Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-17
Southern Ioua Items

farm where the road had been filled in
to do away with a chuck hole. On
striking the raised place the car
turned over and pinned Thompson
under it. On bringing him to Bedford
| it was found that his legs were COM
pletely paralyzed and that he COM
planned of pain in the back of the
neck. Itaiss supposed that he received
severe injuries to.th spine and the
extent Of the injuries will not be
known for few days. He had had
very little experience driving an auto.
mobile.
Clarified.
John Bell, AN old resident Of
Diagonal. died suddenly Wednesday
mornin He had been working out
of doors and had also been up town
for the mail. He came in and was
lying down on the lounge for short
rest before dinner. When his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Perrigo called him he raised
up little, said I'm so warm and
passed peacefully away before she
could reach his side. Mr.. Bell had
long been cripple and had not been
rugged for some time. He and his
daughter Mrs. Perrigo, a milliner, and
| her daughter, about or years old,
have lived together in the old home
in East Diagonal since the death Of
Mrs. Bell year or more ago.
Davenport
Announcement has been made by
Lee J. Dougherty, of Davenport. Iowa
| master of the fourth degree, knights
of Columbus, that thirty-four mem
bers of the order in Iowa, who had
applied FOR admission to the highest
degree of the order, have withdrawn
their applications because they are
now serving with the national guard
These knights of Columbus expected
to take the degree July 81, the day
preceding the opening of the thirty
fourth annual convention in Daven-
port. Three hundred candidates from
all over the United States, but mostly
from Iowa and the middle west, will
take the degree, at which and at the
banquet following everyone must be
in full dress,
Oskaloosa.
The board Of trustees of Penn Col
llege decided to give sixteen free
scholarships Under the following con-
ditions: "A one year scholarship to
each township that raises $4,000 for
the Penn College campaign; a two
year scholarship to each township that
raises $4,000: three-year scholar
ship for each township that raises
$4,000, and a full four-yearl scholar
ship TO each township that raises
100000. No conditioned creed, color.
nationality, sex or age attaches. The
award is to be made by a committee
composed of the five largest donors in
each township with the restriction
that their candidate must be resi-
dent in their township. Scholarships
will be awarded Immediately after the
| close of the campaign and will be ac-
| cepted either in the academic or COL
legiate department.
Harlan.
Two barns We're struck by lightning
and burned during the storm of
! Thursday night, in Monroe township.
One Of them belonged to. James
Michaelson, and was located a mile
east of the Morgan school house. It
was new barn, OF special fine plan
built last year at a cost of $1,000. It
had just been filed with hay. 1t also
| contained some horses, but these were
gotten out. Some hogs Were burned
with the barn and hay. There was no
Insurance on the hay. The barn was
INSURED, quite likely in the Elk Horn
mutual. Neighborss ran to the fire in
their autos and helped to save adj
Ijacent buildings. Very little rain ac-
lcompanied the electric storm. The
other barn vas located on the Bees
farm on the township line south 1t
may have been in Pottawattamie
county, as there are Bees farms on
both sides of the road. We haye no
4 particulars except that the building
I was burned To the ground. Frank
Fosarty of Irwin lost two steers by
lightning.