Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-07-20


Alex Lishman. miner. was killed
by a Milwaukee train near Brazil.
John Quinn, aged IL, of Davcn-
port was drowned in the Missis-
sippi.
William Smith. a farmer near
Dunlap, was seriously hurt in a !
runaway.
William Mansfield, The Villisea
murder suspect, was brought 10
Red Oak.
James Flaherty of TT. Dodge
sustained a broken hip in an auto
accident.
Lloyd Let's, near Let's, was
painfully hurt when thrown from
his horse.
Mrs. Howard NJ. Jones, aged 81.
was found dead in her chair al
Cedar Falls.
Frank Blankenhorn. aged q.
OF Muscatine was drowned in The
Mississippi.
! Mrs. T.. p. Williams Of nenison
supplied her husbands pulpit DIR
ing his illness.
Leon and Harold Gillespie, Is
and ? years of age, were drowned
at Emmetsburg.
! Chris Jomannsen. aged IS. was.
Killed by a train while under tho
Influence of liquor.
| Miss Mary Swaine. laundress
lat Iowa City. lost finger i'm the
laundry machinery.
The Migrants i'm the city iail at
Sioux City will he put to- work in
the harvest fields.
! Mrs. Geo. a. Butcher of Des
MONIES. died while testifying in a
case in tho municipal court.
| DIR. John Herman. who died at .
Sioux City some time ago. carried
So" 600 worth nf insurance.
| Miss Eva John, aged SO. of
Waukon. died of blood poisoning
caused by the scratch of fish
hone.
Simon 3. Fritchen. aged 10. of
Boone, old soldier. was granted a
pension. after waiting 40 wears.
| \ farmer near TT. Dodge re-
ports he has Witnesses that his
corn grew seven inches in "a
hours.
Mrs. Dave Kratzer. near Center
Point attempted suicide by put
ting her head in rain barrel.
Il I.onnie Brown of Dubuque has
jnst returned from Mexico. where
he was held as an American spy.
4 burlington reports death from
infantile paralysis. being the one
year-old son of Thomas Mckee.
i Mrs. William Alhprhanky of
Iowa City had her skull fractured
when an anto crashed into her
buggy.
Johnnie Hanrahan of Webster
City. who was fined for reckless
driving, paid the Judge ,O35 pen
mics.
Elaborate ceremonies marked
the laying of the corner stone of
Sioux Eity's new $3.50, 900 court
house.
A big swarm of bees entered
the city hall al Sioux City and
made il a lively place for a few
minutes.
Lewis Kline. aged 3. of Anita
had his right cheek shattered
when he put a torpedo in his
mouth and hit on it.
james o. Bricn, who will he 4 90
Years old next birthday, was Wis
lifting and transacting business in
independence.
| Ten soldiers at Camp Dodge
were injured by lightning and
much damage was wrought dur
ing an electrical storm.
A growing rooster saved the
lives of two men at pleasantville,
when their house was bilrning
early in the morning.
/ Health officials at Dubuque be-
lieve the death of the l4-months-
old baby of VIM. Thorpe was
Icsi sed by infantile paralysis.
4 Thirty samples of skin taken
from friends were grated on Miss
Elizabeth Lynch of Corning and
Iwi:l probably save her life.
/ I. w. VS. at Sioux City put up
plarards warming police not to
disturb their Jungle camps
lalong the railroad tracks.
John Mckinnon. attorney at Mt.
Pleasant, died from exhaustion
after saving a girl from drowning
al a New York beach.
An auto truck loaded with pack
ages of good things. was pre-
sented to the members of the
First regiment by Waterloo citi-
pens.
Plans are under way al Sioux
City to recover part of the cargo
of the packet boat Leonora. sunk
in the Missouri so years ago
Harry Sylvester. aged "a. of OF
tumwa is dead from taking i6
poison tablets. supposed TO have
been given him by two drug fiends
The five year-old son Of w. r.
Rodman of Greene. was kicked to
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