Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-11-01


while at work on The school house at that
place fell from the roof thereof, about thirty
feet, down among rafters and joists, to the
basement, but was not seriously injured.
This case does not come under the head Of
accidents. proper, but rather under the more
appropriate one of bruitishness, it is this A
brutal teamster, driving a pair Of horses
hitched to a wagon with o large hay rack OF
it, ran over q little girl Of Mr.. VIM. Haw
thorne, one wheel running directly over hel
body. The brute called out, 'you'd better taxi
care Of that young'an,' and drove on. 1t j,
found hat the child has received ~intcrpa
injuries.
The yins,n Eagle states that a SON CT Mr.
Harmon jenkins had his hand SO crushed il
a cane.mill recently near that place, thai
amputation became necessary.
A daughter, some six years old, Of o Mr.
Hunter, living a few miles west Of Marshall
town, while out horseback riding, accidental,
fell from the horse, fell upon the stump Of
dry weed. running the weed into her ear, ant
glancing down some two inches towards tn
jawbone. Medical aid was called and she il
now considered out Of danger.
A son Of Jacob Rice, near Sioux City, wa.
nearly sawed in two and instantly killed by
circular saw in . mill on the oath ult. TIL,
boy was ridingon the carriage whenhe fell ON,
was carried to the saw. Such accidents ar
terrible. There need be hut few if any acci
dents happen to children if parents woul'
only keep IN eye en- them. We know it il
difficult, and perhaps, at all times, impossible
to keep track of little folks. Parents shoult
make it their business to know rhere thei
children are, knowing see to it that they ar,
not running risks.
A seventeen month old child Of one Fried
rick Phin, Of Charles City, was scalded t
death . few days since, SO says the lnteMi
gencer. It states tho following facts concern
ing It;
"The mother Of the child was getting Dime
ready, and had just prepared some sauce
when she went out OF doors on some errand
She had hardly been gone Eve minutes. whe,
she heard the child scream, and running int.
the house, found the child had drawn the no
sauce from the table upon itself, receiving tn,
whole contents Of the dish upon its body. 1
suffered but . short time, when it died"
A few days since while men were adjust
Ing the machinery in the boat yard, At L.
c1aire, preparatory to launching q barge, on,
6the cradles gave way, and came down with
such force IS to break the rope with which i
WAS held, one end Of it striking Thomas Car.
ter on the thigh fracturing the bone, and q
the same time so forcibly throwing hin
against : gang plank as to dislocate the Other
leg 1t the knee joint, otherwise Cruising III,
kg, medical aid was Immediately called, it /.
thought that he will be confined to his bee
some months.
A young son Of John Anderson, living Oh
Silver Greek, Mills county, was thrown from
Awagon, not long since, striking his head
against the wheel and was killed almost in
instantly. nsAa
A little child Of a DR.. Stevens, Of pelia, VI.
severely burned not long since, by upsettinl
. pot Of hot soup on itself.
A twelve year old son of a Mr.. Campbell,
Of DutcbyCreek township, Washington county,
saw 8 squirrel in the woods and ran after It.
The squirrel went up o tree too large for the
boy to climb, SO he climbed up o small sap
ling those by snd managed 10 catch hold Or !
limb Of the tree, swung himself on the limb,
thinking he could thus manage to get on the
tree IN which the SQUIRREL took refuge but
could not do SO he hung there suspended cry
ing for help until exhausted when he fell
some thirty feet breaking his leg between the
knee and hip. The bone thrust itself through
the flesh, and ran Into the ground. 1t 10
doubtful whether or net he will ever recover.
A Mr.. Harris aged asout 70 years, Of Wash
ington in this state, not long since, while ats
tempting to ascend an inclined plane Of mar
row plank fell and received such injuries rs
will prove fatal 4 8 4 j {
A careless chap Of Fo~ntanelle, while out
shooting the other day, made . mis-shot and.
socked . lot Of shot into the neck Of . fellow
who Was watching his Better
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