Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-23
Southern Iowa Items

listed. Hubert Manasmith, William
Lear. Joseph Haubenschild, Glenn
LATER, Huber Kern, Roy Gerot, George
Maresh, Floyd Foster Ernest Craig,
Fred Bauer, Ed Colbert, Louis Yeggy,
Ed Muller James Reha, Lyle O'Connor.
Council Bluffs.
A big damage suit or suits against
this county is certain to result from
the accident in which Mrs. Hardy
Ferguson of Avoca, was killed and Ell
mer Koetjie was badly hurt by driving
into the E!shnahotna river where
bridge had been washed out. cor
oner's Jury which investigated the
death of Mrs Ferguson was unusually
severe in their condemnation of the
county for its negligence. 1t was shown
bv witnesses at the inquest that the
bridge had been washed out several
weeks ago. 1t is upon what Is known
as the Cuppy road. one Of the most i'm
portant highways of the county. ana
he Jury in it's verdict said that no
warning lights had been displayed at
either end Of the bridge, the main span
of which had been taken out leaving
the approaches unchanged.
Fort Madison. /.
Steps will be taken by the poard Oh
SUPERVISORS to relieve the nnancll
! condition of the county according 70
the plans emanating from the court
/ house in this city. The movement VIII
| comprise the creating OF Dond ISSUE
of an amount not yet fully determined
! which will cover the amounts OF out
standing warrants and which VIII place
the county in a good SOUND condltlo'l'
| financially. The plan was DECIDED up
| on at a recent meeting OF the poaru'
but will be preferred at the next meet
ing of the board to be held soon. Inc
probable amount of the BOND Issue
will be about $4,000. The present con-
dition of the treasury shows soou
Isurplus but it is known that 1t VIII MOI
! stand the heavy demands that VIII ps
made upon it during the coming
months To subvert another string
ency such as was apparent two or three
months ago, the board CONSIDERS II az
visable to prepare by Issuing the nonos
keokuk.
Sentiment in Keokuk seems to d.
Overwhelmingly in favor OF a moto
truck for the fire department. A petit
, tirn was circulated among the busi
| ness men and the manufacturers
+ the city. They were asked to designat
t their choice between buying thre
t horses. or motor truck. over 81
; signers of the petition favoref motor
izing the department. There were JUS
eight who wanted horses. Many G
: the men who signed the petition, an
= who expressed their preference lc
, trucks. stated that they were certal
! the day of the motor had come, an
: that It would seriously impair the e'
fclency of the department II 1t was M
a motorized. The plan suggested
= Commissioner Collins to lay on tire
men Of the department. in order TO pu
the motor trucks is meeting with mue
opposition. Chief Anderson himsel1
e souareIy against such a plan. Signs
8 lures of the motor truck petition e.
g pre-. surprise at the idea advanced
n the commissioner.
= Bedford.
e Thomas Park. Jr. OF Benton tow
II ship. aged years, and C.. G. Mohler,
> Clayton township, aged "A years, we
" among the seventy-one farmers wi
Z drove into Bedford on drafts. TIL
{ took the awards for the youngest al
y Oldest drivers. Also competing arf1ol
10 the boys were Clarence Marshall, ag
!, 10 years, son OF F. E. Marshall,
20 CLAYTON township, who drove eig
10 miles, and Albert Fuchs, OF Gay tow
VI ship. 8. L. Payton, of Gay townsfl
was awarded the general prize Tor 7
best team on drag James Tempt
er ton was awarded the prize for the Sc
81. ond best team. Thomas Scott, OF M
ty son township. was awarded the spec
va prize for the best mule team and d
he Lee, of Mason was awarded the pr
ng for the second best mule team. 4
ry drag day was q Success The 80 com
lie, ton Of the highways were not SUCH
vo to get ideal results from the use OF
Ill drag, but the number that came o.
a the roads leading to the city made
n vast Improvement.