Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-03
Northern Io1un Items

stored in the attic and also damaged
the building The fire was discovered
at g.: As Sunday night, but it is believed
the flames had been smoldering in
pile of mattresses for some time. There
were several mattresses in theaSpile
ana the flames soon spread. A hole
was burned thru the roof, while an
other was burned thru the attic floor.
spreading the flames to the second
floor of the building.
Anamosa.
A little girl by the name Of Nellie
Norton was knocked down by an au-
tomobile while crossing the street on
her way to school. The child tried to
get out Of the way of buggy and.
got in front of an auto driven by g.
Mr.. Hull, of Hopkinton, who was driv-
ing very slowly and could not avoid
the accident. The child's head struck
the pavement severely enough to rem
der her unconscious. She was taken
to the hospital, where she soon recov-
cred and later was taken to her home.
1t is hoped nothing serious may re-
suit from the accident.
Clinton.
Living within forty-two miles of
each other for thirty years, John
Vann, of near Maquoketa. and Mrs.
Lloyd Locke, of Clinton. brother and
sister, saw each other Monday for the
first time in that while. Mr.. Vann
and his wife motored here Monday to
visit Mrs Locke, together with Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Heiie. of Fulton.
Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Orpheus
Saunders Mr. Vann and Mrs. Locke
have known each others nearness all
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casionally, but never got around" to
After a days family reunion Mr.. and
Mrs. Vann returned to their home
Sioux City.
Posing for moment above the tur
bulent waters of the Big Sioux river
Mabel Tuck, 10 years old, daughter of
Mrs. Frances Tuck, living on the
Sioux road, leaped from the railroad
bridge near Grabbe's park Saturday.
Phillip Stefan. 1903 East Fifth street.
an employee Of the Consumers Ice
Company. saw the young woman jump
ana Owed in after her 1t was some
time before he was able to swim out
with her and she remained unconscious
for an hour despite all efforts at re-
suscitation by Stefan and his fellow
iworknen The young woman was
brought to the police station and
placed in bed in the Woman's ward
She has suffered considerably from
cold but will recover. The girl said
she wanted to die because shes had
been betrayed. She refused to give
the name of the man in thescase.
Cedar Rapids.
Henry Thompson. former Cedar
Rapids man., who, for the last thirteen
years has been living in Everett,
Wash. was injured fatally in the
Northern Pacific yards at Everett last
week, according to information re-
ceived here by relatives. He was TAXI
en- to u hospital. but died inst as he
reached the institution, further infor-
nation says. Thompson worked in
Cedar Rapids for many years as a
cooper He is survived by widow
and by several children. Information
concerning the accident In which
Thompson met death is lacking. He
Is supposed to- have been working
about fiat cars where gap was made
between two sections Of the empty,
equipment. A train crew did not know
that he was working in the gap and
moved some cars forward. He was
caught and badly crushed. Thompson
was about 45 years old, After leaving
this city he went to Minneapolis.
where he remained q year, then going
to Everett. He formerly was employed
at the linseed oil plant and lived on.
the west side.