Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-22

CIearfied.
Robert Berg, living about two miles
east of town was severely bitten by a
hog and the flesh of his leg badly LAGER
ated. 1t was necessary to take several
stitches, and he is Father badly GRIP
pied up.
Webster City.
Miss Esther Gre .nwood has resigned
her position as deputy to County Clerk
c. II. Swiney to become effective Sept.
| /, having accepted more a lvanta geous
position in the bookkeeping DEPARTING mt
of the Farmers National Bank. Mss
Dorothea ]. Hunt will succeed her in
the clerks office.
Cedar Falls.
Miss Pearl Slattery, superintendent
of Sartori Memorial hospital. has re-
signed to go into Red Cross service.
Miss Slatterys resignation is effective
Sept. /. She is the second superintend-
ent of this hospital to resign within q
few months for the purpose of becom-
ing Red Cross nurse.
Bartlett.
The rapacious and erratlc Oil Mis-
again and the family " d. q. Moore,
who nave occupied farm near her for
more than thirty years. arg, hurriedly
moving their home and farm buildings
to place of safety. The river is now
within -wenty steps OF the house. This
week their garden AMI onion patch
went into the river WIZ big sp.ash
and was seen no m)r2.
Webster City. :
c. A. Coonrod had narrow escape
while swimming in the river at the
Northwestern car bridge sunday. He
got beyond his depth and after quite
| Sharp and f. L. Farlin who were
with him. Mr.. Coonrod can swim, but
lost control Of mself in deep water
and sank. His com panions came to his
assistance at once and were fortunate in
being able to help him with u. endang-
ering themselves.
Anthem.
A farm of o33- ,r"s two MOS soTtll
of this place, was sold by = VI. Coney
to Frank Hladik for 5000 an acre. 1t
is said to be one OF the biggest land
deals that has taken place in Woodbury.
county for years. involving s1s6,600. The
farm is one Of the best improved ana
most desirable place in Woodbury. coun-
| ty. according to G. +. Kane Of the An
thon Herald. It is almost en.!reiy bot
tom lie nd and is said to be very rich and
in high state of cultivation.
Alton.
Right Rev. Father Bruno, Of Alton. is
in bad again with the Sioux county
board of deferse. He has been con-
Quoting services again in foreign Ian
guage. He was placed under a $4,000
bond sometime ago for similar Of
Tense The matter was brought to light
this time by one OF the pondsmen, Peter
Kass, asking to be released from the
bond. The reverend gentleman prom
Used to live up to the law tencefoth.
Dubuque.
As an aftermath to the tragic Illinois
Central wreck near Rockdale, Michael
Brindle, a member OF. an Illinois Cen
trad repair crew, while working in the
vicinity early Sunday morning, had an
eye blown out and the other badly in
jured, when sheet of fame spouted
from an acetylene torch, which he had
just lighted, and struck him full in the
face. His outcries attracted other
workmen and they summoned the city
ambulance. Brindle WIS removed to
Mercy hospital.
Lem ars.
Cliff Brown. a farmer living north OF
Ireton, met with an accident last Sat
yrday which Terminated his life in a
days time. He was engaged in thresh-
ing. He had been on top OF the sep
aratoT, tending the blower. and in
jumping down struck the handle Of a
pitchfork which penetrated his body
for twenty inches, uncturing his
bowels and piercing a lung. He was