Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-08
Southern Io1ua Items

victims. DR.. Runkel was en- route from
Sterling 10 Mt. Carroll, H., and was
speeding along a piece Of exceptionally
! good road. when the steering appa-
ratus broke and he lost control Of the
machine which turned turtle.
EIdon.
Thru the earnest work OF J. E.
| Houghland, the postmaster general has
granted a new up-to date modern
| postoffice to the city and people Of
Eldon. It is to consist Of 400 small
| and 80 large lock boxes and is TO be
open from early in the morning until
9 p. m. every day, giving everyone free
access to their boxes at any time, any
day. All bids for a building can be
! left with the postmaster, for the next
! thirty days and the government will
lease for ten years the one it accepts.
| New office is to be opened about
| Oct. l.
Sigourney.
| Word was received here Wednesday
| by Mr. and Mrs. Anton Haffner Of the
death by drowning OF their grandson,
| William Campbell, Jr., on July 4.
Young Campbell was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Campbell and was eight
years old. The family left here only
a few days ago for Perry, Kan. where
| they expected to visit with the for
mers brother over the Fourth. No
| further information was received here
! except that the little fellow was
| drowned The body is expected here
! today and interment will be in the
West cemetery.
Des Moines.
Becoming wrought up over the cir
| cumstances Of a wife desertion case
| In the municipal court where she was
| called upon to testify. Mrs. George
| Butcher s15 East Ninth street, coll
! lapsed from stroke Of heart trouble
! and expired within a few minutes.
Mrs. E. w. Faust was bringing action
! against her husband charging deser-
! ton. The couple were tenants Of Mrs.
; Butcher IN her kin dheartedness Mrs.
/ Butcher had allowed the pair to oc
| cupy the house for three months with
! out rent. realizing that their circum-
/ stances were straitened. She mounted
the, witness stand preparatory to an
/ swering examination. Suddenly she
began coughing violently and asked
! permission OF Judge Carlson to be ex-
cused It was granted and she stepped
! into the corridor where she tainted.
/ Muscatne.
| Ambushed at point near Let's,
! Jack Thompson. a resident OF Column
| bus Junction. vas Wednesday after
! noon severely beaten at the hands Of
| Clifford Collins. Of this city. as a Sc
| quel to the booze case which occu-
pied the limeIight in Judge Coster's
court for the last few days. according
to information received by the police.
! Thompson. It is said. is preparing to
file information in the county court
charging Collins with assault and
! battery. According to the police in
formant Thompson was returning
| home in an automobile after effecting
| settlement for his expenses as a re-
suit Of the failure of Collins and J. L.
Wilfong 70 deliver two cases Of beer
for which Thompson and Charley Nc
Cullough. OF Columbus Junction, bar
| gained to pay s12. When the car APP
| preached the bridge Collins hailed him
and when he stopped in answer to the
summons, Thompson was pulled from
/ his seat and beaten, It is said. Collins
| and WilIfong were arrested on larceny
| charges Tuesday morning when
Thompson complained to the police
that he and McCullough had given the
| two Mnscatine men go for twos cases
| Of beer. which were to be delivered at
| stipulated hour When that hour
! came and the men failed 10 keep their
end OF the bargain. the Columbus
Junction men told the police. Collins
Wiiifong were arrested ana later
/ released after the settlement was
made.