Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-10

-Eikport.
Aout fifteen priests were present at
the celebration OF the months mind
mass last wednesday for Rev. J. F..
Reilly, deceased pastor Of st. Joseph's
church at Elkaler Rev. J. Nelson, Of
Dewitt, preached a feeling sermon.
Mason City. H.
A, ]. Yost, q farmer living near Rock
with injuries sustained in runaway.
HIS spine Is fractured and the physi-
clans in charge hold out but little hopes
for his recovery.
Dubuqus.
J. v. Ryan OF Fort Dodge, was
elected, Saturday to pilot the Purple
and Gold football eleven for the COM
ing year. Ryan is also the cheer lead
er and dramatic star Of the local
college. Last season he clouted the
ball for grand average OF .436, the
highest ever made by Dubuque col
lege player.
LeMars.
A jail delivery was frustrated by Mrs.
Maxwell, wife Of Sheriff Maxwell, who
was attracted by sounds in the county
Jail. Two prisoners, Harry Shields and
Herbert Briegel, who had secured a
piece of iron and a steel saw, were
caught attempting to dig thru a brick
wall in the corridor of the JAIL, The
men had nearly succeeded in making a
hole in the wall.
Dubuque.
Arthur Coldiron had strange mis-
hap In trying to avoid a street car
while riding at high speed on a motor
cycle To avoid collision with the car
he turned his machine and it plunged
over the gutter and sidewalks and thru
a plate glass window. Coldiron was
badly cut about the face and head by
broken glass but will suffer no serious
consequences.
Dubuque.
Harold Eppler, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert G. Eppler, OF zoo Coates avenue.
had his left leg fractured early Mon
day morning when The was caught in
the spokes of q wheel Of a milk wagon
on Wartburg avenue, The boy was
climbing into the wagon when the
horses sctarted suddenly and he lost
his balance. In falling his leg caught
In the spokes Of the wheel and his leg
was fractured. The boy was rushed to
a hospital whereof was reported that
he was resting easy.
Earlville, KS
A handsome silver cup, the gift Of
the county superintendent was award
ed the Earlville high school for win
ming in the county declamatory con-
test at Colesburg Saturday night. Cliff
ford Mullen won with his Grafton
'Spartacus to the Gladiators" Miss
Vera Carly won first with her humor-
Gus selection rabbits and Other
Eggs" Greeley, Earlvile, Hopkinton,
Delhi. Manchester and Colesburg. COM
peted. "A big celebration will be held
here soon In honor Of the locals vic
tory. ii Va (; =. 80 +. II Il E
Cedar Rapids.
After carrying mail between Millers-
burg and Keswick. for seven years.
Mrs. Ella Marshall, Belle PLANE resi-
dent. Is years old, believes she can do
something for Uncle Sam In the pres
emit war crisis with Germany. Accord
ingly she has written to Sergeant Will
Hams, head Of the local army recruiting
unit, asking that he file her name for
future reference should there be open
any position that would necessitate the
CARRYING Of postal matter. Mrs. Mar
shall plans to employ her Ford car az
means Of loconotion should she be
called into service.
eieux City. ~ 8.
Wdreman Muller, aged e, one OF the
first settlers Of Cherokee county, and
|fcr several years = resident Of Morn
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