Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-26
iowa News Items

Lost Nation-Unable TO dislodge q
small radish which he had placed In
his nose while playing. Tony Wac,
3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Waac, waited several days before he
told anyone. The radish fermented
and caused lockjaw. Physicians
/ late.
Grafton-Oscar Stretch was the
victim of very painful accident
while at work for his brother. He
and his brother Albert were tearing
down an old building. An effort was
being made to keep the wall in one
piece. Oscar was working with 1t
with pick when it gave way. PIN
ming him. All possible haste was
made to remove it. but his right leg,
between the hip and knee. was
broken. while he was badly bruised,
sustaining serious head cuts. Drs.
Sam and Louis Savre were called
and everything possible done to make
him comfortable.
! Des Mcines-F urs valued at more
than $1,000 the property of Mrs. H.
NJ Havner. have been stolen from
/ the Havner residence at 1857 Grand
avenue. The articles. which included
IA mink coat and hauff, were taken
from storage room in the Havner
residence. They were hung up in a
moth proof bag. and the thief simply
| cut out the bottom Of the sack and
/ removed the furs. their absence not
being discovered until Wednesday.
! When the theft took place is not
known. Mrs. Havner believes that
Isome person familiar with the house
hold must have taken the furs.
| Fertile While returning from
Northwood. where they had been in
attendance at the chautaunua, Mayor
Mrs. Harland Rye report having wit
Messed the rare phenomenon of a
perfect lunar rainbow. "A light rain
! was falling and the midnight moon
shown brightly thru the breaking
Ic1ouds.. The bow was perfect, both
bases of the arc extending to the
horizon and rejecting all the colors
with a wonderful intensity. It Is
said that a perfect lunar rainbow
has not appeared since Sept. 10. 1881.
the night on which President James
A. Garfield died.
oelwein-Jennie NJ. Rees. 11-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Rees, of this city, was killed when
she fell from a c. G. w. passenger
train near Hayfield. MINI. Jennie
and her mother were on the way to
Minneapolis. Mrs. Rees fell asleep
for few minutes and on awakening
| noticed that Jennie was missing. On
inquiry a child stated that he had
seen a girl go onto. the platform.
When the train reached Hayfield q
speeder was sent back to search, and
about three miles out the child was
found. She was picked up and car
| ried back to town, where she died
about three hours later, without
gaining consciousness. =.
! Boone = Cal Spaulding, formerly
travelling engineer on the Northwest
ern road here, had an arm crushed
at Peoria, ILL.,, according to word
which was received here Wednesday.
| Trainmen on the east Iowa division
1 brought the news to this city.
Spaulding was being rushed to Chi
cago on special train for treatment,
according to the word which came
! here. He was sent to Peoria during
/ the recent strike there. None of the
details of the accident have been
learned Spaulding went from here
Ito Belle PLANE as road foreman on
the Iowa and Minnesota division of
the Northwestern and was later
made yardmaster at Belle PLANE.