Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-24

Cherokee.
K. E. Jones, a piano tuner, aged 40,
committed suicide Monday mo rning by
shutting himself lin g. room and turn
ing -on the gas. Dependency because
Of i'll health$is SUPPOSED to have been
the cause.
Alden. I, ,,,,.,. e =;
Because he tried TO crank a case
lene engine with his ,fept and it back
fred. Earl McCord, young farmer liv-
leg. The, accident occurred Friday.
Both bones in the leg were frsetnred.
Fort Dodge. l'sf ~
w. H. Blakely, secretary of the eve.
Icutive council of the State High School
Athletic Association, has received 1S4
entries in the eight district basketball.
tournaments to be held in Iowa in
March This is the record number Of
entries.
Independence.
County Recorder Kenyon is placing
on the county books thi, week the
deeds of the defunct railroad, the Chi
cago, Anamosa & Northern, or the
Can as known III these parts, a
made over to Herman Sonk enn, the
Kansas City junk, dealer. The sale
price was $4,000. and the transfer in
cludes all of the depots. fences, cul-
yertS, rolling stock and right of-way.
Cedar Rapids.
Miss nellie Sherwood. teacher of the
first and second grades in Jackson
school. has every child in her room
saving his pennies. Each child has a
bank account in the school savings
system. The total deposits from nine
teen schools on hand last week footed
up $17.7S050. The deposits for last
week amounted to $497.G7 with 5000
Withdrawals.
Ogden.
w. d. Miller OF Ogden. was named
secretary of the Boone County Agri-
cultural Society. under whose aus
pices the annual Boone county fair Is
held at Ogden. at IA meeting OF the
board held Saturday in the banking
parlors of the ogden State Bank tn
succeed William Jones. resigned. Mr..
Jones stated that because of other bus
mess he could not do Justice to the
office and so rendered his resignation.
Jefferson.
How dry l am" will be a popular
song in Greene county as the result o.
raids by the sheriff and deputies on
practically every express and freight
office in the county. County Attorney
Graham issued the orders which
started the officers on their search, and
the net proceeds of the hunt were
nearly $50 quarts of whisky, three
cases and one Eeg of beer, small
amount of alcohol and wine.
Boone.
John Jones, a Northwestern employe,
is in the Eleanor Moore hospital SUI
fering from an injured foot as re-
suit Of an accident early Sunday morn
ing Jones' foot was cut by hook
which broke off the heavy chain which
was being used by the wrecker to lift
an engine back on the track. The
locomotive left the track in the snow
and ice at the turn table pit and in
lifting it back to the rails the hook
broke off the wrecker chain. striking
Jones on the foot and injuring him
quite badly. He was rushed to the
| Eleanor Moore hospital where Il he IS &c
ceiving treatment for his injury.
Story City.
John NJ. Hauge Of Story City. had j
marrow escape from death Tuesday
when a Northwestern passenger train
scraped the side of his automobile al
the crossing near the Randall cream
! cry. taking off wheel and smashing
/ up the tenders Ola oiie side. HANG
was driving In an enclosed car and
did not see the train until it was near
~ upon him. He applied the brakes
and succeeded in keeping the car from,
stopping squarely on the track. When
the engineer stopped his train and rai,
back to pick up what he thought would
be dead man, he found Hauge still
sitting in the seat OF the car with
| smile on his face.
Charles City. -; - =. n
c. G.. Huntley, one of the pioneers
OF Chickasaw county died at his home