Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-24
Northern Io1ua Items

threa tened Kehae's drug store and the
i CoIumbiay Cafe on Sixth street, and for
+ some time promised to; make merry
with the old Gates store building. Sew
eral lines of hose were laid and much
water thrown l. -.
Mason City. 80. -"
The front 3 end Of Ross Avery's
Overland looks very much as if it had
struck something that was little too
heavy kfor. it. a He was in the city Sat-
| urday; eveniHg. driving it. from the
farm. His machine was standing on
East Fourth. street, facing west. with
curtains up, protecting it from the rain:
and weather. When he started he!
! failed to make the necessary safety
! first observations, and he had only
advanced about three rods when he
came in contact with the street car,
the auto striking the car amidship.
| The two front wheels Of the auto were
smashed and the front Of the machine
was pretty well ground down. The ac-
cident occurred about II o'clock. =
Mason City. N e.. -
! An interesting operation was per-
formed at the Park hospital late Sat
urday aftern DON, vixen a good sized
safety pin was removed from the
I"tummy'' of little Alvin Smith, the 13-
months old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Smith, of Nationwide. While being
dressed the little fellow picked up the
/ pin and mistaking its use, had put it
| in his mouth and tried to swallow 1t.
He was Immediately brought to the
hospital, where an X-ray examination
| showed the pin lodged in the esophagus.
1.-THE pin was opened with the point
upward. Food was given the victim
| forcing the pin into the stomach, where
| it was removed by a surgical opera !,
ton. Both pin and baby. are doing,
nicely. - e -.
Fert Dodge. r%.. ii
Nearly 1900 people have used the
physical privileges of the Y. NJ. G. A,
during the past year according to the
annual report by CTS. Daubert, direc-
I tor of the association. These figures
touch high water mark for Fort Dodge.
For the first time in the history Of
llocal athletics the women of the city
have had swimming privileges. Mr..
Daubert has taught 116 women to
! swim. or this number several have
qualified as life savers. Sixty-seven
linen and boys have learned to take
| care of themselves in the water. In
I, his gym classes alone there has been
an attendance Of 10000 people. From
4 :.h.::s :....har Mr.. Danbert has formed
! eighty three basketball, volley ball,
tennis and baseball teams. The junior
1 boys took fourth place in an amateur
Iathletic meet
Mason City. "a
For about four hours Archie Peter
son, OF the. firm Of Cheney & Peterson,
was as sick as he cares to be-, Another
Effteen minutes would have seen his
finish. Carbon monoxide poisoning
4. was the cause. Saturday night Mr..
4 Peterson was working in the repair
shop. He had an engine running and
i he thinks that It had run for about an
i hour and half The doors were all
lclosed and there was no chance FOL
fresh air to get In. All at once he
felt peculiar but he didn't seem ito
sense the Situation. He was stagger-
ting about and had fallen just as his
4 partner Chester Cheney and Mike
Lyons stepped in. Coming from the
4 fresh air they realized the trouble and
i Immediately getting hold Of Mr.. Peter
\ son got him into the opel, air. iifss II1.e re-
\ vived but 1T WAS some time before he
\ was himself. He ID working today
Z and is feeling quite like himself