Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-08
Southern Iowa Items

remodeled and equipped with windows
and doors for temporary use as fac
tory At the j. A. Kelly e. Bros furni-
trre factory. adjoining the dry kilns
have also been enlarged and are now
30x50 feet in size with capacity OF
$4,000 feet of lumber
Burlington.
The two city ordinances granting the
Burlington Belt Line Company the
right to construct and operate a rail-
road In this city were adopted by the
city council at the regular session Of
that body. There were no protests ex-
cept the letter from Mr. w. d. Eaton,
attorney for the c., B. & O., which was
received and filed. This letter was re-
ceived by the city council about 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Eaton
did not appear at the council meeting.
Attorney La Monte Cowles for the
Burlington Belt Line Company was
present and stated that his people were
DESTROYS of proceeding with the pre-
liminary work of the construction OF
the new line at the earliest possible
date. The ordinance grants the Bur
lington line the privilege Of construct
ing tracks from High street to South
street on Front street. thence over
what IS known as the Anderson road
from South street to the Burlington
bridge.
Dss Moines.
At request of Park Superintendent
Roe, city council Monday referred to
the law department a communication
from him, to the effect that he thinks
the Welshbach lighting company owes
the city about $4,000. Ro. announced
in his letter that last spring he made
contract with the concern to furnish
light in the parks from dusk to dawn
every day from May IL to Oct. I. About
discovered the lights were burnins
only to midnight. He conducted an
Investigation which lasted until Sept.
20. before saying anything about it. He
found it was common practice to wink
out the lights at midnight Figuring
u, the amount OF gasoline which wo lid
Rave been consumed II the lights had
burned all night. Roe estimates the
city lost $1,505 this year. On the basis,
however. that the city was given only
half the light it paid for the loss would
be $500. On the ground that the
same practice might have existed for
the last five years. Roe suggests that
the company should ray $4,000 year
for that time.
ksol<uk.
Willie Outright. colored. loaded with
stimulants of some sort. made an at
tempt to kill. according to the informa-
ton filed. and demanded money Of his
colored compatriots in Tom Walkers
barber shop about the hour OF moor
! Sunday at Tenth and Main streets. He
! drew knife, brandished 1, menacingly
4 and made a lunge at Walker that pro-
duced only slight scratch upon the
hand, the inconeequential character o.
| the wound being due to Walkers agil
Il ty. Outright demanded money O
! him three times and received involun
tary contributions OF two dimes and :
| quarter. A colored man named Bundey
who lives above the barber shop. hap
pened to be present, and he too. wa!
levied upon for tribute. and afte
Bundey had had a front tooth knocked
out, he came across with q dollar. Mon
day morning Walker filed an informa
ton against Outright charging attemp
| to kill and expressing fear that Cut
right would carry his threat into exc
cution. Outright entered q plea Of no
guilty and was placed under . peac
bond Of $3.50. He was rcmanded t
jail