Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-26
Southern Io1ua Items

urday night, an unknown man met his
death three-quafters OF mile east Of
this city. He was picked up at u
O'clock yesterday morning by the crew
Of train number seventeen. The body
was found eight feet south of the east!
bound track. Death was believed to.
have been ilstaneous, the victim struck
his head on tie outside the rail His
head was crushed. both arms were
broken and the body was badly mang-'
led. The man was five feet, eight
inches tall and about fifty years Of
age. - ~ IS
Mount Pisasant.
Simpson College Of 1ndianola, won
the triangular debate between Iowa
Wesleyan, Upper Iowa University Of
Fayette and Simpson by taking two
simultaneous victories, one over upper
Iowa at IndianoIa and the other over
Wesleyan at Mount Pleasant Upper
Iowa by winning over Wesleyan at
Fayette took second llonors, and Wes-
leyan by double loss, both at Fayette
and on the home floor took last stand
ing in the triangle. The question for
discussion was: Resolved. That when
a State Court declares measure to
be unconstitutional, by a vote of the
people, taken by the referendum, 1t
should become law Of the state.
Dss Moinss.
Mrs. Mary A Townsend. ia Scott
street has been bequeathed $4,000 by
her son Frank J. Mitchell. wealthy
st. Paul lumberman who died March
~. The clause in the will fulfills a
promise made to the mother last
Thanksgiving day that he would care
for her. The mother when seen at her
five room cottage recalled romantic
struggles of her boy who, when seven
teen years old ran away from home.
and was not seen again until last
Thanksgiving day. twenty-six years
later, when he returned wealthy bust
ness man. Even then. she did not
know Of his wealth. until told by a re-
porter Saturday night of the will which
disposed Of 100000. Frank j. Mitchell
was Mrs. Townsend's oldest child. son
of her first husband. His real name
was John Santen. but Mrs. Townsend
does not know why he changed his
name The boy could not get along
with his father, and ran away from
home, Mrs Townsend explained. She
was divorced from her husband a few
years later.
WapslIo.
What narrowly missed being fatal
auto accident occurred Saturday eve
ming about 8 o'clock nthe road lead
ing from the east into Cairo, near the
Bob Tintall place, when an auto com
tanning Mrs. Bailey Murray and two
children the driver Charles Wilcox and
his mother, Mrs. Wilcox, skidded and
went over a six foot embankment. The
car was returning from Wapello to
Cairo. Just enough snow had fallen
to make the road slippery and as the
car descended the hill the car skidded
and went over the edge Of cement
embankment leading to the culvert
near the Tintall place. falling twelve
feet into the ditch at the side Of the
road. Only the presence Of one small
willow in the ditch prevented the car
from completely turning turtle. Mrs.
Wilson was thrown, a dozen feet from
the car but the remainder Of the occu-
pants were still in the car when II
came to stop and were able to crawl
out, with only minor injuries to show
for their experience. Mrs. Wilcox also
escaped with slight injuries. Had II
not been for the willows which were
able to support the weight Of the car
the auto would certainly have turned
completely over and Its occupants in
that event could scarcely have escaped
aHeinisa 1nfnry. ~