Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-16
Northern Io1ua Items

with the higher degrees OF the Ma
sonic order. died Sunday night at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. William
Powell in Portland. Ore. according to
message received by a daughter.
Mrs. George D. Hicks of this city. and
daughter, Mrs. H. H. Drake. Rev.
Mr.. Richmond was IS years of age.
His death was due to senility and re-
suited from an illness Of some length.
Although he had been an invalid for
some time his health had improved
| temporarily since living In the west.
interment, altho exact arrangements
will pend word from relatives.
Fort Dodge.
/ A colored man giving the name of
George, was taken to Mercy hospital
in serious condition following
shooting affair, which happened about
$3.50 p. m. Saturday on Tenth avenue
! south. When George was found he was
conscious. An ambulance was sum-
i-moned and the man was taken to Mercy
! hospital. The wounded man, 1T seems
was unable to to give reason why he
was shot and seemed to think that the
shot was not meant for him. He said
the man who fred the shot was called
Jones. Jones has not been taken into
custody as yet, and is not to be found.
It. is thought Georges wounds will
not prove fatal. altho a shot gun was
! used and several shot lodged in his
body. 1t is probable that the shot was
| fired from quite a distance or the re-
suits might have been more serious.
Waterloo.
More than $4,000 was paid to far
mers of Blackhawk and adjoining
counties for horses that were shipped
during the last three days to the Euro
pean warning ma tions thru the. agency
Of William Holland and his associ-
ates. The animals will be used in the
| artillery service, which means, accord
| ing to statistics, that each horse will
have an average life of three days af-
ter it is put into service Saturday the
Holland organization shipped seven
/, carloads, Sunday one car and Monday
another. All were transported by ex-
press to New Orleans, whence they will
go the water route to destination. Each
! car held twenty eight head. making a
total Of 252 animals. The Italian gov
eminent recently cabled an order to
the United States for 10000 head of
| horses for cavalry and artillery service
| and the Holland syndicate expects to
land portion of this contract.
Fort Dodge.
Cries nf distress emanating from an
apple car" standing on the Great
Western sidetrack at Central avenue
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets were heard Sunday about 10
p. M. by resident of that locality.
Investigation was at once made with
the result that o. H. Peters, an apple
dealer, was rescued from serious pre-
dicament. Peters and an employe were
looking after the heaters in the partial
ly filled apple car Sunday night. The
| employe left the car before Peters. In
| some manner the lever that holds shut
! the car happened<to slip down. auto
| matically locking the car. The en-
ploye went to his home, not thinking
that Mr.. Peters was locked in the car
| 1t was some time before the apple
| dealer discovered his plight. He then
began to make known his distress by
loud cries. BY the time the cries had
| gone thru the cracks in the car. they
were very fndistinct and only by
| chance were they heard. Mr.. Peters de-
clared that he had become discouraged.
after screaming for ten minutes and
that he thought he was doomed Had
help not come Mr.. Peters probably
would have suffocated. as one can not
| live In refrigerator car more than
twelve hours. AS two heaters were
burning. the oxygen would have been
consumed in shorter period than that
and 1t is doubtful II Mr.. Peters would
have lived longer than two or three
J hours s'