Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-31
Northern Io1ua Items

of the organization, sis to regulate the
migration Of the pioneers to the Holy
Land, in order to prevent disorder ana
blunder. We want to know what each
worker is able to do for his nation
and we want to make sure of his abso-
lutte safety from economic hardship
after he has reached PALESTINE The
secretary asserts that Sioux City Will
send 100 pioneers. He asserted that
forty members have already paid in ali
that will be required Of them to get
them to the Holy Land and to return
them to America if that be found
necessary later. All Of the information
gathered by registering the men here
will be sent to the central body in New
York, where no pioneer will be per-
mitted to start for the Holy Land un-
til it is positively known that there is
a place for him.
Let's.
While George Peterson living near
| Cranston. was splitting oak logs with
a wedge and maui Saturday. one Of the
blows shattered the steel plate on tho
end Of the maui, and the boy heard a
piece Of steel go whizzing thru the air,
and at the same time felt something
strike his knee. He left his work ana
went to his home in great pain. The
knee was examined, but only q small
cut was apparent. However, the pain
became intolerable and DR.. Apple of
Muscatine, was called. with the result
| that he took the boy with him to
Hershey hospital where he was oper-
ated on at a late hour A sharp piece
of steel was removed from the knee,
which was imbedded in the bone. and
which was causing the pain. The boy
sufferings we're then relieved.
Mason City.
7 Henry ProhaSHa, who suffered a
broken back when his automobile
crashed into bridge abutment on
the Clear Lake road. on Saturday night.
Sept. Is. 1917. died of his injuries at
his home west of the city at 1873
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Pro-
haska was coming to the city on the
night Of the accident and in attempt
ing to pass d load of hay crashed into
the concrete culvcrt abutment which
he did not see. He wac taken to the
Mercy hospital where he was kept for
q number OF days before nc was re-
moved to his home. The bones Of his
| spinal COlulIlIl anu tiic Splhdl ""
snapped and totally paralyzed him
from the waist down. He had been
fully conscious from the time Of the
accident until death came at noon
Wednesday.
Mason City.
There Is a possibility Of Mason City
securing the annual session of the
| National Young Peoples League Of the
United Lutheran Church Of America,
or the Iowa district meeting Of the
same society. Either convention would
bring from 600 to 1000 delegates and
surely from 5000 to 10000 people. 1t
would not be possible to secure both
conventions and the matter has been
referred to the regular committees OF
the Chamber of Commerce. Revs. NJ.
E. Waldeland, Of ST. Ansgar; X. Kvam-
men, Of Ossian, and Martin Nortsad, OF
| Jewell, the committee representing the
district body, were in the city in con :
ference with the convention commit
tee of the Chamber Of Commerce, and
| made as the basis of securing the con-
vention, the entertainment for -four
days of ten OF the officials and speak
ers at the hotels. free entertainment
for 600 delegates, provide the armory
and q big circus tent for the meeting
and gift OF 800 to take care Of gen
eraI expenses. The propositions Will
80 to the directorate Of the Chamber
J Of Commerce. ~,