Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-12


from Peoria to attend the ceremonies,
arrived in a special car and will re-
main over in the city Friday. The
sleeping quarters were packed and it
was necessary to turn large number
away. Reservations were at a prem
ium since the first. of the week. The
program rendered by the Pringle Sis
ters' concert company was highly ap-
preciated by all In attendance.
Muscatine.
Robert Galpin, who has charge Of
the meter department Of the Muscatine
Light & Power Company. met with
serious accident while riding his mo-
torcycle when he was responding to
the fire call at 1900 East Second street.
Mr.. Galpin's duty Is to- attend all fires
and attend to the gas meters if neces-
sary and was going east on Second
street and was Just crossing Brook
street when an automobile driven by
Will Daut. OF Dale street, tried to make
the turn south on Brook street off Sec
ond. cutting in front Of Galpin. Galpin
struck the left side Of the radiator,
damaging the light and left fender.
The impact threw Galpin about twenty
feet across the sidewalk, and he suf-
fered compound fracture of the left
leg. just below the knee, the bone be-
ing splintered. long cut on the left
side of his head and his right leg was
badly cut. DR.. A. ]. oliver was immed-
lately called and gave what medical
attention possible under the conditions,
and had Galpin removed to the Her
shey hospital The motorcycle which
Galpin was riding was badly damaged.
Those who witnessed the accident,
claim that Dout made long turn when
crossing Second, and was on the wrong
side of the street.
Sigourney.
Word has been received here by
friends of the death Of former towns
man, Joseph Utterback, at his home in
Pasadena, Cal, on Tuesday. Mr.. Ut
terback died after an illness If many
months and death was not unexpected.
He had been a resident of Sigourney
and vicinity since prior to the civil
war until a few years ago on account
of falling health, he moved to the
Pacific coast with his family where he
remained to the time of his death.
Mr.. Utterback during his active life
obtained some prominence in local cir
cles, having at one time served as
county treasurer of Keokuk county for
a couple of terms. Afterward he en-
gagged in the mercantile business in
Sigourney and was more or less con-
nected with the banking business for
many years. Just prior to his going
west he served as president of the Sig
Quincy Savings Bank for long num-
Der of years, until that institution went
out of business. He was the father Of
A. NJ. Utterback, Of Hedrick, and Mrs.
w B. Armstrong. Of this city. Besides
these he leaves surviving his wife and
one other son and several daughters
and host of other relatives and
friends.
Lisbon.
Cornelius w. Light waAborn in Lee
banon county. Pennsylvania, May 2s,
1s47, and died at his home in Lisbon
April 6, 1915. He was married to Ro-
Soma Meyer. May IL, 1856. To them
were born six children, George w. and
Fri NJ, OF Lisbon and Mrs. Robert
Kirkpatrick, Of CogRon.s The other
three preceded him In death. In 1882
he, with his. family moved to Linn
county, Iowa, where he Was engaged in
farming. In 1886 he moved to his farm
| in Cedar county. where he remained
| until the>spring of 1905, when he, with
his wife and youngest son, moved to
| Lisbon where he had since resided.
Just three weeks ago last Thursday
he with his wife and Oldest son and
/ wife, were called to Pennsylvania to a
| funeral of a brother Of Mrs. Light. A
few days later he had the privilege Of
attending reunion OF the Light fam
| ily.. At the reunion the aged mother
Of 80 years sat beside him at the din
ner table, as did also his two brothers
| and two sisters and number Of
nephews and nieces. He was converted
! in 1886, after which he united with the
u. E. church and remained consist
ent member until death. He Is survived
by his wife. three children, ten grand
children. an aged mother. two BROTH
ers. two sisters. These with large
circle of friends remain to mourn his
departure, which came very suddenly
and unexpectedly q few hours after re-
turning home.