Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-12
Northern Io1ua Items

southern ard western Iowa that are
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this word.
Coon Rapids.
Miss Leta Bartlett was painfully and
seriously burned last Saturday while
canning fruit She had some sealing
wax in a cup on a hot stove. The wax
boiled over and. fearing that the house
might catcl: fire. picked the cup up
and started out doors with it. This
would have been safe enough to do had
not the draft thru the door thru which
she attempted to pass, been so strong
as to blow the flames of the burning
wax into her face and on her arms and
chest, burning her painfully She fell
in a faint but a sister was with her
and fortunately@sthe flames We're put
cut before more painful injuries re-
suited and tefore the home could catch
fire.
vinton.
At the late United Brethren confer
ence at Des Moines Rev. c. II. Berry,
who has been the popular pastor of the
L. B. church of this city. was trans
ferred from the regular church work
to the evangelistc work Of the state.
He will retain his residence in Vinton.
Mr.. Berry has organized a strong
working bureau which will consist Of
himself. Prof. II. o. Echols, of Illinois,
as chorister, and Fl. B. Schofield of the
| evangelistic association bureau. Work
will be started within week and con-
tinue during the fall and winter. The
meetings hello will be union meetings
and will be held under the auspices Of
the several ministers of the town or
city in which they are held. Mr.. Berry
is a strong pulpit orator and eXhorter.
He was out on trial last year and his
work was so satisfactory that the
church organization decided to put him
in the evGneelstic field permanently.
Usage.
John insolvency, Jr. residing on the
Doudna farm. six miles northeast Of
Usage is suffering from the effects of
muriatic acid poisoning. John was in
Little Cedar Tuesday, and called at
the blacksmith shop. He inquired for
drink of water and was told the
water cup was on bench in the rear
of the shop. 1t was; but there was
also a cup Of muriatic acid, used for
soldering. He picked up the wrong
cup and had swallowed some OF the
deadly acid before he realized his mis-
take First aid was administered. He
was given e mustard emetic, and he
thought that he was able to start
home. He climbed onto his wagon and
drove out OF town west on the county
road. Shortly after, Insurance Man NJ.
F.. McGhan came along in his car en-
route from Usage to Little Cedar. Just
south of the Richard Hill corner he
found John. He had climbed down from
his wagon and lain down on the road :
! side. in great pain.
81. Anssar.
A bad loss occurred near ST. Ansgar
last Monday right. The handsome new
$1,000 residence Of Joe Sedlacek, two
miles east Of the town, was totally de-
stroyei by fire of unknown origin Fire
was discovered on the roof shortly
after midnight. Help gathered at once,
but nothing could be done as there
was nothing to fight the fire with, A
few pictures which had been moved
into the new home, were saved The
| family was about to move into the
house, which was practically COM
pletcd. They had built a fire in the fur
mace to dry and warm the house, and
| it is possible that the fire started in
some way from that, tho IL hardly
seems likely that the new chimney and
| furnace could have been defective The
place was well covered with insurance.
-, 900 was with the Farmers Mutual
of this county, and he had $1,000 more
with an old line company.