Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-28
Southern Ioua Items

by an automobile containing the FIVE
young men near the state capital last
April Watkins, Head, Johnson and
De Ford are accused in the petition of
having been intoxicated while oper-
ating the machine at a reckless rate
of speed, while Beeskup is included
as a defendant because of the fact
that he was the owner of the car and
permitted its operation under the emu
merated conditions.
Iowa City.
United delivery service for the gro
GERS of the city is to be inaugarated
in Iowa City on Monday, May 81. by
Will Carson. Delivery will be made
over ten routes. On the west side
there will be two deliveries daily, two
in east Iowa City and two on Dodge
street north Of Brown and in that vi
entity. In all other parts Of the city
five trips will be made. The equip
ment for the service will include one
automobile and nine wagons, with an
extra wagon on Saturday. All down
town grocery stores that deliver will
use this service under three-year
contract, and after the new venture
is well under way and working smooth
| ly the meat markets VIII also join the
system.
College Springs.
R. S. Finley and Will Mccullough
, met with a serious accident Monday
afternoon. Mccullough was driving
| Finley TO Braddyville in his car, to take
! the train. About two miles out of
Bra ddyville they passed DR.. Haw-
| thorne of that city, in his auto. They
had barely passed him when they had
blow OUT and their car took a
whirl and turned completely over.
Finley landed under the car while Nc
| Cullough was thrown several feet from
| it. The men, both suffering severely,
were taken to the Jamison home near
| by. and their friends notified OF the
accident. Both We're badly scratched
and bruised. Finley had one hip bad
ly dislocated and the doctors fear 1t is
also broken. He also received some
bad cuts about the face and head II
was feared McCullough's back was in
jured, but he seems to be improving
The car was badly smashed.
Crescent.
Crossing behind a passing freight
train without noticing the approach
Of fast passenger from the other di-
rection on the other track, Thoma!
Jackson. a section hand for the North
western, was instantly killed about
o'clock Wednesday morning at tn
railroad crossing just north OF Ores
cent. Jackson was young man, ant
had been in this section only aDou
two months, coming from Monarch
Mo-, near st. Louis. where his parents
and other members Of his family re
side. He was II years OF age, AM
unmarried. According to the state
/ ments Of eye witnesses OF the tragedy
young Jackson was crossing the wv
Northwestern tracks. An Illinois Cen
trail freight train, No. 8S1, was east
/ bound on the track to the east. q.
young man waited for it to pass, an
| then stepped almost in the path o
westbound passenger No. OF IN
Northwestern line.
centsrvilIe.
Centerville has 1920 inhabitant
within its limits, is the latest repor
that has been given out by Censu
Taker John Batterton. These figure
are perhaps not entirely correct
there are twelve or fifteen fannie
. yet to see but Mr.. Batterton Sal
that this number was very nearly au
thentic. The last census which wa
taken five years ago was a little owe
, $500 which makes an increase OF aoou
, | 500 in five years. 1t was the opinso
Of most of the citizens that the censu
would run more than that amount a
, Centerville has been on the boom 70
some time, but figures don't lie Tn
corporation has been extended sine
the last census which caused man
to believe that it would run at leas
5000. In spite Of the fact that ther
are not SO many people living In tn
city as was thought. it can not D
denied that Centerville il on the boom
, more than any other city in southern
( Iowa.