Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-22

while the car passed entirely over
her. Aside from some scratches sus-
tanned when the car hit her, she was
uninjured. Spectators who saw the
child struck and the car run over
her We're Mortified and felt death or
serious injury must result. However,
after brief crying spell, the baby
girl was as happy and lively as ever.
Clinton.-Clinton will entertain the
Iowa State Association of the Ma
tional Association of Mail Carriers
July As. The program which has
just been issued by Postmaster B.
M. Jacobsen opens with a reception
at the Hotel Clinton Sunday evening,
July a. for the visitors. The conven-
ton headquarters will be at the
Sheridan clubrooms. Major Cowels
will make the address of welcome for
theicity and Postmaster jacobsen for
the local postal employees Other
speakers include the response to be
given by E. V. Van Glider Of Mar
shantown: address by P. J. McNabh,
national vice president; Senator w.
8. Kenyon, Congressman Harry
Hull.
Dos Moines.-George Murray, 1917
Edison avenue is dead and S. A. Will
Hanson, 1870 Cleveland avenue and
c. B. Nash, 642 Des Moines street.
We're injured. when thirty foot
tunnel in the capitol extension
grounds caved in upon them Friday
afternoon. After the men had been
removed from under mass of dirt
and rock they were taken to Des
Moines general hosnital Murray died
shortly after reaching the hospital.
Police Surgeon Dawson dressed the
wounds of Williamson and Nash. The
former was badly bruised but was
able to go to his home. Nash is still
at the hospital. but is doing nicely
today. He sustained painful body
bruises and broken collar bone.
Dubuque-Three miners were killed
instantly in the Jefferson mine near
Benton, fifteen miles from Dubuque
Saturday afternoon at o'clock
when huge boulder Weighing sew
eral tons dislodged from a slope In
which they were working pinned
them beneath It after dropping
sixty feet. The dead: Bernard MUIR
ray Leo Kuhns and Delmar Rodgers.
All the men resided in Hazel Green
and with the exception OF Murray
were single. Another miser working
In the same gallery summoned aid.
but life was extinct when they were
crushed by the impact OF the heavy
rock. 1t Is not known how the ac-
cident happened although 1t is
thought that the rains Of the last
week and work being carried on near
the slope loosened the boulder.
Steamboat Rock-Ruel w. Roberts,
recently from Edgerton. Wis, is To-
Gated In Steamboat Rock where he
Is acting as pastor OF the Congrega-
tional church. Mr.. Roberts is an as
tronomer and owns two fine teles-
copes. One is twelve inch teles-
cope and the other smaller make
which can be moved. Mr. Roberts
lectures on astronomy and hopes to
give "a lecture on the subject in Ell
dora. He has Just received a letter
from Parts. from the president Of
the Royal Astronomical society OF
France. advising him that thru the
recommendation OF F1ammarion and
Touchet he has been elected to mem
hership In that distinguished So
ciety. and enclosing reply to be
signed. This has come as an entire
surprise to Mr.. Roberts. He has had
no intimation whatever OF any such
contemplated action. Some idea OF
the distinction may be gathered from
the fact that only astronomers Of