Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-09

chest where tools are kept when the
elevator, without bit of warning.
shot rapidly toward the surface. The
edge of the floor caught Contri in the
chest and carried him up, squeezing
him to death between the cage and
the roof of the room.
| Oskaloosa.
AS the result OF the special election
not to exceed $1,000 is to be expended
for the improving, rem odeling and en-
llarging Of the second ward school
building in Oskaloosa. The board Of
education held meeting Wednesday
evening to canvass the votes polled and
the official result was announced as
316 in favor of, and 4S opposed to the
proposed expenditure, the issue being
carried by majority of 268 votes; 344
male votes were cast, Of which 29S
were for and As against the proposition.
One rnale. ballot was spoiled and not
counted Twenty-one female ballots
were cast-18 for and against
corwith.
During a thunder storm a bolt Of
lightning struck the flagstaff on the
Long school house four miles east Of
town, and passed down into the build
ing and struck the little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jorgensen, who
was standing near the door. The bolt
scorcl1ed the hair on one side Of the
head and burned the side Of the neck
quite badly. rendering the child un-
conscious. She is almost wholly re-
covered at present, and feels no Ill
effects except a soreness of the mus
cles and the burn on the neck. No
other persons were hurt except the
teacher, Miss Viola Nall, who was onlv
slightly shocked. All the pupils ex-
cept the little Jorgensen girl were OUT
side the building when it was struck
as it was during the afternoon inter-
mission.
Anan,osa.
Miss Olga Taper, formerly Of Stone
City, and an Anamosa high school pu-
pil. whose parents now reside IN
Ceda,. Rapids, has been teaching m
district No. 1, Greenfield township.
over a week ago she remarked that
she did not feel well. She had been
boarding at the home of Mr.. A. p.
Hester but after dinner went to James
McMurrin's. a short distance away.
Mrs. McMurrin went into her room
to awaken her at O'Clock but was
unable to do so. Two young men were
called and got her up and tried TO
maxi, her walk but could not. Hot
applications were then used and sh :
was rubbed by the men and women,
but to no avail. She still slept. She
was taken to Cedar Rapids and placed
in the hospital She is believed to be
suffering from form of nervous pros
tration.
Brooklyn.
Rev. ], Curtin has gone for a trip
across the ocean. He will go first to
Ireland to visit his parents whom ne
has not seen for number Of years,
thence to France to have his eyes
treated, as they are causing him much
trouble Father Curtin came to Brook
lyn twelve years ago this fall, young
priest in a strange land. But he en-
tered with zeal upon the work before
him. He took lively interest not only
in ueople over whom he had charge
but in the country at large, close
student of the questions Of the day
and a stern advocate of law and order.
In the twelve years he has been IN
Brooklyn he has made many friends. A
larg. number of his congregation were
at the depot to bid him God speed and
present him with a small token of their
esteem in the form Of a well filled
pocketbook.