Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-17
Southern Io1ua Items

Wyoming.
The business men Of Wyoming have
secured w. J. Bryan to deliver lee
ture here May 2. He will arrive on
special train during the forenoon and
speak one hour on temperance ana
woman suffrage. The citizens will pay
all expenses.
Red Oak.
Company ". OF Red Oak. is at the
head of the Iowa National Guard, &C
cordng to information from Adjutant
! General Logan. Logan said In COM
Larson of the standing Of the different
| companies. Red Oak ranked first, Fair
field second and Cedar Rapids third.
williamsburg.
Seven young ShOrthorn bulls were
shipped from here Thursday to Argen- :
/ tina via Kansas City and New YORK.
Four Of the bulls belonged to ]. A.
Daniels, of Williamsburg; two Ito
George Burge of Mount Vernon. and
one to Theodore Martin. of Bellevue.
I This is the first expectation of cattle
from Iowa to foreign country for
breeding purposes.
Des Moines.
The $4,000 damage suit Of F. H.
Bishard against E. r. Engeiheck,
started in District Judge McHenry
court Friday morning. Engelbeck ran
lover and Instantly killed Bishards D.
year-old son in October, 1914. Engel-
beck was driving a high powered auto
mobile and Bishard said he was negH-
gent and drove at excessive speed. The
boy was on his way to school.
Clinton.
Serious internal hemorrhages de-
veloped Thursday in the case Of How
ard Johnson, probably fatally injured
in the automobile wreck in which one
man was killed four miles west OF mere
Tuesday night. Whether johnson will
live will be determined. doctors say
within the next twenty-four hours. al
tho his chances for recovery are now
reported slight.
Knoxville.
At a special meeting Of the board
Of education, the entire bond Issue OF
$4,000 for a new high school build
ing was disposed Of to the Empire
Trust Company. of Chicago. The bonds
were sold at a premium Of $1,000. The
bonds will be delivered May l. Con-
struction Of the new building will be
considered June IS. 1t is to be COM
pleted by the opening of school In the
fall of 1917.
Missouri Valley.
The presence Of mind Of passersby
alone saved the life of Frank Seabury
a young man from Logan. who
snatched a burning five gallon can oil
gasoIene from an automobile and raced
with it in his arms leaving trail OF
fire on the ground and setting his
clothing on fire. Men seized young Sea-
bury, threw him to the walk and quick
lily wrapped their coats about him, eX-
tinguishing the blaze.
Davenport.
Three railroads agreed Thursday t.
spend 100000 to improve the rivei
front and In return get forty-yeal
lease on the grounds. Improvement
will be the clearing out OF switcf
tracks, giving an uninterrupted view o
the river from the business district.
$4,000 union station, freight station
and yards to cost $150,000, and tn
lowering of the main line which viii
cost $500, 900, are the scheduled I'm
provements to be made. The work VII
require four years. The railroads in
volved are the Milwaukee. Huntington
and Rock Island. y
Milton. l
Josiah Wilson, the oldest resident Q
Milton, celebrated his 94th birthday an
niversary recently, his children meetin
:ss he:.. &c big aa.: 81. t ar7 r.
James Brown. with whom he lives. T h
Eseven Wilson brothers and sisters hay
d combined age Of s5S Years. Beside
Josiah Wilson, who is the eldest ther
are: Daniel Wilton, Of Milton. 81 year