Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-24

Fort Dsdss.-L. II. Minkel has been
re elected superintendent of the city
schools. His salary has been boosted
to $4,000 year. He draws the high
est salary Of any official in the city,
the mayors salary being, $4,000. He
has been superintendent eight years.
swea city-swea City and vicinity
have had frightful scourge OF in
fluenza. There were many fatal cases
and in some instances nearly every
member Of the family died of the dis
ease. Business was practically at
standstill in town. Late reports are en-
coura ging and it is believed that the
epidemic is subsiding.
knoxville.-Mrs. John F.. Ream. OF
the Valley neishborhood, was knocked
down, trampled and painfully hurt anu
bruised by an enraged cow last Thurs
day morning, suffering injuries about
the head. shoulders, back and thigh.
The little boy came to the rescue and
saved his mother from death or more
serious injury by driving the animal
out of the barn with pitch fork. he
made several holes in the cows Aloe'
"clear into the beef
Monroe-Owing to another outbreak
of the influenza, Monroe was placeu
under quarantine again last week. the
churches, school, lodges and pool halls
all being closed. A man said that
ninety cards were up in the town. IL
that Is the case then about every thru
home in town has q quarantine caro-
on it. DR.. J. c. Kepford, who was the
only dentist in Monroe, died last week
of influenza. He was i'll only a short
time. He leaves wife and two chill
dren. y
Nashua-Claren'ce Hugh F'reeburg, a
lad Of fifteen yeans, was taken sick at
school and was excused to return
home. When physician was called ne
pronounced it spinal meningitis and
the home was placed under strict quar-
antine. The boy son succu1nbed to the
disease. Hugh was bright and in
duetrious lad who ranked high In his
studies at school, being a sophomore.
Besides the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton F'reeburg, he leaves two
brothers-Harold serving in France,
and Roy, just returned from France.
Grundy Center.-Mrs. Agena died at
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. il.
Miller. Death came very suddenly. She
was 50 years old and had not been
sick. She leaves four daughters, Mrs.
H. Miller, who lives near Cloves; Mrs.
John Wickers, Fern; Mrs. w. J. Mees-
ter, Petersburg and Mrs. Dick Dick
of. lStewartsville, MINI. Funeral serv-
ices will 3ibe at the Engelkes church,
north Of Wellsburg. Minnie Doeden,
2-year- old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harm Doeden, died at the home of her
parents near Fern. The child was Ill
only q week Of stomach trouble.
PslIa-Dielos p. Van Zante, who for
number Of years has had charge of
the county road work in this town
ship met with an accident that cost
him his life. He had been looking
after the buildings Of the Harmon
Picking Works in this city and had
occasion to climb to the top Of the
building to inspect the roof. He placed
a ladder against the building and
started to climb up and when about ten
feet from the ground one of the rungs
|, Of the ladder broke and let him down
on another which also gave way, the
third one caused him to fall backward
to the ground about eight feet below.
He alighted on his neck and being a
heavy man, the weight snapped the
spinal column. He lay in a helpless
position for some time before anyone
heard his cries Tor help, but finally he
where q physician pronounced the sad