Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
Northern Io1Ua Items

chest have become paralyzed. Efforts
are being made to provide artificial
respiration until the paralysis can be
overcome. A lungmotor and several
cans of oxygen were sent to La Porte
City. The lungmotor will not be re-
moved from the home for some time
and will be thoroughly fumigated be-
fore being returned. The lungmotor is
not the one used by the firemen.
Waterloo.
Emery Grattin, %, attempted TO end
his life by cutting his throat at 6:25 a.
m, Saturday. He was discovered
lying in pool Of blood at his rooming
place 9l2 Mulberry street. Grattin was
removed to police headquarters and
several stitches were taken, but the
wound was not serious and the young
man was later removed to his rooming
place. Grattin gave no excuse for his
act and none of the family where he
roomed could account for his at
tempted suicide. When ne failed to
awake at the usual hour Saturday
morning members of the family in
vestigated. 1t is probable he would
have died from loss of blood had. he
not been discovered at an early hour.
Cedar Falls.
NelS Christensen, at the Cedar VAL
ley garage, emptied his tank of gaso-
lene shortly before noon Saturday and
then attempted to solder the tank be-
fore the fumes of the gasolene had en-
tirely disappeared. There was
resultant explosion. Christiansen's
clothes were fired and he is now in the
hospital suffering from burns which it
is thought will prove fatal. Chris
Hansen was alone in the garage at the
time and he ran thru the building and
outside before assistance could reach
him. His clothing was practically
burned from the upper part Of his
body. He is 90 years Of age and single.
He had sold his garage few days ago
and expected to turn over the business
to his successors Saturday night.
Waterloo.
c. H. Burlingame, president Of the
| First National Bank, Iowa Falls, won
| race against death Wednesday. While
attending the Pythian convention Mr..
Burlingame received news at a. m,
| that his daughter, Harriet, 6 years old,
| was dying. All night trains had de-
| parted and the banker procured a
| high powered automobile and skilled
driver. The highways were clear and
| the roads as smooth as pavement. At
) a. m, the father, fearful lest he had
lost the race, leaped from the car and
hurried up the walk to his home. The
| little girl was alive and recognized
him. At $40 o'clock the candle Of life.
which had been burning feebly, went
out. Little Harriet had been sick
eight weeks Of appendicitis. An opera
ton had been too long delayed to be
effective in saving life.
Spirit Lake.
! The Ford automobile of Earl KEEP
ford, Of Arion, who has been stopping
at Okoboji was stolen from near the
skating rink at Arnolds Park on Tues
day evening about o'clock. Mr.. KEEP
ford had run his car up to near the
rink and left it but not for long and
when he returned it was gone and
no trace has been found Of it. The
license number Of the car was 66490,
and hung from the left side head light.
The car had dent on the left side of
the body, also dent on the right back
corner. The right top hanger was also
bent. Owing to a number of cars be-
ing taken by JOY riders from the park
and later left in some secluded spot
official search was not started as early
as it might have been and if the thief
had mind to make a getaway he has
no doubt put several hundred miles be-
tween himself and the Park by this
time. The Ford car belonging to
Wesley Robb, Of Estherville, was
stolen Sunday afternoon at Arnolds
Park. His son Emmett, had driven
the car to the lakes and when he was
ready to start home In the evening,
the car was missing. A search was
started at once and some time later 1t
was found ditched on the Milford road
The thief met with an accident OF
some kind and was ditched. The car
was quite badly damaged, tenders be-
ing bent and lights broken. AS yet nc
trace of the thief has been found.