Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-07
Southern Io,ua Items

( alton. He is still in the hospital.
1 Later three Of the other children have
been seriously i'll from pneumonia.
Brighton. 4saa
4 case7of more than usual interest
was tried In Mayor Williams court last
Thursday, Rivers, the electrician. nav
| ing been arrested and brought before
the mayor. 1t seems that Rivers had
been drinking for a day or so and. this
the second offense, Mayor Williams I'M
posed double the maximum penalty
800 fine or 60 days in jail--on the
grounds that being drunk on two sep
arate days constituted two offenses, or
offered him the alternative Of leaving
town before o'clock Saturday. VIII
lliams later found the double sentence
would not stand and RENTED the ex-
ira half, but Rivers has secured oond
and will fight the whole thing.
Grand Mound.
George Wulf, well known farmer and
stock raiser, was instantly killed IN
runaway accident late Saturday after
noon Mr. Wulf had attended a puDhc
sale and purchased team OF colts
These he attempted to drive 10 ms
home, four miles southwest of Grand
Mound. Near the edge Of town the
animals became frightened and crash
red into telephone pole in front OIL
the cemetery. Mr.. Wulf was thrown
out and sustained a broken leg ana
kbroken neck. He died before a doctor
could reach him. Mr.. Wulf was 4S
years old and is survived by a wife ana
four children. His mother was killed
two years ago in being struck by a
train while crossing the railroad
tracks.
Atlantic.
| At the present rate the Atlantic
Southern railroad, at least the part be-
tween Grant and Atlantic, will soon be
thing of the past and that chapter
in the railroad history of Iowa brought
to q. close. A force Of men is at work
north Of Grant and has torn up nearly
two miles Of the road, the rails being
brought to Atlantic and the ties tenn
porarily piled along the road bed on the
right of-way. One Of the Rock Island
engines has been pressed into service
the last couple Of days and the work
is being pushed as rapidly as possible.
Tho rails will be stored in the At
lantic Southern yards in Atlantic tenn
porarily. There is considerable talk OF
various efforts to keep the part Of the
road between Grant and Villisca intact
with the hope that some means may be
found to operate 1t. The people In that
VICINITY have never given up hope that
some day they will have the road in
|operation again but as yet no definite
plan to save it from being junked has
been evolved.
Essex.
| Essex was visited with another dis
astrous fire Saturday night, resulting
lin the loss of considerable property.
The South Side restaurant. owned ny
Lou Straw, was total loss, together
with the two story brick building 1t
occupied and owned by Mrs. Clara
johnson. All carried some insurance.
The NJ. w. A. had just moved their fur
nft,fre into the rooms on the second
floor and they also sustained total
loss. It is estimated that the loss Will
amount to about 5000. It Is not known
how the fire originated. but 1t is thot
that II, was from a defective tiue. The
flames spread rapidly and soon the en-
tire building was wrapped In flames.
The fire company and many citizens
came to the rescue and by their heroic
efforts confined the fire 20 the one
building and prevented any serious loss
/ to those adjoining. Essex has suffered
considerable loss the past year, but the
1 fire boys have certainly done their
share toward keeping the loss to the
minimum.