Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-19
Southern Iowa Items

were finished at ST. Ambrose, paFen-
mort. and the theological course was
taken at the Baltimore seminary.
large gathering was present at fa'he'
Cash's native church TO witness ms
first Offering of the great and holy
sacrifice Of the mass, the highest priv
iIege accorded the Office of the priest
hood
Davenport.
Rev. Frank Cole, the popular pas
tor of St. Johns NJ. f. church, has re-
turned from Chicago, where he com
pleted ARRANGEMENTS for going 10
France and England under the national
war work council of the Y. NJ. L. a
He will report in New York on the
morning Of Nov. ., and expects to SAL
shortly thereafter. Rev. Mr.. Coles
engagement abroad is for period oil
six months He has been granted q
leave Of absence FOR this period by his
CONGREGATION. During the period oil
his absence a substitute Will be sup
piled for the pulpit of st. Johns church
The appointment Of Rev. Mr.. Cole
came entirely unsolicited and Is dis
tinCL rPCO-llI ZION VA i+h' N7'NA' '-'r' $780,
tiles and evangelist!c qualifications.
Davenport.
The breaking Of two bolts on a
travelling crane was responsible lor
the death of !. Ch~istoforidis. Betten'
dorf employe. This fact was deter
mined al an inquest conducted tues
day evening by Coroner Cantwell
Christofor:dis. who was employed as
crane follower at the Battendor'
shops. was injured shortly after II
o'clock Monday night. The breaking
of the two bolts allowed the housins
or box cover for the cogs, to fall t'
| the floor. In its descent II strucf
Christ0foridis on the head, causing
| fracture of the skull. The metal, Sc
the evidence showed. weighted between
| 20 and 80 ounces. DR.. Blything wa
summoned and the injured man faker
to Mercy hospital where he died tn
| following morning.
| Moravia.
| Bert Gladfelder, living near Mo.
ravia. had his left forearm torn iron
the elbow Tuesday afternoon when HI!
| hand became caught in the separator
of a threshing machine. Mr.. GLAD
fielder was helping thrcsh clover OF
| Tuesday afternoon, when the belt oil
{ the separator slipped from the ma
| chine. Mr. Gladfelder was attempting
to put this belt back in place wheI
the glove on his left hand becam
caught in the separator knives. Hi
| hand and arm We're Immediately puilet
| felder's life was only saved by friend
who held onto his body while the ma
chine was being stopped. When tn
knives of the machine were fnall!
stopped. the entire forearm had beef
| torn from the elbow joint. He wa
| rushed to the hospital in this city ant
| will recover If blood poisoning doe
not set in.
Muscatine.
storms experienced in Muscatine 10
some time past, which occurred Iues
day night, two Muscatine homes "er
struck by lightning The home OF
/, = T.;-,,i,. corner OF Hti,SCTT; :"2:-
and Park Lane suffered the most dam
age. The lightning struck the roof
the front porch and set fire to tn
house. Trucks one and two made
record run TO the home and onl.
| prompt work prevented the destruction
of the house. Chemicals were USED II
extinguishing the flames, which hal
succeeded in eating it's way up thr'
| the attic Of the home. The damage l.
estimated around 5000. The roof o
the porch And portion of the atti
was destroyed. Another home strucl
but which suffered but little damage
was that Of F.. r. Fulmer, 2o2i Mul
berry avenue, next door to the Lieop
home, only facing Mulberry avenue
No fire resulted from the bolt striKln
the house and the damage Is reporte
as being small.