Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-01

jumped out. She fell into the base
ment window where coal is unloaded.
One leg was badly broken above the
knee and she was otherwise badly
bruised. She was at once taken to the
hospital Three daughters reside here.
Mrs. Carl Hutchins. Mrs. Tony Goeders
and Ruby, who lives at home. A son,
who resides in the west. has been
wired to come.
Monticello.
J. L. Arduser, who lives a mile out
| Of town, suffered the loss of team OF
horses in the rain storzns Monday. He
was at work in the field. planting
corn. when the storm came up. Mr..
Arduser got off the planter to change
the stake at the end of the row. when
the lightning struck the end Of the
steel tongue. ran down it's length to
the bolt which fastens the tongue to
the whiffle trees, where it entered the
ground. The shock killed both horses
and rendered Mr.. Arluser unconscious.
Carl Arduser, who was also at work.
but who had unhitched his team. and
started fof the barns. about sixty rods
away, was stunned and remained I'M
conscious for some time,
Cedar Falls.
Walter Barnes, a porter at the
Blackhawk hotel for the past two
weeks. turned up missing Thursday
morning and little later it was dis
covered by the day clerk that roll OF
currency amounting to s24o was also
gone. A hasty investigation disclosed
the fact that the youth undoubtedly
connected himself with the money and
is believed to have gone to st. Paul az
young man answering the descrip-
ton purchased a ticket a short while
after the midnight hour for that city.
With this clue the officers are now
burning the wires in hopes that the
youthful crook may be caught Letters
found in the room occupied by Barnes
at the hotel plainly indicate that he 10
an all around crook and holdup man.
Since coming to the hotel he has con-
Quoted himself in manner not to
arouse the least suspicious but that he
was all right.
Waterloo.
Bishop Homer c. Stuntz gave paci-
fists terrific scoring when he adj
dressed members Of the Chamber OF
Commerce Wednesday. He told of how
Germany tried four years to gain con-
troll Of the leading South American
countries so that the United States
would have to go to war in their be-
half. Bishop Stuntz spent eighteen
years in. southern countries and during
that time secured much inside In
formation relative to what Germany
intended to do in furthering its pro-
gram for world domination. IT am
more afraid of German influence In this
country than anything else" Bishop
Stuntz said. 1--WE should put pac1f1sts
in class by themselves and place
them where their wagging tongues
can do no harm. We are in this war
for fight to the finish and a German
made peace would be practically as
disastrous as a victory by Prussian
arms"
Waterloo.
Greater love hath no woman for a
pet than this: that she risk her own
freedom by uttering a worthless check
that dog might live, F1ossie James
; may be said to possess such trait o!
character. A short time ago she
sought the gracious services Of City
Auditor A. E. Johnson for the issuance
Of a license which might extend the
tenure Of existence for her Fido for
another twelve months. She didn't
! nave line correct Change with ner 80
| she wrote check on the iowa state
Bank for 81. The little metal tag was
duly attached to Fidos Tood channel
and Mr.. johnson annexed the bit OF
paper in payment therefor. The genial
auditor was happy In the thought OF
having turned q favor for the woman
| In his capacity as canine conserver
! until ths 5ittle check came rack with
a significant notation, mo funds" Ma
Johnson doesn't mind losing tho dollar
but he's going to ring Fido's neck
when his mistress brings HIM back
from fredericksburg. where ne anu his
owner are taxing the rest curA