Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07

| Ottumwa.
Members Of the Interior Iowa Traffic
Association met here on call Of Secre-
| tary c. o. Dawson to make plans for
| the future and secure better freight
| rates for interior towns. Representa-
! tives are here from Cedar Rapids, Wa
I, terloo. Des Moines. Marshalltown and
| Fort Dodge and other interior cities
| will be asked to join and aid in the
work.
| Newton.
Miss Gertrude Herr. well known to
Newton people is one of the unfortun-
ate Americans who are caught on the
continent in the midst of war. Mayor
Boards family received at letter
from her last week. written from Swift
zerland. in which she told OF her trip
and stated that she expected to leave
the continent on Aug. Z. In the mean
time things have happened very rap
idly and Miss Heirs whereabouts and
condition are unknown.
SuiIy.
Rev. H. Danhof. who for the past
four years has been pastor of the
Christian Reformed church in Sully.
has resigned and has accepted a pas
torate in Grand Rapids. Mich, at the
Dennis Avenue church of the same
faith. The work in the Sully church
has progressed in fine shape since Rev.
Mr.. Danhof has been there and he
has been very popular with his own
people and the public generally and it
is with regret that they see him go to
a broader field.
Cedar Rapids.
Word was received early Monday of
the death at Osakis, Mimi, Of Mrs. NJ.
B. Wetzel. Mrs. Wetzel was about IS
years Of age and had been a resident
of Cedar Rapids since the early fifties.
She was born in Strausburg, Germany,
and came to America in 1913, land at
New Orleans. She came north by
boat and located in Cleveland, later
residing in Chicago before locating in
Cedar Rapids. Her husband was an
early business man of this city and
was the founder of the Magnus Brew
ing Company. He died in 1880.
ottumwa.
The body of Everett Wattes, 9 year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Watts,
of Los Angeles, Cal, arrived in this
city on its way to Bloomfield where in
terment will be made. The little fellow
died of blood poisoning which he con-
tracted from severe burns around the
lower limbs. Several Of the Sunday
school classes were holding a picnic at
Eagles park, near Los Angeles, when
party of small boys started to jump
across deep ditch, where some labor
ers were burning up the refuse. The
Watts boy failed in his attempt to
Jump across and fell into the fire and
was fatally burned.
Newton.
Tuesday forenoon Lulu F'enner and
her aunt, Mrs Susie Fenner, Of KILL
duff, met with an accident which
frightened them and might have been
much more serious than it was. Lulu
went with her fathers horse and bug
gy to take her aunt to the family re-
union at the home Of her father.
Charles Fenner. When mile and a
quarter from Killduff they found a
tramp with a fire at the roadside,
making coffee. The blaze and smoke
frightened the horse. The buggy was
tipped over and both ladies were
thrown out. Lulu was bruised some.
but her aunt had a cash cut in her
head which required several stitches.
Mrs Fenner was taken to the Neal De
Bruyn home and later to the home CT
her son. Harry and DR.. Carpenter was
called and fixed her up. Lulu then
went on home, not SO very much worse
for her experience.
Muscatine.
Losing his balance while poised on
the top af a concrete pillar at the new
hotel building, d. s. Highland. a labor
er, fell twenty feet to the bottom OF