The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-07-01
A FREE-F0R-ALL
FIGHT BY WOMEN ]
NEWTON PHYSICIAN is SUED
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
UNIQUE. sWINOLE AT WATERLOO
New Daily Newspaper Proposed at
ottumwa - TweIve-Year-old Boy
Loses Life In River at Des
Moines Last Evening.

Charles City, June 29.-Four women
were arrested here in free'for-all
fight. Mrs Gregory made an assault
upon Mrs. Murray and may be later
put under bonds to keep the peace.
Mrs. Mansfield declares Mrs. Murray
destroyed her home. When the fight
started two other women saw it and
tried to stop il, but Mrs. Gregory was
too much for all three. The two
principals were sent to Jail for thirty
days. A policeman, Walbaum, was
hit with a brick and cut with a knife
in the arm.
Sues Physician for $4,000.
Newton, June 29E-Notice was serv-
ed on DR.. E. H. Robb OF a $4,000 dam
age suit against him started by e. e.
Ogg of this city. This IS the out
growth of the very serious trouble
which Harry L. Ogs has had with his
arm. In the petition which will be
filed by Mr. Ogg, damage is claimed
for the alleged burning Of Harry Oggs
hand by an X-ray machine, which lat
er made necessary the amputation OF
the hand and part OF the arm shU 81
A Unique sWindle.
Waterloo, June 80. o. Bechtel,
address unknown, who is charged
with having counterfeited Rock Island
train checks, has been held to the
grand jury in 800 bonds. When ar
rested at the direction of Conductor
Mcfarland, while attempting to ride
from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids on an
alleged manufactured hat check, he
had two V-shaped punches, several
decks of playing cards, and the ad
dresses of all the general passenger
agents in the country. He also had
phiaI of phlOroform and several hun.
dred checks. Bechtel will not give
his home address.
New Daily Proposed.
Ottumwa, June 29.-There Is pros
peCt of Ottumwa having a new daily
paper started soon that will enter the
field as Il morning newspaper. The
promoters, MeSsrS. Jack and ROsen-
field of Columbia Mo-, presented their
proposition before a meeting of the
democratic county central committee.
1t is proposed to incorporate for about
100000 and sell stock to leading dem
ocrats and others in this vicinity to
finance the paper. e..
YOUNG Tad Drowned.
Des Moines, June 29.--Artie John
son, ~ Years old, was drowned in the
Raccoun river just south of the
Eighteenth street bridge at 6 o'clock
Yesterday evening. The boz together
with Alva Guy, years old, was il
wading when the drowning occurred
The body was recovered at 10 o'clock
this morning.
49, Snowman Electrocuted.
Atlantic, June % Arnold b. Burn
ham, an GttaChe of a show with n car
nivGl company which showed here the
past week, was electrocuted when
handling a live wire here while the
carnival aggregation was loading up.
He was married The remains were
shipped to HerVelton, n. y where
his father lives.
Hurt by Runaway Truck.
Davenport, June 29.-l hree small
boys climbed into delivery truck OF
the KOrn taking company last night
and commenced to manipulate the
machinery Suddenly the car, head
ed down hill, commenced to move.
The boys jumped out The truck ran
down hill four blocks and struck
coal wagon, hurting the driver. Walter
Sparbel, to the pavement, breaking
his right leg and knocking him uncon.
sciOuS
Young Couple Injured.
West Union, June 29.-George Deyo
and Wife, young people living in West
Union, were badly hurt yesterday af
ternCon near Calmar when they were
thrown from motorcycle and side
car. Mrs. Deyos skull was crushed,
while her husband was injured less
seriously. He is the wire chief OF
the Iowa Telephone company and
came here recently from Waterloo.
The couple were found in the road
by DR.. George Kessel of Cresco.
$4,000 Fire at Atlantic.
Atlantic, June ga q 100000 fire,
Yesterday destroyed the Nickel frame
elevator building and another build
ing owned by A. A. Nickel just south
of It. The flames also damaged four
Rock Island freight cars that were
on the track north OF the burning
building and burned several corn
sheds filled with coal belonging to
local dealers.
Has Narrow Escape.
Abba. June 29.-Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Carr of Hooking were thrown from
their buggy when the harness OF one
of the horses caught on the side OF
street car. The buggy was wrecked
anu Mrs. Carr was thrown directly In
front of the street car. The car was
stopped before reaching her.
Meet After 90 Years.
Abba, June 29.-Lewis Miller, aged