Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-17
Northern Io,ua Items

took an N-ray photograph 10 uetef
mine the extent of his injuries. 1t was
found that he had received several
fractured ribs and internal injuries OF
q serious. nature His body was badly
bruised and cut. Altho definite state
ment regarding his condition could
not be secured it is believed that 1t Is
considered grave.
WaterIoo-Two boys riding bicycles
were struck at the same time by an
automobile driven by ]. H. Buxton.
42s Locust street. Kenneth Garman, II
years of age. received a broken arm
and Parrif Carbon, II was consider
ably bruised. The bicycles were dam
aged According to the story of the
accident by Mr.. Buxton, he was drlv-
| ing on Fifth near Allen street, and
had to turn out to pass n car standing
near the curb. The boys were coming
| down the street unseen on the other
side Of the cog and it was Impossible
! to avoid running into them.
McGregor-Morse Backer. an cleo
| trician, was instantly killed here while
| taking down transformer from a
pole burned out by the recent severe
; boiling the old transformer. The
| wrench he was working with slipped
| and his hand came in contact with a
high tension wire carrying 10000 volts.
He was killed instantly. Fellow work.
ers Immediately removed the body
| which was strapped to the pole and
notified the authorities. The young
man, according to reports appeared to
| be about % years of age and his home
was said to be In Independence, la.
| The body was taken to the local I'M
| dertakine parlors to await word from
rela tives.
Fairbank-Pat Cookery lost good
mich COW during the thunder shower
when his barn was struck by lightning.
The, lightning entered at the cupola
and followed the carrier tract until 1t
| reached the ensilage carrier. which
stood at the head of the COW that was
| killed. At the time the lightning struck
there were about thirty head of stock
in the barn. among them a number of
| mich cows in a row of stanchions
along which the feeder tract runs.
Cookery thinks that his leaving the
metal carrier down instead of pushing
| 1t back to the end Of the tract. as is
his custom, perhaps saved the lives OF
| a number of other cattle in the row.
Several head Of cattle were daZed, but
| were apparently uninjured. The barn
! was slightly injured.
TripoIi-All Bremen county will
unite in a home coming celebration
for the soldiers and sailors in Tripoli
July 4. The Commercial club has been
at work on this project for some time.
Committees have been appointed and
will confer witch those of other parts
of the county. Waverly and other
towns will cooperate TO make this
The greatest gathering in the history
of the count and suitably welcome
the returned heroes and celebrate our
natal. day. ComSrcS&:!a.: Rnrton f.
Sweet and Alex Miller will be the
speakers. Special concessions will be
granted for serving meals and lunches
and also to entertainers. They plan
also a big barbecue. All Red Cross
OF CARNATIONS. civic and commercial
! clubs of the county will join in carry
ing out the plans for this home com
ing occasion.
Mason City-Three boys who gave
the names Of Tony Malfaro. Frank Ho-
dak and Paul Bailey have been arrest
ed on charge Of breaking into a
store owned by Benowitz Larner
where 1t is alleged they stole about
500 worth OF suits and raincoats. The
boys are all between the ages Of II
and IS and were arrested at 725 South
Jackson avenue. The clothing which
| was stolen was found in this vicinity
hidden in various places. Part Of the
| clothing was recovered under a porch
and part was hidden in the kilns at q
brick yard. Sever Of the eight suits
! stolen have been recovered and two Of
! the three raincoats have been found
One suit and one raincoat are still
missing. Two Of the boys who were
| placed in the county Jail. Tony Mala :
faro and Frank Kodak are said by Of
ficers to be on parole from the state
school at Eldora. y
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