Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-29

office Of the c. r. I. 6, p. Railway
Company in this city. Mr. Nagel died
at IL o'clock Monday night at St An
thongs hospital in Rock Island. He
fell from the car and struck the pave
ment on his head The young man
lowered between life and death from
early Sunday night until midnight
Monday when he died without having
regained consciousness. The body has
been taken to Bushnell, ILL., the home
Of his parents, where burial will take
place.
Anamosa.
The anti-saloon league held meetings
in various places In this city Sunday
and signed petitions in equity asking
for permanent injunctions against is
saloonkeepers We're received by County
Clerk Johnston from NJ. s. Ollie of Des
Moines for filing with original notices
for service on the defendants. The pc
tttfon was signed by f. W. Fisher of
Fort Madison as plaintiff. Temporary
| injunctions are asked for until the cas-
es can be heard at the August term Of
court. No specific violations of the
| mulct law are mentioned.
Oskaloosa.
has been suffering for weeks and the
intense heat that has existed since las,
week were broken Monday evening by
q heavy downpour of rain. The storms
came from the northwest. "A heavy
rresnfhg so.ah9ut H., oil fNy6sffr iptAe nEff
during the night. The rain in parts OF
the county was quite heavy but al
portions received q share. The corr
that had been needing moisture for 8
week or more will be wonderfully bene-
flied by the rain and pastures will be
helped.
Muscatine.
-Four boys were terribly injured at
Electric park Tuesday afternoon, when
they found a dynamite bomb which ex-
ploded in their midst while handling it
How the bomb got there was a mystery
but one Of the boys, Elmer Flood, found
1t in the grass They stated that II
was about the size Of a small cocoanut
1t had a fuse sticking out Of one end
The boys took the fuse out and the
Flood boy bent over and touched a
match to the aperture. A tremendous
explosion followed in which the four
boys were knocked fiat. The Flood
boy was cut and burned and wounded
| on the left side from foot to head
| small particles of lead or iron being
| blown deep into his flesh. The other
| boys. Clyde Tucker, and Fred and Har-
ry Zimmerman, were badly burned and
were cut about the face,
Des Moines.
Unable to walk without the aid OF
crutches. destitute and broken in
health, Elmer Johnson in police court
on a charge of vagrancy. was given a
purse instead of jail sentence when
he related pathetic story Of his strug-
sic to reach the bedside of his aged
mother. who lies dying in Omaha.
johnson was employed as ticket SELL
err at a cheap theater in Peoria, I'LL
Several days ago he received word
that his mother was near death Having
no means Of raising money, johnson
started to bum" his way home. He
got as far Des Moines, and was
picked UP as Il tramp. AS proof that
his story was true. the unfortunate ex-
hibted a letter from the Omaha police
which told of his mothers wish to see
her son before she died Judge Van
Lew believed the story OF the cripple
The court gave him permission to raise
some money from those in the room.
Not until several police officers had
forced coins upon him would the man
accept help. Before he left he had
secured enough to purchase a ticket to
Omaha