Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
Southern Io1ua Items

the line. This project was brought up
at the annual meeting held here sew
eral months ago, but due to the lack
Of time and the number Of other i'm
portant matters which were presented
for discussion, it was decided to call
a special meeting for this purpose
Representatives Of the Mexican Motor
Car Company, builders Of the Mexican
motor car, are scheduled to be here TO
meet with the Officials at this session.
| Should the directors decide to inaug-
| urate as ystem Of motor cars on the
local line, it is probable that this make
of car will be decided upon.
Iowa City.
The engagement of Miss Letta T..
| Carey, Of Oskaloosa. one of the two
! negro women to receive a degree from
the state university during it's seventy
years Of history, to DR.. c. l.. Bledsoe.
of Marshall, Tex, has been announced.
| Miss Carey received her B. A.. degree
in 1912, and has been teaching modern
languages in Bishop College, of Mar
shah. Her tiance and his father. Prof.
w. F.. Bledsoe of Marshall, arc both
| alumni Of that college.
Museatine.
Wednesday morning about II o'clock,
Fred Karg, an employe at the Wells
button. factory was badly injured
when an iron bar struck him. VII.
Karg was endeavoring to remove a
belt from a pulley when the tool with
| which he was working slipped out Of
his hands and struck him severe
blow across the chest. DR.. r. F. Bev-
~ M tho
unconscious man was removed to his
home, 514 East Fourth street. 1t was
found that he had sustained one
cracked rib and a badly bruised chest.
Unless he should be injured internally,
it is thought that he will soon recover.
Burlington.
The new highway bridge across the
Mississippi river at Burlington, the
dream Of half q century, has become
realty and Thursday was thrown open
for general traffic. The bridge is COM
pleted insofar as Its safety, etc, Is
concerned, and while it has not been
formally turned over to the, Citizens
Bridge Company. 1t Is open for BUSH
ness. All that remains to be done Is
the finishing details, the completion OF
the hand railing and the painting, but
it is in working condition. The tolls
for the new bridge have also. been an
nounced by President J. A. Macarthur,
Of the Citizens Bridge Company, and
these are as follows: Foot passengers,
cents each way; children, 8 cents
each way; two-horse vehicle. two. pas
sengers and q driver, 20 cents; auto
mobiles, one passenger and driver, 25
cents, and cents for each additional
passenger; auto trucks, one passenger
and driver, rs cents; motorcycle, IS
cents; bicycle, 5 cents.
Burlington.
c. H. Birdsell, who worked on the
new Burlington bridge up to week
ago, and who on the 18th of last
month was married to Miss Anna
Quigley, highly respected Burling-
ton woman, living on North Main
street, is being sought by ting local po-
lice, charged with bigamy. The police
have been trying to locate Birdsell
who has wife >in Jacksonville, ILL.,.
for several days, he having made g.
hasty but effective getaway when he
got tip that heIwas about to be ar
rested. It Is believed he has been To-
Gated and his arrest Is expected within
a day or two. Chief Despair got fur
Their inkling to his whereabouts, re-.
Gently. Birdsell, the petition for an-i
nulment states, duped the woman. and
furthermore influenced her to turn
over to him about 5000 in cash. This;
money is still In a local bank, and ac-
ton will be taken to keep It there.
The police have O lunch where
Birdsell Is AZ "a result Of his trying to
ret the money. s 4. -