Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-23
Northern Io,ua Items

sides Mr.. Lenth. Assistance came to
them but it was necessary to cut a hole
in the top Of the car in order to get
the men out and even then it was
close call The cold wave came and
froze the car in the river at that point
so deep that only the top was above
the ice. The car was finally raised
few days later.
Manly.
Fred Overholt, living northeast OF
Manly, met with a deplorable accident
last Friday. While sweeping saWdust
from under circular wood saw IN
motion his right arm was cut off be-
tween the wrist and elbow. The DOC
tors Wesly, who were hastily sum-
moned, completed the amputation and
administered to his comfort and at
this time he Is nicely on the road to
recovery. When the accident happened
Albert Knudson and others near by
realized the necessity of stopping tho
flow of blood as much as possible until
the physicians arrived. and In that
manner the strength Of the injured
man was conserved.
Kingsley.
T.. A. Higenbotham, of Kingsley. was
recently granted a patent or a torpedo
guard and mine sweeper, for the pro-
Lection of vessels against attacks from
submarines and contact with mines.
The device is made to raise and lower
at will from the vessels to which it Is
attached, and Is composed of a netting
hung by automatic spring posts, which
check the force of the torpedo slowly
as the springs give with force Of the
missile. which it win completely stop
before it reaches the object. The posts
hold the netting twenty feet from the
vessel The mine sweep consists Of
float with rake attachment, braced
and hung in such way that 1t may
be raised and lowered. It Is said the
government Is now making an expert
ment with the new invention.
Sheldon.
Mr. and Mrs. d. J. Leemkuil, Of Shell
don, will soon have the honor Of dis
playing a service nag containing Ilve
stars, one for each Of their five sons
who will have entered the service Of
Uncle Sam. This Is an honor few
families can boast. The boys who have
already answered the call are: John
Leemkuil, who Is with the Rainbow
division, now serving in France; Ed
ward and George Leemkuil, headquar-
ters 1875, G. N. B. NJ. stationed at Camp
Cody, Deming, N. NJ, and Harry Leem-
kuil, who on Tuesday Of last week
Joined the aviation section OF the army.
and is now at Omaha, Neb. The fifth
son, Herman Leemkuil, has received
his notice from the draft board and
will leave for camp in q short time.
West Union.
Tho B. r. McGirr family. on the
farm just south of town formerly the
McGlathery place, had a bad accident
Saturday morning, which they are very
thankful was no worse. The kitchen
stove and attached water heating sys-
tenn blew up as result Of steam form
ing and having no outlet, owing to Ice
having frozen III the pipes. as no fire
was kept in the stove the night before.
The explosion blew the stove to pieces,
tore OF a lot Of plastering, broke 1ath
behind the plastering, scattered burn
ing coal all over the room. tore out
one end Of the cupboard. and broke
every window In the room but one.
With temperature below. zero and q
strong wind blowing from the north
west Saturday was = bad day TO have
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