Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-28
Southern IoUd Items

parently as good natured as usual. and
about fifteen minutes later one of his
me-. found him lying in a corn crib
back of his shop writhing in pain be
cause ne had taken poison. He was
semi conscious at the time. but he soon
iapSed into Inconsistencies and he
died in less thar an hour. Garrison
Syas d man abou, 81 years Of age. He
leaves wife ana four children.
Fairfield. ~
Attorney Richard CT Leggett who Is
secretary OF the jefferson county re-
publican central committee has issued
call 10 all of the committeeman for
q meeting on Saturday afternoon, Jan.
% in the supervisors room at the
court house. At this meeting county
chairman will likely be chosen to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Charles NJ. Jenkins. There are sew
eral vacancies in the committee to be
filled owing TO removal and death and
these will be filled at this time The
republican and democratic organiZa-
tinns will put forth strenuous CAM
paign from this time forth and espe-
cially the local democrats are anxious
to advance the causes of their party
this year even if jefferson is such a
strong republican county. Co.,.
Museatine.
Oscar c. Young. who was arrested
some time ago on a charge OF passing
worthless checks on several of the
local merchants. vas hailed before
Judge F. D. Let's in the district court
and on his entering a plea of guilty,
sentence OF six months in the county
lot
was thru the leniency of the court thu.
Young, who is nearing his 25th birth ,
day. did not receive a penitentiary
sentence. evidence produced by his at
torney, Herbert Thompson which be-
spoke of his character, letters of ref
erence from parties for whom he had
worked and this crime being his first
offense, the judge warned him regard
ing the future and passed the above
time 10 be served here in the county
jail.
Fairfield.
According 10 figures compiled in the
Jefferson county auditors office, 1880
gophers have been killed in various
parts of the county during the year
1915 and the front feet of the animals
presented at the auditors office as
claim for the bounty of 10 cents al
lowed for each pair. Practically every
one of these gophers have been cap
tured by small boys. several of whom
have been regular visitors at the court
house during the year. The gophers
while at work in all parts Of the coun-
ty appear to be more plentiful in Polk.
Blackhawk and Penn townships in the
northern part Of Jefferson county and
farmers are glad to assist the boys in
Kidding them Of these awful pests. Au-
ditor A. c. Turner has paid out 1913
for gophers last year. while only $s4
was paid for wolf bounty.
Fort Madison. t
What might have terminated in o
serious wreck Of train No. IL, south
bound passenger train OF the Burling-
ton. was averted Tuesday morning at
the Burlington station. Train No. IL,
which is one Of the fastest passenger
trains on this division of the Burling-
ton, was just pulling from the station
when the chain holding the brake
beam on one Of the passenger coaches
broke, letting the brake beam down
to drag along the roadbed. The de-
feet was noticed at the time 1t dropped
and the train proceeded but Few
yards before it was stopped. A mum :
Der OF the planks at the crossing from
the freight house were torn up. Many
s b ISLANDERS we're attracted by
of the heavy brakebeam dragging,
striking the ties and tearing, up the
boards, and for a few minutes consid-
cradle excitement @aS manifested Pc
fore one Of the train crew succeeded IN
getting the train to stop. when me Ns
damage was repaired.