Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-05

month The entire local factory will be
devoted to the manufacture Of the new
Brunswick photograph One feature OF
the new machine 10 that it will play
any and all disc records.
Sioux City.
Louis Yockey, one Of Woodbury.
his share in thss development bf the
county from grassy plains into fertile
agricultural land-died Monday night
at his home at Smithland Of senility.
He was 81 years old. Mr.. Jockey came
to Woodbury. county in 1858, when emf
grants from the east started to set
tie here. Smithland was then coming
into existence. and. believing he saw a
bright future in the west, Mr.. Yockey
settled on farm mile east of the
village. There he lived for many years.
one of the prominent farmers of the
county. becoming county supervisor in
1870. Twenty years ago he started a
general store in Smithland. The store
now is operated under the name Of
Jockey & Son. Mr.. Yockey was born
in Germany When two weeks old his
parents sailed for America, settling
! first in the east Besides his widow.
three sons and Ave daughters survive.
The sons are j. F. Yockey. of Smith
land; c. G. Yockey, of Correctionvilie,
and Edward Jockey Of Prince Albert.
Saskatchewan, Canada.
Sioux City.
Monday night in the bull pen at the
city Jail Mike Harlo was set upon and
severely beaten by Walter Early, an
other prisoner, who robbed him of SIS.
| according to Harlo's story to Judge
Foster G. Iddings in police court. After
his attack on Harlo Early summoned a
policeman and requested that the cap
| tain In charge be informed that Early
desired to furnish cash bond of SIS
for his appearance In police court.
Early was released on bond The two
| men were arrested near Fourth and
Wall streets and charged with disturb
ing the peace. Harlo informed Judge
Iddings that the SIS which he had was
| overlooked when he was searched. He
| asserted he was kicked by Early, who
took his money. Early appeared in
! court and entered plea of not guilty
to q charge of disturbing the peace. He
denied that he assaulted Harlo and de-
clared 1t was his SIS that the police
failed to secure when he was searched.
After hearing the evidence Judge ID
dings dismissed Harlo, but assessed a
fine of SIS against Early. That's my
money Harlo declared when the fine
was announced.
LsMars.
Delbert Wheeler, Of 1reton. one Of
the managers of the Hawarden Sand
and Gravel Company. had an exceed
ingly narrow escape last Friday from
being MANNED for life or perhaps ia
tally injured. He was clear at the
top Of the works putting some belt
dressing on the big pulley wheel to
cure the slipping OF the large belt con-
veyor when his right arm was caught
between the belt and the pulley. He
was carried over the big wheel and
head foremost down into 4 chute
thru which the sand. gravel and
rocks are dropped from the conveyor.
Here he was wedged in, with the
gravel and rocks piling up on him, and
the big wheel and belt grinding away
on the flesh OF his arm. In order to
extricate Wheeler the employees found
It necessary to remove tho upper box
ing from the pulley shaft and then get
heavy timbers and pry up the wheel.
Mr. Wheeler was taken to the Ha-
warden hospital and his injuries were
dressed. 1t was found that no homes
were broken, but the flesh on his arm
was bruised and bleeding mass and
ne was considerably bruised about the
body