Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-17
Northern Io,ua Items

of Mr.. and Mrs jacob Dorbin, OF
Hampton, where his father runs q
store. Norman iss three years and
seven months old. He weighs 61s
pounds: is 80 inches tall: his arm
stretch is 50 $40 inches: head circum-
ference. 26 6-10 inches Physically Nor
man is over 4 years old. and in the
mental tests he did the money chang
ing requirements of 5yearold. He
Will be great moneyInaker," said Miss
Stewart and Miss Campbell. His ply
steal growth. however. will not be
great after his 18th year. He will be
of the virile type and a good business
man."
Ireton.
Cornelius Kennegieter, aged &c. and
Peter Kool, aged %. We're drowned IN
a branch of the Big Sioux river. about
four miles west OF Lebanon. Both
young men were of prosperous. Holland
families, the Kennegieters living lhree-
fourths Of mile west of Lebanon,
and the kool family. about FIVE miles
from that town. The two men were
bathing when one was taken with
cramps. The other tried to rescue
him and both were drowned. The bod
was held Wednesday afternoon from
the Christian Reform church at Lee
banon and was in charge of Rev. Mr..
Bowma, pastor Of the church, and Rev.
Mr.. Hollebeek, OF Ireton.
Webster City
Howard Whitson, Is year old. sen Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Whitson, who has
been working on the w. A. Campbell
farm, met with painful accident yes
terday morning While moving hay he
had occasion to need the oil can, so tied
his team to a wire fence and went af
ter the oil. Upon his return he found
that one of the horses had his foot over
the wire. Howard attempted to extri
cate the animals foot but the horse
reared and plunged. throwing the boy
against the fence until he was very
badly cut about the hands and limbs.
Help came to the boy and a phone
message was sent to his father. who
went out with his car and brought his
son directly to the hospital. where his
wounds were dressed uy DR.. Wyatt.
The boy is still confined to the house,
and will be obliged to use clutches for
few days. 1t will be some time be-
fore he RECEIVERS from the effects of
his injuries
Sioux City.
Perhaps If Baby Smith could talk.
she would tell of a wonderful dream of
aeroplanes, tiny flying ships and most
wonderful! OF ali. trip ii one 6: them.
At any rate, the year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Smith. 615 Blur
street, volplaned fifteen feet to the
ground from the second story Of the
family's home. Baby Smiths airship
was a window screen: the screen light
ed nat in a patch OF weeds ana grass
and the downy bundle Of flesh and
nerves who was for a single instant an
aviatrice, wa ssaved from death. The
mother Of the baby had gone to sleep,
When she awoke there was a sharp
scream outside the window The child
had crawled from It's little spallet on
the floor and lay kicking and squirming
in the yard below. Mrs. Smith was
Frustrated by what had happened and
the physician who called had two pa
tient. to look after. The bottom OF the
window Is on a level with the foor in
tho upstairs room and the baby's body
was just strong enough to force the
screen, out The doctor who attended
the child states that the baby's body
10 slightly bruised. Otherwise It Is un-
injured.