Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-05
davenport.

Davenport.
Mrs. Sam Spetal. a resident Of Bet
tendorf, is in Scott county Jail charged
with maintaining a liquor nuisance.
Charlton.
The first Fourth of July accident this
year occurred Saturday. Ted Howard
stepped upon an explosive cap in the
display window Of the White &
.oDonnell firm. The window was filled
with firecrackers. rockets and all man
ner OF explosives for the Fourth. They
went off in bunch and the front OF
the store went out.
Mount Pleasant.
Homer, the 5-year-old son Of DR.. and
Mrs. Gilfillan, met with a serious &C
c.dent on Friday evening last when he
was struck by an automobile driven by
Mr.. H!ltebrand of Wayland Homer
was playing with an older brother in
front OF their home. The brother ran
across the road, escaping the auto, but
Homer, who was hidden from the view
of the driver by some weeds. was struck
in the back and seriously bruised
about the face and heal The indica-
tons are that he will get along all
right.
Council Bluffs.
A girl baby was born TO Mrs. Abe
Harter. Of Rapid City. S. D. in a Pull
man car. which was set out OF a North
western train in this city by special
orders Of the railroad superintendent
The mother was taken i'll en- route at
Missouri Valley. The company physi-
clan, Dr. G. A Heise, was called and
accompanied Mrs. Harter to Council.
Bluffs, and later to Omaha where the
railroad company had an ambulance
waiting to take the mother and child to
hospital They are doing fine today.
Mr. Harter, who came here to meet his
wife, had double cause for rejoicing
when ne arrived.
West Liberty.
| In attempt to change the gears OF
| lis automobile. George Janney lost con-
troll Of the machine and it overturned
| on the country road, two miles below
West Liberty. His year-old daughter
was so badly crushed that she Is not
expected to recover. Mr.. and Mrs jan
ney and their two young boys also were
painfully injured. but Mrs. Patrick Sui
| Ivan and daughter who were in the
rear seat escaped with only slight
scratches. The gear mechanism refused
| to respond TO Mr.. Janney's efforts and
when he applied the brake in an at
tempt to control the speed of the ma
chine. it turned over. The child was
badly crushed about the chest The
members Of the party were brought to
| ~ not r vi "
Mount Pleasant.
| There is nothing Of the Stacker
about John Siffens, Gro x ressdeE:
of Winfield, this county. The young
man is an alien, having been born in
Ratenion, Crete, Greece, in 1893. He
came to this country from Trieste, Aus
tria, on July /, 1913. Mr.. Siffens duly
registered under the conscription Law
on June 5 and wishing to enlist in tht
United States artillery came to this
city Saturday and making visit 81
the court house, declared his inten'
ton OF becoming citizen OF this
| country and foreswore alles1acce to th'
king of Greece. Mr.. Siffens will be
valuable man for Uncle Sam as M
served in the Grecian artillery in the
Balkan war and therefore has some
acquaintance with modern warfare.
Fairfield.
In the act of proceeding to Evergreen
cemetery Sunday afternoon with tn
4 second funeral party Of the day. Franz
ID Kerrick, a prominent funeral direc.
tor of Faircniid, was run Over g.. g ha q
" injured by a Ford car driven b.
Miss Herself Carl. The accident occur
red almost in front Of the Hannah
/ C1inkenbeard garage on North Cour
street, and was witnessed by 1arg'
number of people, including Mrs. Ker
Trick. The funeral party. consisting o
the auto fearse and a number of auto
mobiles, was awaiting Mr.. Kerrick'
coming after he had seen to it that al
of the friends were provided for. HI
Twas in the act Of entering the ca