Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-18
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held l.. Weiss. who ran the streets will
a 3 In n hand and a knife IL
h other yelling that he was LOOKING
for someone to murder.
Ida Grove.
The st. Paul German Lutheran
church celebrated the twenty-fift.
anniversary with an elaborate service
attended by all Of the old time pastori
and by three of the seven member.
who signed the original constitution
Of the church in 1888.
Clinton.
Madonna Flynn, two years Cd. the
daughter Of MI. and Mrs. Dennis Flynn
drank half a cupful Of kerosene ant
was near death for a short time. Thl
child. evidently thinking the cup con-
tanned water, took 1t from the kitchen
sink. The doctors state that she viii
probably live.
Cedar Rapids.
Andra Kusmus, A Roumanian sec
ton hand, employed by the Rock 1slant
railway. was almost instantly killet
when he was struck by a switch en-
CINE. The accident occurred shortly af.
ter $3.50 o'clock Sunday and took place
near the schale house In the Rock Is
land yards.
Cedar Rapids.
John Mackey. who resided with his
brother. David Mackey, five miles
south Of the city. who sustained a brok.
en- back on Nov. 26, by falling down
hay chute OF the farm died in a loca
hospital at 4.30 o'clock Sunday after
noon al the age Of 81 years. The de-
ceased was widely known in this vi.
cinity.
Clinton.
With the exception OF an occasiona
haul Of carp or buffalo, but e. fish arr
now being caught in the Mississippi
local dealers report. The cat fish is es.
pecially scarce. and specimens Of thia
desirable variety Of river fish are some.
what of a rarity nowadays on>the lOca
market. The fishermen expect to take
large quantities OF carp and buffalo
however. when ice commences to hoa'
in the river. The grinding noise Of the
floating ice. they say. seems to drive
the fish In schools to the head Of the
sandbars and the se!ners reap rtck
harvests at that particular season Of
the year. Pike have been exceeding
Nv scarce this fall. One dealer says
fewer pike were caught this year thar
In any other year within his recollec-
ton.
Clinton. Z
Joseph Burke Of North Sixth street
this city, while working with a o n
fstruction rang Of the Northwestern. or
q bridge west OF Clinton. Monday me-
with q very painful accident which
might have proved fatal. One Of his
fellow workmen while working above
him on tho bridge. dropped a heavy
monkey wrench which hit Mr.. Burke
1ust back of one Of his ears. The
blow knocked him unconscious
and he was taken to his home
with all possible haste. Mr.. Burke
recovered consciousness shortly aft
ter. altho he Is still quite weak a.
a result Of the shock. He IL very
thankful that he escaped serious injury
az the wrench was a very heavy me
and II It had hit him anything but q
slancing blow, might have killed him
Grand Mound.
Grandma Oehrlin received Inc con-
gratulations OF her friends and neish-
bors last Saturday, i being her Stth
anniversary of her birth. She was born
in Bavaria, Germany, on Dec. IL. 1915
and came to America in 1856, settling
in New York, where the family lived
four years when they moved to lowa
and clinton county on the old home
stead southwest Of Town and remain
cd there until three years OF age when
the family moved to town. She 10 re-
markable old lady for her ass, retaitr-
Ing all her faculties. more % than many