Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05

machine, Harry Bodelker Of Waverly,
and an accident resulted Sunday night,
causing the fracture Of Mrs. Bodelker's
skull. The principals were approach
ing each other on the Black Hawk road
just as Mr.. Bodelker drove onto the
bridge beyond the old ball park His
car struck the railing. Mrs. Bodelker
was taken to st. Francis hospital
where 1t was found the outer plate Of
the skull above the forehead was frac-
tured
Cedar Rapids.
Capt. Bert A. Rugh. Of Company A
OF the Canadian expeditionary forces
IN France in a letter to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rugh, of this city,
says that the German soldiers who
were captured Aug IL didn't know
that America had entered the war
against Germany. He says. I'VE feel
that 1t is lust a matter of weeks or
months before this whole ROTTEN busi-j
ness Is over. The Germans are trans
ferred from the eastern to the western,
front in the effort to keep their inter
est up" Captain Rugh has sent home
trophies such as egg bombs, gas masks
and bits of brass from st. Albert.s
cathedral.
AIgona.
The man arrested In Salt Lake City,
Corporal Henry c. Hilbert. alias Ray.
mond Bischoff, alias D. C. Brecken-
ridge. is wanted in Algona for forgery,
and for unpaid bills that he left be-
hind. He visited Algona early in May,
1916, and purported to be on long
hike to test out a new army shoe that
he was wearing. He acquired wide
acquaintance while here and made a
number of friends. He made it known
that when he was thru with the hike
he would be out a job and didn't know
just what he would do, having been
out of civilian life for some time One
OF the leading business men Of this
city told him to come back here when
he finished his testing trip. On the APP
pointed day the young man returned.
but did nat seem overly anxious to
work. The man who had invited HIM
back loaned him some money. Within
a few days he purchased $25 worth
of clothing at one Of the local stores
and cashed two or three checks. Then
he suddenly disappeared. At the ho-
tel where he stopped, he left his suit,
case. In this were found an old uni
form and metal marker that he had
worn about his neck bearing the in.
scription. Corp. Henry c. Hilbert
Dubuque.
Charles Edge q negro, has been
bound over to the federal grand jury
on the charge OF violating the Harri-
son act Edge Il alleged to have ped.
died narcotics to number of custom
ers in this city. He was arrested in
Grand Forks, n. D, and brought here.
and taken from here to Waterloo.
Cedar Rapids
Jerked thirty feet IN the al: 70 the
roof OF his fathers barn by hay fork
with which load Of hay was being
put in the NOW late Saturday. Benny
Hazeltine. 13-year-old son Of Benjamin
Hazeltine. Of near MCLEOD Springs
suffered badly iacerated hands. HIS
father Immediately placed the boy IN
his automobile and sped to Cedar Rap
ids. A tire blew out on the way here
but It did not deter Mr.. Hazeltine
from getting sll the speed there was
in hts car. The boy was taken to a
local physician and received medical
attention. II il probable that the
wounds will heal without serious re-
suits. Mr.. Haze1tine. aided by his son.
was operating the hay fork which lifts
. qnantaity Of hay from wagon and
by means OF pulleys and ropes conveys
IL to various parts Of the NOV. Before
pms ioad nSd peep released from the
fork Benny pulled it back toward him.
Ths weight Of the hay On the fork
pulled the boy. who 49, clingiuK to
tAe liftins rope, Up 70 the pulley IN
4is hxnds vvsgo caught,