The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-05-04
S. KNowLToN.
Member Board of Supervisors.
Monroe TIP. correspondence.

EDS HERALD.-My pen has for a long
time been lost in Iowa mud, consequently
has communicated nothing above ground
In the meantime some accidents have oc-
CURED in our section. A few days since
two neighbors were in canoe on bayou,
on North River bottom fishing. The
canoe sprang a leak while they were at
some distance from the shore, and sud-
denly went down with it's charge, one OF
the men swan to shore, while the other, a
German who had practiced more on land
that on the Rhine, was scarcely able to
keep the end of his great toe on land, and
the end of his nose out of water at the
same time. 1t is said that man who
lives near the river heard Jacob lifting up
his voice for more help or less water, and
on reaching the bayou found Jasper, ia
cob's comrade maneuvering on the shore
with two poles dashed together with his
suspenders, trying to fish the old man out
or entice him to land, saying, 'have faith
Uucle jake, have faith and I'll save you.
Jacob was finally rescued and took lee
line for home without saying word tc
any one.
He's lost all relish for fish,
And every knack of fishing,
He's lost all faith. and every wish
To so on bayou's boating,
And the line that Jasper was trottng for trout
As quietly holding his trowsers.
A SAD ACCIDENT-On Saturday evening
the 22d inst, Charles Stout, a thirteen
year old son of James Stout, who reside.
about one mile north of Indianapolis came
to the house from q hunting excursion
and as he reached the porch fell fainting
The family was greatly alarmed and dis
tressed upon finding that the boys lief
hand was blown off at the wrist. DIR
Cook of Sigourney was sent for, in thu
meantime our resident physician die
much to relieve the sufferings IF the boy
During the evening the boy was able tt
| tell his father that he had borrowed ,
| double barreled shot gun TO shoot some
ducks with, he said the boys told him i;
iOuu Was ldSt III tlc ltlt uduO UdITci AM
he did not use 1t, but had shot duck will
the right, and had reloaded it, and wal
sitting on the ground with his left han(
on the gun when it discharged by some
! means unknown to him. He told hin
where he would find the gun. They tool
| the lantern and found the gun at tn,
place described, and two fingers from tn,
the hand had dropped where he sat, while
| the rest, save one were blown away. The
| gun was blown nineteen feet from where
the boy sat, The left hand barrel wa,
| bursted above the stock, a large piece Of
| it being torn out and some of it wanting
Just how the accident occurred, no one
in all probability will ever know. DR.
Cook arrived Sunday about noon, ant
| amputated the arm about three inches
above the wrist. The boy will have much
to suffer within the next 30 days. un
derstand that 1t was the first time the boy
ever went out with gun, and this occur
red during the absence of his father. The
accidents to boys from using gnns art
very numerous, and Ii occurs to me tina
boys ought to be well instructed in refer
ence to loading and managing gun be
fore they are allowed to experiment o.
use one at all. j. A. OSBORN.