Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-10
Northern Iouu Items

| brought against the Western Union
Telegraph Company by ]. F. Kaps, S13
Mobile street. The complaint states
/, the following message was sent by VIII
r. Kapt, April 16. 1915, from Topeka
+! to his brother in this city: Father is
dead Funeral p. M, April 49," 1t is
! claimed by plaintiff that his name APP
pears in the telephone and city direc-
tories except that the surname is
spelled "kops." He says the initials
are the same and that he writes the
name both ways. plaintiff did not
hear of his fathers death until he re-
ceived letter" continues the COM
plant. which was too late for him to
attend the funeral
vinton.
Rev. Frank Mutchler, pastor of the
! Grant Park Christian church of Des
! Moines, who has been conducting a
series of meetings at the Prairie Greek
church of Christ seven miles north of
Vinton, suffered stroke of apoplexy
Just before noon Wednesday. He was
at the Ben Corbett home and had been
sitting on the front porch visiting with
Mr.. Corbett Mr.. Corbett left him to
go to the cellar and when he returned
found Mr. Mutchler lying on the ce
ment walk. he having fallen from the
porch. He suffered severe cut on
his head and was partially uncon-
scious. A physician from Vinton was
Immediately called but before his ar
rival at the Corbett home. Mr.. Mulch
Ter had partially recovered from the
attack. He was Immediately put to
bed After a nights rest he was con-
siderable better Thursday.
Fort Dodge.
L. w. Argraves late Wednesday af-
ternoon filed a claim with the CITY
council asking for $4,000 damages for
his son Hobart Argraves. for injuries
which he says mis- son received thru
the tipping over of a load of hay upon
which he was riding on June %. 1915.
The accident, the petition says, hap
pened on Second stree. and Sixth ave-
nue. north The father also asks for
damages for himself Of $500 for the
loss of services of his son from the
date Of his injury until he is twenty
one. The petition asserts that the boy
was seventeen years old when the ac-
sident happened. The petition says
that the accident was caused by a de-
fective street crossing, and that Ho-
bart Argraves had both legs broken |
and ligaments and tendons torn loose
He further sets forth that unless set
Element is made by the city within ten |
days that suit will be brought.
Waterloo.
One person lies at the point of death. |
another is perhaps fatally injured.
while four others are suffering less
serious injuries as the result Of a jit-
ney bus accident on Fourth street near
Walnut at 10:40 o'clock Wednesday
night. The operator and five passen-
en- by E. Sheffield. which overturned fol
lowing tire blowout Mrs George
Friedl, 1873 Falls avenue. is expected to
die and Mrs. Mary OFT. 1876 Shilliam
avenue. is in critical condition. Mrs.
Friedl had her skull fractured and has
.seen in an unconscious condition since
the accident. Mrs. OFT had her right
leg fractured. an ear lacerated and was
injured internally. Mrs. A. Wormuth,
416 Adams street. also was seriously
injured Her right shoulder was frac-
tiIred and she was injured internally.
She was also injured about the back.
Mrs. Joseph e. Dietz. 325 Halstead
street badly cut and bruised. but con-
dition not regarded as serious. Mrs.
c. d. Buehner, 1923 Adams street, bad
lly cut about face and bruised about
body. Condition not serious. Ed Shelf
field. operator Of car. At Clay street,
fractured right shoulder and had right
arm badly bruised. IN,