Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-06

to be making 135 bushels q day. Jim
Bridgewater on the William Kennedy
farm, still fartheE north Of town, II
averaging over 100 bushels day, and
does not put in full days work.
Mas&s City.
Eldon Boyer, II years old. was IN.
jured Monday morning when a truck
knocked him down and ran over both
feet. The lad was crossing Federal
avenue and apparently did not hear
or see the truck until too late. Both
feet arc rather badly crushed but hos
pital authorities report that he 10 get
ting along NICELY. He is the son of
Sam Boyer. 20 Jersey avenue, Mason
Gity.
Lstts.
The Let's consolidated school IL now
serving hot lunches at noon to its
country pupils. On Nov. 20 the first
day Of the service. the domestic science
class, with the assistance Of their
teacher, Miss Ernestine Shields. serv-
ed fifty pupils. One OF two hot articles
are furnished to be eaten with their
cold lunches that they bring from
home. The cost to each pupil of these
hot dishes is about 4 cents.
Waterloo.
Miss Ray Conyes. Cedar Falls, an
employee Of the Vaughan implement
Company. was struck by an automo-
bile owned and driven by w. o. Fos-
ter at Fourth and Commercial streets,
lat 5 a. m. Tuesday. Miss Conyes step
ped from an interurban car and the
automobile, unable to stop on account
Of the slippery condition of the pave
ment, struck her from behind. She
was taken to the office of physician
and later removed to 'Presbyterian hos
pital. Her condition was fairly good
at noon altho attending physicians fear
she was injured internally.
odsboIdt.
At the special election held Monday
for the purpose of voting on the pro-
position of bonding the independent
school district Of Odeboldt in the sum
Of $50 900 for the purpose of building
and equipping new school building
ana for purchasing the necessary
school site the proposition was defeat
ed. There were 1922 votes cast, 81 for
and $50 against the proposition. Eigh-
ty.nine women took advantage Of the
opportunity ito cast their first vote at
an election, 60 voting mo- and 20
yes" Among the votes cast by the
men, one was spoiled, while the wo-
men got by without spoiled ballot.
Manson.
An attempt was made last night tc
murder James Reese, an old settler
here. and civil war veteran, who lives
alone in the north part Of the city. Tive
| shots were fired at him while he wa.
asleep in bed and at close range by
some one who had gained entrance Ia
his house. Both bullets. fired from q
32-caliber revolver, penetrated the
bedding near Reese's body. As he
awakened, the intruder ran from the
house and has not been apprehended;
In fact. there has been but little on
: which to trail him. The city marshal
in investigating the premises later
found q eatchel containing a new brace
and bit, a bottle containing gasoline
| and another containing a quantity OF
nitroglycerine. There was also sevefa.
feet of fuse. Several days ago q let
ter. found in a neighbours mail box di-
rected to Mr.. Reese, said the writer
had received a quantity Of alcohol and
thought that Mr.. Reese would like tc
sample It. The whole matter is a mys.
terry to the local officers, but a careful
investigation is being carried on and !,
Is thought possible secret service meH
Of the postoffice department may bt
brought in because Of the letter in the
mail bog