Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-16
Northern Iowa Items

tors arrived in just a few moments
after the accident and everything that
was possible was done to relieve the
sufferer.
Boone.
If another bad spell OF weather does
not come this week and stop the work
the reservoir at the city water works
plant will be sfinished the latter part Of
the week. The cold weather has inter-
fered ONE with the work as the con-
crete freezes. Another larger force was
added to the gang working at the river
by Contractor George Ross and the
men there are expected to have all the
ribs completed and start pouring the
bottom this week also. The founda-
tions for thsis pumping houses and
buildings. are started and will go up
rapidly. The foundations for the pumps
have also been built.
Deep River.
Harrison Stone, % years Of age. and
residing with his father. W. c. Stone.
five miles southeast Of town, killed
himself Sunday. AFTERNOON by blowing
OF the top Of dts head with a shotgun.
The young man was unmarried and no
motive. for the deed is known, altho he
left a note to his father in which he
said he must either kill himself or suf-
fer the disgrace of arrest. SO far as
known Stone had not been involved In
trouble Of any kind. He instructed his
father to give his driving team to his
brother and use the balance OF his per-
sonal property to pay his personal
debts. ~.
Boone.
John Buzby. a mail carrier OF this
city, is suffering from serious injuries
received at noon Monday just as he
was preparing to go to his home for
dinner. He was stepping into the
buggy which is owned by H. E. Stand
| lev when the horse stepped suddenly
to one side and John was thrown to the
pavement. The ngaments of the right
knee were torn loose and he had to be
taken to his home. The physician
states that with careful treatment he
will be able to step on the knee In
about ten days. but 1t will be much
LONGER time before he is able to use
the knee as before.
Mcoresor.
August Clemens, "a years old. a life
long resident OF McGreEor, = for
many years engaged in business as a
painter and paperhanger, fell twenty
feet from a ladder yesterday morning
while attempting to tie "a rope about
La tree in the yard Of his home. strik-
ing on his head. He was picked up and
carried into the house unconscious and
after four hours died. Death was due
to cerebral ~hemorrhage. Mr.. Clemens
when a boy lost an arm as the result
Of an accident. Tho crippled in this
manner he has been able to follow
his trade with skill. He leaves two sons
aged Is and II years. His brother, AL
bert Clemens. is proprietor Of a large
dry goods store here.
WavsrIy.
Charlie Rattle. who for the past
thirty-fve years has conducted a meat
market here and was a man highly re-
spected. died at Mercy hospital Sunday
night after nj illness of less. than two
days duration. his death being due to
Ihemorrhage Of the stomach. He was
about his business Saturday morning,
but during the forenoon complained OF
not feeling we'll and went to bed. He
grew rapidly worse n on the advice
Of his physician he was taken to the
hospital Sunday evening. when an OPP
Grafton was performed with the hope
of checking the hemorrhage, but with
out success. and the patient passed
away within a short time. Less than
9 year and a half ago his son died
from the same cause.
. Titotnka.
J. Prof. j.. j. Hill, princinal Of the
Titonka school, resigned his position
last week to take effect last Friday
evening. The reason given for the
resignation was i'll health II thu
further fact that he could not nav
good as principal Of the school. The
!. position left vacant by the resigna-
ton is now being filed by Miss Mae
Romans OF ~Springville, and her sister
Miss Ethel takes the grammar room
vacated by the new principal. Miss
Nelson OF Titnnka has been employed
to teach the intermediate room and
her, work began Monday morning. Th<
>. school opened up Monday morning nm.
der Miss Romans AZ principal. order
has been restored and reault are beins
obtained. II ts not known what PROBES.
sor Hill will do but r1mors are that III
will enter the ministry.
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