Evening times-Republican., 1913-06-26

A subscription was taken up among
Clinton business men and $4,000 was
raised for the purchase of new street
sprinkler car to be operated in the
down town district.
Sioux City.
Russians Of Sioux City through Nor
ris Krolon have raised a fund Of 800
to send Mrs Raymond Dareskevich
and her month old son back to Rus
sia. Mrs. Dareskevich's husband and
a 20 month old son died less than a
week apart. leaving the woman penni-
less.
Logan.
Lloyd shadden. 13 years old. was
saved probable serious injury Monday
night, after a frightened COW had
dragged him several hundred feet.
when Nate Reimes cut the long halter
rope in which the boy became en-
tangled. Mr. Reines first tried but was
unable to stop the running animal. The
boy was badly bruised.
Cedar Rapids.
For the second time within two
months, death visited the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Andrews. who re-
side on Thirtieth street. when their
5-year-old son. Rollin, passed away
after three days illness with spinal
meningitis. On the ffth OF last April
their other s>p, Robert. aged 2 years
also passed away with the same afflic-
ton, having been i'll but few hours.
Sioux City.
A corps Of experts representing the
national board Of fire underwriters to-
day began it's task Of thoroughly in
vestigating the city as to It's fire haz-
ards anu its facilities for fighting fires.
Four engineers WHOSE specialities are
hydraulics and structural mechanics
and electrical engineering will go over
the ground, expecting to be here for
several weeks
Sioux City.
Helen. the 15- months-old daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Charles X. Johnson. is
lying in danger Of death as the result
Of a fall out of second story window
in their home, over hardware store in
Leeds. The child puv her weight
against a screen and pushed it out,
dropping twenty feet to cement side
walk. Physicians have been unable to
ascertain the full extent of the baby's
injuries.
Dubuque.
over 10000 people, young and old.
marched Tuesday in parade, wh1ch
marked the opening picnic Of the an
nual union of Sunday schools. which
is being held at Union Park. With one
half dozen bands in line and hundreds
of automobiles. each church was rep
resented with a float IN the mammoth
parade. 1t Is expected that 5000 per-
sons attended the picnic both after
Iluun ana night.
cIermont.
A three-year -old child Of William
Horan was kicked to dath by a colt
Monday evening, the skull being
crushed. 1t was at frs. believed that
the little girl had been crushed under
the wheels Of wagon. driven by the
father. but 1t was later discovered that
the accident was not caused that way.
which was some relief to the grief
stricken father. The child had been
playing in the yard, with other chill
dren.
Nashua.
The Annes farm investigation COM
mission toured Chickasaw county
Tuesday in motor cars. 1t was the
most successful day the commission
has had. Twenty five- automobiles made
tho trip and 200 farmers accompanied
the agricultural experts In their tour
of the farms. Rex. .Beresford. John
A. NJ. Ten Eyck. r. F. o.
Donnell and e. M. Merbine spoke on
different phases Of scientific asricul-
ture.
Clinton.
With an average. Of ITO men on the
job continually. work on the new
shops is going forward
with remarkable rapidtty. The steel
work was completed last Friday and
a number Of tho columns have been
placed on the concrete piers In shop
A. A few of the large steel sirders
are UP. but the work 10 slow ~ the
material does not arrive ~ fast - 1t 10
needed. Eight hundred tons OF steel
will Be, used In the construction Of
these inmsnss shaps ons.tentA q