The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-09-07
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Brakeman Loses Leg-In some man
ner unknown at the present time, II. J.
Byrne, a freight brakeman, last week
fell under a car in such a manner as
to lose a leg. The accident happened
at Inkom, about $50, where the train
stopped to set out car.-Pocatellol
Tribune.
Chief of Police Resigns-George
Sheppard resigned this last Friday as
chief of police of Kellogg. His resig-
nation came as a result of his arrest
late Thursday evening, with DR.. e. r.
Brooks, William Schaefer and August
Loeb, all of Kellogg, while in car
carrying 100 bottles of beer and seven
quarts of whiskey from Saltese to KEEL
logg.-Wallace Press-Times.
Trial Ends In ROw-The hearing of
the case of Leslie Hunsaker of Rex
burg, charged with white slavery, was
suddenly brought to a stop Saturday |
during the course of the trial, when
the father of one of the girls, rising |
suddenly from his place in the court |
room, hurled heavy chair across the
room, striking the defendant, Hunsak-
err on the head and fracturing his
skull, necessitating that the man be
taken to the hospital The hearing,
which was before the United States
commissioner, was postponed pending
the recovery of the man on trial.
Idaho Falls Register.
Buy Nampa Business-Harry L. Fin
ley of this city, has sold his electrical
| Il tx,D hnr~
to f. E. Bigger and son, Raymond L.
Bigger, who come from Twin Falls.
The new firm will be known as the
Nampa Electrical Sully company, and,
it is said, will retain the same loca-
ton Mr. Finley has had in the Sher-
man paint store next to the Leader
Herald office on Twelfth avenue. The
business will change hands on Sep
TENDER 10 and Mr.. Bigger, it is under
stood, will move from Twin Falls as
: soon as arrangements can be made for
a suitable residence here.-Nampa
Leader Herald.
= Lightning Hits in Burley-The Ad-
. vocate office was struck by lightning
last Tuesday afternoon during one of
the most severe electrical storms in
the history of Burley. The bolt pass
ed down through the roof, making a
clean cut hole. Several people in the
building were knocked down, and one
man was thought to be seriously in
jured but he recovered in a short
time. The fire company was called
} out but no fire had been started by
Y the bolt One of the chemical carts
$ was overturned and badly broken up
in the run. The lightning ran into
Y the substation and threw the main
e switches out, causing a report which
lead many to believe the station had
been hit.-Burley Bulletin
Youth Shot by Playmate-Earl Whet-
stone, the 12-year-old son of Mrs. Ge-
neva Geer, was accidentally shot and
1 killed by Donald Williams, six years
old, at the Slower ranch near Regime
e last Thursday afternoon. The chill
/ dren were playing Indian" using a
X gun which had been handed the older
boy few minutes before for the pur-
v pose of shooting a hawk The gun
k was supposed to be unloaded, when
# the younger boy in the course of cap
d turing his Indian" playmate, raised
the weapon to his shoulder, pointed il
v at young Milestone and pulled the
" trigger. The bullet lodged in the base
it of the boys brain and he died about
two hours later.-Nampa LeaderHer-
q aid.
IS Man Is Fatally Injured-Enid Dan
It ielson was severely injured last Thurs
l. day while driving team down steer
hill east of Ozone on a wagon heavily
Is loaded with lumber. The rope hold
le ing the wagon brakes broke, and there
IS being no way to hold the wagon IL
le check, the man jumped from the wag
on, falling on his head. The team be-
,e came frightened and ran away, dowr
il the hill, demolishing the wagon. Tht
le man was found in an unconscious con-
dition and a call was sent here for al
c. automobile to bring him in to the hos
g. pital, which was done, arriving here
IS about o'clock last night. An opera
ton was performed this morning. i
f. is stated that there is no chance fol
,e the man to live. He has a wife ant
- four children Idaho Register