The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-08-10
ELMER BARCUS HURT
Market Man at Fremont Catches
Hand On Meat Hook.
Fremont Gazette

Elmer Barcus, the genial cutter at
the Whitmer & Fox meat market, got
hooked Tuesday evening. He was
attempting to hang a quarter of beef
on a meat hook In the ice box and
instead of hanging the meat he hung
his right hand. The hook penetrated
the center of the palm and tore the
flesh out up and around the thumb.
Several stitches were required to
close the tear and Elmer is suffering
with a mighty sore hand.
Mrs. J. w. Millikin OF Fremont
went to Hedrick ten days ago to visit
her daughter, Mrs, d. c. Dickey, and
atten dthe Chautauqua at that place,
and was taken sick Sunday and died
Tuesday evening at 7:04 O'clock. aged
.GS years. She is survived by five
sons and one daughter, Carey, Gil
bert Calvin, Arthur Jesse and Mrs.
Dickey, at whose home she died.
Rev. and Mrs. Hugh Neville of Ere
mont, and Rev. and Mrs. Glenn Davies
of Cedar, who have been camping
along the banks of the classic Skunk,
north of town, for a couple of weeks,
broke camp Saturday. They had a
delightful rest and enjoyed the time
in fishing, boating, bathing and eat
ing and sleeping.
Mrs. r. E Austin and Miss Edna
Van Wmkle' went to Iowa Falls, Fri.
day to attend a ten days session of
the Iowa State Assembly of Sunday
School Workers. Mrs. H. ~ Hamil.
ton and Mrs. A. +. Hoffman went up
yesterday TO join them and to remain
until Monday, the last day.
Saturday while threshing at Earl
Akerman's, Ed Lynch got his right
hand injured, but not serious enough
to keep him from going with the ma
chine He was descending from the
Separator and put his hand on the
grain spout to support him and his
fingers were caught in the carrier.
Rev. and Mrs. M. r. Regain are
both away just now. Mrs. Regain was
called to Little Rock, Ark, to be with
her grandfather, who is seriously ill.,
Rev. Regain has gone to Eureka
Springs, Ark, to spend a short vaca-
ton with his parents.
DR.. j. b. Krout took H. J. Rhoads
to Ottumwa Friday for an operation
for hernia. After entering the city
hospital, where his condition was eX-
amined. it was thought best to defer
the operation until such time as the
patient might be stronger. ,.. ... o.,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Mowry of Green
Valley, ILL.,, visited Saturday and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. j. Abr
ems, southwest of town. The Nov
rvs and Ahrens falimies were neigh.
boTs back in Illinois in the years gone
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| A. F. Hoffman went to Peoria Sat.
urday to see his father, who has been
in a hospital at that place for several
weeks past, He found him much i'm
proved in health. ~" ..,.l
Saturday evening a number of the
young friends of Harry Cook gave a
lawn party in his honor, the event
taking place on the spacious lawn at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w
Alderman.
Harry Hoibert, who has been in
Washington state the past six months
with a gang of government surveyors
arrived home Friday, having finished
his work
J. L. Cosby returned Monday morn
ing from an over Sunday visit with
his wife, who is takin" treatments
for rheumatism at COlraX.
Prof. R. Glenn NA!,mer arrived
home Monday from Chicago, where he
took six weeks postgraduate work al
the Chicago university.
Marion and Robert Fell returned
homo '~hoursday from a few days
visit at the c. w. Reeves home at Mi
Ian, Mo.
Willie Howard departed Sunday
morning for a three weeks visit with
his grandparents at Springfield, H.