Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-02
Northern Io1ua Items

relief work "in this crisis of our coun-
try" when every agency is devoting
its energies to "doing a bit"
leMars.
"A man thought to be Oscar Anto, OF
Beach, N. D., about 45 years old, was
instantly killed here at about 1880
O'Clock Monday morning, by north
bound passenger train on the Omaha
railway. The accident was witnessed
by two freight brakemen who declared
they saw the man lying with his head
on rail, according to the police. Sus-
picion that the man had been the VIC
tim of foul play, voiced here, is given
little credence ~ the police. He was
well dressed but possessed no money or
other valuables when found. He had
been seen on the streets here Sunday.
His description is given as being
five feet eight inches in height light
hair, blonde complexion, gray eyes. An
inquest will be held this afternoon.
Cedar Rapids.
When they saw that they had been
tardy in making application for entry
to the officers reserve training camps
to be opened May is at four points in
this section of the country, Richard
Farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Farmer, 2417 Fourth avenue, and
George G. Grupe, Jr., son of George 6.
Grupe Sr., 1874 Second avenue, hesi-
tated no longer, but presented them
selves before Sergeant Williams of the
local recruiting station for eXamina-
ton and admittance into the regular
army. Both have been accepted for
the aviation section of the signal corps.
They will leave Thursday for st. Louis.
Farmer has been attending the Iowa
State Agricultural College at Ames,
while Grupe was identified with his
fathers wholesale fruit business.
Bellevue.
The average American hobo would be
long time working to earn money
enough to repay the railroads of this
country for the transportation they
have "beaten" the said railroads out of,
but the action of an unknown Knight
of the road" a few days ago, at Green
Island south of here. has no doubt re-
paid the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul road for many Of the trips this
certain hobo has made on side door
pullmans' on this road. A few days
ago this particulars Wanderer while.
passing over the bridge spanning the
Maquoketa river near Green Island
discovered that the piling Of the bridge
was on fire. The fire had gained com
siderable headway but the man worked
until help came from Green
Island and the fire was eXtinguished.
It is supposed that the bridge was ig-
nited by sparks from a passing engine
Sioux City. .$
Sentries guarding a railroad bridge,
'somewhere in Sioux City" early sun
day morning, saw the forms of sew
eral men silhouetted in the rays ola
giant searchhght. Halt" The men
wheeled and dashed away from the
pier they were approaching. "A rifle
cracked. One of the group Of fleeting
men ,lurched forward. fell to his knees,
and disappeared In the darkness. The
Others fled into the Willows A search
party headed by Captain Pile, few
minutes later stumbled on the body of
q wounded man who had to be over
powered by the soldiers. At the Da-
kota county Jail he said he was George
Sadler, 32 years old, OF Jacksonville.
Fla. He denied any alien intentions
The sentries claim the men acted sus-t
piciously and that they carried pack.
ages under their arms. Several nights
in succession. they said. mysterious
men have Joafed around the bridge
William Morgan, deputy United States
-. - 80 49,
Ter to Omaha for hearing before. a
commissioner. Officers say he has
failed to give satisfactory explana-
ton for his appearance with the other
men at the bridge SO early in the
morning. The wound is not regarded
AZ serious, 81. 4 4 4 ~ - :