Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
Southern Io,pa Items

injured some of them seriously, and all
were taken to Des Moines on an in
terurban car and placed il. Mercy hos
pital None of them is believed to be
fatally injured. The victims OF the
wreck are: William Porter, knee in
jured and foot bruised; Con Douglas,
right leg lacerated:, Herbert Barnhart,
bruises to right shoulder and back:
James Creighton generally bruised:
Albert Boyd, scalp wounds and bruises;
Floyd Terrill face skinned and wrist
broken.
Des Moines. q 1ls -
Emory H. EnansaI, state insurance
commissioner, filed with Governor
Clarke Saturday his annual fire
insurance report. When the data was
compiled there were 325 fire insurance
companies doing business in the state.
The number includes hail companies.
In taxes these companies paid to the
state s1S5,764 last year, while fees
paid to the insurance department
amounted 70 s5i,217. In the report Mr..
English included copies OF three new
laws, effective July 4, relating to fire
| insurance business. The most I'M
portant of these provides for the regu-
lation thru inspection of fire insurance
rating bureaus.
Perry.
Particulars Of the death Of Frank
| Lutte, Perry boy. who has been in the
west for a number of years, were re-
| ceived here. Lutte, who had been
working as a brakeman on the Santa
Fe road in California for number OF
! 1o n &c foyy la a
was attacked by a crowd Of Mexican
tramps in box car. He went back
| to the caboose and asked for re-
volver, later returning to the from
| end Of the train. At the next station
1 he was missed and his badly mutilatet
body was found nine miles back on thu
| line, where it had been thrown ate
bloody fight. Lutte was well know
here. his parents being prominen
Perry people. The body was brough
east and the funeral services were hel,
here Sunday.
Knoxville.
l What has been one Of the creates
mysterious Of Marion county, and tn
; real sensation Of Bussey and of Libert
township in general for the past tire
years, was suddenly cleared ava
when Floyd Fergus. the hero Of tn
"mvsterinns disappearance cage" &c
turned home alive and well, much t
the surprise Of his parents and Of tn
entire community. Three years az
this month, early in April. 1912, F1oy'
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Fergu
mysteriously disappeared from tn
; parental home. He was then DO
J, under 1s years of age, quiet and. ur
obstrusive, one who had never bee
!, suspicioned of having the "rovin
{ spirit" or being possessed of insidiot
y "wanderlust" The explanation Of II
escapade is to be looked for only In
boyish whim to join the regular arm
under an assumed name and to con
!, pletely hide his identity until such tin
! as he could receive an honorable dii
0 charge. Acting on this misguide
I suggestion, he enlisted as Jack Haths
: wey'' in the Third u. 8. cavalry troo
! at Jefferson barracks. Missouri, {
9 April 10, 1912 less than two weeks att
: leaving Bussey. He gave his age ;
e q years and his birthplace as Mario
Mont. When the Mexican troub
threatened to boil over the border. u
Third cavalry was sent to Texa
e where Fergus has spent many mont
r with the other soldiers of the troo
k His discharge papers, which bear Z
+ date OF April 8 3, ei5, were signed
e Capt. Dan Van Voorhees,.