Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-20
Southern Io,u.a Items

made and the overturned auto with Mr.
Pullen's body beneath 1t was found
The accident occurred on a good piece
of road and the coroner is investigat-
ing. A widow and nine grown children
survive. I'D
| Grandview.
While driving to this place Tuesday
Miss Maude Keever sustained injuries
when the vehicle in which she was
riding was strucki by speeding auto
| mobile. Miss keever was driving a
pony and had just driven onto Il
bridge when an automobile crashed
| into the vehicle. The girl was, thrown
to the ground and the rig was de-
| molished by the force of the collision.
| The driver of the machine failed to
stop and his identity still remains a
| mystery. The girl received bruises
about the left side. s..
Oxford Junction.
Johnnie Farrell, IL years old was
accidentally shot Tuesday afternoon
when examining revolver that he had
| found, the bullet entering under the
lower jaw and lodging just back Of the
nose. He had just left school for home
in company with another little boy.
when they found revolver, and he
raised the weapon to look into the bar
rel, when it was discharged He re-
| turned to the school room. and was i'm
medately taken home. Later he was
| taken to Cedar Rapids hospital by
automobile. He is the youngest son of
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Farrell, of this city.
Muscatine.
Living barely twelve hours after be-
ing injured in an unusual accident in
| which her body was burned almost to
crisp, Mrs. n. f. st. Clair died Tues
day evening at her home, 61s Cedar
street, at ti:iG o'clock. Mrs. St. Clair
| received the fatal burns while ironing
| clothes at her home Tuesday morning.
| when she fell in faint over the burn
ing iron she was using and her clothing
was ignited. The extent OF her injuries
made her case practically hopeless
from the first, it is stated. There was
scarcely portion Of her body which
had not been touched by the flames
and practically all her hair was burned
from her head. Medical attention was
given Immediately following the extin-
gushing of the flame. by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Bierman, who discov-
cred Mrs. st. Clair in flames immedl-
| ately after the accident occurred. Every
effort was extended to ease the intense
suffering OF the injured woman, but
all Efforts to revive her failed and she
died late In the evening.
Museatins.
A mysterious fire, the inception of
which has baffed the local authorities
wrecked the poultry sheds and eleva-
tor of the Muscatine Produce and Pure
Ice Company on East Second street
Tuesday evening. The entire building
was Quilted, the mere shell Of the
structure remaining. The loss Is vari-
ously estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000
The plant, which has been in disuse
since last March, burst into flames q
few minutes before s o'clock, when an
alarm was turned into the central fire
station. Shortly afterwards general
alarm was sounded which brought q
second motor truck to the scene. The
| flames had made such Roadway be-
fore the blaze was discovered that the
firemen were forced to yeomen efforts
to prevent spread Of the fire to the
Huttig lumber yards which were d.
rect,y opposite the doomed plant. The
| fire was confined 70 the produce com
pany building and extinguished with
cut the flames communicating them
selves either to the main plant Of tht
company or TO adjoining property.