Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-12

has side entrance opposite. to which
door is side trap door leading to the
basement. This trap door had been
left open by someone and Mrs. Eagan
stepped across the threshold OF the
entrance to her death Going from
the bright sunlight into the darkeneu
room She did not see the open trap
door and fell headlong TO the base
ment. some nine feet below Her
skull was fractured and She was UNI
conscious when picked UP and re-
manned so until she died half an hour
after.
Stratford.
Frank Lilyard. who is employed on
the HaWbecker farm west of town. had
ia narrow escape from losing his right
arm in a corn elevator He had just
driven up to the elevator with load
OF corn preparatory to shooting 1t up
into the elevator and was in the act
Of throwing the lever into gear. when
! the sleeve of his coat became entangled
in the chain. The team was brought
to stop almost instantly. but not be-
fore his arm was pulled up 10 the eie-
yator and was quite badly bruised. He
was compelled to carry his arm in a
sling for few days but he was for
tunate to escape from more serious in
jury.
Waterloo.
Fire. in the Chenick junk yards and
| sheds adjoining the big tabernacle
which is be3ng used for Evangelist
Sundays meetings did considerable
damage and threatened to wipe out the
structure Wednesday evening. 4 buck
ct brigade was formed and set To work
| throwing water on the roof to prevent
! the fire from getting start on the
| building. The fire started shortly be
! fore the hour set for the evening serv-
| ice. Rumors were afloat that the fire
was Of incendiary origin and being near
the tabernacle there were reports that
an attempt had been made to destroy
it. which are generally dlscredited
Waterloo.
Fireman John Gensieo of the west
/ side station is confined To the Presby-
,terian hospital in serious condition as
the result Of the fire Wednesday night
which destroyed the warehouse Of G. FL.
Chernyk & Son. on Commercial street.
He was not taken i'll until Thursday at
noon and the attending physicians are
at a loss to determine the nature of his
Illness He suffers from pains in the
/
ly paralyzed At the tire Wednesday
night Gensleo slipped and fell from a
pile of burning papers. striking on his
head and shoulders.
| Laurens.
| When the stock train pulled into
I-:.urens r. J.. Wheeler discovered one
car with but eleven head of cattle in
| il and remarked to those in the way
l nat n aal aI foolish FOR
| to ship only a part OF a car to Chicago
| The owner of the cattle declared that
| there were twenty seven In the car but
| upon investigation at the next stop II
was found that Mr.. Wheeler's number
| was correct. The cattle had been
/ LOST out OF the car between l.aurens
: and Sioux Rapids. altho the car door
was found shut and fastened. Next
| morning Charles Jarvile reported
eleven stray cattle at his place. which
proved TO be part OF the shipment.
| Holstein.
Willie Glawe. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
I Carl Glawe, OF this place, had his left
leg broken in two places between the
knee and the hip while driving from
home to the Bremen farm north of Hol-
stein. where he was working. When
| passing the place occupied by Gus An
d.r.on. north of town. he met an auto
mobile. After the auto had y, sed the
! horse. which he was driving. became
unruly and began to run. He tried to
hold the animal but when he had gone
about thirty rods after passing the
auto the horse began TO kick, breaking
out the dash board OF the buggy. The
| lad held to the lines and was dragged
over the front of the buggy when the
| animal kicked him a terrible blow on
the leg. He was found lyinl, helpless in
the road hal? an hour later