Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
Northern Io,Ua Items

preaching the city and were forced
from the road by another car. The
automobile crashed through fence
and dropped into gully about fifteen
feet deep.
Densen.
Sunday afternoon delegation of sew
eral hundred men from the vicinity of
Dunlap iArfon and Dow City came to
Denison and threatened to destroy the
office, type and printing presses Of the
German paper at that place. There was
a great demonstration, which resulted
in discussion between the two fac
tons. The people from the outlying
towns finally agreed to cease operations
AT the German paper would agree to sell
its stock and equipment and quit bust
ness within a weeks time. The pub
fishers of the paper pleaded for time
to change the paper to the English
language. and this privilege will un-
doubtedly he accorded them with. how
ever a meagre time limit to make the
change. Denison is very much wrought
up over the incident.
Boone.
The famous school site case of
Story City has taken a new turn and
promises soon to become as famous
as the Jones county calf case. Pro-
ceedings have been started to enjoin
the school board from paying out
| money for the work which is now in
full swing on the new building. The
sheriff was in Story City Monday eve
ming serving papers on the members
Of the board to that effect. They
are required to make dispositions. An
| injunction is being asked on the claim
| that the contract entered into by the
board with the Kucharo Company is
| invalid The orders of the state de-
Tense council have been rescinded up
on certain affidavits having been made
to the effect that the work was under
way before the rulings Of the war in
dustries board were promulgated.
Webster City.
Gale Leonard, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
| G. F.. Leonard, while bowling along the
| north road Saturday evening en- route
home from Woodstock in big car
| seven passenger Nash crashed into the
rear Of buggy occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Rector. The buggy was
wrecked, the occupants thrown in var
IONS directions, one horse so badly in
jured it had to be killed, while the
Leonard car turned over twice. and
Gale was badly bruised. or the Rec
| tor family, one son aged six years had
two ligaments torn in his ankle and the
rest Of the family were bruised. but
luckily no one was badly hurt. Harry
| Crouch, driving Ford, in order to
avoid crashing into the wreck. ditched
his car, which overturned. broken
windshield was the only damage done,
however, and Crouch escaped with
slight bruises.
Waterloo.
Raymond Earl Beatty. % years old,
son C. Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Beatty, 632
Wellington street, died at st. F'rapcis
hospital Sunday at a. M, the result
Of injuries sustained three hours earlier
when he was struck by truck from
the Commercial street FIRE station at
the intersection Of Park avenue and
Commercial street. Beatty sustained a
fractured skull and was injured in
ternally. Beatty was participating In
the demonstration which started short
ly before midnight Saturday when a
report was circulated that Germany
had prepared to surrender to the allies.
A bonfire was started on Park avenue
near the federal building. 1t was feared
the flames would get beyond control
and a fire alarm was turned in. APP
paratus form the Commercial street sta
ton responded. The truck, driven by
/ Howard Witt, was coming. north on
/ Commercial street. Beatty standing
on the sidewalk, started to cross the
street according to the police report.
He ran directly In front of the truck
and was hurled to the pavement. He
was taken to st. Francis hospital but
y died thru A>- Let~. AZ