Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-19
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several stitches. Her condition was so
critical that she was taken to the
Englewood hospital where she is under
the care OF specialist. Her many
friends will be pleased to learn that she
is now getting along as well as can be
expected considering the nature of her
injuries.
Cambridge
Standing in the cab door of his
engine, trying to locate some de-
feet in the boiler and not noticing the
approach OF the Skunk river bridge
owen FOX, fireman on a west-bound
milwaukee, freight, had close call
from a sudden and violent death
last week. The mans head was
sticking out from the engine far
enough to be struck by the bridge
Fortunately he fell back into the cab
of the engine and not outside. other
wise he would have been either ground
to pieces under the wheels of his own
train or pitched off Into the river below
and probably fatally injured He was
brought back to town and taken to
the office of physician where il was
found that several stitches were
necessary to close the wound
Newton.
Las; Friday Newton came nearly be-
ing able to chronicle another terrible
accident Parsons big ditcher was ex-
cavatins in the southwest part of town.
A trench eight feet deep had been dug
and a workman, Ray Lindsay was
busily at work erecting guards to pre-
vent the sides from caving in when the
east wall collapsed burying him 10 the
waist VIII Johnson who is the fore
man, who saw the disaster and only BY
his level headedness saved Mr. Lindsay
| from being buried alive. Mr. John son
| threw himself against the partly erect
ed guard which was falling in. Mr.
Johnson was, however. pinned between
| two timbers and had to remain in that
miserable position while Lindsay was
dug out. II took about twenty minutes
to do that.
Madrid.
Oliver Villas the young son of Mr.
and Mrs Bert Villas. was struck by an
automobile as he was playing IN front
LOT his homo Tuesday evening and a
Ideep cash inflicted in his head John
/ Legvold, the driver of the car. tried in
vain to escape hitting the boy and
wrecked the car in the attempt. me
car helongeL o Charles All and was be-
| ing driven by Mr.. Legvod Mr. All
was riding with Mr.. Lervold in the
front seat and Adrian Harod in the
rear seat The car, after reaching the
ditch. turned over and threw the occu-
pants out. Mr.. Legvold was caught
underneath and his foot badly bruised
! The others We're uniniured The
car was damaged to the extent
of probably $50 to 5000. The iron in
| the top was broken and bent and the
top torn. the running gear and fender
on the right side We're broken.
| Harlan.
A former Harlan girl Miss Isabella
Beaton. who sang in the choir of the
F., Harlan congregational church and also
played the organ and piano for the
choir fifteen or twenty years ago has
achieved great fame by her musical
1 the United States and Canada cities in
concert and recital. She Is a graduate
of Grinnou college conservatory OF
music. and also of the literary depart
ment. She has 800 compositions which
she plays entirely from memory Miss
Beaton has studied for many years
abroad. and is also a graduate of the
Western Reserve University of Ohio
where she distinguished herself In
the study of literature, the romance
languages and German. and in history
and physics. paying particular atten-
ton to the theory OF sound. Miss Bea-
toms compositions are played by lead
ling orchestras the world over.