Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-18
Southern Io1ua Items

passenger train and suffered injuries
to his left leg that necessitated ampu-
tation a. the knee. He also received in
ternal injuries and physicians fear he
will die. Thomas L. Jones, aged 50,
laborer employed by the Rock Island,
was struck while walking on the en-
bankment of the Rock Island arsena!
and a few minutes later died on the
way to the hospital
Mount Ayr.
The people Of Redding and Ringgold
county were severely shocked by the
news of the horrible death of Ralph
Athey, OF Redding Mr.. Athey vas one
of Redding's promising young business
men. being engaged In the feed mill
business Wednesday evening he was
grinding some chicken feed when the
belt slipped and threw him into the
machinery of the mill. His right leg
was severed instantly. his left leg brok-
en- in a dozen places, his forehead badly
torn and his whole body horribly cut
and lacerated. Altho help came at once
it was useless TO try TO save his life
and he died in few moments in awful
agony.
Peiia.
Some days ago Mrs. Neil den Hartog,
living north Of town. was truck in the
forehead BY the tine Of a large meat
fork. The wound seemed to have healed
| and was almost forgotten. One day
the past week Mrs. den Hartog noticed
stiffness and pain in the back of her
neck but il became worse and she de-
cided 10 see a physician about it, but
| r-l-n ~ do, m cen n
| town she suddenly became worse and
her husband Immediately summoned a
physician and il was found that she
was in the first stages Of lock- jaw. Hs
| Immediately secured serum and II was
necessary TO give the patient two in
jections before she was out of danger
Muscatine.
Ernest Daetz, 5i1 Kinder avenue. is
lying at his home with his back ane
legs 2 mass OF ugly cuts and bruises
as a result OF his race against time or
motorcycle on the track at the ole
fair grounds Sunday afternoon, Daeti
was speeding along the track at a rate
CT forty-fve miles an hour In an at
tempt to lower the cycle record for the
track. when his machine skiddied at :
turn and he was thrown into barbet
wire fence There he lay unconsciou!
until spectators rushed to his aid. HI
was taken to his home and DR.. II. l.
Hustled was called. Examination PROVED
that his back was mass OF cuts, III
left arm was ripped wide open and hi:
right leg was badly cut. In ADDITION y
this several wire burns were found 81
other portions OF his body. Hopes ar
held out for his recovery.
M"sea.;ne.
Alone but not frindless George LoeE
the man who fell from the apartment
Of his Second street residence Satur
day at noon, passed away sunda
morning at Bellevue hospital from tn
injuries he received. and the bod
was taken in charge by several OF nj
good friends who had interested them
selves in his welfare in times pas
Loop. who pitched head-first from
, second story window. suffered terri
BILE injuries, which caused his deaf
, less than twenty four hours later. n
, was an eccentric character, and as ia
; as is known has no living relative:
. Loop, who was II years OF age, ma
lived in Muscatine for many years an
had won many friends by his kind dis
position. His friends refused to aii07
the county 10 bury him standing "a
, hospital bill and funeral expense
themselves. &