Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-19
Northern Io1ua Items

ordered the trustees to pay Rev. Mr..
| Slater the janitor salary and to allow
him one week in which to finish a
house he is building in South Clinton.
| Esthsrville. ~
Last Monday; Miss May Boyle, a
young lady II years of age. was expert
-menting with new gravity lift recent
ly installed In the Farmers elevator at
Graettinger. The lift is controlled by
rope in the hands Of the operator
governing the speed. Miss Boyle stepped
on the lift and released the brake and
being so light in weight the elevator
/ shot to the top of the shaft. The sud-
den stop snapped the cables and the
platform on which the girl was stand
ing made mad descent. dropping the
entire length of the shaft, seventy five
feet. Miss Boyle was rendered un-
conscious by the shock and suffered
severe bruises but there were no in
ternal injuries. How she escaped being
killed outright is mystery.
Fort Dodge.
A young man about %, giving his
name as Joyce, forged a check on the
| Ha wkeye Motor Company Monday for
$445. Discovery of the forgery was
the bank for payment. The check was
given in payment for Saxon car. The
man and the car have both disappeared,
arrest is expected to follow within a
few days. The young man went into
the Hawkeye Motor Company garage
would like to look at Saxon car. He
ho
car and late in the afternoon said he
name was Joyce and that his father
was in the real estate business in the
city.
Cedar Rapids.
The railroads in the Western Trunk
Line Association announced an in
crease in freight rates in this territory
that will cost three Gear Rapids in
dustries at least 100000 if not more
annually. The increase In some in
stances amount to 2 cents a hundred
and in others from 25 per cent to 100
per cent increase. Already petitions
are being prepared to the interstate
commerce commission protesting
against the increase and the commits
sion will be asked to suspend the new
rates until such time as the indus
tries most affected have an opportunity
to be heard. The increase means one
Of the biggest fights ever made on
railroad rates in Iowa, a rate expert
said yesterday. The industries affect
ed in this city are: The Quaker Oats
Company: the National Oats Com
pany; the Douglas Starch Company.
Nevada.
Ralph Norton was quite seriously in
jured and Robert Geldner slightly in
jured Sunday afternoon when a Ford
roadster which the latter had pur-
chased but short time before, went
into ditch on the road about four
miles north of Gearing. near the Gill
more place. The men were returning
home from Gearing, where they had at
tended church. Mr.. Geldner was driv-
ing the car which he had driven but
about $50 miles and was going along at
q speed Of probably twenty five miles
an hour on q narrow and rough grade
when one Of the front tires blew out,
causing the machine to swerve. Mr..
Geldner not being an experienced driver
lost control Of the machine and II went
into the ditch turning completely over.
Mr.. Geldner was not seriously injured
but Mr.. Norton was quite badly injured
fatally injured. One hip was dislocat.
ed and there weresother serious bruises
and injuries and for time it was
! feared that he was internally injured.
Later 1t has developed that he was not
internally injured and It u thought he
will recover within short time.