Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-21
Northern Iowa Items

and went to Chicago. where he studied
for some time and was known as one
of the best baritone singers of the city
Recently he has been studying in New
York and Boston. the latter place being
| where nc, filled an engagement before
| making the jump to the Pacific coast
La Porto City.
Kenneth Ryan. a young man about
II years of age. was overcome by the
heat Thursday near the Homer Bowr
farm on the state road. He was found
in an unconscious condition by S. O.
Smalley. B. n. Mead. of Greene. who
driving by en- route to this city. took
him in his auto and brought him tc
DR.. Fields Office. Later he was taken
to the Cottage where he is being cared
for, and as soon as sufficiently recov-
cred the patient will be sent to his
parents at Pulaski Iii.
Boone.s
Mother" Jones, of national fame. will
visit Boone this fall on a date not fully
decided upon but near to Labor day
She will address the public free OF
charge on the Strike Conditions in
Colorado" She is being brought here
by the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea local union No. 500, and will give
he- speech in the most public place
procurable, either city park. court
house square or if weather forbids pos
sibly the armory. Much interest is felt
in her coming.
Webster City.
Miss Willett Greeley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. l.. Greeley, of this city
whose stage name is BILLY Creto." has
just received a flattering offer as So
prano soloist with the Royal Italian
band. an organization Of sixty five
musicians touring the country. She
will probably accept. Miss Greeley was
travelling with the Ed A. Evans Greater
Shows as vocal soloist with the band.
This show played Winona, Mimi, while
the Italian band was in Fond du Lac,
Wis. The band leader, having heard
that the show has wonderful soloist.
went over to Winona and heard her.
DEBORAH.
1t is expected that DEBORAH will en-
terrain large crowd of automobile
enthusiasts on Aug. II when a series of
races will be held in connection with
entries are Millionaire Eddie Hearne,
u,
Raimey, Milton, Earl Kizer and Johnnie
Clarke. These men have made some
of the worlds best records in past years
and it is expected that in the profess
sional events some of the fastest time
ever recorded on an Iowa track will be
hung UP. The fair management is
bending every effort toward a record
exhibition and to that end have pre-
pared program Of baseball, flying,
daylight fireworks, ballooning, ETC., that
is exceptional.
Iowa City.
a daring rescue. e. the risk Of the
hero's life, marked a fire that dam
aged the house Of George Lumsden.
Ralph Lumsden, aged 3, surrounded by
the flames and suffocating smoke,
crawled out of his crib into the midst
of the peril. He was alone in an up
per room and unable to open the door
leading to the stairs. He crept into
a closet and there shut himself in.
while the fire roared around Barred
from entrance at the doorway, John j.
Calta, before the firemen could ar
rive, smashed an upstairs window,
crawled thru and fought his way to
the closet. The child found, he bore
der to safety. Neither man or baby
was burned. A delay until the firemen
could reach the spoS would have been
fatal. The loss to the building and
contents was not large, and the de-
spartment soon after extinguished the
flames. ~.if --.sz- -.