Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-23
Southern Iowa Items

q small force OF men. Last years wa
ter works Improvement totaled ab.u;
$4,000.
New Sharon.
An unusual thing occurred here at
the close Of a successful revival held
in the Christian church. The resigna-
tons Of the entire official board were
received and accepted by a unanimous
vote. The retiring Officials presented
their designations at the request of the
pastor and promised in writing to con-
tinue as loyal members of the church
agreeing to serve in the future in any
capacity to which the church may call
them. The retiring officials are j.. c..
Heitsman, G. A. Briney. D.. Shelley, P.
A. Sexton, E. Hatcher, Belle Mincer
and Mrs. C. T. Wilson, also William
Stephen. A motion authorizing the
pastor to appoint a committee of three
to take charge of the affairs Of the
church until the annual meeting to be
held in January was unanimously car
ried and at the close of the evening
service Mr.. Rodney announced the fol-
lowing named persons to serve in this
connection: w. NJ. Rodney. chairman;
j. c.. Heitsman and A. NJ. Evans.
Durant.
Gilbert, the 1O-year-old son of Hon
nus Wulf, a farmer residing near
Stockton, is in a precarious condition
as a result Of injuries received We'd
nesday In an automobile crash which
| occurred near here. AS Mr.. Wulf was
driving along the road he was forced
to turn sharply at a bridge approach
to prevent a collision with a car pro-
ceeding in the opposite direction. In
turning the car a upturned and the
four occupants were pinioned beneath
the heavy vehicle. Except In the case
Of the son the passengers escaped
without serious injury altho they sus-
tanned minor bruises n cuts. The
| bow appeared to be in a comatose state
and when medical attention was sum-
moned it was learned that a ruptured
blood vessel accounted for his condi-
ton.
Davenport.
Orrie Pursell, we'll known as an en-
| ploye Of the Whitaker and Bowman
livery barns, vas instantly killed at
Nahant Wednesday night, when he
stepped in front Of Rock Island train
No. 80, after failing to catch a freight
train bound for Muscatine. He. in
company with Harold Foster, son Of
Isaac Foster, Of, Woodlawn avenue,
Muscatine, had spent the day in Dav-
export and had walked to the Nahant
| station to catch a freight train for
home At about 9:16 a Rock Island
freight west-bound came along but
was going too fast for the boys and
as 1t passed Pursell walked to the
east bound track and was caught by
the passenger train east-bound that
left Muscatine at 500 o'clock. The
body was badly mangled and was
dragged several feet by the engine.
Newton.
Late Tuesday evening a certain Will
liam keenan,, Jr., from Grinnell. went
into the Newton Cafe and ordered a
! piece of pie from Joe Person, the night
man there. keenan, said that the pie
was no good, and the men had words
about 1t until. according to stories told
by witnesses, Person hit Keenan, in the
face and ordered him out Of the cafe.
Keenan, then went out Of the building
and called to Person to come outside
on the street and finish the trouble he
had started. Person went out and
knocked Keenan, down. The latter
drew his pocket knife and stabbed Fer
son in the right side. The cash was
between two and three inches in length
and reached into the rib. The wound
looked bad at first but 1t Is not thought
ITO be at all serious. keenan, was ar
rested and arraigned before Justice
Coon and bound over under a bono OF
$4,000. He viii be tried before Justice
ICoon Sept. %.