Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-08
Northern 5Io1ua Items


on Saturday, whence they will be sent
to Ellis Island, thence to France. These
nurses are: Anna Anderson, Mae
Baxter, Carrie Catlin, Della Smoley and
Isabelle Stark, all of this city, and Mil
bred Williamson, Waterloo; Maude
Wilkinson, Victor Lou Hanchett, Vic
tor; Olivia Peterson, DEBORAH, and
Blanche Kacena, Walker.
Mason City.
+al A. e. Smith, Is years old, who re-
sided at 423 Fourth street Southwest,
died at the Park Hospital late Monday
afternoon, following injuries which he
received when he was run down by an
automobile at the corner Of Federal
and Fourth street Southwest. Saturday
evening. Mr.. Smith was injured about
the shoulders and had his left hip dis
located in the accident. While the in
juries were said to have not been SER
ious for one of younger years, 1t was
Mr.. Smiths advanced age which made
the accident fatal.
Waterloo.
Dependency over the tragic death
of his two and "a half-year- old son in
an automobile accident two years ago.
prompted John Emerson Lansing, age
80, to take strychnine at his home, 319
Clay street, at 4:45 p. m. Monday. His
death followed shortly after p. M
At the time of the automobile accident,
which was at the foot Of Falls avenue
Sept. 4, 1915, Mr.. Lansing suffered a
severe injury to his neau. rui many
hours he lowered between life and
death, in an unconscious state: He
never fully recovered from the effects
Of this injury. -
Waterloo. -...a
And now we have with us the little
lady in the blue cap-Miss Gladys
Kingsbury-the only girl messenger
hoy" in this part Of Iowa Miss Kings
bury Is Waterloo girl who went into
this new field Of endeavor for women
three weeks ago with the intention Of
making good And she has! If there
| is any question about 1t, ask the man
ager of the Postal Telegraph Company.
"she is thoroughly reliable and covers
the territory quickly" declares the
BOSS" who is elated over his find
Miss Kingsbury's work has been more
acceptable than that of many boys we
have employed. She is alert and anx-
lious to pelase and above all is court
eous to our patrons" Upon the young
girls devolves the biggest burden of
telegram delivery. for her employers
realize any task entrusted to her will
be accomplished properly and expedi-
| tiously.
Sioux City.
FIR the first time in the history OF
Sioux City or OF the state of Iowa, 1t
is said barley flour is now being man
ufactured in marketable quantities
here. The Mystic Milling Company is
turning out the product This is nat
ural consequence of the pressure OF
1.-THE food conservation movement AS a
result of the war, it is asserted. 1t
promises to develop into an extensive
Sioux City industry. in the opinion OF
millers. Sioux City is entitled to the
distinction or navins Ses isi;.:::s.:
facture of barley flour, although the
Minneapolis mills have engaged in Its
production since the experiment
was first attempted here a number OF
weeks ago, said II. J. Hutton, Of the
Mystic Milling Company. This flour,
which because Of Its nutritious ele-
ments, has received the approval OF
Food Administrator Herbert c. Hoov-
err. can be and is now being placed up-
on the open market at 50 q barrel less
| than the cost Of wheat flour and 80
Hess than rye flour. When It's manu-
fracture is placed upon a more economi-
bal basis Il can be produced at a lesser
Fcost very probably. 4 y stated.