Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-22
Southern Ioua Items

show. The accident happened about 100
feet west of the Fourth street cross
| Ing. When the engine crashed into the
saddle car. the horses were struck a
glancing blow and the Indian attend
ant. who was standing near their
heads, was thrown forcibly to the
ground and barely escaped death by
rolling to one side. AT the hospital,
the mangled foot of Red Cloud was
amputated and the man was consider
ably weakened by the loss of blood
Des Moines.
Fred S. Riser, J. D., Whisenand and
L. B. Bartholomew, all of Des Moines
nave bought the controlling interest in
the State Savings Bank Of Charlton
| from j. A. Brown and G. w. Larimer
MIR. Riser. who for the last five years
has been cashier of the Central State
, Bank Of this city. will move his fam
lily to Charlton as soon as a suitable
residence can be secured. The trans
action was concluded Friday. Accord
ing to the announcement made Mr..
Whisenand will become president OF
the bank. Mr.. Bartholomew director,
and Mr.. Riser as one of the vice
presidents will devote all of his time to
the actual management Of the insti-
tuition.
Muscatine.
Broaching a proposition looking for
ward to the erection of a municipal
lighting plant and presenting an or
dinance calling for 90-cent gas Alder
man F. Sullivan provided somewhat of
sensation at the regular monthly
meeting of the Muscatine city council.
The municipal lighting plan gained
approval OF the councilmen sufficiently
to secure an unanimous vote in favor
of a motion that the lighting COM
mittee with the mayor and city at
torney added investigate the feasibility
of the project and report back to the
council. The council however. was
reluctant to pass the gas ordinance
and the matter was referred to the
city attorney for further investigation.
Mt. Pleasant.
The fine seven passenger touring car
belonging to E. G. Let's of this city.
was struck by the Burlington pas
senscr train No. Us Monday afternoon
and was considerably worsted in the
encounter. The car was occupied by
Mr.. Let's and his son Dick. who wan
doing the driving. and Mr.. Fred Cooper.
They were driving north on Broad
way and We're right on the track when
the train, half hour late. came sud
denly upon them unawareS from the
west. The driver in attempting to
reverse. killed the engine or some such
hitch occurred. preventing a hnsty re-
!, treat and the hood of the car extended
over the track in the way Of the APP
preaching engine. Mr.. Let's and Mr..
Cooper left the car before the train
reached it. The driver. Dick Let's.
giving up the task OF backing the car
from the track. left with such sudden
ness as the engine struck, that he
was thrown some distance and sus-
tanned a number of bruises.
sgourney.
"A. Hopkirk, teacher of the Lancas-
ter school, is now in the county Jail,
arrested on a warrant sworn out by
J. w. Coates a patron of that school.
who charged him with attempting ia
miliarity on the person of his step
daughter. the little Hulsman girl. on
Friday. Sept H. at the school house
in Lancaster Sheriff Grimes was no
titled and got his man IN town here.
as he comes in to spend his Sundays.
Mr.. Hopkirk claims total ignorance of
the whole affair, says there was moth
ing premeditated or otherwise in the
matter. He was arraigned before May
or Wyllie, ex-ofricio justice of the
peace of this township. as Justice
Parker is out Of town. Mr.. Hopkirk
Is a man nearing 60 years Of age and
has taught school several years in this
county and this is the first intima-
ton of anything along this line that
has ever come up and his numerous
u
OF the charge, and that 1t was mis-
take.