Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-29
Confer Point.

S0oter Foinks .s ~ 3
Pauline Frey, the Ss7year- old daush-
ter of George Frey, on Monday got into
mixup with the crank of honey ex-
tractor while. in motion which resulted
in a broken arm close to the shoulder.
Fort Dodge.
Clyde Schulz, who operates an auto
mobile radiator repair shop near Public
Square park, had his index finger cut
of Tuesday. He was cranking his cat
and thAacrank suddenly flew around in
such manner that the finger was in
stantly severed from the hand.
LeMars.
Last week the W. r. Winders farm
located in the southeast part Of town
was sold for $4,000, or $42s per acre.
The purchaser is H. Scheeler, of Pier
son, who expects to come to LeMars
and make the place his home. Mr.. Win
ders has not as yet found another resi-
dence.
Dubuque. s.
Five boys playing in the lowlands at
the foot of Thirteenth street, discov-
cred a package floating in the water
and when dragged ashore and opened,
in, it was found wrapped in rags the
body of a dead baby. Doctors said IT
had lived twenty-four hours before II
died. Authorities are trying to dis
cover if it was murdered and also
hunting for the mother.
Clinton.
Announcement is made. that the d.
rectors of the Clinton Y. NJ. c. "A. in
short campaign conducted recently
have provided the entire amount nee
essary for work for three years, the
total subscription being over $4,000 per
wear. The generous response of Gin
toms leading business men is fine
testimonial to the association in tins
city.
LeMa rs.
Mrs. Henry Cramer, of Preston town
ship, died at local hospital Thursday
night of acute peritonitis. Mrs. Cramer
gave birth to a boy on Tuesday. She
had been in i'll health for some time,
suffering from appendicitis. and her
condition was such as to preclude re-
covery. Mrs. Cramer's death is par
ticularly sad one as she leaves fam
lily of nine young children without a
mothers care.
Sioux City.
AS a result Of an automobile acci-
dent Wednesday at Fifth and Pierce
streets, liver Browne, Seventeenth and
Insleside avenue. truck delivery driver
for the Palmer Wholesale Company, IL
in q critical condition at tho st. Vim
cent hospital An artery in his left arm
was severed and the muscles of hi,
arm were badly cut by the glass IN
the windshield. He was run into by q
delivery truck Of the Rosebud Produce
Company, driven by Edward Solen,
1910 Sixth avenue.
Watsrlos.
Chicken thieves are again active in
this vicinity. For years they piled this
nefarious trade in Black Hawk town.
ship, up to q few months ago, and have
again resumed operations. Saturday
night the farm Of r. c. Guukucht was
raided and hfty choice hens carried
of. The performance was repeated at
the Brandhorst farm the next night, a
similar number Of chickens being
carted away. Bloodhounds were taken
to the Gutkucht farm but no clew was
obtained. 49,.
Durant.
Durant has a genius In electricity
and wood carving in the person OF
Harry Sorgenfrey. Is years old. He was
born and reared in Durant, and is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sorgenfrey.
proprietors Of a dairy farm. When >
years old the boy erected an electrical
shop in the orchard. Here he spent all
his spare moments experimenting and
studying. Even at that early age he
made several electrical devices. During
the last two years, he has with the aid
Of a s-ye3r- old companion. Donald
Lutz, installed electricity in quite
number Of Durant dwellings, putting in