Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-10
Southern Io,ua Items

suffered the loss of his left leg just be-
low the knee. The accident happened
shortly after 8 o'clock and the injured
man was at once removed to st. Luke's
hospital in the police ambulance. Just
one week ago, Leo Vroman and Rose
Cation were married. To all appear
ances the marriage, was a happy one,
yet yesterday morning when Woman
left his home saying he was going to
hunt work he walked directly to the
Warren street crossing of the Rock Is
land railroad and asked the flagman
there about freight trains. declaring
that he was going to Omaha and from
there to the Nebraska harvest fields.
Carroll.
George Bauer. who works on Henry
Neppls farm southeast Of Carroll,
met with an accident about 1 o'clock
Monday morning wherein his horse
was killed and his buggy nearly de-
molished.asFIe was crossing the North
western track at the Simon crossing
in Grant township, going south, when
an east bound train hit his horse
knocking it some distance and killing
the animal. The buggy was hit, tho not
badly smashed. George says that the
night was not dark, but he did not
notice the approaching locomotive till
it hit his rig. All happened so quickly
that the first he knew after being hit
was to find himself under the buggy
and the horse detached and dead a
few feet away. He was in town in the
afternoon, glad that he was still alive,
but arranging to bring action against
the railroad company for damage.
Rcd Oak.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. D. Shlke Of
University Place, Neb.. visited last week
with Mrs. Shike's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. w. Altaffer, who live on farm
about eight miles northeast of Red
Oak. Mr.. Shike was instantly killed
Thursday when the rope on the hay
fork broke, letting the fork drop in
such a manner that 1t struck him in
the neck, the sharp point Of the fork
penetrating the jugular vein. His
mother was at once telegraphed for
and arrived Saturday In some man
ner she fell down stairs and received
injuries which 1t is thought will prove
fatal. On Sunday morning the son OF
Mr.. Altaffer was pumping up the tires
Of the automobile In order to attend
the funeral Of Mr. Shike and pumped
them so hard that an explosion fol-
lowed, which forced pieces of the rub
Der into his arm. A physician was
needed to remove the rubber and dress
the arm.
Davenport
Christian Giese, an employe of the
Davenport Creamery Company, SIS
Brady. is lying at Mercy hospital in a
critical condition as the result of an
nr f.
teenth and Marquette streets at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Giese
was occupying a rear seat OF the auto
the property of the creamery company
and when the car rounded the corner
he was hurled headfirst to the pave-
ment with terrific force. File was rushed
to Mercy hospital in an unconscious
| condition, and at 10 o'clock next morn
ing was still dazed. altho apparently
rational at intervals The victim was
| fearfully bruised and gashed about the
head, but the attending physician, DR.
Kreul, states that there is no fracture
| of the skull and that chances for re-
covery are good Giese's left eye Is
| entirely closed, and whether or not
| the sight will be Impaired Is matter
! for conjecture. f
| Maxwell.
| H. X. Poorbaugh, living north OF
| Maxwell, while working in the hay
| field on last Friday evening, was se-
| verely injured by his team running
away. While hitching the team to 8
wagon and rack, on side hill, the
wagon not being properly blocked. raj
I against the team, frightening them and
| causing them to rum his little daugh-
| ter, Doris, was on the rack. and Mr.
! Poorbaugh realizing her danger, caught
! the horses and hung to them. and was
\ thus thrown under the wagon; both
| wheels passed over his body, and three
ribs on his right side were fractured
and broken within an inch OF the back
! bone; he also received other severe
bruises. The. little girl remained II
the wagon until 1t struck gate post
when she was thrown to the ground
but fortunately was not seriously hurt
! Word from Mr.. Poorbaugh on Wednes.
day was that he was resting as cas-,
/ as could be expected and 1t Is ant.ci-
lpated that he will fully recover from
ths accident