Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-27
Southern Io1ua Items

the past year Mr.. Schmalfe!t had been
in poor health and had been at the
baths practically all summer. He gradu-
ally grew weaker, however Owing to
the shock Mrs. Schmaltfelt was unable
to write local relatives informing them
OF the death. The letter was written
by Mrs. Max Petersen. who was visit
ing at the Schnlalfelt home. Mr..
Schmalfelt was about552 years of age.
Davenport
Losing his footing on ladder Earl
Fuller % years old. plunged to his
death al the arsenal shops Saturday
morning a, 10 O'Clock. He fell head
long 10 the floor. his head striking on
the cement. His skull was fractured.
Asked by one OF the machinists TO as
sist him in removing bel, from the
shafting. the young man placed lad
der against the shafting and climbed
to the top. suddenly he cried out help
and crashed TO the floor. No one saw
what had caused him to fall. but it Is
supposed that he lost his footing and
slipped. When picked UP the unfor-
tunate young man was unconscious.
The Davenport ambulance was called
and the patient rushed TO ST. Luke's
tended He never regained conscious
ness and expired at o'clock in the
afternoon Mr. Fuller lived at 1926 Per
ry street He was married. his wife and
brother surviving him He came to
Davenport eighteen months ago from
Kansas City, Mo.
Bloomfield.
The Davis County Association met in
an adjourned meeting Friday evening
Oct. %, to hear the report of the
committee that was appointed at q
previous meeting. to formulate plans
for the new organization. and secure
a permanent home for the chautauqua.
The committee reported that they had
secured the option on the Swinney
property. generally known as the
weaver property: also part OF the
Lewis and Springer properties adjoin-
ing the Swinney property, making
about seven acres in all. The commit
tee had articles OF incorporat ton drawn
UP. and advised placing the amount of
ca pital stock at 10000 and that shares
be $40 each. with no limit as to the
number Of shares one person could
take There were only about thirty
persons present at the meeting, owing
to political meetings. but there were
about 200 shares subscribed at the
meeting which was considered fine
start towards the amount wanted The
! president was authorized to appoint a
committee OF ten members TO take UP
the task OF soliciting the balance of
the stock.
Atlantic.
Carl Zelmer. living west of the city
/ five or SIX miles. met with a CHASTITY
accident Thursday afternoon when he
got his left hand in a shredder and
mangled it SO badly that II was virtu-
ally cut off and amptation was immed-
/ lately resorted to when he reached
this city. The injured man lives
across the road from William Gruike.
and when the accident occurred the
latter. accompanied by w. Schultz.
rushed the injured man to this city in
/ his car TO a surgeon. They were Joined
| on West Sixth street by Gust Zellmer,
and opening up the throttle because
the injured man was bleeding badly.
| they headed for the office of a physi-
! clan. They turned up Seventh to get
on the paving and at the corner OF
/ Locust street their car struck the
car OF w. A. Mcwald. who. in a
coupe was going south on Locust. The
| collision threw both cars over COM
! pis:eiy and dumped the occupants out.
+, Gust Zellrner was pinned underneath
/ the Grulke car and Carl ZelImer, sur
fering as he was with his mangled
hand, helped get the car on him and
/ life him out. Neither ca. Ra. badly
damaged IN the accident. strange TO
relate, and no one was seriously hurt.