Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-07
Lowa Neu's Items

Observation-Disclosures Clothing Com
pany ut Osceola, suffered q big rob
berry Saturday night. according to
telephone messages to the Burlington
police department. and local officers
are Keeping close watch for the
missing merchandise. Among the
articles taken We're two hundred pairs
Of mems silk hose, fifty silk shirts,
six suits of clothes. six overcoats and
three black travelling bags.
Atlantie-Five young men were in
jured, one proballyfatally. In an auto
accident Monday. Deacon" Patch
was bad( cut and may die. Cecil
Robbins was internally hurt Paris
Dewitt ha& Ii hand and his face cut
White London's arm was broken
Dale Hapley was bruised They are
Griswold young men and were speed
ing To Atlantic. Their car upset in
soft dirt, over Il new culvert.
Eagle Grove-Wayne Withers. IA
year-old sAl Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Withers, who live four miles north
cast Of Eagle Grove, is slowly re-,
covering from n case OF tetanus. or
iockjaw. \ few years ago Such
case always proved fatal but by til
Injection of serums the disease can
now be controlled If the serum Is in
jected in time. Or. Morse gave the
young lad six Injections and saved
his life ~
Cedar Rapids-Joseph Lorenc, SO
YEARS old. was almost instantly killed
early Monday by thirty foot fall
from a tree which he was trimming
near HIS home here. His brother in
law. Frank Zaruba. was on the
ground holding rope attached to
the limb which Lorenzo was cutting.
When the limb was severed 1t swung
AGAINST I-orenc knocking him to
the ground. His neck was broken
and skull fractured. He Is a widow
er and survived by two daughters,
both of this city.
Macedonia-Mrs. Anna j. Craig. so
years old. passed thru n night Of
terror in her home where she lived
alone and now is In hospital from
which 1t is feared she viii not emerge
alive. She arose from bed and falling
broke her leg at the hip. In attempt
ing to telephone for help she Knocked
the phone from a desk and 1t rolled
under a table from her reach. She
then, in her night gown, managed to
crawl to the door which she pushed
open and cried for help until she
lost consciousness.
Hours later she was found lying
lin the doorway half frozen.
Buriineton-After a brave struggle
of eight days for life Herman Ruck-.
enbrod passed away Saturday night
at 10 o'clock In the Burlington hos
pital, where he was burned in q
hoiier by steam on Sept. "a. When
Mr.. Ruckenbrod was taken from the
boiler on the day of the~accident. the
attending physician stated that he
was seriously burned and his re-
covery was doubtful. but the victim
Of the accident displayed great vital
ity and he approved until it was
thought that he was out of danger.
A relapse came Saturday and he fall
ed rapidly until he passed away.
Des Moines-Scotty Mcclure. who
was shot by Harry Coellner at South
East Eighteenth and Scott streets
last week when he attempted to es-
cape from his home whore he was
being questioned regarding stolen
property, diedyat the Iowa Lutheran
hospital Monday morning. Mcclure
was being questioned by retired Pa
trolinan Harry Keener after Keener
discovered a quantity of stolen goods
in his house. Mcclure attempted to
flee. sCoellner, who was standing at
the, front Of the house, shot the man.
Charges of manslaughter were filed,
against Coelner in municipal court
by the parents Of Mcclure.
Muscatine-Some Of the corn in
Muscatine is practically unfit for en-
silage. farmers state. This is especial
ly true in the sections where hail
storms did heavy damage late in the
season. One area containing several
square miles probably suffered the
greatest loss from this cause The
corn was stripped of the foliage,
rendering it unfit for ensilage or fod-
der. Early frost was another factor
making for poor fodder, the farmers
state. Little corn was cut in the
county before tho frosts Of last week,
which killed the leaves. The foliage
is now whitening and falling from
the shocks.
pubuque-A sting in the eye by a
hornet resulted seriously for Fred c,
Potterveld and several occupants in
hrs automobile while they We're driv-
ing along the Sageville road near
Geissels springs yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Potterveld, blinded with pain,
lost control of the automobile and it
plunged over the embankment. The
car turned completely over. pinning
the occupants beneath. Miss Winni-
fred Potterveld suffered three broken
ribs. She was taken to Finley hos
pital where she is resting easily. The
other occupants of the car, two sis
ters Of Mr.. Potterveld,j younger
brother, his father and Charles Cain,