Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-03
Iowa News Items

Mrs. George Nabor, who live about
four miles from town on the river
road, lies at the Hershey hospital in
a critical condition. The child was
in jured at 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. Examination showed that the
skull bones were shattered, and an
operation was necessary to lift up the
bones and adjust them in a correct
position. The boy was only partially
conscious when brought to the hos
pital. Whether he will recover is
questioned by physicians.
Boone-Word was received from
Des Moines that Miss Fay Jones.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Jones,
of this city, who was seriously injur-
eel when an automobile ran over nea
ard a companion in Des Moines Mon
ds.y night, has passed successfully
thru an operation in the Lutheran
hospital. The message added that
Miss Jones had comparatively COM
Portable night and that there was ev-
cry prospect for her recovery if pneu-
monia did not set in. In the opera
ton the piece Of the rib which had
pierced the lung was removed and
the pain considerably eased.
Davenport-Mrs. Emma Stark, di
vcrced wife Of Frank Stark, Of DAY.
export made an unsuccessful at
tempt to end her own life at the
hcme of friend in Rock Island. She
is at st. Anthony's hospital today.
attending physicians say she will
live. Dependency due to a recent di-
vcrce when she was separated from
her husband and child. it is said,
prompted the woman to attempt sui
eide. Before turning on the gas Mrs.
Stark wrote note TO her divorced
husband. 'T have been divorced seven
months-separated from you and my
child. / am broken down now and
can stand it no longer"
WaterIoo-Contracts for fire equip
mont costing $4,000 were entered in7
to and approved by the city council
last night. The purchases consisted
of on American LaFrance complna-
ton triple pumping engine and hose
truck, at $4,000, 1000 feet Of fire
hose, $1,000, and eight miles Of copper
wire, $3.50. The fire is for extensions
to the fire alarm system. The new
fire engine will be one Of the most
powerful made. Specifications call for
100 horsepower motor pumping ca
pacity Of 1000 gallons of water per
minute, and $500 feet hose capacity.
1t will have n 40-gallon chemical tank
ami be equipped with big pneumatic
tires.
3urlington-Sufferi from de-
fusion that strange occult influences
were calling him away, George Erick-
sorl, who has lived twenty-one years
in the Green Tree hotel, Third and
Division streets, wandered away. He
has been missing since Monday
noon and some Of his friends have
Joined the police in what to the pres
ent, has been vain search for him.
The police have failed to find any
oAal g Islye 'ugru SuIsslm eul 20 eoe1l
days search. Since he left the Union
hotel Monday morning after telling
tho night clerk that he kept hearing
a woman's voice calling to him, he
has been seen but once. A friend met
him at noon Monday wandering
about the streets.
rama-Harry Ringland, the 15-year
old patrol leader Of the Wolf patrol
of the Tama Boy Scouts, is to go to
Europe, starting Tuesday on the first
leg Of the long journey, accompanied
by his father, C. S. Ringland. who
will go with him as far as New YORK
City, and see him safely on board
the steamship Pocahontas, on which
he will sail for England next Mon
da,y. This great opportunity came "
Harry thru the efforts of Super1n-
ten dent Finley, Of the city schools
and who is also q scout master for
Ta,na. The occasion of the trip is the
international iamboree for boy
scouts from all parts Of the civilized
world. representative going from
each state. or. in some cases, smaller
political divisions.
Eioone-Over eighty acres Of the
100 which must be purchased and do
mated to the state if the Lodges are
to be state park were subscribed
for at the Lodges banquet in the l.
O. o. F. hall Wednesday evening
which was honored by the presence
Of three members of the state board
of conservation. Many interested
persons from Ames, Perry, Madrid,
Luther and Ogden, as well as large
number of farmers in this vicinity
attended. Assurances were again re-
ceived from the state board of con-
servation during the course of the
evening in which half the distance to
the desired goal was made, that as
socn as the 100 acres had been
resolution for the establishment of
the Lodges as state park and would
plead the cause before the executive
council.
Clear Lake-Carried on the tender
of the 10 o'clock passenger engine
near the Milwaukee station for a
distance of twenty-five feet, Mrs.
Rudy Cain escaped unhurt here
We dnesday morning after the car she
hao. been driving was totally wrecked.
Mrs. Cain was driving big Over
land automobile and had reached the
crossing near the station when the
car stalled directly on the tracks. THO
inbound milwaukee, passenger train
hit the car and lifted it on the tender
carrying 1t, with Mrs. Cain inside,
for about twenty-f five feet when both
car and occupant were hurled to tic
side of the track. How Mrs. Cain es-
caped unhurt is looked upon as al
most a miracle. Persons gathered at
the station awaiting the train saw
the mishap and hurried to the cross
a.nontinc to find the mauGled