Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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Cedar Rapids.
| Leo Jones and j, L. Loomey, both
colored, were burned by an explosion
of gasoline In the Douglas Company's
plant Sunday morning. The former
was severely burned, but the latters
injuries were slight. The men were
engaged in fighting flames when gaso-
line used for extracting purposes ex-
ploded.
PostviIis. r
J. NJ, Boehm, proprietor Of the Com
mercial hotel here. will not have to
| conserve on sweets at his hotel for
few days. He has removed ten pounds
Of honey from the garnet Of the hotel
| building, swarm OF bees having spent
the summer In boarding its supply
| there.
Sioux City,
Private JOAN Baptist Mckenzie has
returned here from the battle front in
| France, his mind practically blank
| to everything since ne sailed for
France a few months ago. He was in
one Of the great battles over there.
| Shell shock is responsible for his con-
dition. Physicians who have examined
him say he will recover.
Sioux City.
Clarence A. Knapp, q pioneer in the
| hardware jobbing trade Of the north
west, died in this city Saturday aged
~ years. When Mr.. Knapp first be-
gan his business he was obliged to
move his stock across the country in
| OK teams He completed his fiftieth
year in the hardware business last
month.
vinton.
! Harold Ponder and Miss Bessie Ter
! hoon, of this city. We're married at the
office OF j. A. Ruhl. sheriff of Benton
| county, by the Rev. r. M Gon Of the
Christian church. The bridegroom was
| released from custody on promising to
marry Miss Terhoon, who had him ar
rested last week. lie is eighteen and
the bride is seventeen.
Cedar Falls.
While she and her Brother were
, playing about the corn crib, the IA
year- old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Baker Maple Hearst farm,
four miles southwest of Cedar Falls.
was injured about the heft eye. The
child was removed to the Sartor hos
pital but it is thought the sight OF
her left eye Is entirely gone.
! LeMars.
1t is no great task for Miss Frances
Popma, daughter of Frank Popma, Of
Maurice, to pick sevepty-five bushels
Of corn per day, according to the rec
ord she has made the past season.
At cents per bushel the young lady
has demonstrated that she is capable
of earning good wages for herself and
can easily take the place of the boys
over there" when It comes to farm
work.
Cedar Rapids.
Mis-. Ida b. Wise Smith, president of
the Iowa w. c. T. U.,i has signed
contract for pipe organ TO cost
So 500 which will be installed in the
soldiers reconstruction hospital at
Fort Des Moines as Christmas pres
ent from the organization. The organ
viii be placed in the brick chapel on
| the ground just as near Christmas as
possible and two recitals will be given
daily by Private Shields who Will be
detailed to the work. The returned
| soldiers are largely. wrecked nervously
| because Of gassing, shell shock and the
whole horror Of the war; Mrs. Smith
said land we can't emphasize too much
that what these boys need is what the
W. c. T. " IS trying to supply" The
w. G. r, U. has furnished the hospital
with an orchestra equipment, and band
| instruments which cost $500 Mrs.
Smith says the pipe organ is the great
est asset that could be made to the
other musical equipment.
Manchester.
Word was received from the war de-
partment on Monday that Carl Midin
was killed in action September Is. The
/ father, J. l.. Midiff, is in Dakota on
| busciness and the news came to the
mother. Carl Midiff was the fourth
son of Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Midiff, and
was born at the farm north Of Man
chester, on Dec %. 1894. He attended
Lenox academy and was a sophomore
ir the college when called to the colors.
He was president Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
at Lenox college and was on the Cos
pei team and was a member of the
| Presbyterian church d: Hopkinton.
Midiff is the second Manchester boy
to be killed in action He entered the
| service Feb. 20, 1917, and went to
Camp Dodge for training. He was a
member of Company l, 139th infantry,
and left for France about May l. He
is survived by his parents. six brothers,
the youngest one being in France, and
four sisters. The community mourns
in deepest sympathy with the ber&aved
family