher Of Omaha,
who was welded to the plaintiffs d.
yorced wife several weeks ago. by
filing In district court his petition
setting forth his grounds for action.
These consist Of alleged statements
by Fisher that Kreamer had stolen
money from the Park hotel while
employed as clerk. The filing OF
the petition furnishes another chap
ter to the story of the martial
troubles Of the plaintiff. The petition
recites that Fisher stated in the
presence Of Mrs. Fildred Lynch and
Merle Kreamer, children of the plain
tiff, that w. p. Elliott, proprietor OF
the Park hotel. had a man on the
trail Of Kreaner and that he would
get the latter for robbing and steal