Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-23
iorinnsil and Vicinity.
pecial to Observation-Disclosures,

Grinneil. May 23.-Fraulein Lola
Konopssek. who has been for the past
two years instructor in voice culture
in the school Of music Of Iowa College
in this city. plans to spend the sum-
mer at her old home In Vienna, Aus
tria, infa visit to her mother and otn-
er near relatives. She expects to take
passage on the steamer George WASH
ington, leaving New York on the loth
OF June. She returns to Grinneil IN the
fall under contract in the college tor
anothef year.
Charles Brooks met with g. severe
accident yesterday just as the factory
whistle announced the hour of noon.
He was driving powerful team
hitched to a wagon for hauling sand
and either the shrek Of the whistle or
the knowledge that the sound meant
feed and the anxiety to get to Il
started the team on run which i'm
mediately carried them beyond con-
troll, and Mr.. Brooks was thrown vio-
lently from the wagon, breaking
bone OF the RICH ankle and receiving
a severe wrenching Of the back ana
COMMISSIONS on the head. He Is resting
we'll and bids fair to be at work again
in a few weeks. The horses, after
leaving the pavement and smashing
into the window of dwelling, were
caught without damage to themselves.
The body Of Mrs. Mary Wardwell
passed thru Grinnell yesterday morn
ing en- route from Iowa City to Steam
boat Rock. in charge Of w. Dowd.
Mrs. Viola Onthank, whose farm is
several miles southwest of this city.
while in the field on Saturday last In
specting a team that was used IN
blowing, received kick from young
horse that landed her ten feet away
and fractured two ribs besides Earring
her terribly and bruising the flesh. She
is reported to have received no serious
intenal injury.
Miss Cornelia Clark, whose home is
on a farm about a mile north of this
city and who has acquired considerable
fame from her photographs of cats IN
all sorts of wonderful poses. having
had many of them reproduced in Coun-
try Life in America, has again come
before the public in the little volume
entitled Peter and Polly" by Eliza
beth Hays Wilkinson being story of
two cats, and with illustrations from
Miss Clark's life pictures.
H. ]. Champ, who formerly worked
for D. A. Hopkins in harness making,
has left his place in Des Moines and
come back 10 the Hopkins shop here
and will move his family here for
permanent residence as soon as the
school year closes where they now are.
Thomas Grant. who passed safely
thru an operation at the Grinnell city
hospital on Saturday. is reported as
making good recovery. Two ether pa
tients. who were operated upon recov-
cry. Two other patients, who were
operated upon for relief from appendl-
citis recently. Mrs. John Moore and
GUY Curtis have so fa- recovered as
be to able to leave the hospital this
week
Trials Of Automobiles who are ac-
cused of violating the speed limit orci-
narce in this city continued yesterday
in superior court. occupying most OF
the day. and there are still goodly
number Of alleged offenders to be
heard from. Jesse L. Fellows. r. o.
McCune and DR.. A. ] Brock were ad-
Judged guilty and fined $3.50 and costs
each. The case OF aHrry Dayton was
taken under Amusement by the judge
ard E. w Clark Jr., demonstrated
that he was in Des Moines at the time
Of his alleged offense. In most OF the
cases tried the attorney for the de-
fense has given the court verbal notice
Of appeal and the prospect seems to be
that the time Of the district coutr Will
be taken UP with the re-hearings,
The Coburns will appear June In
the Electra of Euripides.' under the
auspices OF the Grinnell College Debat-
ing Union. on the college campus.