Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-26

and bruises, the result Of an accident
which occurred near Hudson Thursday
night when he and a party Of three
other men from Reinbeck ran their
auto astride the railing of a bridge and
fell into the creek below. The machine
was smashed to pieces, but all OF the
occupants Of the car, except Mr.. Burn
ham, escaped with minor injuries. The
accident happened. about midnight on
the Waterloo road one mile east of
Hudson. The names OF the three com
panions of Mr.. Burnham were not
learned before they returned to their
homes in Reinbeck.
Sioux City.
A $4,000 breach OF promise suit was
filed in the district court by Miss Lydia
Nelson against John e. THerweiieT,
former student at the Creighton Medi
cal college, Omaha The plaintiff al
leges that on or about May /. 1910, the
defendant agreed to marry her, and
by mutual consent the wedding was
postponed until the defendant was out
of college. The time has already
passed, the defendant has received his
degree and has also informed the
plaintiff he does not intend to carry out
his part Of the compact. The plain
tiff states that on March 20, Mr.. Trier-
weller came to her and informed her
that he did not consider himself bound
by the promise he made to marry her
and that he did not intend to marry
her.
Fort Dodge.
Steve Rosnak who resides near the
Mineral City Park, burned his right
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was badly burned when he caught hold
Of live wire, while trying to rescue
a cat from an electric wire pole. Just
how many volts passed thru the man
was not learned by the physician in
charge. However, he declares an un-
usual large voltage must have been
running thru the wires, as the mans
hands are badly burned. Rosnak was
m. Thursday. He saw the cat on a
pole and decided to climb up and
rescue the feline from her precarious
position. Mr.. Rosnak reached out for
the cat when he got to the top of the
pole. but instead Of catching hold Of
the cat, touched live wire. Instinct
| lively Mr.. Rosnak threw up his left
hand but this too caught hold Of a
wire. After swinging from the wires
! for a few seconds, the man managed
| to let go of the wires and dropped
forty feet to the ground. He was not
hurt by the fall.
vinton.
| The body of the late S. NJ. Edmond,
who died in Long Beach, CAL, Jan. "a,
arrived in Vinton Thursday morning,
I accompanied by his wife and SON.
After funeral services at the Presby-
terrain church, conducted by the pas
| tor, the Rev. P. Marion Simms, the
body was taken to the Pratt Creek
cemetery, nine miles west Of town and
laid away. Mr. Edmond was veteran
of the civil war. He was wounded at
! tho battle cf Gettxshurg and captured.
He was several months in Libby prison
and Belle Isle, which experience very
much affected his health. He was 70
years old at the time Of his death. He
came to Benton county in 1875 and
lived here until four years ago when
he moved to Long Beach. He was one
Of our leading citizens and took a
prominent part in every progressive
movement In the county. Coming from
pennsylvania he was a strong protec-
tive tariff republican and had been a
member of the Presbyterian church
since boyhood. He was q noble soldier
| and his loyalty to his country and his
christianity went hand in hand.
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