Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-15
Northern Iolua Items

lows: Complete smashnp In aero
planes on Thursday morning. Escaped
very miraculousiy without a scratch.
Landed in big forest. Just. arrived in
camp and found your letter. will prob
ably be delayed here this week." Lieu
tenant Sager had expected to leave
for France at once. and will spend d
few days with his parents in this city
enroute to an Atlantic port IRON
which he leaves.
Cedar Rapids.
The members. Of the Alliance Fran
caise of Coe College are rejoicing this
week over their opportunity to take
care OF three little French orphans in
stead of only the one little Marie
Louise Mile, whom they have sup
ported for more than year. This
comes as the result of the celebration
last Wednesday night In commemora.
ton of the Franco American alliance
OF Feb. s, 177s. which not only proved
successful as patriotic manifestation.
but because of the slight admission
charged, also proved worthwhile in an
economic way in carrying on the war.
These three orphans will be cared for
during the entire next year by means
OF these funds.
Waterloo.
Charles w. Kline, superintendent
OF east Waterloo schools, did not real
lie until Tuesday morning that his
automobile had penchant for rum
ming on rails. In fact. when the ma
chine got nicely grooved between the
street car tracks on the Fourth street
bridge 1t refused to be moved out by
mere man. 1t took q loop car to dis
pute right -of-wav. The auto and
car met head on and the machine was
turned completely around and pushed
into an Ice wagon driven by w. NJ.
Niedert. No. one was hurt, not even
Motorman ]. L. Wildhagen. Mr.. Kline
said he tried to turn, out, hut the
wheels refused, to climb the rails. His
car was badly damaged.
Cedar Rapids.
Black powder used in blasting
Lstumps was responsible for the death
OF Joseph v. Buresh, the Ely farmer
who was killed the result of an explo.
sion last Tuesday. It previously had
been said that Mr.. Buresh was using
dynamite but it has been learned that
ne had employed powder instead. The
accident was witnessed by two, boys
from school house near by. They
notined their teacher. Miss Edna
smith, Of the accident and Miss Smith
immediately attempted to revive Mr.
Buresh. who had been made uncon-
scious by the force of the blow from
the stick Of wood which had strnck
him on the head. She applied restora :
tive methods. but they were unayail-
ing.
Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids beauty spots, the city
PARKS may be utilized for municipal
gardens during the coming year.If they
are 1t will be an extreme war measure
and aimed to help this citys private
residents raise their own food necessi-
ties. With all Of the ground used for
city gardens year ago already leased
there is steady demand for. truck
ground which can. not be satisfied
Commissioner Fred Lazell is endeayor.
Ing to obtain additional ground to sat
ls1y the private gardeners but Is not
meeting with success. At present there
are more than three hundred municipal
gardens leased for the year. The ques-
't1on of converting the unused sections
OF the city parks into garden plats has
already been discussed by the city
council. A week ago it was decided
to delay action until It, was learned
definitely whether additional ground
could be obtained.Since then there have
been no volunteers from property
owners and at the next council meet :
Ing the fate Of the city parks VIII be
deciAads Fl