Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-07
Southern Ioua Items

could be saved. Some OF the shot. the
physician said. entered Smiths liver.
No action against the boy will be TAX
en- until the doctors are able to deter
mine positively whether his father will
live or not. The boy is in the county
Jail at iMontezuma and as yet has
shown no remorse for the killing Of
his half brother or the woundins Of his
father.
Atlantic. a
w. A F'ollett, attorney for the AT
lantic Southern Railroad Company. re-
turned from Chicago Wednesday night
and announced that by the end Of the
year the owners of the road would
cease to operate the line. The road
extends from this city to Villisca, and
is an important line to the people liv
ing along it. There were several
splendid new towns on the line, and the
farmers have found it an excellent out
let for their crops. The present own
ers, Robert Abeles & Co. expended
about $4,000 in new equipment AMI
buildings when they took the road over
about one year ago. and now say that
they have been losing about $1,000 4
month.
Darbyvilie.
The new church built thru the efforts
Of the Appanoose County Holiness AS
ISOLATION, was dedicated Sunday morn
ing at 10: 30. The dedication sermon
was preached by Rev. A. L. Whitcomb
and was greatly appreciated by the
congregation that overlooked the
church. The song service was rendered
no nf
Whitcomb and Miss Florence Boyer.
and a choir that has spent several ev-
enings practicing for the occasion. At
ter the sermon Rev. Whitcomb an
nounced that the building cost between
S1,1OO and $1,000 and that all of it had
been provided for except $3.50 and ask
ed that the amount be raised before
the services. and any church workers
will be welcomed to use it for the bet
terment of people spil' ualiy.
Mount Pleasant.
For the first time in the history of
Henry county the democrats We're at
the head of the ticket, Hamilton carry
ing the county by so ard Connolly car
rying it by 81. All the republican cam
dates for county officers were elect
ed with the exception IF sheriff and re-
corder. Sheriff Leo Kaufman. demo-
crat, was reelected for second term
by majority of over 200. Mr.. Kouf-
man is vice president of the Iowa
Sheriffs Association. Miss Frances
Taylor, democrat. was reelected re-
corder for the third term by a majority
Of 80. Kennedy for congress carried
the county by 1872. w. F. Kopp was
elected state representative by a ma
jority Of 4S2, while F. 8. Finley. the
ex-county attorney, who was running
for state senator on the republican
ticket, was defeated by ]. NJ. Lindlay,
the banker by 26 votes. Henry coun-
'ty gave a majority in Washington
county Of 400.
Muscatine.
Just what steps will be taken in
regard to the police probe, is yet an
uncertainty but inasmuch as the mat
ter was deferred until George Sirpis
was found guilty or not guilty. as PIT
before the council by Alderman Bow
en-, 1t may be necessary to call spec
vember term Of the grand jury con
venee on the tenth of this month and
an indictment may be returned i'm
council will take action, unless the
worthy motion made by Alderman is
mean to mean that the matter be de-
ferred until Sirpis is tried by jury,
in which case, it appears that the mat
ter Is to be postponed for some time.
However. regardless Of the action TAX
en- by either grand jury or trial jury.
In accordance with statement made
by Mayor Harry Kern, that will not
close the matter as far as he is con-
cerned, as he started this inyestiga
ton and will see that the matter is
handled to conclusion and IL any
are found he certainly
intends to put matters right. Just
what steps will be taken to bring
about these results. nave not been
made known, but that such Is the
case 10 a certainty.