Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
Olean.

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Sedor sykola, a superintendent on
the flood abatement work on Olea,l
creek, while fishing got his last nooh
caught on a snag. He waded into the
creek to loosen it, lost his tootlns'
slipped into hole and was drowned.
Shenandoah.
The lives of c. L. McNapp, his two
sons and two playmates were endan
gered when the horse McNapp was
driving was killed by lightning. NC
Napp was hauling sand from the river
when the lightning struck the horse
and it dropped dead.
Creston.
A special train of eight carloads or
war horses passed thru Creston FOR the
east Wednesday morning. The tram
was made up exclusively of express
horse cars and was being run on pas
senger train time All Of the horses
are destined for service on the battle
lines in the great European war.
keosauqua.
Old settlers day is to be observed
here Aug. Is. E. c. Holland, of Milton
is president On this day the film
showing the mobilization of soldiers at
Camp Dodge will be flashed for the
first time. Rev. C. A. Field VIII de-
liver the principal address and ]. r
Cruikshank will give reminiscent
talk.
Mount Pleasant.
During a race at the fair grounds
here Saturday afternoon Manager, a
or
said to have held several worlds rec
ords, was killed by bolt Of lightning
Hal Mckinney, another PAGER owned in
Omaha, was injured by the lightning
The drivers escaped unhurt. Manager
mark was 2.06A.
What Cheer.
]. Y. B. Wood, % years old singing
evangelist, whose home is in keokuk,
died at an Oskaloosa hospital at .
o'clock Thursday afternoon from ty-
phoid. Wood was taken i'll at the
Christian parsonage here last Sunday
He was to have aided in a series OF
meetings here. Later he was remove
to the hospital in Oskaloosa. Wood
was unmarried.
Fort Madison.
When Ed Anderson, fisherman, came
up into the city Thursday he found a
string of freight cars across his path
Anderson started to craw! under and
got about half way when the cars be-
gan to move. He grabbed an axle anc
hung on until tic was dropped into a
culvert, with his face and knees cut and
bleeding. His injuries will not be per-
manent.
Glenwood.
John Davidson living south of Hast
ings a mile, is the owner of three
horses whose combined ages are 81
years and they are still doing service
willingly for their master. Ages OF
these horses are 80, 81 and 32 years
respectively. They have never known
any other home than the Davidson barn
and farm. They still appear good for
years Of labor.
Mildred Best. 13-year-old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Best. living on
farm near shelby, was seriously burned
Wednesday when a can of gasolene ex-
ploded She and her brother, Lee, were
burning out q hive Of humble bees
when the accident occurred. They had
used the gasolene to start the fire and
had set the can near by. Shortly after
an explosion occurred. Miss Mildred
was burned on the arm, leg and face.
What Cheer.
Little Floyd Dicks. IL years old. was
severely if not seriously injured Fri-
day, near his home at Coax creek, four
miles east Of here. He was riding down
the road on his bicycle when he was
struck by an automobile and thrown
from his wheel to the ditch. He sus-
tanned two severe cuts in the head, one
Of which required several stitches. be-
sides bad bruises about the body and
legs.
Burlington.
Sensational charges are made against
L. c. Dietsch by Henry Poggemiller in