Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
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the bridge near her home. which spans
Lick creek. she heard a. buzz and the
next instant felt "a hurt on her arm
Upon examination she saw blood and
realized she had received bullet. In
passing the bullet had struck the
water and glanced upward, entering
the upper arm just above the elbow
and passing upwards about six inches
toward the shoulder, neariwhich it re-
NAMED Embedded. ~.
Victor.
Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock
Hallard Sparrewgrove of this city, was
killed "by dynamite. south OF English
river Hallard and L. H. Holscher,
with whom he was workiRg,g were GET
ting ready to set off charge Of dyna
mite unCer a stump. It seems that
Sparrowgrove had several dynamite
caps in his lap at the time which he
was handling preparatory to adjust
ing che charge, when he dropped his
pocketknife among them and they in
stantly exploded tearing off his leg
and mutilating his body and face
badly. He lived about an nour and
seemed conscious to the last and
talked freely, but died before the ply
sician got there. His body was brought
to the undertaking. rooms here. He
has two sisters residing here, Mrs.
Fred Wallach and Mrs. J. Crisman.
He was about 26 years Of age.
Fort Madison.
The fear that death would separate
them is believed to have been the rea-
son why Mrs. William F. Kumlen, OF
this city, attempted to inflict mortal
! Ha. h,,ch a, ,fl
Thursday Reports from the hospital
that both probably would recover
While their daughter, Mrs. L. Davis
left the house, to be gone fifteen min
utes, her mother attempted to XII
| herself and husband. With some
sharp Instrument she inflicted three
scalp wounds on her husband, and
then running out into the yard
gashed her own wrist. The sharp in
strument could not be found. Doctors
We're Immediately called and gave both
persons attention Mrs. Kumleh was
j in the most serious condition, due to
the fact that she lost a great quantity
of blood. Mrs. Kumleh was 70 years
old and her husband 80. 1t is under
stood that she had horror of death
separating them, and that because she
was brooding over this fact and the
physical condition Of her husband and
herself that she committed the rash
act.
keokuk.
J The Des Moines river at this point
has reached the highest stage eveE
registered in August or September In
forty years. according to 9 record be-
ing kept by the Keokuk Canning COM
| pany. which owns extensive acres
along the banks of the stream. The
stage yesterday morning showed 1871;
| feet. Usually at this season the river
/ resembles creek more than anything
else. The Keokuk Canning company
has lost several hundred acres Of
pickles. The water has gone over the
Parsons levee. The famous Egyptian
levee which protects Alexandria, thu
! Missouri town just across the De!
| Moines from Keokuk, is being pa
! trolled. The Burlington route has hat
i to dump several carloads Of rocl
against some of its culvert bridges t
insure its safety. and measures are be
ing taken to guard the track. TIL
Mississippi here is almost at floO
stage. IA feet. 1t is causing some Q
Il the damage in the Des Moines valley
since It serves as barrier at the out
tlet of the Des Moines. The farmers II
the valley report the loss Of practi
i cally all Of their corn crops.