Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26

two hundred players to this city and
the local club are busy with elaborate
plans and preparations for their en-
tertainment.
Ottumwa.
Mrs, Alice Smith, wife Of John A.
Smith. night captain of the city police
force, is at St. Josephs hospital suf-
fering from a fractured skull nd clets
upon the brain as thea result Of col
lision Of the automobile in which she
and her l4-year-old daughter Eva
were riding, and a street car here
Tuesday The girl, who was driving,
says that she lost control Of the ma
chine. She and her mother were both
thrown out. but the girl was only
slightly injured. The car later wa;
completely demolished by fire, sup
posedly from a rna,.n thrown into TIE
gasolene, which had trickled down into
the street.
Knoxville.
The nine days wonder concerning
the mysterious disappearance OF Clar-
ence Dawson, the Knoxville man who
was working at Tracy and who was
thought to have drowned in the Des
Moines river at that place on the night
of Aug Is, was definitely and positive
ly cleared yesterday. His father. l. E.
Dawson. and others who were search
ing for the missing man, located him
yesterday afternoon Dawson, the lead
er. returned home last night and will
say in regard 20 the matter only that
mis- son is alive and we'll and Is work
ing in the north" Young Dawson. 1t
is said. has not vet called for his
check. which is at Tracy and is pay
ment for about fifteen days work on a
Q section.
Des Mones.
The Des Moines police are dragging
the river for the body of man who
drowned Monday when in a drunken
condition he walked off the Great
Western railroad bridge in the south
part of town. Lou Rutgers, who re-
ported the matter to the police stated
that he saw the man staggering along
the track toward the bridge, and has
tened to him, trying to dissuade the
man from attempting to Cross the
bridge The man pushed Rutgers to
one side, however, and proceeded out
onto the bridge. Rutgers says he went
about ten feet on the bridge when he
became overbaianced and fell into the
river. The river at this point is quite
deep, it being just below the junction
of the Des Moines and Coon rivers.
Des Moines
An important case that involves the
responsibility of the state to militia
men under the workmen's compensa-
ton act is now before Industrial Com
missioner Garst. The decision in this
case will determine whether or not a
national guardsman can be considered
an employe of the state, and II 30. is
the state liable for injuries he may
receive. The case IN question is the
one Of James H. Greene, OF Clinton,
who was killed while attending the en-
campment Of the state artillery at
Sparta, Wis. about two weeks ago.
Greene was a member OF the battery
that is located at Clinton. During one
of the drills incident to the camp, the
! horse he was riding threw him, and in
juries resulted from which he died.
Boone.
For short time Sunday night all
the electric lighted homes in the
southwest part Of the city were in
| darkness. This was caused by the
lightning disabling the power plant
| The damage was not serious but con.
| siderable time was necessary to rem
edy 1t The same storm broke of a
large tree on the parking Of the George
| Taylor home on Eleventh street an6
threw it against the porch The dam.
/ age was not great only a small hol'
1 being torn in the porch roof. The fam
/ lily was away at the time and knew
nothing Of the accident until their re
turn Monday. Mr. Taylor thinks h
/ escaped luckily as the tree was yer.
large one and had 1t struck differenti.
! considerable damage might have beel
done. ~ ~ -.s- - x