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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
WATERLOO BOY APPARENTLY
DEAD WHEN RESCUED FROM
UNDER FALL OF EARTH.
CAVE coLLARsEs WHILE
YOUTH is At PLAY
Police and Firsmsn Summoned to
Scene and Dig 10-Year- Old Lad Out
--Revivsd by Artificial Respiration
After Heart Action Had stopped
PuImotor 10 Effective.

Waterloo, June 1.-The collapse of a
pirates cave" in the sand hill along
the side of West wellington street near
Belmont avenue very nearly cost Ken
meth Eller 10-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Eller 922 West Mullan av-
enue, his life. He was covered by APP
proximately two yards Of heavy sand
loan weighing several hundred pounds
in an apparently lfeless condition.
Artificial respiration was resorted to
and when the pulmotor from the Cen
trail fire station arrived the exhalation
apparatus was attached to his mouth
and nostrils and he was revived sutfi-
GENTLY to be removed to his home. Last
night he was suffering no i'll effect from
his being buried alive.
Kenneth and a playmate, Hubert
Fisher, aged 10, living at 118 Allen
street, went to the sand bank and
started working on a cave. They had
fashioned an opening into the side OF
the cliff and were working back into
the side for a chamber. The opening
ldQ D0en eHldTStu " PSA
NIT the Eller boy to crawl inside. He
was lying on his stomach digging at
the side of the wall with his hands
when the cave collapsed
Playmate Notified NegnDors.
The Fisher boy ran screaming to
the home Of Mrs. O. B. Hemsworth,
Alb Belmont avenue, and Mrs. c. NJ.
Blougn, All Belmont avenue. az: alarm
was teiephoned into the police station
and relayed to the Central fire station.
Police officers left for the scene i'm
mediately In the police car.
When he was removed from the pile
of sand the boy was to all appear
ances dead. There were no sign OF
any pulse or heart action. Chief Dun
ham applied artificial respiration while
Driver Foutch returned to the fire sta
ton for the pulmotor. After a minutes
work the chief was rewarded by the
sign Of bubbles coming from the boys
nostrils. The artificial means were in
creased and sobbing sigh was their
reward. With the pulmotor came doc
tors. Oxygen was pumped into the
boys lungs and flush of life returned
to his pallid cheeks. His breath be-
came regular and he vomited frequent
ly. While still unconscious he was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
SIMPSON PRESIDENT RESIGNS.
Or. r. L. Strickland Goes to University
Of West VIRGINIA.

Indianola, June 7.-Dr. Francis L.
Strickland, president of Simpson Col
lege, has announced his resignation as
head of the institution, in order to ac-
cept a position as head of the philoso-
ply department of the University Of
West Virginia. His successor has not
yet been announced by the trustees OF
the college.
DR.. Stricklands resignation came as
surprise to the students of the college.
1t was not generally known that he was
intending to leave until he himself an
nounced it at the farewell chapel serv-
ice in honor OF the graduating class.
Following the announcement. repre-
sentatives of the senior class took
charge of the services, and speakers
representing the students expressed re-
greet on the presidents leaving. Dr.
Strickland has been serving as presi-
dent Of Simpson College for five years.
Regret also was expressed by repre-
sentatives of forensic activities at the
announcement that Prof. Levi z.
Goodwin, head of the department OF
English and oratory, would leave his
position in order to enter the ministry.
Professor Goodwin will take charge of
the Methodist pastorate at Orient.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
Southern Iowa Items

/, the increase in the number Of tran
sients. Iowa is traversed by nearly all
of the great trunk lines Of railways
connecting the east and west and a re-
cent investigation of the conditions in
this county alone, showed that out of
fifty prison convictions, thirty were
upon transients who had been in the
state but very short time, many of
them less than q week.
keokuk.
Motion picture shows and school
savings bank accounts accupy posi-
tons about as friendly as the pro-
verbal lion and lamb. The reports OF
the superintendent Of schools to the
board each month has shown a marked
increase in attendance in the local
schools, but serious decrease in the
bank deposits. The board members
are inclined to lay the decrease to the
door of the movie shows The propo-
sition Of the purchase Of n motion pic
ture machine for the schools in order
to take advantage of the plan of film
exchange offered by the Ames extern
sion department is In the hands of
committee of the board for eXamina-
ton.
Des Moiness
President f. f. Clark, of the Bank
crs Life Company, announced that the
company has purcha sed an entire half
block of ground as a site for pro-
posed home office building. The new
site is the east one-half block which
lies between Sixth avenue, Center
street, Fifth street, and Park street. 1t
is directdly across Fifth street from
q IN, ioI, hn
ing is located. The Bankers Life Com
pany lease on it's present quarters, oc-
cupying several floors of the Equitable
building at Sixth and Locust still has
several years to run and work on the
proposed new building will be deferred
for a considerable time. Tentative
plans of the company are for build
ing in the center of the conmodious
site and surrounded by beautiful eff
fects in landscape gardening.
Ottumwa.
Ottumwa will in all probability, be
furnished with a new fire truck by tho
commissioners In the near future. In
Chief Sloan's report to the new admin
istration he recommended the buying
Of truck and the commissioners are
figuring on one now. Altho the plans
for the new fire fighting device is still
in the embryo state 1t is possible that
the city will purchase another truck In
short tins. !n Chief Slnan's rennrt
he urged the commissioners to place
the present truck on the south side and
purchase a higher powered car for the
central station. He stated that when
the present truck was called to the
south side That TIE, ,i1ss<s::: business die
le,G$
and that if d cal! came IN from, the res
idence district great damage would be
done before the truck could reach the
fire. Keokuk has recently purchased
an American LaF'rance truck and the
commissioners and Chief Sloan ex-
pect to visit Keokuk when the demon
stration is made. The Seagrave truck,
which the city has now. has given en-
tire satisfaction and the purchase OF
another truck would give Ottumwa
good fire protection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
Maxine Thine. Even.

It would be difficult to find a region
where the ups and downs of fortune
have been SO sudden and extreme az
In California. In its early days, be-
fore Its production OF grain was equal
to the demand, wages OF farm hands
were high, but as production Increased
the prices lowered faster than the rate
Of wages. A farmer employed an tn
dustrious Irishman for FIVE years. at
the rate Of fifty dollars q month and
found"-board, lodging. washing. and
mending. At the end of the term he
said to his man: Il can't AFFORD to pay
you the wages I have been paying.
You have saved money, and have
saved nothing. At this rate you Will
soon own ny farm" Then I'll hire
you to work for me-" said the other,
land you can get your farm back
again"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07

Fenton. ~
The Rev. W. Friedrich, pastor of the
Lutheran church in Fenton and Fair
vile has been presented with a new
Ford touring car by the members Of
the joint congregations.
New London.
The dedication of the new Methodist
Episcopal church that is now being
completed at cost of $4,000, has been
set for July IL. Bishop Moore will
likely preach the dedicatory sermon.
DR.. H. Newton Smith is pastor here.
LynnviIIe.
Mrs. John Noah was given pleas
came to her house desiring to sell her
end proved to be her brother. j. w.
Shannon, of New Jersey, whom she
had not seen for forty two years, so it
is needless to say the visit is proving
a delightful one He will also visit
his sister at New Sharon.
Delhi.
Delhi will soon commence the erec-
ton of a $4,000 school building. This
will relieve the unfortunate condition
occasioned by the burning of the school
house last fall. With the completion
Of the new school structure, the board
will offer eleven years of excellent
school work that will be approved by
the state department. At present there
is an enrolment Of about $50 pupils.
and it would not be surprising If next
year under the new conditions the en-
rollment should jump to 200.
Avoca.
The Centennial Flour mill, one Of the
largest concerns in western Iowa, was
partially destroyed by fire today at a
loss of $4,000. The fire started in the
engine room and was communicated to
the coal bins. 1t was extinguished be-
fore it reached the corn department..
The building was built by A. E. Con-
signy. At one time, eighteen years ago.
it was partially destroyed by fire but
was rebuilt 1t is probable that the
present structure will be rebuilt, as it
was insured.
Oskaloosa.
On the corner of South Ninth street
and Eighth avenue east, the Free
Methodist peiple have built for their
pastor fine two story parsonage. The
building while plain Is yet convenient.
It is Of frame construction with a hip
roof. Some four living rooms are on
main floor, basement under the whole
house: four good sized rooms and bath
are on the second floor. Electric lights,
ample heat, good closets, hot and cold
water. a comfortable kitchen and
roomy pantries add to the coy feat
ures Of the house.
Snamosa.
At the present time there are more
than seven hundred inmates confined
in the state reformatory here, and
about the same number at the state
penitentiary at Fort Madison. Thirty
years ago there were about two hun
dred fifty prisoners at the reformatory
and about twice that number at the
penitentiary. The prison population
in the state In the past thirty years
has almost doubled while the popula-
ton Of the state has increased only 80
per cent. In fact given In round num-
bers substantially accurate, the pop
ulatfon OF the state has increased
from 100000 in 1855, to 100000 in
1915, while the population at the state
reformatory here increased from $50 to
more than 100, and at the state peni-
Tertiary from 500 to more than 200. this
a 50 per cent increase. A
number OF reasons nave Deen given Tor
this Increase and among them all no
doubt the most plausible explanation Is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
YOUNG swlNDLER CAUGHT.
Attempts to Cash Bogus Check a
Council Bluffs Y. NJ. C. A.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, June IA young man
giving the name of Miller made bold
attempt yesterday to yictimize the
Young Mems Christian Association here
out OF $50 and period of entertain
ment, He presented himself at the
office OF the association and handed the
clerk In charge a letter purporting to
have been written by Lord Smithley.
bishop of Aberdeen. Scotland, of the
Church of England. He also at the
same time presented check for $50,
bearing the alleged signature of DR..
A. G. A. Buxton, rector of st. Paul
Episcopal church of Council Bluffs.
The young man told the Y. NJ. c. A.
people that he had been stopping for
a time with DR.. Buxton, who, he
claimed is an uncle of his, but that he
did not want to tresspass upon his hos
pitaiity longer and having means OF
his own had decided to make his home
at the "Y."
The stranger was told he could make
himself at home in the building and
that he would be cared for Later.
when Secretary Hadley arrived and
was told the circumstances. he immedi-
ately telephoned the Episcopal rectory
and thus learned that the young man
was an imposter and he was soon after
arrested and taken to Jail. DR.. Bux-
ton has no nephew in this country and
had not given a check for SO to the
fellow The fellow is a stranger here.
His story was decidedly plausible. APP
parently he expected to secure what
cash he could on the check. counting
on Doctor Buxton being busy with
church services. and make good his
escape before the fraud was detected.
but Dr. Buxton left his bible class in
Sunday school to answer the sum
mons,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
HEREFoRos BRING TOP PRICE.
Fifty Animals Of Tow Herd Sell Fo
$4,000 at Norway.

Shellsburg. June lover 500 people
attended the sale Of Hereford cattle
held Wednesday at Fairview Farm near
Norway. the home of the well-known
stock breeder, Cyrus A. Tow. Fifty
animals were sold for approximately
$4,000.
The sale was held in a big grove west
Of the house where q show ring had
been prepared and seats built on all
four sides Above the ring fioated a
huge banner bearing dozens Of ribbons
that had been taken home as prizes
from international and state fairs.
Mr.. Frederick Reppet, OF Indiana, was
the auctioneer of the day and he had
five assistants. Among tho purchasers
were men from Oregon. Montana, wy
oming. Nebraska. Indiana, Virginia and
one animal was purchased for the state
university Of Minnesota.
Mr.. Tow Is member Of the board OF
directors of the Iowa state fair from
this district. Benton county Is proud of
the success he has made, he has proven
that man who produces the best will
always attract a purchaser. He has
boefi nine years building up his herd
of Herefords.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
NEW HOTEL FoR ALTOONA.
Business Men Of City Subscribe For
Stock in New Project.

Special to Times Republican.
Algona, June Thirty three Of the
leading business men of this city have
entered into an agreement to organize.
incorporate and take stock in a hotel
stock company. Each one Of the above
business men and business houses has
signed up for stock from $500 to $4,000.
The shares will be of par $4,000 each.
Each one Of the Algona banks. four in
number. has subscribed $1,000. The
movement grows from the fact. that
Algona has had extra poor hotel ac-
commodations the past few years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
IMPORTANT MEETING OF MIDDLE
WEST SHIPPERS At DUBUQUE
THIS WEEK.
TO MEET COMPETITION
OFFERED ~ PANAMA CANAL
Opening Of Waterway Works to Detri-
ment Of Middle West and Rail Rates
Must Meet Panama Canal Tariffs-
Development Of System Whereby Pro-
duct May BE Sent to Coast Via Canal.
to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Dubuque, June dubuque is MAX
ing preparation as host for one OF the
most important meeting of shippers of
the middle west held in this section
for years. The assenlblage, which
meets in the Dubuque Club on Wednes-
day, the 9Th inst, is under the auspices
of the Upper Mississippi River I'M
provement Association, which for four
teen years has been bending its ener-
gies to the securing of appropriations
and the prosecution of betterments on
the Mississippi to the end that river
traffic may be restored and the middle
west secure the freight rates which
competition between rail and water
should create.
Wednesdays meeting, while called by
the officials of the Upper River Inn
provement Association, is not a river
convention. 1t is called for the pur-
pose Of assembling shippers Of the
middle west for discussion Of ways and
means for the betterment of conditions
in freight circles. 1t is an established
fact that the Panama canal opening
has served as a detriment to this sec
ton of the country rather than ben
eft. Freight rates between Atlantic
seaboard points and the Pacific coast
are lower than from the middle west to
the Pacific. Rail rates meet Panama
canal rates. This the roads are COM
PEELED to do with regard to transporta-
ton from the middle west to Pacific
coast points.
Shipments Via Panama Canal.
t,o al nv,$ ~
a system whereby products of the mid
die west may reach the Pacific via
Panama canal with New Orleans in
stead of New York as the point Of re-
shipment. This eventually must mean
the institution of proper river termi-
nails along the upper river, that load
ing and unloading into self-propelled
barges may be done with expedition
and at minimum cost. The subject is
vital one.
There is no set program. The meet
ing will be called to order by Thomas
Wilkinson, president Of the Upper Mis-
sissippi River Improvement Associa-
ton, and plans for matters to be taken
up will be decided upon.
There will be present representatives
appointed by governors of states and
chambers Of commerce from Illinois.
Missouri, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Min
senota, as we'll as Iowa, and a number
Of delegates from San Francisco will
be present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
STUDENTS VISIT BERMUDA.
Two GrinneII Boys to Do Special Re-
search Work in islands.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, June 1.-TWO Grinnell stu
dents, Harry Cross, of Rockford, ILL.,,
and Paul Smith, 10, will go to the
Bermuda islands this summer to collect
scientific material for various colleges
and universities turnout the country,
and to do some special research work
at the Harvard summer labratory
which is situated there. Both sAese
young men expect to pay their own
way by their own efforts. In order
to do this they have formed a scien-
tific company and canvassed every col
lege and university in the United
States for orders of herbarum speci-
mems, and OF animals and insects.
One member of the party, who has
had great deal of experience in plant
and animal photography. will collect
material for lantern slides and lectures,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
FACULTY AND STUDENTS ILL.
Ptomaine Poison Causes a Serious
Disturbances At Lamont COLLEGE.

Ptomaine Poison Causes a Serious
Disturbance at Lamont College.
Lamont, June "wednesday was q
gala day at Graceland with a program
In the forenoon, basket dinner on the
campus and games in the afternoon.
but the arrangements were spoiled by
about thirty-five of the faculty and
students getting suddenly Ill. The trou-
BILE was supposed to be occasioned by
eating cheese served at the supper the
night before, as all who were i'll par
took Of it.
William H. Lambkins who died sud-
denly, was buried on Wednesday aft
ernoon. The knights of Pythias at
tended in BODY ana the ceremonies
were according to their ritual
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
MAY PATROL IOWA RIVER.
Life Saving Stations Likely to Be
Established at Iowa City.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City. June life saving sta
tons are to be erected along the banks
of the Iowa river, and equipment there
for maintained by the chief of police
and his staff, if the new ordinance now
in the hands of the city council is
enacted. 1t has been given two read
ings but action has been postponed as
to passage. The delay is due to the
order of abolition of canoes embodied
in the proposed local law. The pro-
visions are too drastic, the opponents
Of the ordinance declare, and they may
not permit it's passage unless the
clauses that abolish canoes absolutely
arc toned down That some sort of law
will be enacted giving greater protec-
ton to students and other young people
seems assured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
TYPHOID FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Town Of Jolley and Vicinity Stricken
Health Boards Busy.

Rockwell City, June 7.-Jolley and
vicinity is going thru a serious run of
typhoid fever. AS is often the case it
is difficult to secure any definite in
formation as to the number Of cases,
but it is stated upon what seems to be
good authority that there are thirty
seven persons afflicted with the dis
ease, some Of them very seriously i'll. A
member of the state board of health
has been on the ground the past week
attempting to locate the cause of the
epidemic, but no information has been
given out from that source. Rockwell
City has had an experience with the
dread disease and ia In position to
sympathize with her neighbors to the
porth
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
Western Electric to Spend $4,000 o.
New Lines at Esthervilie.

Special to Times-Republican.
Estherville June THE Western
Electric Telephone company are to
start work on the construction Of a
new $4,000 telephone exchange at
Baskerville. At least ten months will
be required to complete the work
which includes the installation of a
new and modern switch board. new
automatic telephones, new lines,
fourteen blocks Of underground cable.
When completed it will be one Of the
best and most modern exchanges in
the northwest. AS soon as the new
exchange and lines are completed the
old system will Immediately be dis
mantled and removed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07

and will devote great deal OF time to
working out a method for taking pic
lures Of corals and sponges and vari.
GUS creatures OF the sea in their natur-
al habitat under water. They will be
accompanied by r. w. Henderson. q
Morningside graduate, who Is assistant
In zoology at the state university.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
kRElecrs CONDITION CRITICAL.
Pieces Of Clothing Found in Wound and
Septcemia Is Feared.

Septicemia Is Feared.
Special to Times Republican.
Scion, June 1.-THE condition OF
Frank Kregci, the Scion editor who was
shot Wednesday by the mayor Of this
place, c. w. Wolfe, is very critical.
pieces of Mr.. Kregci's clothing were
carried into the wounds by the bullets.
This the attending physician fears may
cause septicemia. Mr.. Kregci is con-
scious but suffers great pain. Surgeons
who were called Immediately following
the shooting probed for the bullets
without success. Kregei will be taken
to Iowa City for an X-ray examination
as soon as his condition may permit.
Wolfe will be arraigned at Iowa City
In Justice Horack's court on a charge
of assault with intent to commit MUIR
der on Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07

Cheng Hsun Chang. chairman OF the
honorary commercial commissioners OF
China, representing the foremost In
dustrial and commercial interests OF
the new republic. is called the John d.
Rockefeller OF the Chinese republic.
The commission Is In this country
studying the business and commercial
conditions All OF the twenty Chinese
delegates In the party are dressed IN
ordinary style clothes except Chens
Hsun Chang. who sticks to the pic
turesque garb of the Chinese upper
classes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
Bluff. Population 1851.

Council Bluffs. June Z. - City As
SCISSOR Riker turned over to County
Auditor Hannah his completed tabula-
ton Of the reports Of his fifteen census
takers, and the official declaration is
made that the population Of Council
Bluffs Is 1871.
The state law providing for the TAX
ing Of the decennial census prescribed
that the work should be done by June
1. and that 1t shall be done by the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLTowN. IOWA: JUNE 4 1915.

regularly elected assessors. Attic MT.
Riker did not begin his work until
after April 1, he prosecuted 1t with
whirlwind energy and had 1t fully COM
pleted two weeks prior to the final
date. The interim was devoted to the
checking over of the cards turned in
by the fifteen deputies and verifying
those concerning which there was any
doubt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
Whoopina Cough.

'When my daughter had whooping
cough she coughed SO hard at one time
that she had hemorrhage OF tho lungs.
I was terribly alarmed about her con-
dition. Seeing Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy so highly recommended. I got
her a bottle ana it relieved the cough aS,
once. Before sne had finiahed tive
bottles of this remedy she was entirely.
well.' writes Mrs.. 8. F. Grimes.
Crooxsviiie. Chic. nh..:!H:h!e every
w nere.-AdvaTttsss ozI1ss1tt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-07
s,wed.on on.

SaWed.On Sermon.
After Eve bit the apple and found
out what happened. she probably SAM
pied all the other fruit In the orchard
just to see what else would happen.
indianapolis Star.