Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-08
Southern Io1ua Items

saved. one burning, together with the
hay and implements, which were
stored in the barn, and three complete
sets OF harness. The loss was esfi-
mated at in the neigh boYhood Of $4,000,
only s7eo of which was covered by in
surance.
Fort Madison. $50
Q. A. Parker, storekeeper for the
Missouri division of the Santa Fe, was
brought 10 the employees hospital here
Friday night suffering with serious in
juries received when a motor car
leaped from the tracks, between Mar
celine and Kansas City, Mo. All of its
four passengers were hurt. Parker has
a badly wrenched back and attending
physicians do not deny the POSSIBLE
tiles of internal complications. Parker,
with his son. Howard, Division Ac-
countant William Mauck. of Marcel!ne,
and Chauffeur Frank Braggan OF Mar
celine, were on a trip over the Mis-
souri, division, invoicing company
goods. They were rounding a curve
near Bosworth when the car left the
rails hurting the passengers forward
and following onto them.
Extra.
While Jens Sorensen. mail carrier
from Ross. was on his route Tuesday
he met with wha. might have been a
serious accident at the Botna bridge
east of Joshua Jordan's. Just as his
team reached the bridge the bank gave
way and both horses fell into the wa
ter. The river being out Of its banks,
the water was so deep that both would
probably have drowned before long had
not help arrived. AS it was the alarm
was given over the telephone and III a
short time seventeen men were present
and the team was drawn out Of the
water and Jens was soon ready TO go
on his way again. little the worse ex-
cept for the broken tongue Of his mail
wagon. 1t was certainly good ending
Of what promised to be very unfortu-
nate.
Menie.
Frank Gutheil. son Of Philip and
Harriet Gutheil, IS years Of age. is
dead, the result Of an accident. While
| working at Mr. G. c.. Buckley's he
stepped on a nail. For several days
he was confined to his home but re-
turned to work On Tuesday he COM
planned of his jaws being sore and stiff.
Wednesday the pain was so severe that
he called a doctor who pronounced 1t
to be serious case Of lockjaw. Every
thing was done to save his life, but
was Of no avail and he passed away at
11:15 p. m. Thursday at his home in
| North MEMO. He is mourned by eight
sister and one brother He was mem.
| her of the K. of P. and n. w. A. lodges.
| The Knights Of Pythias lodge had
! charge OF the funeral. lie vas a aa;G::c::,
| unassuming young man who will be
sadly missed by his life time friends in
/! this community.
EddyviIIe.
Children of John Donahay captured
a curious reptile or animal in a small
draw back of his home, after the rain
! OF last Wednesday,. The reptile has
the faculty Of attaching itself to an
object after the manner Of a leech.
bus is larger than a leech, when
stretched to it's full length measuring
eleven inches. 1t coils up quietly
when out of water, but when placed
in water it stretches out and some
times raises its head higher than Its
body. o. H. Seifert, Eddyville's his
| torian, has written to the College al
Iowa City in order to ascertain, il pos
! sible, what sort Of a reptile It is. Those
who have been studying their natural
| histories since the find OF this strange
| reptile, think perhaps IL ID known as
an alamander. which is sometimes very
| poisonous. but does NOS: i4habit this
country, being a native OF warm coun-
/! tries osts esEsssI
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