Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-15
Northern I01ua Items

where Mr.. Bingaman was standing.
In the jump it struck Mr.. Bingaman
and he fell, the horse falling on him. In
the struggle to rise the horse struck
Mr.. 13ingaman on the right side OF the
head cutting bad scalp wound. The
cut went to the bone and was several
inches long. Besides this injury his
legs were badly trampled and his chest
was badly hurt from the fall Of the
horse. It was thought at first Mr..
Bingaman was badly hurt internally,
but it was thought Saturday evening
this would not prove true as he was
resting quietly He spit some blood. the
evening OF the injury and also the
next day.
Woodstock.
While playing about a bonfire last
and Mrs Tony Rapp, who reside near
Woodstock, was very severely, if not
fatally burned The little one walked
too close to the fire and her clothing
became ignited, enveopng her in
flames almost instantly. Before she
could be rescued she was terribly
burned about the body, face and hands.
Her clothing was nearly all burned
from her and portions Of the child's
flesh pulled away as the remnants Of
her clothing were removed. The par
ents were quite painfully burned and
blistered in rescuing their little daugh-
ter 1t was thought for a time that
the child would die She is still in a
critical condition.
ZenorsvIie.
On Saturday Boone county lost an
other of her pioneer residents, one of
those sturdy and hoonred citizens, Mr..
Richard Hopkins, of Zenorsville. Death
came during the early morning hours
Saturday, the dissolution being an
nounced at $50 o'clock. The cause
was a complication Of troubles, cou-
| pied with the infirmities of old age. The
! funeral services were held Sunday at
| ternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Mr.
| Alder, of Story City, officiating. The
remains were Inferred in the Ontario
cemetery. Mr.. Hopkins was a native
! Of Pennsylvania, and was born Feb. IS
/ 1885, making him past 76 years of age
at the time of his demise. He was a
farmer by vocation and honored and
respected by ALL
Bradford.
j. NJ Plantz and family were rem
| dered homeless Saturday by a fire
which destroyed their home and some
| of their furniture. Mr. Plantz moved
| here from Waverly last spring and
purchased a house in Bradford. He
| expended considerable time and money
| in fixing up the place and had just
| completed sumpler kitchen the day
| before the fire Mrs PlantZ kindled
up the fire preparatory to getting sup
per- About ten minutes afterwards
her little daughter. who was nearby
| noticed the house was on fire and gave
the alarm. Both roofs were on fire and
| it was impossible TO put 1t out Mos
Of the furniture on the first floor was
saved but that on the second burned
| The home was partially insured bu
not enough to cover the loss.
Charter Oak.
Early last Thursday morning the
home OF Frank Smith, four and a hal
miles south of Charter Oak. burned t
the ground The fire caught in som,
way from the kitchen stove. The mer
folks had gone to the barn to feed tn,
| stock, having built the breakfast fir.
before they left the house. A few min
utes later when Mrs. Smith arose sh,
discovered that the kitchen was on fire
She called her husband, who gave tn
alarm to the neighborhood by yelling
The phone could not be reached tn
fire had gained such headway. SOM
of the neighbors beard and came {,
their assistance. Nearly al, the furni
ture, bedding and clothing were saved
Three stoves had to be jeff IN the burn
ing building and everything in tn,
kitchen was destroyed Mrs. Smith hat
several pieces OF nice china and SOM
.:,TS--are that could not be saved
The family ia living In tent for tn,
present. Mr.. Smith Will build neg
house Immediately.