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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
STOCK TRADE UNINTERRUPTED.
Free Outlet Despite Regulations For
immediate SLAUGHTER.

Chicago, Nov 4-"Abso!utely moth
ing new in the quarantine situation
here today" This was the statement
of DR.. r. A. Ramsey, federal inspec-
tor from Washington. The quarantine
placed upon the states Of Illinois, In
diana. Michigan and Ohio VIII continue
until the foot and mouth disease is
eradicated. Pennsylvania has also
been quara ntined,' said DIR. Ramsey.
In the livestock trade there was free
outlet TO the local killers again. The
state and federal order requiring live
stock arriving at Chicago TO De
slaughtered here was still IN force.
While this embargo placed by state
and federal inspector against outgoing
shipments cuts off shipping demand.
the federal and state inspectors, as we'll
as livestock selling interests, declare
there is not the least occasion for I'M
easiness upon the part of owners of
livestock.
The disease is being well controlled
by federal and state officials. There
were three new outbreaks oil farms in
Kendall and Kane counties, Illinois, on
Monday, and also case vas found in
Brown county, Illinois, nut the federal
inspectors have thrown ont every pre-
caution to confne the outbreaks.
DR.. Ramsey stated yesterday that
quarantine officials are in charge of the
conditions in each section where the
disease has been found, and that the
feeding stations operated by railroads
are being disinfected.
In the Chicago yards the work Of
disinfecting was carried on by a large
I force of men. One section of the yards
at time is being thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected. The INSPECTORS are
starting at the unloading chutes." said
DR.. Ramsey, and will we hope, within
few days. be able to thoroughly dis
infect every portion Of the yards. I'VE
are being called upon by railroads to
disinfect their feed yards ard we are
doing everything possible to expedite
the shipment of livestock from states
where no quarantine exists.
The yards are open for The receipt
and slaughter of animals. and as re-
CARDS the slaughter houses outside the
Chicago yards. they, of course, are I'M
der the supervision of the state live
stock inspectors. who have police
power to regulate movement of live
! stock in and out Of them. Inspectors
( for the government are tracing ship
ments of feeding cattle from Chicago
TO country points and closely observing
them. My advice to owners of live
stock is to keep their feeder cattle and
| sheep away from the markets and out
of the quarantined areas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
stoekers and Feeders.

Chicago, Nov. AUST a few delayed
packages of this class of stuff arrived
today and they were drug on the
market. the only possible outlet being
to killers, under the provisions of the
federal quarantine. Declines were IT.
regular but severe. Light. thin stockers,
which have no killing value above that
of their hides and the little meat that
can be scraped off for canning, were
hit hardest. packers being unwilling to
take them over except at Gamer prices,
or generally S1I1.50 lower than their
market value as stockers here last
week; more on some of the breeder
sorts. The 500 to 1.100-pound STUN,
carrying some flesh. however. escaped
a little better, declines being from ooG
75c. according to the kill they car
ried
Most of the 1897 head of steers car
ried over from last week in dealers
hands, are still untouched. Dealers
are not anxious to cash them to pack
ers at Gamer prices. and are holding
off for further developments. A few
of the stock cows and heifers left In
the divisions were put on the market
and the heifers sold mostly 50cGSl
lower. Good ffeshy feeder cows find
an outlet at strong Gamer prices, but
the light. thin heifers are slow sale
at wide losses. Very few stockers and
feeders are expected to arrive tomor-
row. the word having gone far enough
to stop most shipments. All such
should be held back until the embargo
is lifted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04

rAncher'0 son disappeared.
The date OF tho ~. r. C.'s" commit
ment In the Mayo Brothers hospital &C
Rochester, Mimi, after he had been
found wandering around In da1e, Ia
said to antedate by several months the
day on which the son Of the rancher
disappeared.
In abandoning the suit, the lawyers
for u. c. R." said that they win be able
to prove that the discrepancy in the
dates was caused thru q mistake In the
hospital records. They said that they
welcomed delay Of several months for
the purpose Of rounding up evidence to
prove this.
Another unexpected development Of
the case Is the report from Dickinson
that Mrs. H. E. Pitkin, Of Chicago. was
a personal friend Of the Caldwell fam
lily when the family resided in Chicago.
and, further, she was aware Of the dis
appearance of Caldwells son at the
time she identified u. C. r." as her son.
Friends Of the elder Caldwell alleged
that it was Mrs. Pitkin's early knowl-
edge Of Caldwell, Jr.. that gave her the
information on which she satisfied the
authorities with her Identification Of the
man as her son. They charge that It
was thru this information that Mrs.
Pitkin gained the custody of the man
which later resulted in the promotion
OF his fight for the 100000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
ARMY OFFICERS WATCHING EF-
Feet OF ARTILLERY AND
ESTIMATING VALUE.
ALREADY CONVINCED NATION
MUST BUY HEAVY GUNS
Artillery Branch of Service Must BE
improved by Offensive and Defensive
Ordnance and Plans to That End
Are Being Prepared-Heavy Siege
Guns Valuable.
Especial Correspondence

Washington. Nov. 4.-,Sho the war
department is hopelessly unprepared
for war in respect to artillery, the pro-
gress in ordnance made by other ma
tons is compelling attention in Wash
ington. The marvellous work being done
by the Germans with heavy siege guns
in battering down the defenses OF
Liege. Namur and Antwerp may lead
this country to take some steps toward
the manufacture Of more powerful
types of artillery for siege purposes
than are now available.
Altho the Germans are manufacture
ing still heavier siege guns. the most
effective of their siege work in this
war IL said to have been done by
eleven inch howitzers. throwing q pro-
jectile weighing nearly 500 pounds. The
destructive power of these guns is ter
rife. What has made them more avail
able for use by the Germans is the fact
that they have found in Belgium and
France the best OF roads and military
railroads. In but few other parts of
the world would IL be possible to make
use Of them so readily.
y. S. Favors Larger Siege Guns.
Nevertheless. the ordnance officers
are giving attention to larger siege
guns At present. the largest Amer
lean siege guns are of six-inch CALDER.
These are excellent siege weapons. but
OF minor destructive power compared
to the German guns. They have dis
tinct advantage as 60 mobility and in
view of the conditions OF the roads IN
many parts OF this country would be
disable where larger guns would not be.
The ordnance department OF the
army already has prepared plans and
specifications for SO inch siege gun.
1t is the understanding, too. that plans
and specifications for still larger siege
guns and siege howitzers will be pre-
pared. Plans for guns and mortars as
high as twelve inches in caliber will be
evolved.
1t is long way. however. from the
preparation of plans for such guns and
their construction. It will be years be-
fore any OF the large siege guns will be
manufactured.
Field Artillery Needed
So far as this Is concerned, opinion
IS strong in many quarters that the
war department would do we'll to ex-
pend all its available funds on field ar
til;ery rather than siege artillery for
the present. This country is weak both
in field artillery and siege artillery. For
instance. the army has six regiments Of
field artillery of six batteries each. with
four guns to a battery. This is IA
field guns, less than half the field guns
in the army of Portugal. In defensive
war. il is the belief of at least some Of
fcers that there would be comparatively
little use for heavy siege guns but that
there would be overpowering need Tor
more field guns. In ordinary field oper-
ations between armies. with ordinary
field trenches, 1t would be impractic-
able TO bring into use siege guns OF
large caliber.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
-. G. r." IN NEW MYSTERY.
Daughter Of Raneher Identifies Him as
Her Brothe~Suit Dropped.

DAUGHTER Of Raneher Identifies Him az
Her Brothe-Suit Dropped.
Chicago. Nov. 4.-The mystery over
the Identification Of u. c. R." the man
who couldn't remember" deepened
Yesterday with the following complex
developments:
~. c. r." suit for 100000 against
A. J. B. Caldwell, the wealthy rancher
he claims as his father, was dismissed
in court
Caldwell reiterates his charge that
u. C. r." and his Chicago hackers are
conspirators. but Caldwelrs daughter
has identified the man OF mystery as
her brother.
DISPATCHES from Dickinson, n. D., the
scene Of the tangle. disclose the fact
that seventy five residents of the town.
former neighbors Of the Caldwells.
identified u. C. r." as the missing son
three months ago.
Mrs. H. E. Pitkin, $50 East lakewood
boulevard. who identified u. c. r." last
summer as her long lost son. Earl lies,
disa ppears from her home. Her husband
declares her Identification was mis-
take.
Attorneys for Caldwell in North
Dakota declare that Mime eta court
records show ~. c. r." was committed
There prior to disappearance OF Cald-
wells missing son.
Attorneys for u. G. r." allege that
Minnesota records are In error and
promise to renew suit In several
months. al soon as evidence is
gathered.
And to complete the complexity of
the enigma. ". C. r." the mute object OF
the whole identity tangle. is being kept
in hiding by those who are backing his
claims for 100000 worth Of North
Dakota farm lands now held by the
supposed father.
When ~. c. R." sued for the money
which he claimed tina. his father had
secured after his disappearance by
forged notes for $4,000. the elder Cald-
well retaliated by filing motion for the
dismissal of the suit and brought
counter charges, accusing y. c. r.,
James d. Greenebaum. Chicago
broker. and Mrs. H. E. Pitkin with con-
spiracy to defraud.
District Judge w. e. Crawford, sitting
at Dickinson Monday, sustained the
motion of the rancher and dismissed the
original suit for the 100000. The dis
missal was ruled by default. 1t was not
contested by the attorneys for j. c. r.
| The abandonment of the suit was ex-
planned by them on the grounds that II
will not prejudice the cause Of thei,
client for the case will be reopened II
few months.
Last night at Dickinson 1t wa.
authoritatively stated that ~. G. RS
! attorneys allowed the suit to go by de.
4 fault because they were not prepared t,
!, push 1t at the present time. 1t was sait
| that Caldwell's attorneys had discov
cred an incongruity in dates existing II
/ the records OF the Minnesota institution
Il to which the man of mystery was com
y ualttsd and the date on which tn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
chicaoo Cash Grain Close.
FURNISHED BY Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main.l

Furnished by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main.l
Chicago, Nov. l.
wneat-No. 2 red, LAX a 1.151a; No.
8 red. 1.13@1.141s; No. ? hard, i.1414 @
1.15A; No, hard, 1.13G11412; No. 4
hard, 1.0s9112h; spring, 1.1213; No.
8 m. s. spring. 10; No. 8 northern
spring. 112: sample spring, soG93.
Corn-No. ., 75& G76; No. . white,
76@7sa: No. yellow, 76A G7s1s; No.
white, 754 a IS: No. white, $50
751a: No. 8, 75h a75a; No. 3 yellow,
7ogz6A: No, yellow, 70 u as; No. 4,
75A a751s: No yellow. 7567524 No.
G yellow. 75G7514: No. 8 white. 75 No.
6 white, 74a ais; No. 5. 741s 74a;
No 6, 741a ais. New corn: No. yell
low, IL; No. yellow, 59d7o; No. 6
yellow. ss1a; No. white, say: No. .
white. s5ls: No 4, 81: No. s. So.
oats-No. white AK a 49s4: No. 3
white, Az d4s4: No. white. 45s. Q
Az: standard. 49G 1919.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
JOY FOR KIDS; rows COMING.
Sixty Carloads Of Christmas DsIishts
iEnona 0xaeaaaa A..;.x> S.:l...

Sixty Carloads Of Christmas Delights
From Ovsrssas Arrive Friday.
Chicago, Nov. 4.-The darkest days
are over. Johnny Jones and Mary
Smith and all their little American
playmatss are going to have a Christ
mas this year, war or no war. There
will be toys from Nuremberg, dolls
from Sonneberg, rubber balls from
Vienna, crockery from Carlsbad. linens
from Bohemia, porcelain products from
Bavaria, and all sorts of mysterious
musical instruments from Markneu-
kirchen. It's going to be real Christ
mas.
For days and days gloomy people
have been going about predicting that
there would be no toys this year. The
Germans, the Swiss, the French. the
Austrians. and the Bavarians were not
making toys this year, were they? And
didn't America import more than Gs
per cent of her toys and Christmas
from Germany alone? Chicago's big
stores and importing houses had
ordered delivery in August. Nothing
came.
Yesterday, however, something did
come. 1t was an official announcement
from the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. II
read:
Special train No 81 will arrive in
Chicago next Friday with sixty car
loads of toys. 1t is the first shipment
20 arrive in Chicago from Germany this
year, and 1t is also the largest con-
signment that has ever moved to this
city in one lot. We are using our
biggest cars"
The Sloterdyk sailed from Rotterdam
on Oct. Is and will arrive in Baltimore
tomorrow morning. On this steamer
there are 1000 packages OF toys for
Sears. Roebuck & Co. 700 packages
for the Woolworth Company, and a.
number of smaller packages for other
Chicago consignees. Altogether there
are 200 big cases of Christmas things
to be distributed by Santa Claus.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
CHICAGO Horse Market.

Chicago, Nov. 4-Many of the horses
received here We're shipped right out
The run included fair number of
army type horses which the trade has
been looking for right along. There
were over 500 horses shipped from Chi
cage yesterday. This was the only
branch OF the livestock trade where
shipments were allowed. Horses be-
ing animals with solid hoofs are not ex-
posed TO foot and mouth disease as
are the cloven hoofed beasts. The gov
eminent order which bars shipments
of cattle. calves. hogs and sheep for
that reason has no effect on the send
ing out of horses from this market
Prices for offerings this week SO far
stand about steady with last week. De-
rnand shows a little Improvement for
most horses. Tuesdays fresh supply
was about as usual for the same day.
but not many were needed after the
liberal run or the opening day Com
mercial trade was about in the same
notch as last week. Buyers are not
very urgent in bidding, but the call
bears signs Of taking care OF the run.
Two days receipts total more than
1900 head, against s7S for same days
last week. 7e1 a year ago and ssl for
corresponding period TWO years ago.
Poor Choice
to good to extra
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
Grain Trade News Items.

[F'rom Lamson's wire. 2os Masonic
Temple. Phone 1881
Primary receipts-Wheat. 5.o30,o0o;
corn. 1865, 900: oats, 2,3s4ooo.
Primary shipments-Wheat, 1885,
600; corn, ass, 900; oats, 1,4l7.ooo.
Clearances-Whea and -four. 1,2sl.-
oo0: corn. none; oats, none.
Northwest Minneapolis. 72i;
Duluth, Isl: Winnepeg. 36i.
Chicago car lots-Wheat. SOS: corn,
2s5; oats. as.
Estimated cars tomorrow = Wheat,
l.013; corn. 246. oats, 404.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04

button 10 king Albsrt ~ relief u the
war stricken country. Il = not part u
the fund Miss Clara HUI a. raising. nor
connected with the supplies gathsrsd
In st. Paul last week by Mrs. L. W.
Hill and others for Belgian war No
Tins.
The railroad builder u personally
acquainted with King Albert, who
when he was in the United States Sow
eral years ago was q guest at the Hill
home on Summit avenue, while passing
thru st. Paul from the coas. eastward.
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Peoria Cash Grain Close.

FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main.l
Peoria, Nov. 4.
Corn-Receipts. forty-six cars: firm,
old corn IG2ls cents up, new mostly .
as cents up; good demand for old
and new; No 9 "A; No. yellow, 14G
AZ: No. yellow, 74I-4Ea; no grade,
70; No. 5. 73la: No. s. 1S}.; new
No. white. ssia: No. white. SIS; No.
3 yellow. 6S; No. 4 yellow, 66I1 a 81;
No. s. $50 G67; No. yellow. IS; No.
4, 6sH 966&.
Oats-Receipts. seven cars; firm at
4 cent up: fair demand; No. white,
IS: No. white, AK. No. / white,
4Ss; standard, 471k 041%.
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Chicago Produce.

chicago, NOV. =.
Butter-Unchanged creameries, fair
to fancy, 2T@321a; seconds, 24G2s;
packing stock, 2o1a 021.
Eggs Unchanged; receipts 6.435
cases. extras. 31G32; ordinary -irsts,
24k @25; hrsts, 26l5 @27; seconds, 14g
49,.
Cheese-Unchanged daisies, 1875 q
"A: twins, new. 1917 ala; young Amer
icas, new, 14015; brick, BOB; Swiss
14k @171s.
Poultry-Alive steady: turkeys, II;
fowls, 1o3s oil; springs, 18d1Ok.
Pork-January, 19.17ia; May, 1910.
Lard-January, 10.17k; May, 10.321s
Ribs-January, 10.07s.
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St. Louis Cash Grain Close.
FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
90 East Main.l
I<vtsl -HtIII'J
ST. Louis, Nov. 4.

Wheat-No. red LOG l.12: No 5
red 1.0761.lo: No. red 1903 II 1.07:
No ? hard 1.10G11S; No. hard LOS y
G112
Corn-No ., II: No. white 77la :
No. yellow ~ No. 8 White rs; No. 4
white .+la: No. 8. 1919: No. yellow
ia 77la: No. 4 yellow 1919; No. 4, 76;
No. 8, 75i5; No. 5 yellow 20; No. )
white ~; No. white 1912.
Oats-No. >. 44l2 1461a; No. white
As; No. 8, IS; No. 5 white Al; No. 4.
1914 947; No. 4 44Q4412; standard
Az.
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kansa. City Cash Grain Close.

FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main.l
Kansas City, Nov. 4.
Wheat-No. . red, 1.o6 d1.07i2 No.
5 red. 1882 G1.06; No. red, 1850
l.04A: No. hard. 1.o7ls CLOS; No.
hard. 1862 q 1879; No. hard, 1.oSia
CLOS.
Corn-No. ., IS; No. white, 7ois;
No. yellow, 70d72 nominal; No.
white 20; No. ), 6612 d67l2; No. yell
low. 69d6s1s.
oats-No. ,. As; No. white. 4719
No. 8, 41942; No. white, 46Qi..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
Bank Statement caIJ.d Far

Washington, Nov. 4.-The comp
troller of the currency today issued a
call for the condition of all national
banks at the close of business, Satur-
day. Oct. 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
MORE CATTLE INFECTED
Closing of Chicago steekyards consid-
cred to Prevent Spread Of Foot and
Mouth Disease-crder Issued For
Immediate Slaughter Of 1900 AMI

r1ais.
Chicago. Nov. 4-Closing of the Chi
cago stockyards in the fight against the
foot and mouth disease was again
sravely considered at conference OF
state and federal authorities with
cattle men today.
1t was reported the disease had
spread further in the cattle pens and
that i. 200 are ordered killed Immediately
and their carcasses destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
New York and Maryland ou.r.ntin.d.

Washington, Nov. "A federal quar-
antine against shipments of cattle out
of New York and Maryland was i'm
posed today by the department Of agri-
culture, due to the discovery of the foot
and mouth disease in the Buffalo stock
yards and In Hagerstown. Md.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
pounds -. as n $50 165 n 2o'
Chicago Hay Market.

Hay-Market FIRM. with a good in
quiry for choice grades Low grades
not large. Choice timothy. $4,000
1850: No. 1, s15al6; Nos and
mixed, sl2.5eT13; Nos. and mixed
s10G11; thrashed, ssal0. Glover. $40
n 10. Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and
Dakota prairie. choice. si3d 1880: No.
n, sl1G12: No. 9. ssG9. Illinois. In
diana and Wisconsin prairie. sTNs;
packing hay. ssa7. Alfalfa. sf2alS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
GENERALLY FAVORABLE TRANS
ATLANTIC SUMMARY COUNTS
ALSO AGAINST BULLS.
ouyiNc az CASH HOUSES
TENDS TO RALLY MARKET
Active Spirit Shown by Exporters Put
Strength Into cer-oats Follow
Corn Up Grade and Trading 10 Light
-Firmness 10 Rule In Provisions -
Lower Prioes For Aess Arc Ignored.

Chicago, Nov. $-N neat oeNeioF
weakness today, Influenced by ois
domestic receipts. The fact that the
transatlantic crop summary was gen.
orally favorable counted against the
bulls. Reports Of good buying ny cash
houses tended. however, to rally the
market. The opening which was Is
lower TO "a up, was followed by gen.
eral decline, and then an upturn.
Subsequently cold and frost in Ar
gentina proved Of disadvantage to the
bears. The close was strong ar IA
cents net advance
Active spirit by exporters pu,
strength into corn. 1t was said only
few scattered lots In the stock here re-
manned unsold. After starting shade
of to a shade up, prices made moo
crate general advance.
The fact that new corn is moving
freely from, the farms did not prevent
a further advance. The close was
strong at a gain of Is to rs and u.
cents net
Oats followed corn up grade. Trade
tho was light
Provisions.
Efrmness was the rule IN provisions.
Lower prices for hogs were ignored.
Daily Grain Letter.
fErom Lamson Bros. & Co, 2oS Ma
sonic temple. phone 1881
Chicago, Nov. Wheat: The local
Whea, market failed to respond early
20 higher Liverpool market but when
the foreign buyers bought cash wheat
freely in all markets, sentiment chang-
ed completely and the market closed at
TOP prices, d. over the bottom and z
cents up as ompared with Mondays
close. France was reported as being
liberal buyer In St Louis and export
business In all positions is estimated at
$500 900 bushels, making the total
since Saturday about 5000. 600, Both
domestic and foreign inquiry show i'm
proyement and II appears that the lib
eral supplies, laid in by domestic con-
sumers at any time during the war,
are becoming exhausted.
Corn-There was little reaction In
corn at any time during the day all
offerings being gradually absorbed by
cash interests and commission houses.
Ruying of December was thought 10
be, in part against export sales which
have been liberal again today at about
100000 bushels. In the arrivals OF 246
cars there was liberal sprinkling OF
new corn which graded well and was
taken freely. Stocks OF old corn here
are thought to have been entirely
cleaned up and country offerings OF
both old and new corn are very light
oats-Buyiug by one Of the large
elevator and shipping interests quickly
changed early bearish sentiment and
at the close prices were close TO the
high point Of the day. q cents higher
than Monday. Export sales today were
heavier than for several weeks and
country offering continued extremely
light. Today's receipts Of 400 cars
were easily absorbed at higher levels.
Proyisions-Shorts were good buyers
OF provisions, their uneasiness being
caused 10 large extent by further ru-
rnors of a possible closing of the stock
yards. The close was steady prices
being Is TO 20 cents higher than Mon
days closing prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04

A Cleveland woodworker has
mounted a work bench on wheels and
lows it behind his automobile, USING
the power Of the later to drive a band
saw and other tools.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
NELL AYREs INJURED.
travelling Man Struck by Switch En-
CINE and Seriously Injured.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. Nov 4-Meil Ayres, a
resident of Des Moines. but travelling
in the interests Of the Grtnnell Wash
ing Machine Company. was seriously
injured here last night. While cross
ing the tracks in the Mason City rail-
road yards he was struck by switch
engine and one leg was crushed. He
probably will lose the leg. Jesse Fell
lows, his employer. came here from
Grinnell to see that Mr.. Ayres had
proper care.