Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-26
Northern Io1un Items

distance between himself and the auto
mobile. He was struck and knocked
to the ground and the driver of the car
stopped and saw that the child was
not badly hurt and then went on. Who
occupied the auto was not learned.
Wilmer suffered cracked rib, but
aside from that is all right.
Cedar Rapids.
The Cedar Rapids Listy was not
published Thursday as usual, and s..
w. Miller will not ride in his auton,o-
bile for few days as the result Of a
runaway Thursday morning. The
Listy Is edited and set up in the base
lnent of the Perpetual building and
then the forms are taken to the printer.
Thursday morning. after two forms
had been loaded on the wagon of w.
~ Muliineaux and Mr.. Muilineaux was
in the basement Of the building pre-
paratory to loading some more, his
team made wild dash up Third street
the two forms falling off and breaking.
This accident will no doubt delay the
paper q day, but no one can be
blamed for the runaway, in the mixup
Mr.. Miller's automobile was badly
damaged by collision.
Waterloo.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon in the Calvary Evangelical
church over the body of Abra ham
Weldon. who passed away Saturday
evening at $40 o'clock at the home OF
his daughter. Mrs. Lucy Church. 307
Newell street. Rev. Fl. j. Haehlen Of
tlciated and burial took place in Fair
view cemetery. Mr.. Weldon was born
at Oswego. n. y, Nov. 6. 1919. and was
past "a years Of age when death oc-
Cured. The demise was due to gener-
al debilities attendant upon his ad-
vanced age. For several winters past
he has been in poor health, but rallied
at the spring season and AS each sum-
mer came on seemed to regain hts
strength. This year. however, he has
failed rapidly and his death was not
unexpected.
Waterloo.
Henry Collins. colored, IS in a criti-
cal condition at the ST Francis hospital
with deep cut across his throat. while
Irene Longstreet. alias Irene Gillipsie,
also cclored is being held the county
Jail TO await the outcome of Collins
injuries as a result Of a razor duel In
the colored district Sunday evening.
Mrs. Gillipsie, it is alleged, attacked
Collins with razor while he was Wis
iting at q colored home at 200 Manson
street, and inflicted cut six inches
long and over an inch deep. narrowly
missing the jugular vein. The razor
was broken during the struggle. but
was secured by the police. Collins was
also cut across the hand and. altho
his condition is regarded as serious.
the physician in charge believes the
! colored man has more than an even
chance Of recovery.
Cedar Rapids.
What to do with mother who has
become old and Childish" but whose
children refuse to care for her or even
keep her in their homes over night. Is
, question that is causing the police
/ and county authorities a great deal OF
! trouble Just at present. She has been
wandering homeless about the city for
seyeTa; aays and was turned away
from the home Of her daughter, when
an officer took her there for shelter
| Friday night. according to the police
! The woman Is Mrs. Frances Slechta
| Upon complaint OF her relatives that
she was demented she was taken into
/ custody by Police Matrop Fletcher and
! was arraigned before the commission
ers for the insane. 1t was found, how
ever, that Mrs. Slechta is not demented
but has reached a stage known as
Childish" due to old age. and at times
her mind wanders.