Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-14
Southern Io1ua Items

work in connection with the Musca tine
g. Iowa City interurban for the next
Ave years. Tariffs and traffic arrange
nen,s will go into effect. with the
American Express Company on that
date. according to announcement made
by w. 2. Carr, agent foT the express
company at this point. e,
Oakviile.
A runaway which came near result
ing seriously. occurred Friday noon
when the team belonging to Taylor
Keller became frightened. and ran
away. MIR. Taylor. who had driven to,
town. called here by the death of his
brother in-Iaw left his team sta nding
in front of the house. Thestea took
advantage of the opportunity and ran
down the street. toward. the railroad
track Oscar Anderson attempted "a
stop them, but was; knocked down anu
run over by the hind wheels OF the
buggy, but fortunately was not seri-
ously injured. The team continued to
run till the railroad was reached and
were stopped by runnig into the
switch. The passenger train on the
Vi, & St. l.. vas due, and the wreck /
age of the buggy and The team were I
removed only a few minutes before the
train pulled in 49, d. am.& J q (
Yale. ~ 3 -',~a -, -'':7sr. 'C,'
l.. M. SwindIer. cashieraof the Y ate
Savings Bank. Is a good business man
and a good roads advocate He says
the two properly go together AS an
evidence of his belief in the theory OF
the two belonging together he has Of
fered $40 for every mile OF road
graveled in the vicinity IL Yale. mo
-phEanthropic motives. prompted this
offer, according to Mr.. Swindler. 1t IA
| just a plain business proposition on
his part. II do this for the very SIM
rle reason. that the, better the roads
; leading to this town the more business
! will come to Yale The more business
| that comes 70 this town the more rhusi-
ness ! stand a chance to get gIsknow
| Of no better Investment business man
| could make than to assist in creatInA
good roads leading to his town." be,
| says. When asked If there was any
! limit To the number of miles, to which
| his offer would apply he answered,
absolutely no limit" ,-:
| Museatins. ,.' IT, ''
| Muscatine is in danger vi :os.Ts its
guard battery. AS a result Of failure
| of the Muscatine business men to
warm up to proposal to erect another
| building for battery purposes. Lieut..
| Otto Null, present commanding officer
| of the local military organization. has
rendered his resignation to Adjutant
/ General Logan. In view If the Mexican
situation, however. Lieutenant Null
\ has asked that the resignation be with
held pending developments. The, de-
mands of the federal officers has
brought about an unfavorable situation
here. Local business men who SUBJ
sSrr::SeA s.oek in the $4,000 armory re-
Gently completed are disconnected BY
the trend Of events. The armory was
! built 10 house an infantry company, but
! after 1t was started 1t was decided to
i esta bHsh . battery, of field artillery
] here. Directors [ of the Muscattns
Armery Company declare that until the
recent visit of Adjutant General Logan
Il and United States Inspecting Officer
II Dousherty they were under the I'm
Il preston that the building would serve
artillery purposes. When the federal
officer served notice that unless an
other building was provided the local
organization would be mustered out,
those interested in the srmory prop
osition at once charged bad faith. |!
Dss Moinss. ~. 255Sfii 4 ~
H Donald Thompson. the famoass war
photographer, may lose the sighe I'M ono
ssyyss yS:s SC 9. explosion He IL inc =
II hospital here. One explanation of the
explosion was that flashlights pow def
Ii in the pipe Thompson was snnokinH be
came ignited.' 1t was said the powder
had become mixed with the tobacco
some Unknown way Another.Teportn
/ circulation was that Thompson. 75 ~: ri
hurt as the result Of the explosion ,9f
miniature bomb prepared for hlmopy
some unknown enemy. II was alleges
that he laid pouch Of tobacco on Any
dresser in his hotel while he went 9uf
to lunch. He returned and was pom
ing some Of the supposed tobacco into
his pipe when 1t exploded. var
stated that the tobacco had been RET
moved and q highly explosive powdeir
substituted. Thompson has recently
been showing moving pictures 81 war I'
scenes semefaf them unfayoraple to
the Germans in that they display ed =; AZ
legged atrocities performed hN tn 8
kBiserss soldiers. The photograpne r
few days ago received q letter biddins
htm To discontinue thasa pictuTeAt or ne
would never show any more. TAoHp I
son has faced death en- every pa pa "
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the Russian, without Il wound