Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-03
Mount Pleasant,

Mount Pleasant.
The city council which Is opposed &c
paving this year. refused the petition
Of ST. Alphonsus church and othe'
property owners on the same stree'
for extension Of bituiithic paving.
Davenport.
Carl Schmidt and Fred Hagel, en-
ployes Of the Davenport Locomotive
works. had lucky and narrow escape
from serious injury when some brass
which they were handling in the forge
room. blew up. The molten metal in
stantly scattered and burned both meu
painfully but not seriously. The In
turies of both are confined principally
to the feet.
C!earfeld.
With the closing of this school year
Miss Mary Martin, of Lenox, will have
an unusual record, this being her thir-
ty-hrst consecutive year as primary
teacher In that school. She was re-
Gently re- elected for the thirty-second
year. The parents Of many of her
present pupils started to school to Miss
Martin and some of their grandchii-
dren are near school age.
Wilton.
Harold Wright, young man from
Wilton, a student in the medical schoo!
In Des Moines, has enlisted In the Iowa
national guard in that city with the
First field hospital corps under the
command Of Major Russell. The WORK
Of the field hospital corps is emergency
operating and first aid to the wounded
He spent the week lend with home
folks here returning to his school
work at Des Moines yesterday.
Burlington.
A. J. Johnson, the veteran train in.
spector of this city, had miraculous
escape from death when struck by
fast mail in the union station hers
early Saturday morning. He received
only minor injuries. Johnson mis-
Judged the distance Of the train and j
| knocked him down, the force OF the
blow bowling him along the brick plat
form for quite distance. Station EN-.
ployes who rushed to his assistantc.
| were amazed to ind him comparative
ly unframed.
College Springs.
Fred johnson received letter Tues
day from his mother who lives In cen
trail Sweden. She is SO years old and
| enjoying good health. She quoted
some OF the prices they have to pay
for the necessaries of life, and theI
are much higher than they are in thi'
country. Coffee costs them s4.05 ;
kjlot. "a kilot IL equal to two ant
| 1eN
a kilot; wheat flour, 40 cents kilot
oat meal. rs cents kiiot; beef ant
pork, $3.50 a kilot. Mems boots cos
$40 and womens shoes, 1920. AL
other things proportionately as high
Mueoatins.
Contrary to a previous decision t.
cancel plans for the event this year
officials Of the Mississippi Vale!
Power Boat Association yesterday no
tined a prominent iiocs! r.ctnrbnat en-
| thusiast that the annual regatta of tn
| organization will be held at Minneapo
lis July 3, and s.. Soon after tn
war declaration, q number OF thos
prominently connected with the asso
4 citation deemed It wise to ignore tn
regatta plans this year. Later, how
ever. officials OF the boatmen's clu
agreed to stage the regdtta, changin
1 their opinion as to- the effect the wa
would have on the program.
DanvilIs.
| George Medefesser. 1s-year-old so
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Medefesser. re
siding four miles south Of panyilis
died as the result Of injuries receive
week ago when he dropped from
hay NOW at his fathers farm. He ha
Ibeen injured internally. The youn
man, after storing away hay In tn
barn, swung out on the beam and low
erred himself ION the rope which ha
been used to lift hay. Reaching tn
end Of the rope. ne dropped tho rei
1 LOT the distance HI was carried