Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-30
Northern Io,ua Items

last Sunday evening and report has IT
that they had no lights ON the machine.
Suddenly they met team and were
unable to give sufficient road for the
team to pass and so ran the machine of
the embankment with the result that
the machine1:Was a complete wreck.
The boys were caught under the auto
mobile but after some effort they were
all rescued. None Of them received any
injuries Of consequence.
Waterloo.
Pursuant to their custom of giving
while living" Mr.. and Mrs. S. L..
Klingaman, who have large land hold
ings four miles south of the city. pro-
vided Christmas tree worth while to
their five children and sixteen grand
children. DanSlinG from the branches
Of the tree were bags containing $500
In gold and currency for each child. a
total Of $500. All Of the grandchildren
were generously remembered. and the
celebration involved an outlay of near
$4,000. Those receiving the $500 gifts
were Mrs. George F. johnson. c. E..
Klingaman, F. L. Klingaman. Will
Klingaman, and Ray Klingaman.
i While returning from a Christmas
celebration at National, small town
twelve miles west Of McGregor. Harvey
Henning. age Is years. was instantly
killed and his two sisters. Alvina and
Media, seriously injured when the au-
tonobile driven by the young man
went over a bridge and turned turtle.
Marvin, q brother. the fourth member
Of the party escaped with minor In
juries. He was thrown clear of the
machine in the fall and summoned help
for the others pinioned underneath 1t.
Physicians are unable at this writing
to determine the extent of the girls
injuries. Both were unconscious when
rescued and were removed with the
body of their unfortunate brother to
their home near National. The parents
of the victims, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hennins. are pioneer and wealth far
mers Of that vicinity.
Cedar Rapids.
Fireman Louis E. Hoover, of the
Rock Island. was severely scalded in
an accident to passenger train No. 4O7,
which occurred Friday night at about
6: 80 o'clock, some three miles east Of
Upton. The engine ran into a bunch
of cattle and was overturned, and the
baggage and mail car was partially
derailed. In the accident Mr.. Hoover
was badly scalded by escaping steam
and hot water. he being the only person
injured. Passengers and crew were
taken back to the main line at Stock
ton and were brought to this city on
the 11:10 train. Hoover was taken
from the local depot to st. Luke's hos
pital where he was given medical at
tention by the company physician, DR..
Ruml, who stated that the injuries al
tho very painful, were not Of a serious
nature.
Cedar Rapids.
A. z. Dempsey, postmaster at Dysart.
died in local hospital at o'clock
Friday morning at the age of So years
following a long siege of poor health.
He was brought to Cedar Rapids a
week ago last Tuesday. He received
hospital care for several weeks last
summer when he had an attack Of
typhoid fever and he had not been well
since. Mr.. Dempsey was born in New
York City in 1866 and had been a resi-
dent Of Dysart for the past forty Ave
years. He was for many years a rail-
way mail clerk and for eighteen years
he was in the mercantile business. hav-
ing been employed by Cole brothers at
Dysart. Recently he was appointed to
the postmastership. He leaves to mourn
his death his wife and one daughter,
Miss Helen Dempsey, teacher in the
high school In Toledo; also three
brothers, D. D.. William and James
Dempsey. OF this city. and one sister.
Mra A. n Brennan of Waterloo.