Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-20
Southern Io1ua Items

railroad running north from Red Oak
and 1000 men are to be employed in
| the plant, according to the story.
| Durant.
Thru the desperate efforts of the TO-
cal volunteer fire department Friday
this town was saved from being wiped
off the map in one of the most dsas-
| trous fires in recent years. Starting
| In an old building in the center of town.
which until two years ago was occu-
pied as a school but which was being
| used as bowling alley and pool hail.
the blaze threatened an entire business
block. However the blaze was con-
fined TO the old school building which
was burned to the ground. The loss
will exceed $4,000. Within ar, hour aft
| er the alarm of fire was turned In the
big two-story structure was lereled to
the ground. The flames had gained
considerable Roadway before the arrir :
OF the fire department. which fought
hard to keep the blaze from reaching
| adjoining buildings. Sparks famed by
heavy wind endangered the entire vi
cinity. The building was owned by
| 'siiSI icS hdttlIidIi. Va lAetI w iitbIl
WapeIIo. 4r..-
At a city council meeting Thursday
afternoon the matter of buying oil for
the purpose of oilinga the streets was
considered. Three earloatls of oil had
been ordered with thfrty day option
| but as the time limit drew near the
council found that they could only pur-
chase two OF the three carloads. The
| two carloads were ordered and an ex-
tension of time on the option of the
remaining car was asked for. 1t was
decided at this meeting to ask the citi-
zens to help purchase the third car by
| subscription. 1t is said that the two
carloads bought viii only cover the
streets that were oiled last year hut IL
the money can be raised to buy the
third car, outlying streets will be oiled.
1t is thought that there will be no diff
| ficulty in securing enough money to buy
| the third car as many OF the property
| owners have signified their willingness
to help the city procure good and dust
| less roads.
! Davenport.
Theodore Reichmann. Of Elton. S. D..
former well known Davenporter, has
iSSCiNSu TIC SdI iIIltIh6cuSS II Ottl SSI :.
many of the death OF his nephew, Aug
ust Reichman, who was killed in battle
on the Somme front. Before his death
he was the possessor Of an iron cross
won by distinguished bravery on the
! field of battle. He was "a years old. A
younger brother, Walter Reichmann,
was also awarded an iron cross for
bravery on the Serbian front. After be-
ing fatally wounded and as life was fast
ebbing away, August instructed COM
rade to convey his love to his parents
and expressed the hope that Germany
would win the war. August Relchmahn
| was an engineer by profession and at
the time of death was corporal In =
First Hanseatic infantry. No. ~. COM
monty called the Regiment Hamburg.
Walter Reichmann ID member OF In
fantry Regiment No. 161. On Aug. s d
last year the two brothers secured b
lfourteenda day furlough In order to visit
their parents on the occasion Of their
twenty fifth wedding anniversary.
OskaIoosa.
The jury hearing the damage case
OF Edna Hurd, administrative of the es-
tate of M. l.. Hurd. who was killed
while working as brakeman on an M.
& st. L. gravel train near Clifford, on
Oct 20, 1913, found for the plaintiff
and returned a verdict placing her re-
coyery at $4,000 fhe Jury was dis
charged and :sss n e g.. Z. :caa @ss
given six days to file and present a mo-
ton for new trial. Mrs. Hurd asked
for $4,000 damages for the loss OF the
life OF Mr.. Hurd. and later amended
her petition asking an additional $s,oot
for the suffering and pain which Mr.
Hurd went thru during the severa
hours previous to his death. According
} to- the statement OF the plaintiff, Mr.
Hurd was working as an NJ. & st. l.
brakeman on a train that was switching
: near the gravel pits at clifford. He wai
uncouplng cars, and thru alleged feEli.
|, gence was thrown from car and In.
!. jured which injury resulted In death
One witness OF the case was a youhl
) lady who was brought here from New
, / FORK City. She was an eye witness vi
, the accident In which Mr.. Hurd tscsiv
ed the injury which took hiS life. AM
: her evidence was probably the most In
J huential Eiven.
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