Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
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Wsbstsr city--While trimming trees
In his yard at his home. corner Pros
pect and Boone streets, Geo. II. Dam
iels fell OF u ladder and was badly
shaken up. lie has one broken rib and
IL badly bruised about the back and
elsewhere. His injuries, however arr
not serious,
Ames-The funeral of Mr. Thomas
Hardcastle was held AZ the family
home on Douglas avenue, Rev Mr. Ed
wards OF the Methodist church offici-
ating and burial made in Nevada Gem q
etery. Mr.. Hardcastle was II native Of
England and was nearly eighty seven
years Of age.
Mason City-What is thought to
have been an attempt at Jail deliv-
cry In the county Jail here was frus-
trated Sunday when Fred Marsh, shcr-
IN. found bars to n window partly
sawed thru. Discovery was made In
time to prevent, anyone from gaining
his freedom. Suspicion points itself 70
a couple OF men who are being held In
the Jail on charges of larceny.
Waterloo-With the opening of the
second quarter of school this week
several changes are taking place In
the personnel OF the teaching force and
good many promotions have taken
place. A new room is being ,iseu In the
Mckinley school which will he in
charge OF Miss Katherine Caesar who
has been teaching at Cloquet, Mimi,
and Miss Sarah Loan who has taught
in Mason City before. will begin work
In the Jackson school.
Mason City-Mason City's brick,
tile, cement and rock industries start
ed to assume "a peace time basis for
production when a crew of men went
to work at Plant NO. of the Ma
tional Clay Works on the Clear Lake
road. west of the city. While two
plants of the Mason City and American
Brick and Tile Companies have been
in operation all winter they alone Of
the nine plants of the clay plant in
dustry located here have been run
ming.
Mason City-F'rank Gillette, alias
Harry" Gillette. who is alleged 10
have stolen Ford sedan from gar
age at Algona SUNDAY and abandoned
1t eight miles away at the town OF
Sexton, was arrested near the city park
at o'clock Monday afternoon by
agents from the sherifrs office work
ing with Sheriff n. w. MouLls of Al
gona. Gillette, who is nineteen years
of age and short of stature came to
Mason City Qstensibly to look for
work. He was taken to Algona Mon
day.
Webster City-Mrs. Anna r. Fogar.y.
who died this morning at the home Of
her granddaughter Mrs. ID. r. NydeG-
ger, not only outlived her brothers and
sisters. husband and children. But with
the exception of one granddaughter.
her grandchildren as we'll. Mrs. NY
degger, with whom she made her home.
was her only living relative. The de-
ceased was ninety years of age. Mrs.
Fogarty was born in Pennsylvania.
She came to Webster county in 1867.
and has lived here ever since. Her
husband died nine years ago. She was
i'll but a week. AS yet no funeral ar
engagements have been made.
6oone-The Ford touring car which
belonged TO G. J. Christensen of indie
pendence, SON. in law of NJ. Nanny,
No. III Boone street. this city, was
stolen from in front of the First NJ. r..
church Sunday evening and so far no
trace Of It mas been found The Nancy
Young men went to church driving in
the car When the church services
were oYsr, they found that the car had
vanished. The matter has been re-