Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-10
Southern Io1ua Items

| they entered the county from across
the Missouri line. Overnight Sheriff C.
B. Dilts, and his deputy, Roy Bullock
were stationed on the Nisha river
bridge, east OF Hamburg and the next
night they were in different location
Many Fourth of July picnic plans were
interferred with. The men implicated
will likely be up before the jury at the
next term Of court for trial.
NJ ewfton.
Neil killed In action in France This
was the cablegram received by Frank
B. Lower, sales manager of the One
Minute Company here from his father
at London. The man referred to is
Lieut.. Neil Lower. brother Of Frank
Lower. who has been serving, with the
English army on the French front No
particulars were given in the message
and when, where OF how the death &C.
CURED Is not known here. Lieutenant
Lower was in the civilian service OF the
English government in South Africa at
the outbreak of the war He resigned
his position and volunteered for serv-
ice in the army. Frank Lower came to
the United States seven years ago.
Mount Pleasant.
On Friday night Sheriff James Shep-
pard was hastily called to the quarry
OF the Mount Pleasant Crushed Stone
Company, south Of the city He there
found the cook, Greek by the name
Of Gus Saulus, very much excited, de-
claring that cary in the evening two
colored men had broken window In
his cabin and entering, had taken s21
from under his pillow. No clue was
found and as Saulus is convict and
has to make periodical reports OF his
earnings to the authorities 1t is doubt
ed as to whether or not there was real
iy any robbery.
Mount Pleasant.
About $3.50 o'clock on Friday morning
the good citizens Of Mount Pleasant or
rather southeastern Iowa were awak-
ened from their peaceful slumbers by
the unearthly screeching OF two Zone
would have been enough) sirens from
the state Hospital for the Insane To-
Gated here, announcing there was a
fire at the big institution. Many citi-
zens dressed and wendell their way
to the grounds to find that temper
airy pump house was in flames. This
was constructed of wood and was built
while a new brick one was in process
Of construction. The fire department
Of the institution turned out in double
quick time and soon had the fire under
control. The cause is supposed to have
been something wrong with the rheos-
tat to the dynamo and the damage will
not exceed 800.
Mount Pleasant.
Ray Swailes. a well known young
man Of this city. went to Burlington to
celebrate the Fourth, not wisely but too
well. The result was that when he vas
observed driving a Ford car thru one
Of the main streets Of Burlington, in
an intoxicated condition he was at once
arrested and taken to the police sta
ton. The night desk sergeant examined
the car thoroughly and found that the
machine belonged to Mr. Brewer OF
Stronghurst, ILL.,, who earlier in the
! afternoon reported thu. It had been
stolen from the outside Of the Wagner
hotel while he was dining. Things look
ed bad for Swailes. He was taken to
| Jail to sober up and next morning he
and local friends convinced the officials
that he knew nothing about the theft
OF the car Mr.. Brewer was also con-
WINGED Of this and refused to prosecute
so the young man was bound over In
bonds Of 5000 to appear at prelimin-
| airy hearing upon charge OF driving
an automobile while in an intoxicated
condjtio-