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The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, June 21, 1906
BELINDA NEWS:
Our little corner of this mundane sphere was the recipient of a much needed rain the first of the week. With weather sufficiently warm all vegetation will now make a marvelous growth, excelled only by some of the wonders recently portrayed by the Leader in its politician's biography.
MRS. VIRGIL FOOTE departed the first of the week for a visit with relatives near St. Edwards, Neb.
JOHN SMITH and wife entertained MR. and MRS. JOS. SMITH of Knoxville Sunday, also MERL SMITH and wife of South Marion.
H.C. MILLER and wife announce a daughter at their home, the advent being June 11, and MR. and MRS. G.A. CHAMBERLAIN say their fourth heir is a son born June 17. All are doing well.
The remains of MRS. HENRY CALKINS, a former resident, arrived at Knoxville Thursday from Yellow Grass, Canada, and were interred the following day in Zion Cemetery. MR. CALKINS moved to Canada last March and the loss of the wife and mother as they began life in a new country, as a severe affliction. MR. CALKINS and son CLINTON, accompanied the remains and saw them tenderly laid to rest in the beautiful city of the dead near the deceased's old home. former neighbors did all in their power to show their respect to her who had been a respected neighbor and to alleviate the grief of the bereft.
The semi-annual Sunday School Convention of the four schools of Pleasant Township will be held July 8 in the BYERS pasture 3/4 mile south of Belinda. Particulars later.
A broken collar bone was the result of a fall sustained by FLOSSIE, the three-year-old daughter of MR. and MRS. G.A. CHAMBERLAIN, on last Thursday evening as the little one was trying to climb into her chair.
MR. and MRS. G.T. HULGAN and MR. and MRS. ALBERT DIXON met with a serious accident Sunday while enroute from Columbia to Russell. MRS. DIXON had been visiting the previous week at her parents at Columbia, and on Sunday the entire party started for the DIXON home near Russell. As MR. D. with one of his children attempted to cross the bridge just south of H.B. SMITH's, the team became frightened and soon team, buggy, man and child were in a chaotic heap in the 12 foot ditch on the east side of the road. The rest of the party following in the carriage were greatly frightened and MR. HULGAN dropped his lines to go to the aid of those ahead. The team to the carriage then became frightened and though MRS. H. succeeded in getting hold of the reins, they whirled in the road and ran rapidly north. MRS. DIXON took one child and jumped from the carriage sustaining thereby a broken shoulder joint. The team continued running north and was stopped by W.E. CARTER in front of the A.R. BYERS' place. The child remaining in the carriage was unhurt though badly frightened. Help was soon assembled, a doctor called and MRS. DIXON cared for as tenderly as possible, and the horses and buggy removed from the ditch. The buggy was badly broken, but the team and occupants of the buggy were unhurt. Later in the day the party returned to Columbia where the injured lady will remain with her parents and receive the best of care. As MRS. DIXON has been an invalid for several months the accident was more serious to her and much sympathy was expressed by those who witnessed the misfortune. Also much censure was heard of those whose neglect of the public highways allowed such a dangerous place to remain two months without repairing.
About 3 o'clock Monday morning the same yawning chasm received the driving team of FRANK COLWELL of Columbia. MR. SMITH was called out of bed and with others worked till daylight to extricate COLWELL's team. MR. COLWELL, by cutting his harness, prevented the buggy from precipitation and no serious injuries resulted, yet this does not justify the almost criminal neglect that has allowed this bridge to be a menace to life and property for so long. Less than a year ago, A.V. WHITLATCH lost a horse at just such a place, and now ye who hold the reins of authority are you going to spend your time grading comparatively smooth highways while such dangers exist? We believe in early road work, and we commend much of the work done this spring, but we don't propose to say "Well done thou good and faithful servant," until life becomes first consideration.
EARL SHORE and lady were victims of a runaway accident Sunday evening, and in the mix-up EARL was thrown out and severely bruised. So far as we have heard his injuries were not serious, nor have we learned of any other serious results.
At the telephone meeting Saturday it was voted to have the official board examine the switch board now in use there and if its case be incurable to remove it and replace it with a new one. The board of the first part proceeded to examine the board of the second part, but no definite action was taken. In fact the official board seems to be the house divided against itself and so long as this condition exists patrons can continue to cuss Operator WHEATON because he cannot restore to normal health the decrepit contraption and give service to all who call him.
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