Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
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I head and causing temporary paralysis
Medical attention was given her at the
| next station, and also at Diagonal,
| where she changed cars for Shenan-
doah, but she has been confined to her
| bed since. Her physicians state that
unless something unforeseen develops
she will make a speedy recovery. she
was fortunate in having a rather
! heavy hat on her head at the time
The suitcase was placed on the rack
after she had taken her seat and she
did not notice it until it struck her.
Knoxville.
A break or leak in a gas main on
Third street, near the e. II. Gamble
| residence, caused considerable trouble
| last Sunday. AT least two persons
| II. VI. Haywood and his daughter, Mrs.
Cora Johnson, were rendered uncon-
scious; n. C. Burch. wife and son.
Newton, were made deathiy sick; three
idoctors were called and there was
much general excitement along the
street for an hour or two till the cause
of the sudden attacks was discovered.
| 1t appears that the. leak from the main
penetrated the cellar drains Of the
Haywood and Burch residences and
slowly overcame the occupants before
the presence of the gas In the houses
was recognized. At the Burch resi-
dence the volume of gas coming into
the cellar thru the drain was so strong
that IL took fire when a match was
lighted to make an investigation.
kimbaIIton.
The only one OF the seventeen per-
sons who were congregated in the din
ing room Of the ]. S. Faaborg home at
the time of the explosion chat occurred
on the Sunday before Christmas, which
wrecked the home and killed five peo-
Pile, who escaped injury, was Erik
| Thor, Of Wisner, Neb., who was Wis
itor at the Faaborg home. He was
seated at the table, and when the ex-
| piosion came was thrown under the
table and into the basement. Altho
stunned for few moments he was
| otherwise unhurt and in a short time
1 began to assist in the rescue OF the
| less fortunate. His seemed a charmed
life. Five years ago. previous to sail
| ing for America, he booked passage
on the ill fated Titanic. A friend OF
hin wished to start two weeks sooner,
and cancelling his passage he booked
on the Olympic, and was in America
when the great nautical disaster hap-
pened. On the Olympic he escaped
death twice when two men were killed.
Fairfield.
w. B. CastelI, aged ST.. whose home
| was on farm just south Of the city.
committed suicide Friday afternoon BY
4 hanging himself iii the barn. He was
found by his brother in law, U. l.. Nc
Cav, who makes his home with his
1 sister. Mr.. Castell was at the house
!, about II O'clock III the morning, and
when found BY Mr.. McGaw the body
. was still warm. He had been very
melancholy and very much depressed
J. for q number Of years, having beer
ifis=iiaspita; :Motst,t=tsasE;=fif
. treatment, but had seemed sufficiently
, improved to return home. He had gone
to the barn, secured rope halter anG
5 climbed Up and fastened 1t to the hay
, carrier track in the top Of the barn
and from all appearances must have
s jumped. as his neck was broken. Hi.
] wife was taken to the Jefferson count.
Hospital Thursday, where she was op
Grated on. This may have been one o
! the causes which prompted him I,
e commit the rash act. The sad new
/. has been withheld from Mrs Castel
8 las the shock might prove more thai
Z she could bear in her weakened condi
e tior