Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01
Southern Iowa Items

features. The basement of the church
contains a kitchen and dining room.
Another large room has been set apart
for a place of entertainment. 1t was
the idea Of the buildings of the church
that it should become a suitable place
for the young people of the community
to congregate for parties. The church
is constructed with view to comfort,
too, light oak peWs replacing old
straight backed benches and the win
dows being Of stained glass. The Rev.
Earl Vandagrift, of Ottumwa, is pastor
Of the church.
Lamont. atdr 4,ii
There was a peculiar accident at
Togo Sunday that for a short time
, looked as if it might be serious The
train on this branch had pulled into
the station and the baggage was I'M
loaded and pulled over to p the south
track. The truck was too near the
track, and when the passenger from
the north came in 1t struck it, scatter
ing the load Of trunks all over the
right of-way. There was lady from
Kellerton being taken to hospital in
st. Joe for an operation and she was
on cot on the south side of the depot
One Of the trunks struck her cot and
smashed it badly, but luckily missed
hitting her. The majority Of the trunks
belonged to the Mackenzie Stock Com
pany and a good many of them were
total wrecks.
Montezuma.
A crowd of young folks left Monte
yuma Wednesday evening. in a large
bob sled for the Wheeler school house,
to attend the Christmas exercises.
Walter Swink was driving his team.
Going down the hill at the Ludeman
corner. north Of town, the team took
pretty good start. The road was
Icy and Walter thought it dangerous
to try and check them too suddenly.
AT the foot of the hill the turn was
made by the horses, but the bob sled
went off to the side of the road and
tumbled the entire party out very close
to the ditch. Miss Tillie Bushong sus-
tanned a broken collar bone, Miss Jen-
ME Woods had her face cut by her
glasses, Miss Myrtle Carter sustained
so1e bad bruises as did Miss Ola
Trimble. The most of the injuries We're
the result of the occupants being tossed
In heap.
Des Moines.
One person was injured seriously
and three others had a narrow escape
from death at S:15 o'clock Thursday
night when switch engine sent two
box cars crashing into an automobile
at Fifth street and the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad tracks. Mrs. A. NJ.
Barnett, wife of r. NJ. Barnett, man
ager of the Kentucky Rapid Express
Company, 449 South West Fifth street,
was taken to the Methodist hospital
with multiple cuts and bruises about
the head and body and probably in
ternal injuries. Frank M. Hiatt, con-
stable for j. T. Conroy, justice of the
peace, and his wife and Mr. Barnett.
the other occupants of the car, were
shaken up badly and suffered slight
cuts and bruises. They went to their
homes unattended.
West Liberty.
Unconscious from the gasoline fumes
they had inhaled while repairing an
automobile, John H. Trey, local silo
manufacturer, and Charles Waite. au-
tonohile repair man., lay unconscious
until assistance and a physician
reached them. A younger brother of
Trey ran to a night restaurant, several
blocks away, and after incoherently
telling his story, also collapsed, but
soon regained consciousness. Trey was
the first to feel the effects and made
an attempt to get out of an inner room
, of his factory, where he and his
brother and Waite were at work on the
stored machine. Waite, who never has
fully recovered from the effects Of an
automobile accident a few years ago,
contriyed to drag Trey out of the build
ing and there they both fell helpless
in the snow. The older Trey recovered,
bit stat ted fer home. ignorant that
Waite had lain beside him. Waite was
carried to the nearby municipal power
plant ere :: ssse revived The both
remain In q serious condition. 1t is be-
lieved they will recover promptly.