Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
Northern To1Ud Items

neutral countries are in serious need of
food. 1t is not then logical that there
VIII be big slump in prices in the
next few months when one stops to
consider that the demand almost
doubled with the signing of the ar
mistice." Mr.. Hamilton expressed him
self as believing that just as prices
! went up, hand in hand with wages that,
they will come down again in much
the, same manner. The economic eN-
! pansion which war always brings
caused the prices to rise and there is
| no doubt that they will naturally seek
a lower level when business is restored
to peace demands" he declared.
Mason City.
TIVE women were more or less pain
| fully injured when II buggy in which
, they were riding was overturned by
/ their horse OH the Clear Lake road at
| an early hour Tuesday evening. The
women were driving west on the
pavement and the horse .G said to have
| become frightened by Bert Farrer's
! sign painting outfit. The women were
; removed to the Park hospital in Mason
! City. Mrs. Frank Wagner. r. F.. D. No.
| Mason City suffered a broken collar
; bone and Mrs. r. f. Sanders of f. r.
! d. No. was bruised and Jared by
the fall.
Waterloo.
Killed in action on the hattlefieldS of
| France Oct. ,, is the fate of John De-
| Wild. formerly of Waterloo and well
known among dairy circles here, News
| of his death was received by former
| associates Wednesday. John DeWild.
who was "a years old. came to this
country from Holland about eight
years ago with his family. who took
| charge of the Galloway Netherlands
dairy farm, their knowledge of dairy
stock making them especially valuable
in the Developments OF the fine herd
there. A year or more ago the family
removed to Mr.. Cialloway's farm near
New Hampton. John and his brother
+ Albert soon after enlisted in the army
The brother is now stationed at Camp
Merritt. n. j. Surviving the dead SOL
der are his parents. two brothers and
a sister at New Hampton, and the
brother in service.
| Waterloo.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Banfield, 315
| Vinton street, are in st. Francis hospi-
tai in q serious condition. the result OF
! their carriage being struck by an auto
mobile driven by w. r. Wright, 500
| Riley street. The accident occurred
about $40 p. m. at the corner Of Irv-
ing street and Independence avenue. 1t
s stated that the automobile crashed
into the buggy, throwing Mr.. and
Mrs. Banfeld to the ground. The buggy
was demolished but the horse was un-
| hurt Wright was arrested and taken
to police headquarters. but was later
released upon furnishing bond for
$50 A charge will be placed against
him when the seriousness of tho in
juries to the Banfields is determined,
and he will then be given hearing.
The physicians in charge stated that
owing to the severe shock it was i'm
possible as yet to determine the exact
character of the injuries. ..
Sioux City.
!! The j!tneys in Sioux City are practi-
cally put out Of business by ruling
in the district court by Judge George
Lepson. Some months ago. as a part
Of an agreement to avert a threatened
street car strike and to partially make
Up claimed loss to the street car COM
pany. the city council adopted an
ordinance regulating the operating OF
jitneys This ordinance compels jit-
neys to run to the end OF street car
lines, where they follow street car lines
and forbids the. carrying Of more pas
sengers than can be comfortably
seated" Jitney operators sought to
enjoin enforcement of The ordinance,
claiming that they should not be com
peeled to run to the ends Of the lines
Another complaint was that the ordn-
ance is discriminatory in that they are
not permitted to carry more than can
Il be seated Wiliiie1 the street car company
carries all WHO can be crammed into
stha<cars. "a s