Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-20
Southern Io1ua Items

ure for Seattle, ut which place he will
again rejoin his ship, the U. S. S. AL
bany, and in July. of this year will start
on three years cruise, stopping at
Japan. China, the Philippines and a
number of European ports. Mr.
Christensen is scarcely 90 years of age
and Is giant in stature and strength,
and has already rendered the govern
ment heroic service in rescue work.
Corning.
Miss Celia Norris, a Corning public
school teacher, was thrown out Of her
buggy while driving fractions horse.
NO bones were broken. A 16-year -old
son Of Mr. Young was thrown from a
horse he was riding into a barbwire
fence. He suffered a score or more OF
cuts and flesh wounds, none, however,
dangerous. j. A. Anderson, manager If
the local telephone exchange, fell If
teen feet from a telephone pole. He
struck on his shoulders and head, and
was seriously bruised and shaken up
Haste.
8. Done, aged 65 years. an employee OF
the HASTE Brick Company. was at
HASTE, caught between two Wabash
freight cars and crushed to death.
That an accident had occurred was not
known until several of the brakemen
discovered the mans mangled body ly-
ing on the railroad tracks. At the time
of the accident Done was hauling ashes
from a pit at the brick works. 1T is
thought that he attempted to pass be-
tween two freight cars and was caught
when they came together.
Audubon.
was driving to Gray. riding on the
running gears of lumber wagon and
while going across a crossing in Gray
the wagon was struck by a fast APP
preaching Northwestern train just
about amddships. throwing the lad up
on the pilot of the engine and carrying
him 200 or 800 feet. then dumping him
by the Waysdde The team, which was
loosened from the wagon was thrown
against nearby building. and ran
away uptown, where they were caught.
The boy had one bad scalp wound and
several minor bruises, but no bones
were broken.
Davenport.
A trunk line Of interurbans clear
across the state. extending from Dav-
export to Council Bluffs, with shorter
interurbans serving as feeders in all
directions will follow the construc-
ton Of the proposed Davenport-I Iowa
City line, according to the statements
Of "A. P. Chamberlin and G. w. Rhine,
two prominent Des Moines business
men and interurban builders, who
spent a day in Davenport. The work
Of raising 100000 in subscriptions to
the preferred stock of the Davenport
Iowa City interurban line In this city.
has been given a good start by six vol
untary subscriptions Of $1,000 each.
Fairfield.
One Of the worst runaways IN or
near this city for some time happened
near the Cedar bridge on the Liberty
VILE road just southwest OF the city.
As a result Miss Violet Stansberry OF
-Libertyville is confined to her home,
while Horace Under, alho injured, Is
able to be about. The horse was killed
outright. The young people had been
to this city III atteri4aHce at a band
concert and had started home at about
10 o'clock p. m. with many others.
The horse became frightened. started
down a steep hill and collided with an
iron railing. killing the animal instant-
~ SaT.Ss "a III. rowiins Occupants of the
buggy violently to the ground Miss
etansberry was unconscious ~ two
flou55, ~ /,