Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16
Northern Io1ua Items

7 other ktafSIh, pCt ground for modif-
cation. of tue divorce decree granted in
lowe. A rulinEto this effect was made
in the district court by Judge David
Mould in the case of John Saltzman
against Mrs. Carrie p. Saltzman-
Heiter. SE
Spencer.
Last week when Carl Danielson near
Royal was filing the gasolene tank to
his car the lantern was too near and
the gasolene exploded burning his right
hand and the right side of his neck
and ear quite severely. He flung the
can away and started to the house to
remove his clothes when he remem-
bered his car, turned and the gaSolene
was burning out OF the funnel which he
jerked away and the fire went with it
50 the car was saved and his clothing
was eXtinguished before he was very
seriously burned. 1t might easily have
been fatal and he is to be congratu-
lated upon his escape.
Clinton.
Peter Johnson. grocer at Sl4
Fourth street, was the victim Of a
clever thiefs game about O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon, by which he is
out about SIS or $50, taken from the
money drawer while he was temper
arily out Of the store to answer 3
pseudo telephone call. A stranger en-
tered the store and informed him that
| relative In Dubuque was ill and he
| was wanted to answer a telephone cal
in a neighboring store. it being inn
possible to get him over his own tele
| phone line. Mr.. johnson hurried ou
! to answer the call. When he returned
the till had been tapped and the
stranger had disap peared.
Sioux City.
! County Jailer Hugh McDougal
! frustrated an attempt of three prison
ers to escape from the county Jail il
| the nick Of time, and Sam Cole an EN-
( ployment agent. was arrested, Charge
! with passing saws thru the bars to thu
| prisoners. J. F. Sundruff. indicted by
I the grand jury for robbing Andrew
and August Lundstrom OF $3.50 ant
! some overcOats at the Howard hotel
| was the rinsleader in the attempted
| Jail break Ed Berry and Bert Harris
vass, are charged with being his ac'
completes. The prisoners had loosene'
a portion of the masonry two fee
square at the side of one OF the barre
| windows and had obtained the saw Il
cut thru the bars. One OF the othe
prisoners reported having seen Cole
pass the saws thru and he was arreste,
| by police detectives.
Clinton.
| At meeting OF the school board o
Clinton. held at the office Of Score
tary A. H. Paddock Wednesday. thu
committee on teachers recommends
the election Of the following teachers
the Recommendation being adopted
Frank N. Petersen. mechanical draw
ing, $1,000: r. r. Bryan. senior Eng
lish, $1,000. r. r. Bryan IL sradu
ate of Westminster College. Pennsyl-
vania, in the class Of 1910. He ha.
done graduate work In Columbia uni
! versity and In Princeton. Instructor ir
Cooper College Sterling, Kan. 70:
three years, the college In which Mis-
MONTE emery taught before coming. t.
Clinton and in which she Is to teacl
next year. Frank n. Petersen Is 4
graduate Of Highland Park College
Des Moines, in the class OF 1913. Has
| had one year In the State college a,
Anes. studying engineering. He has
| made a specially OF manual trainin.
| and mechanical drawing and has
taught manual training. mechanical
drawing and served as athletic direc-
tor In Carroll, high school this year.