Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-12
Northern Io1ua Items

fell to the ground but was able TO
drag himself to the house. The doctor
discovered that three RIBS had been
broken on tho lower right side, but
fortunately 20 internal injuries have
developed. Had the blow struck on the
left side, or even higher or lower or
the right side, 1t might have been
fatal. The friends Of Mr.. Dale will
be glad TO learn that he is resting
easy and will no doubt soon recover
from his injury.
Hampton.
Marshal Leo Van Nice gathered In
the famous Barney TenEyck Tuesday
morning for using profane language
on the streets. Constable Fred r.
Banker. who has the Job Of rounding
up, the poll tax dodgers, landed on
Barney for his little $3.50 contribu-
ton for tho Gauss of good roads and
Barney proceeded to tell Banker and
the rest Of the officials where to head
in at. but when he got to the place
where the bible says don't do 1t" he
forgot to stop and kept right on I'M
til the marshal came along and took
him under his wing. Barney after a
hearing before Mayor c. E. Salisbury,
was given ten days on bread and wa
ter in the city Jail.
Waterloo.
Robert Bloom, age Z, met tragic
death Thursday afternoon when a gun
exploded while he and Charlie Poyner
were examining it at the home OF the
latter's mother, Mrs. Maud Poyner.
1925 Lafayette street. The charge en-
tered the left eye and blew off the
top Of his head. Death was instantan-
eous. The little Bloom boy had been
playing with the Poyner lad, who IS
perhaps II or ~ years old. and the
two went to the Poyner home short
~ after dinner to inspect gun be-
longing to a ledger. When neigh
.bors heard the shot they ran into the
house, but little Robert was dead. The
victim is son of Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Bloom, the latter a lineman for the
Citizens Gas & Electric Company,
whose residence is at Sc Lane street.
He leaves a brother Of years and
two sisters.
Mason City.
Greeks giving the names Of Gus
Manus and George Calous were picked
up at Ong and Main streets at 3:45
Thursday morning by Officer Carl.
Earlier in the evening message
reached this city from Manly that a
brakeman on the Rock Island had
been shot in the right elbow. 1t is
not known whether the trouble arose
over an attempted holdup or that the
men were endeavoring to steal a ride.
The brakeman was not seriously In
1ured unless infection arises from the
wound. He was taken to the hospital
at Manly where he was given surgical
attention. Manus and Calous are not
charged with the deadly assault upon
this man but they are being held for
investigation. Chief German and sew
eral OF the officers put in most Of the
night in an investigation. The men
insist that they know nothing about
the trouble.
Grundy Center.
Grundy Center wants new school
building costing around $4,000, II the
mass meeting at the Baptist church
Tuesday evening can be taken as an
Indication Of the sentiment Of the
community. And let us say right in
tho beginning that the Tuesday night
meeting was attended by some Of the
leading tax payers In the community,
and every person in the room save
one. baby less than a year old, were
interested in the matter Of a new
school building from the dollar and
cents view point. The Tuesday eve
ming meeting was called by the school
board for the purpose Of getting an
expression from tho people Of the
community about the school building.
1T has been found that extensive re-
pairs are necessary on both old build
ings, the probable cost OF which would
be $40. 900. When this was men
toned to many citizens they inn
mediately said a new building was
preferable, hence the Tuesday night
meeting at which about 125 were pres-