Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-07
Northern Io,ua Items

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siderable time yet, and tina there will
be no peace next winter, he asserted
Sheldon.
The.>lwuse on the Jack Donofue
farm three miles east IF Sheldon, IN
which the George Donna family resides
burned to the ground last Thursday
The inmates of the home were swak-
ened by falling dishes from the pantry
shelves. in which room the fire origi-
mated 1t is said that cloths saturated
with oil had been used TO polish floors
the evening before which unthinkinsly
| We're rolled together and placed in the
pantry for the time being. causing
spontaneous combustion. Very little
of the contents were saved. In fact
the family are doubtless thankful that
they escaped alive.
Spencer.
Little Helen, the a-yesr-old daush-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis West, was
the victim Of serious accident last
Sunday morning when she Was at
tackled by pet bull dog at the home
of her grandparents, j. K. West. and
severely bitten. about the face Miss
Bessie w est. aunt Of the little one.
was sitting on the porch playing with
the dog and the baby started to climb
upon the davenport beside her when
the dog without warning sprang at her
and buried it's teeth in her face intlict-
ing painful wounds. The frightened
family immediately called physician
and it required eight stitches to close
the wounds which arc ugly ones and
n,bt o1l tbn rhilI'S face
for fife.
Waterloo.
With a deep razor slash In his neck
and other cuts about the head and
face, Henry Hoover colored, lies in a
critical condition at ST. Francis hos
pital. He accused F. D. Webster also
colored. with attempting to murder
him. Hoover is the victim of cutting
scrape which developed out of a
drunken brawl at 5S1 Dane street.
Several colored men were in the house
at the time. A dispute arose the ex-
act nature of which has not been de-
termined by the police. Hoover as
serts that suddenly he was beseiged
on all sides by dusky Africans. He
was rushed to ST. Francis hospital and
his wounds given attention. II was
stated that Hoover had fair chance
to recover.
Mason City.
After lying half century in
grave in Mason City, the skeleton OF
q middle aged man was unearthed ~
workmen digging sewer on Connecti-
cut avenue, in the Cummings addition.
Charles H. Member president of Elm
wood Cemetery Association instructed
| the city authorities today the denuded
bones in box and have them reburied
by the sexton. The sewer now being
laid on Connecticut avenue intersects
the original burying ground OF Mason
City. This spot was laid out in the
early sixties and was abandoned in
I1s70 when the site for the present
cemetery was plotted. City officials
stated that If more bodies were found
In the digging of the ditch, that they
would be removed and given proper
! burial.
Waterloo.
Three unknown men, driving a
| speedy roadster telescoped the buggy
driven by NJ. q. Starkey, 941 Dawson
street, Wednesday night about $50
O'Clock, seriously injuring Mrs.
Starkey, her baby and a boy named
Howard Allen, 41S Bratnober street.
The accident occurred at the corner
or nieili anu Aver: ::.-eets The auto
mobile approached the horse drawn
vehicle from the rear. without warn
ing, 1t is said, they smashed squarely
into the buggy, reducing 1t to kindling
wood. Mrs. Starkey received serious
| injuries about her limbs. Howard
Allen, who was riding with the
Starkeys. was dazed for considerable
time and also received cuts and bruises
about the head The Starkey baby es-
capped with a bump on the head