Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-22
Sioux City.

"A strike occurred among the car
cleaners employed around the North
western railroad station. Twenty five
men walked out because their demands
for an increase in wages from is cents
an hour to 17k cents was not granted.
Mason City.
Graphing to save himself from a fall
William Graves, counter man for To-
cal cafe, pulled an urn of boiling cof-
fee over him. His face, shoulders and
upper part of his body were badly
burned.
Charles City.
While Game Warden White was try
ing to arrest two boys caught in the
act of SEEMING in the river third boy
came up behind him and threw him
into the river then all three escaped.
Identity Of the boys is unknown. White
swan ashore and escaped drowning.
Mason City.
Nearly $1,000 was received in sub
scriptions for sale of stock for the pro-
| posed armory building here up to
o'clock Saturday. A plan Suggested to-
day was that the city use part of the
building for a city hall, following the
plan at Ida Grove. The city owns a
lot suitable for the location.
Mason City.
The last word" has been received
from Adjt. Gen. Guy E. Logan of the
Iowa National Guard, who says unless
Mason City provides a suitable arm
DRY for Company A the organization
will be disbanded in three weeks. The
matter Of an armory has been pending
here for some time.
Grand Mound.
Mrs. John Oehrlein. living on the
Lynch farm west of town, while dyetng
ribbons last Wednesday, placed the pan
of boiling water and ribbons on the
porch to cool. Her 2-year-old son
stepped into it with one foot, badly
scalding him. He was brought here to
the doctors for treatment.
Sioux City.
The annual convention of the Inter-
state convention OF the Interstate Flu
neral Directors Association will be
held in Sioux City. Aug. 12-l4. One OF
the features of the meeting will be the
lectures and demonstrations by DR.. G.
T.. Barnes, president of the Barnes
school of Anatomy and Sanitary Sci
ence.
Grand Mound.
Harry Hansen. 10 years old. working
for his brother, Jacob, on the Hynes
farm. northeast of town. while hauling
hay last Wednesday, fell off the wagon
onto the single trees. The horses pc
came entangled. and one of them tell
on him. breaking bone in the right hip
and fracturing the left leg between the
ankle and hnee. Drs. Newhurn and
Willie were called and reduced the
fracture.
Sac City.
Last Thursday afternoon Charles
Manly went to his barn and stepped
behind one of his horses without
speaking to it. The startled amman
kicked at him and struck him on the
chest over the heart. fracturing one
rib and severely shocking him. For
about forty eight hours afterwards his
friends were considerably alarmed over
hi. condition, but he has been fnprov-
ing this week and they are now hopefui
that he will fully recover.
Sac City.
A gasoline stove on the porch OF
the w. C. Lookinbill home caught hre
Thursday and Mrs. Lookingbill was
seriously burned about the arms while
irving to put out the blaze. 1t seems
that the wind had blown out the flames
and the accumulated gasoline started
fire ON the porch. Mrs. LookingwelIs
clothing ignited but she had the pres :
ence of mind to wrap rug around her
thus smothering the fire. Neighbors
came to her assistance and there was
no serious damage to the house.
Davenport.
The Scott County Farm Improves
ment League points as an example to
the crop OF strawberries which Charles
Eneee recently harvested. Most grow :
ers in this vicinity complained that the
berries did not develop normally be-
cause OF the imperfect pollination this
| SEASON. Mr.. Ensee wes fortunate IN
| harvesting very large crop on ar
acre OF ground. He reports total OF
5000 quarts. which netted him about
10 cents quart, after paying for pick /.
! Ing, boxes. etc. This 10 q return OF
! 5000 per acre and indicates the posi-