Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-18

Spencer.
A Greek laborer on the Milwaukee,
railroad named Charles Ch.istof was
drowned in the Stoney creek, six miles
west Of here He got beyond his depth
and could not swim. The body OF
Harry Nelson, the boy drowned at
Spencer Friday evening. has been re-
covered. It had drifted down about 400
feet. -
Cherokee. a -
Roy Callahan and Guy Rothrock, In
the employ of the Western Bridge
Company. of Omaha, were seriously
injured, Monday afternoon. while at
work on a county bridge. near Washta,
They were caught In cave-in, the
former getting leg broken and inter-
nal injuries, the latter suffered internal
!! injuries.
Mason City.
John Kurta, who lost his left arm
| while oiling machinery at the Lehigh
cement plant May 6. has fled a dam.
age suit against the Leaigh Portland
Cement Company for 100000. He
claims that the machinery and gear
ing, which 1t was his duty to oil, was
| not properly protected as required by
law and that the company was negligent
| in instructing him in the danger. His
arm was drawn into the machtery
and torn from his body.
onswa.
Creditors filed in the federal court
a petition asking to have Tollinger &
Jepson, hardware firm IF Onawa, adj
Judged bankrupts. The liabilities are
claimed to exceed $4,000 The petitions
are C. Shenkberg Company, of Sioux
City; the First Trust and Savings
Bank, os Onawa. and the Great East
ern OIL and Paint Company, Of Ne
braska. Henry Mum, a farmer Of near
Akron, filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities are s1,699.62;
assets $S37.5O.
Sioux City.
Carl Awry. % years old. who claims
to be druggist, of Lincoln, Neb, after
attempting to commit suicide Monday
night came to the conclusion that life
was worth living and Immediately
sought physician to save his life. He
staggered into the Office Of doctor
and informed him that ne had drunk
some poison and asked il there was
anything that could be don. to save
his life. He was given emergency
treatment mad later was removed to
the ST. vincent's hospital, where he is
in serious condition.
Leciairs.
In an endeavor to head eff pos
sible smallpox epidemic. j. A. Teeter
as mayor of LeClaire AMI chairman OF
the board of health has issued a warn
ing to the people Of the town. Members
Of one family are said 70 have been
exposed to the disease OF Port Byron,
and LeClaire health board at once or
dered this family luarantined. No
cases have developed in the town, but
the officials feared an epidemic might
be started because of the prevalence
of the disease across the river. and be-
cause of the recent cases in Davenport
and Bettendorf.
Fort Dodge.
E. w. Hine has for some time been
missing stamps from the stock which
he keeps at his drug store for the con-
venience of customers. The sheets are
prepared in special manner to fit
roller in which they are adjusted for
convenient handling and the perfora-
lions of which are different from the
ordinary sheets. Two weeks ago SIS
worth OF stamps disappeared from his
private desk, near which his telephone,
much used by patrons. Is placed. Late
last week another batch Of stamps Of
about the same amount turned up
missing This set Mr.. Hine to going
over events with view to locating the
trouble. His suspicious were directed
to person In the habit Of using the
telephone good deal and that he
knew to be interested in small mail