Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-19
Northern Io1ua Items

field about eighty rods from the
house with four horse drag and was
at the end of the field turning around
when the bolt struck him upon the
head His right shoulder and breast
were badly burned by the lightning and
two OF the horses dropped dead in their
tracks.
Sioux City.
An $4,000 edifice and parsonage will
be erected this year at Twelfth and
Jackson streets by the Trinity Luth-
eran church, according to announce
;ment made by Rev. David r. Huber,
pastor of the church. The building
committee at meeting Friday decided
to- erect the new edifice. Work on the
structure will be started late this sum-
mer The building committee will meet
within a short time to select an archi-
tect to draw the plans. The church
will be patterned after the European
edifices, and when completed will be
one Of the finest churches in Sioux
City.
Fort Dodge.
August Cachmaster aged "a, died
at II o'clock Saturday morning at the
Mercy hospital from injuries received
Friday morning at the same hour when
the roof of the tunnel he was working
at the United States gypsum mine
collapsed slab of gypsum, weigh
ing two ton fell on his back as he was
STOPPING over to use his pick ak. His
spine was dislocated, both bones OF
his left leg were broken and he sus
tanned serious internal injuries. He
was taken to the Mercy hospital in
an ambulance and died there this
morning. Cachmaster was a Hungar-
ian. He has been in this country sew
eral years and has worked at the mills
five years. He was a single man.
Sioux City.
Over 10000 German Americans. sons
of veterans of the Franco Prussian
war in 1870, will stand behind Presi-
dent Wilson if the worst comes to the
worst in the Lusitania incident, be-
tween the United States and Germany
City Councilman Rudolph Beerend. ma
tional president of the Deutsche Krie-
ger Bund Won horde America, made
this statement Saturday. He is head
of this organization, which has men,
bership OF 10000. scattered all over
America, many Of them trained mill
tary men. He said President Wilson'S
note to Germany stated thas country's
position plainly and he hoped peace
would continue between the two coun
tries. But If the worst comes to the
worst, the loyal German-Americans
Will stand by the United states" he
said.
Cedar Rapids.
Final preparations for the Knights
Of Columbus convention, which will be
held in this city on May 24iand25, were
made at the commercial club and the
| progress as outlined promises to pro-
vide the visitors with plenty of enter
| tainment The business session OF the
convention will be held at the COM
mercial club room on the morning and
afternoon Of May "a, to be followed
by an automobile trip thru the city at
$3.50 and visit to the plant Of the
| Quaker Oats Company at 1880 O'Clock.
At $3.50 o'clock that evening there will
be dinner given in honor Of the Wis
| itors at the club rooms after which
they will attend q concert at the Inn
| maculate Conception church to be
given by the vested choir of DUBUQUE
college. At $3.50 p. m. Of the same
day there will be a dance and reception
at the club rooms OF the local lodge.
The following day will be devoted to
business. including the election. OF Of
fcers. A large attendance Of knights
! and women visitors IL expected.