Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-22
Southern Iouun Items

structlon, and will be equipped with
view to making 1t a model Sunday
school plant. The outside finish Of the
structure will be stucco and pebbled
concrete The edtfice will be the Sec
ond building Suf it's kind to be pro-
jected by thN University Church
The Christian church at
Ninth street and Grand View was built
by that Organization several months
ago.
Museatine.
The lives Of more than a dozen pas
sengers were lmperiled when an East
Hill car ran uncontrolled down the
steep East Second street incline and
shot in front of q passenger train which
was entering the city over the Musca-
tine Western line. The drizzling rain
had placed the rails in a slippery con-
dition and as it proceeded down the
hill it gained in momentum with every
yard. The motorman applied the
brakes as well as, cut off the power.
but the usual methods were Intellectual.
AS the frightened passengers witnessed
the glare Of the engine headlight IN
front of them, they were momentaFily
panic-stricken, but the heavy car had
rumbled over the railway tracks be-
fore they could rise to their feet. The
fact that the passenger trains are
slowed down in crossing on East Sec
ond street prevented collision.
Sidney.
AS a result Of runaway Monday
afternoon, Richard Tyson lies at his
home in an unconscious condition with
but slight chance for recovery. He
was driving a large team, when it be-
came frightened and ran short dis
lance, throwing him out and slightly
bruising his face, while the team fell
in ditch. The horses were rescued
and hitched up again with the inten-
ton Of driving them home. The own
er Of the horses, Jesse Hills. wished to
help Tyson drive, but he absolutely re-
fused any assistance, and was driving
around the square, when the horses
started to run a second time. Tyson
was jerked from the seat and dragged
for some distance, severly cutting his
head and it Is feared, causing con-
cussion of the brain. The team con-
tinued to run madly. struck telephone
pole, upset the wagon and finally
stopped at home with just the tongue
and front wheels Of the rig.
Des Moines.
Vocational schools where boys who
are forced to leave the grades may get
a working knowledge Of their trades
were recommended to the Des Moines
school board Wednesday night by
Superin tendent u. c. Thornburg. The
plan is to establish one school of this
character in Lincoln school building
and later to start others in the city
whenever funds are available. Boys
in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades
who are unable to continue on thru
high school would be eligible. In the
proposed special school they would be
given a years course in the building
trades or in printing. In addition to
working with tools a course in English,
mathematics and history would &C.
company the manual training. In the
opin1on of Superintendent Thornburg
bows would gain a working knowledge
OF their trades in one years time that
would do much to overcome lack OF
high school education.
Council Bluffs.
After an illness Of less than two
weeks. Miss May e. Sims, principal OF
the Madison avenue school, who un-
dcrwent an operation at the Jennie
Edmundson Memorial hospital last
week, died at 2 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. Death came painlessly, Miss Sims.
worn with her combat with disease.
simply falling asleep. Altho the rela-
tiyes realized the seriousness OF her ILL
ness. up to the last they were hopeful
that her condition might be relieved.
and her death comes as a shock not
only to her family. but to the pupils
who loved her. and to the large circle
Of friends in her church and social
life. Miss Sims. who was ~ years old.
lived most of her life i'm Council Bluffs.
coming here with her parents when but
en-, molt ps@BnpBIS s1M GUS 'puuo 3
hiEh school in 1884, and since 1856 has
been valued teacher in the city
schools. She has IN turn been princi-
pal of the Bloomer, the old HILL and
the Madison avenue schools.