Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-24

DuhuouS-That Dubuque people rlu-
ING on street cars will pay 6h cents
when they have tickets, or straight
cash fare of cents was finally settled
when the city fathers gathered In
special council meeting and adopted
the ordinance which will compel Du-
buque street car patrons to pay the
increased amount levied in order to
give the street car men the necessary
increase in wages and prevent the
long threatened strike.
Milford-L. c. Donaldson has re-
turned to Milford. accompanying q
shipment of three big Curtis airplanes
which were purchased at Toronto.
Canada, for Donaldson Bros Flying
circus. The new planes are all Cur
tbs machines, each carrying an eight
cylinder motor and fully equipped
thruout. This makes four machines
owned by Donaldson Bros. the other
machine being 4 Standard which they
purchased from the government in
Minneapolis last fall, and with which
they have been giving exhibitions here
all spring.
Jsfferson-C.( G. Cockerill lost a val
liable horse at lbs farm just northwest
of the city limits. when a team hitched
to a disc ran away. A son Of Mr..
Williams was driving the disc, and, as
he turned toward the road, the horses
became frightened and started upon a
hard gallop. Young Williams, with a
perfectly good view of safety first
and realized danger of being thrown
in front of the machine, dismounted
after making a good effort to stop the
runaways. The team caught the disc
on a post, throwing one of the horses
down, and the wheels cut off both rear
feet of the animal.
pubuque-Clarence Needham, 20
years old, whose home is at 1920
Washington street, Is dying at River
ride sanitarium at Prairie du Chen
from a fractured skull and severe In
ternal injuries. Mystery surrounds
the cause Of Needham's injuries. He
was found UNCONSCIOUS near the Bur-
lington tracks nine miles north Of
Prairie du Chen by work crew on
the Burlington. He, was carried to
Prairie du Chen on the work train
and then removed to the hospital.
where physicians said this afternoon
over the long distance phone that his
chances for recovery were very slight.
HE still was unconscious. tiey eai1. :
Traer-The farm house OF Jess
Blake three miles southwest Of Car
win was entirely destroyed by fire to-
gether with nearly all the contents.
When discovered blaze was pouring out
Of the windows both lip and down
stairs and alt,,o the family were near
by only a center table, two chairs and
a rug were saved. There is no idea
advanced as to how tia fire started
and 1t appears to be a mystery not
easily solved. The loss is only partly
covered by insurance. The old house
will be replaced by a new modern farm
residence in q short time. In the
meantime the family Will live III tent
which has been pitched in the yard.
Spencsr--With nearly $1,000 in stock
subscriptions already pledged the COM
mittees are still busy getting signers
and it is expected that $4,000 will be
taken before tho end of another week.
This money VIII be used to build a
clubhouse and to make a substantial
payment on the land, one Of the pro-
posed sites b aing the north forty ave
acres Of the Two Minute, farm fust
southeast of town. The land here Is
very nicely drained, rolling, wer sod
ded and has Just the right amount OF