Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14
Southern. Io1un Items

kaleosa. During the past year, while
he has been in charges of Penns affairs
ON the gridiren and oa skstball court.
athletic stock at the Quaker school has
been higher than. for many ears. Penn
met faster teams ts1is year in both
football and basketball than ever be-
fore, and the material from which
Thomas has to draS was supposed TO
te below the standard If former years,
but regardless Of these facts, both
teams won more games than during
any previous season IN years.
CentsrviIle.
Eight Centerville people are thankful
that they were a little slow in getting
ready to sail on the Lusita MIA, which
! last Friday was sunk by submarine.
| These people were Mrs. Arthur Shall
cross and little daughter. Mrs. Tom
Monk, Teddy Monk, Mr.. ard Mrs. Tom
Eatcock and two children OF this city.
| They had gone to New York and taken
passage on the Lusitanta, but when
they discovered that the Lusitania
sailed a few days earlier than they at
| first had thought, they changed their
/ passage to the Pennsylvania. which
was sailing a few days later.
Des MONIES.
Alma E. Gallup, credit manager tor
! the Frank cchlamp Company, jewelers.
filed suit against Charles NJ. Friedburg
manager of the Carter Iowa Company
for 100000 because of indignities anc
threats of violence alleged to have beer
made toward her wnen she attempted
to collect bill from him. Miss Gal
lup states she has r3een in the empio!
/ of the Schlamp company tor sever
years and has been held in the highes
esteem. Friedburg entered the stor'
May to protest against the collection
OF an account. His protests were mao
in boisterous manner and he assaile'
her reputation, Miss Gallup says.
Red Oak.
i James Smith, a we'll known EN-
ploye of the Burlington railroad for tn
past thirty years in the bridge depart
ment, met instant death late Tuesoa
when he fell from the railroad bridg
: over the Nishnabotna river few roo
!, west of the depot. He STEPPED fror
one track to the other to allow passen
, ger train No. to pass him. and as
=. did SO he stumbled and Eel! to tn
ground thirty feet below, striking
iron girder on his way down which
. thought to have caused his death. n
T was member of Martin Herbert
! bridge crew, and the other members
q the gang with whom he was Workin
[ rushed down to his side immedlatei
but it was evident before medical az
: sistance ached the scene tnat NE We
!, extinct. Mr.. Smith was man apol
60 years of age, and his home was
: 300 West washington avenue IN IN
city. He leaves widow and one so
: Museatine.
), Kicked in the face by colt, New
). ton McConnaha, farmer living
;, Bloomington township. was knocks
t unconscious Both his lower ana W
), per Jaws were broken, and MS coma
t ton is serious. McConnaha was vi
: conscious for over half an hour 10
lowing the accident. His son. WI
witnessed the accident, carried nj
v from the field where the accident o.
3 Cured to his home, and DR.. A. J: Oiiv'
n was summoned from Muscattne. NJ
n Connaha's condition has Improved al
n the accident is not expected 10 ma
: fatal results. The Injured man vi
|. blowing in a corn field when the acc
d dent occurred. The colt had not giv'
: any evidence of vicious dispositle
r ana McConnaha for that reason wi
T. not more than ordinarily carefui
n driving his team. He stopped TO u
v fasten a tug, and 1t was at this nome
j. that the animal suddenly kicked MI