Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-12-16
QUEER oulRks OF NEWS.

QUEER oulRks OF NEWS.
Stockton, Mo.-An old horse,
unable to proceed farther, was
abandoned near here by some
gypsies. The gypsies went on,
but a dog returned to the horse
and remained with him until he
died. When persons tried to get
the carcass to bury it the dog
fought valiantly until subducd.
Memphis, Tenn.-ln prize
fight here Bobby Russell seemed
to be so worried by a lock of hair
that hung over his eyes that his
trainer seized a knife and cut il
off. The bell rang and Bobby,
like Samson, had lost his strength
with his hair. He was knocked
out. at the first blow.
Cadillac, Thirty years
ago Mrs. William Rush swallowed
"a pin. She felt no i'll effect until
last week, when she complained
of a pain. The X-Ray showed the
pin lodged near one lung.
Hillsdale, Mich. and Mrs
George NJ. Kennedy of Scipio
claim the huskiest two and a half
year old child in the state. He is,
forty-two and one-half inches
tall, weighs, forty five pounds
acts like a child of six and wea.s
a 16-year-old boys overcoat. ,!e
has walked two miles and a haif
on a,country road and Their akoat
town without growing tired Al
birth he weighed thirteen pounds.
Gilmore, Md.-Born sightless,
6-year-old Edna Moore regain I'd
her sight after an operation. SIZE
recognized her mother instinct
lively and rushed.into her arms
San Bernadino; Gal.-Undcrso-
ing the miracle operation" Chief
Perfecto Segundo, a Cahuilla In
dian, blind, from birth, saw light
for the first time and went ne;::iy
insane from joy. The ops alton
was extremely delicate, but The In
dian refused an anaesthetic nd
\ bore the pain with Indian ,toi-
scism.
Sand Springs, Okla, l..;,lla Iss;
I.1lsy m iiiinxire oil npn... -
showing his philanthropy ny
building astown for widows. Pc
|lafi wives now make up more than
one-fourth sof the 5000 popl'a !
ton of Sand Springs. Page has
built dozens Of cottages with
rent, gas and fuel free; factories
where the women work; a car lin,
to Tulsa upon which widows may
ride free. There is day nursery,
free medical attendance and a W..
cational school. Page encourages
marriage.
Moberly, Mo.-The father al
Viola Kirkendoll, IL, owned
horse which had the habit of Iii ~
ing at anyone who pointed fin
rger at it. Recently the girl pr. :
cured stick and pointed it a! ;h.
horse, which kicked back yio-
lenlfy, striking the stick-and fore
ing it through the girls abdomen.
She died a few hours later.
North. Manchester, Ind.-Fivr
sisters, three of whom live near
here, have a remarkable rec .r,i
Mrs. Olive Marine is % years old.
Mrs. Abbie Thorn is 90, Mrs.
Catherine Harter is SG, Mrs. rev.
Harter is 10 and the baby, Mrs.
Ella Rhodes. is 68. They have all
survived their husbands.
Northumberland, Pals a $3.50
horse that swallowed $3.50 in bills
worth $3.50? William b. Miller
would like to know The otnnr
might he missed the money from
his pocket and the next mor.ins
found bits of it in the horses feed
box. The remnants have been
sent to Uncle. Sam in the hopes OF
rcdemption,
Dallas, Tex. Miss Bette Alex
ander, %, had died: Mrs. Eliza
Powers, ~, was at Deaths door;
both from Ptomaine poisoning, on
"a farm nine miles from Cisco,
Tex. Mrs. Powers dragged her
Iself to the side of a dog, tied 10
his neck a. note and told him 10,
'sgo home The dog made his
way through storm to Cisco II; d
help arrived in time to save tile
woman. -r';- -.'.;s'
Los Angeles. GAIA .tirr
which had been travelling for A.:re
years arrived at its destination
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