Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-03
Northern Io1ua Items

moving the child from its present home
in Sioux City. 1t "a set out in the di-
vorce bill that Mrs. Becks conduct
has been such that his health has been
greatly impaired, and to longer con-
tinue to live with her as her husband
would endanger his life.'
Manchester.
Guy Fargo. who has been employed
on the Charles Robson farm, north OF
Manchester during the past seven
years, lies in critical condition as a
result of injuries received while oper-
.ating a gasOlene engine on the farm.
The young man was operating the en-
CINE in the basement Of the house, and
was about to pump water into the
system in the home, and in some man.
ner became entangled in the belt. The
bones in his left arm were frightfully
mangled his head severely cut, and one
OF the vertebra frac tured. 1t is believed
that the engine threw the young farm
worker against the stone walk with
sufficient force to fracture the bones.
The injury to his spine has caused
paralysis of the lower limbs, and 1t
was impossible to determine at this
time the extent Of the injuries to his
| head, which rendered him unconscious:
His condition is very critical, and 1t is
doubtful whether he will recover.
Dubuque.
The affairs Of Benjamin J. Kuhl. the
East Dubuque merchant who Is said
to have been short to the extent Of
about 100000, have all been fixed. &C
cording to an announcement. made In
East Dubuque, by Kuhrs friends. kuhl
himself has returned from his farm,
where he lay in bed many days q ply
steal wreck from the strain he had
I been under. Kuhrs friends have sub
scribed more than $4,000 to be used
! in Strengthening the mans affairs and
another petition has been sent to Judge
Lands in Chicago asking that the first
petition requesting that Kuhl be de-
clared bankrupt, be thrown aside. It
is thought that the judge will comply
with the request Of the second petition.
The chairman Of the school board, Of
which Kuhl was treasurer, and from
which organizations funds 1t Is charged
he appropriated $4,000 for his own
use, stated that the board had received
| the shortage and that no charges
would be made against him.
! Waterloo.
| The first hot shot Of the campaign
for municipal offices was hurled
against Mayor B. G.. Thompson Mon
day afternoon by DR.. o. p. Thompson.
state dairy insnector who addressed
/ the meeting Of the child conservation
league at the Y. M. C. "A. on Dairy In
spection." The state official. himself a
! resident of Waterloo. directly charged
the present mayor with having ap-
pointed as milk inspector man he de-
clared to be totally incompetent to I'll
the office. The pres ent milk Inspector
admitted to me that he was unac-
. quainted with the duties of his Office,
but declared that he wanted the sal
t airy which amounts to s108 a month.
understand that he received the ap-
pointment as a reward for having
aided in electtng the present mayor =
E declared DIR. Thompson. who further
called attention to the fact that dur
ing til. present t.ois III: ouF
! tom OF publishing In the newspapers
monthly reports OF conditions In each
Is dairy haa been discontinued anA that
milk is allowed to be sold as |. Az grade.
Z attic 1t does not meet the state tests
Cor this grade,