Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-31
Northern Io,Ua Items

promotion from private up to lieu
tenant His father. Albert Thompson
who has resided in Norwood for some
time had looked forward anXiously to
the return home Of his beloved son
and the blow to him is one under
which 1t is difficult to hold up.
Cherokee-A petition has been filed
in the office Of County Clerk Carpen-
ter. Of Cherokee seeking to set aside
the will of the late Harriet ]. Prescott
which bequeathed a large amount or
property to charitable and other in
stitutons. including about $4,000 Tor
a Y, NJ. C. A. in that city. and a be-
quest to the Congregational church or
| Cherokee The action Is brought by
! James d. Upton and Rose Whlttemore.
| who claim to be heirs at law. The fol-
! towing are made defendants: A. r.
Molyneux. executor and trustee. Frank
prescott. j. Kendrick Upton. Daniel
Upton, Roda p De Witt. Lydia Lucas,
American Home Finding Association
| Of Ottumwa, and First Congregational
church Of Cherokee.
Oelwein-A deplorable accident oc-
Cured near Jeff which resulted In the
death of John Jetl. an honorably dis
charged Soldier in the American army
from over there. while trying to board
moving freight, fell under the wheels
with the result that one leg is off
above the knee, other below the knee
and one arm is gone. The unfortun-
ate young man was at once taken to
the City Hospital and given surgical
| treatment But the chances were
against recovery. altho there was slight
loss of blood. He has been given every
possible attention and a special nurse
was employed. In his pocket was
found papers showing an honorable
discharge at Camp Upton last Decem-
Der. He served six months in the
American army and was on his way
west to secure work He was accom-
panied by a pal who was not injured
Beside the loss Of his limbs Jetl sus-
| tanned internal injuries.
EIkader-Guy Sawyer, Jess Hamil-
ton and Oscar Davis. Of the Central
| City neighborhood, after an experience
| they had a few days ago are thankful
| they are alive. The young men. who
! are devoted to hunting, used canoe
along the river bank near their home.
The Cedar was on a rampage and the
boys instead of being close to shore as
they thought they were. were In the
! treacherous current. The canoe drift
ed into an obstruction. and was over
turned. The men were thrown into
the water. Sawyer was burdened with
| heavy overcoat and hip boots. Water
in the boots weighed his feet down like
lead and the overcoat made It impos-
sible for him to swim. The current
| caused the canoe to turn over every
time it was righted and every time It
turned 1t carried Sawyer to the bot
tom Of the stream. After more than
an hours struggle his friends manag-
ed to get him to the bank. and all were
| almost exhausted from the chilled
| water and the struggle to keep af!oa:.
! North Iowa.
Aiden-Alden's handsome Methodist
church built during 1908, Is mass OF
ruins because Of n fire which origina-
ted in the basement. The alarm was
turned in to central by Mrs. Thomp-
| son, who discovered smoke issuing
from the roof. The siren was blown
! and within a few minutes the fire
company was on the scene and two
| streams OF water were turned into the
basement. Because of the dense smoke
! which filled the entire building. and
| inability to locate any blaze, the de-
partment was handicapped by being
| unable to direct II stream OK water on
any definite place. thereby making 1t
practically impossible to do effective
| work. When flames finally did break
| forth they came through the roof and
then 1t was plainly evident the struc-
ture was doomed. Nothing whatever
| was saved from the interior either,
and the loss, estimated at approx
mately 317.5O0 is total with but $780,
900 insurance. The pipe organ, piano.
| chairs, song books. etc. all were con-
sumed, the smoke being SO thick even
the first arrivals on the scene could
mot get inside to save anything,
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