Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
MISS LAPOUR GAINS

Girl Victim Of horrible Accident at
Western Grocer Company Mills
improying-is Stronger and Able
to Take observation-disclosures of
Death Is Passing.
Miss Ruby LaPour. the 17-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed LePour,
81 Arson street, who was scalped
when her hair became entangled in
a shaft at the Western Grocer Com
pany Mills Thursday afternoon, prob
ably will live. DR.. r. r. Hanson,
who is attending the girl, thought
this forenoon that danger of death
was passing.
Late this forenoon symptoms of
the severe shock she suffered had
practically left her. She has been
able to take nourishment and her
general condition was considered
good. This morning Miss LaPour
was able to open her eyes for the
first time, swelling from the injury
having completely closed them. A
great deal of her suffering has been
allayed by opiates. Slight infection
has developed in the scalped area
but measures are being taken to rer
move this complication, which. it was
thought, would not become dangerous.
If the girl survives it was the
opinion of the physician that it prob
ably would be year before she en-
tirely/ RECEIVERS from the effects of
the accident and the skin grating
operations that must be performed. -
Laurel Items.
Mrs. Ross and Mrs. McCleery
served lunch to the members Of the
Ladies' Guild Thursday at the M. e.
church..
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Maytag, Of
Newton, and the 1atter's sister, Mrs.
Fred Snothorst. Of Moline, ILL.,, visited
at the w. II. Often home.
Rev. Mr.. Allshouse. the new pas
tor of the M. e. church, arrived
Thursday with his family and house.
hold goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. G. Perry and son
Mark. motored to Des Moines Sun
day.
Dr. and Mrs. Cowgirl and two sons,
Of Nevada, with Mrs. Ray Finders
and son, Of Ferguson, visited at the
Tom Moore home Sunday.
Harry McBroom and sister, Irene,
visited with relatives at Kellogg Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Mason, of
Elberson, and daughter Of Ames,
were at the e. H. Sapp home Sat-
urday.
Miss Ethel Whitenack, of Mar
shalltown, has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. John Beye, and Miss
Irene McBroom.
r. M. Dowden and family have
gone on an auto trip to Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Weissenberger
and daughter, and L. E. Buhrow,
motored to Cedar Rapids Sunday to
visit Mr.. Burrows sister, Mrs. Lille
Kopert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wire, parents of Mrs.
Ross, have returned to their daugh-
ter's to stay during the winter
Mrs. M. L. Sapp, of Marshalltown,
is at the E. H. Sapp home for a few
days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Union Moore, and
Mrs. Lille Prouty, returned Monday
from an auto trip to Aredale where
they visited Mr.. Moore's daughter,
Mrs. D. D. Howe.
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Bearse and
daughter, of Written, We're in Laurel
Tuesday.
Eta Clifford returned from her va
cation trip to Freeport, ILL.,, Tues
day.
c. w. ASKING, Clarence Lukehart
and Grant Kuhns have returned from
a trip to Wisconsin. Mr.. Kuhns and
Mr.. Lukehart bought farms.
Mrs. Lille Prouty left Wednesday
for Denver, Col, where she will visit
for two weeks and then go to Ana
helm, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. ASKING, Of Grinnel,,
parents Of c. w. ASKING, and their
daughter Mrs. Green, of Algona,
came Wednesday to visit at the Ash
ing home.