Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-26
Southern Io,ua Items

eraIly believed, is not exactly rignt
mentally His injury was not of Sc
rious nature.
Fairfield.
Leonard Mulkins, the 7Lyear-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray = Mulkins, died
Sunday morning at 3fo'clock at their
home on South Depot street as the re-
suit of a most distressing accident me
| little fellow, with a playmate, was
PLAYING Saturday afternoon with SLED
near his home. when heavy wagon
loaded with tile passed along the street.
Both children ran and caught on the
wagon. but were admonished by the
! driver to let go and get away. Botn
lads stopped for an instant, and tnen
II seemed that the Mulldn boy decided
10 ride anyway, and ran TO the wagon
and caught on the side, but slipped and
fell under the rear wheel, il passing
| over his abdomen The accident oc-
Cured about 4 o'clock and death came
Sunday morning at o'clock.
Des Moines.
Ten-year- old Frank Riley, boy OF
the Dies Moines Home For FrienolesS
iS,hildren. was struck by an automobile
belonging TO W. 3. Porter Of Fort Lies
,Moines and driven by Jack Bowers
TUESDAY night, at 10 o'clock, ana ls
expected to die as a result OF his IN
iuries. The boy suffered a basal frac-
t,ire Of the skull and fracture OF ehe
right femur. The lad was walking
, with Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, supsrintena'
ent of the school, when the acciden'
, occurred. Mrs Cook, Frank Riley ant
| two other children Of the school wer'
E crossing the street when the automo
i bile bore down upon them. Mrs. Cooi
: said the driver Of the car did not Civ
t any warning Of his approach. he wa
( driving like a streak Of lightning sh
{ said. The other children escape" =!
jury.
Shenandoah.
= Mrs. George w Washburn, who live
, on Washington avenue. fell down IN
!, cellar stairs at the home OF MI. an
, Mrs. Charles Johnston, across IN
street, Monday, anu received iHJu.i
!. from which she may not recover. MT
washburn had gone over to the John
. ston home to help in a case OF Hines
= and was washing dishes near the Gel
lar door when, in some way. sh
st.pped backward and fell to the BOZ
- tom of the stairs. She was u1cor
scious when she was found, there wei
= several bad gashes in the back OF NJ
head and bad bruises about her hea
e and face. Medical aid was at ont
summoned and the injured woman WE
removed to her own home where 81
I'd lies at the point of death. While ~
ne age would be considered O. fact'
er against her recovery. her physicis
no saws that her vitality is remarkab
to and that many a younger person wou
". have been killed by such a fall.
% ottumwa.
The Ottumwa Trades and LABOR "A
ed sembly has decided to celebrate Lab
IN Day in Ottumwa this year and has
ready started to make arrangemen
OF for one Of the biggest celebrations
20 the toilers' holiday that has ever be
'pt attempted here. Sota5ies VIII
III brought from abroad to speak and
program of interest sufficient to
I'tract visitors from all over southe
n Iowa will be provided. The assent
art has allotted the various features
Ter the program and arrangements
he | committees and these men are now
At. work. Secretary of State William Je
he nings Bryan and United States u
!, a trict Attorney Claude r. Porter,
fhe Centerville, are among the speak
ne-i who will be asked to come to Ottu
the wa for the occasion to address 4
sed gathering. Other notaDies from
et- rious parts Of the country, ineiud
ec- Mother. Jones, will also be invited
ged no effort Is being SHARED TO MslSs IA IA
DIR. Day in Ottumwa fhis year sbigg
for and most talked of celebration =
en- has ever been held here.