Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-03
a oRIsr OF ACCIDENTS.
Boy Loses Foot-A Man Hand and
Another Shot AT.

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the past week was prolific with serious
accidents and unexpected happenings.
A 12-year-old boy Of T. l.. Severe met
with a shocking accident while playing
with other boys at the railroad table
they We're turning. His foot was caught
at the instep between the wheel and rail,
and terribly mangled, hanging by a
piece of the skin. The boy was taken
to his home in town. DIR. George was
called and placed the injured foot in a
plaster of paris cast and thinks the foot
may be saved.
Louis Beewberk met with shocking
accident. He had his right hand taken
off in a steam thresher, leaving his
thumb. DIR. Mulvie is attending him
and he is doing as we'll as can be ex-
ipected. He was one OF Uncle Sans
boys during the war with Spain.
August Bogue, farm hand working
for A. Quisdorf, was kicked in the right
breast while feeding his team. 1t was
some little time before he realized where
he was and what had occurred.
]. Bremen, when crossing bridge
this side of Rowan. heard a shot and
felt the buzz of a bullet in his hat, TAX
ing with 1t a sample of his hair. This
brings to the writer's memory the sol-
der of a zouave regiment that wore
tall black hats taking an active part in
the first Bull Run battle. He showed
the spectators on his speedy return to
Washington bullet hole thru his hat,
declaring IL 1t had been a low crowned
hat he would have been killed.
Our new meat market is now open
and supplied with choice meats of all
kinds. 1t has a large refrigerator run
by chemical engine. "A test was
made and the temperature reduced to
10 degrees below freezing.
Hon. r. II. Trains wife was taken
seriously i'll the first Of the week and
was taken to Iowa Falls for treatment
by an osteopathist.
Miss Eta Rankins left for Chicago
Ito undergo an operation for the removal
of small tumorS in the glands of the
throat.
Oh. Jameson. had a big sale OF horses
and cattle Saturday at the stockyards.
Yesterday the Presbyterian church
was dedicated. 1t has greater seating
capacity than any other church in town.
Rev. T. S. Barley, d. D., Of Cedar Rap
ids. delivered the dedicatory sermon.
Rev. j. T.. Wyllie. of Williams. preached
in the evening. The Methodists held no
services in their church on account OF
the dedication.
Our public school opens today. A. p.
Hargrave, principal: assistant teachers
Miss Anderson, grammar; Miss Barnes.
intermediate; Miss Johnson, first pri-
mary; Miss Vest, second primary. This
is Professor Hargrave's fourth year
We have had no betterteacher.
College VIII BE Rebuilt.
LeMars, Sept. 3.-That Western
Union College, destroyed by fire last
week, will be rebuilt is practically as.
sured. The subscription paper started
to raise $4,000 in al dition to the insur-
ance money is being readily responded
to and three-fourths of the amount has
already been pledged and the remain
der will be forthcoming before the
meeting Of the college trustees, which
will be held on Tuesday next. Bishop
stanford, of Harrisburg, Pa, and
Bishop Dubs, of Chicago. leaders Of the
United Evangelical church, under
whose auspices the college was started
will be here to confer with the trus-
tees