Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-14
Northern Io,ua Items
Wheatland.

Wheatlard.
r. ]. Ehlers has arrived safely In
France according to word received BY
his wife, Mrs. l.. J. Dhlers. He Is tho
third man from Wheatiand to reach
France The others ara Henry Horst
man and John Runner.
Waterloo. !.
Because OF their refusal to destroy
barberry bushes on their land, in COM
pliance with thu governors proclama-
ton, eighteen men have been sum-
moned to appear before Judge F. c.
Plat, Judge advocate Of the service
| league Owners will be directed To
comply with the government request.
Waterloo.
Yale Could had his right arm
broken, lower Limbs bruised and
body lacerated, and Sam Lonsfellow
had his head and face lacerated. right
| hand and wrist injured and may be
hurt internally. when tl,eir car turned
over on them Monday night. Both are
at 119 Vine street underg ding medical
care.
Dubuque.
Mrs Mary e. Slemmons- Orvis, for
sixty years a highly respected resident
Of Iowa, died at Demorest, Ca, June
8, where she had resided for several
years. She was born in Ohio in 1S43,
coming to Iowa in 1856. For many
years before her marriage she was en-
gagged in teaching and took deep in
terest in educational work during the
e s, w hSy D ~
daughters.
Dubuque.
Word has been received in Dubuque
of the miraculous manner in which
Samuel S. tDodds. we'll known college
and high school football star escaped
death in an acroplane accident at
Gerstner aviation field in Louisiana
about q week aso. The Dubuque foot
ball star is a cadet at the flying field
and was a passenger in an aeroplane
which in Landing killed the pilot and
threw Dodds thru the air several feet
to safety. In letters to friends in Du-
buque the aviation cadet tells Of the
accident.
Massena.
Miss Bertha Ramsey, daughter Of
l. MI. ganQ -. ISiLabSCy VI XSAONo-
sena, has Just accomplished a feat IN
horsewomanship. which has given
her much attention. Miss Ramsey re-
Gently concluded teaching a years
term OF school in Emery, s. D. When
it came to matter Of returning
home, Miss Ramsey decided to make it
vacation in fact. she purchased a
pony from Dakota farmer and made
the trip home entirely overland on the
pony, arrived after ten days jour-
ney in fine physical condition.
Sioux City.
Two /. W. W, securely handcufed.
and in the custody OF Police Captain
Joe Young ana Police Chauffeur FRANK
Boyles left for Camp Dodge. Des
Moines. vest erday to be indicted into
the federal army The two, John An
derson and George S. Seefet were
sentenced by Judge Henry T. Reed Of
the federal court to one day in the
county Jail and induction into the
army. Before leaving for Camp Dodge,
both men declared they would never
Join the armu. and would be court
martialed first. The trip is being made
overland by automobile
Cedar Falls.
Thorvald Hansen, Cedar Falls, was
wounded in battle IN France a few
days ago, according to a telegram re-
ceived from The war department. by
Peter Rasmussen. No details are
given as to the extent OF his injuries
or the date Private Hansen was
member Of Company f and served on
the border with that body. He was
drawn to fill the 16sth infantry to
war strength and went with it to
France. He is married but his wife
and other relatives reside in Denmark.
He is about IS years old
Irwin.
While Andrew Hansen and Jens An
derson were coming to town with a
team and wagon they drove-into a hole
In the grade Just east Of town and
came near browning themselves and
team. The water was deep all along
the grade, which concealed this hole
Just recently made by the swift cur
rent The team was scared and turned
around. The wagon box foated off
across the ditch to the fence. The
water in the ditch was nearly ten feet
deep The boys chung to the box
till they reached the fence, where they
were rescued later by men with
rope.
Newton.
While driving to the graduating ex-
ercises at the Pleasant View church
Tuesday evening, ]. H. Eldredge had
to choose between hitting car ahead
Of him which slowed up Unexpectedly
or drive his car in the ditch. He
chose the latte. course. Mrs. Eldredge
suffered some injuries to Q shoulder
and ds also suffering f.cm a sprained
wrist, as well as having a curt beneath
one Of her eyes The son, Clifford,
suffered a scalp wound in which It
was necessary to take seven STITCHES.
The back Of his head and his face
were cut and his shoulder is, hurt to
some extent. It is not thought any OF
the injuries vii! prove to be serious
Primghar.
The county agricultural agent OF
OaBrien county, Willard f. Jackson, Of
birmingham, has resigned in order to enc
ter more active war WORK John Sund-
berg, who has been one OF the stats
seed corn experts, is to be transferred
at once to undertake the work Of the
county agent, temporarily and perhaps
permanently. Mr. Sundberg has been
doing considerable work in the coun-
ty. ,Mdss Marion Cox, the new home
demonstrator for O,Brien county un-
der the wosnan.s farm bureau, has
been at work both In the homes and
IA public demonstrations. The three