Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1912 — Articles About People We Know; From the Goodland Herald. [ARTICLE]

Articles About People We Know; From the Goodland Herald.

The morning electric light service came in pretty han&y Thursday morning during the storm. We understand we are to have light any day that is dark enough to require lights Albert Keene, a furniture dealer and undertaker at Wheatfield, and a son-in-law of Mrs. Gushwa, of this city, met with a serious accident last Saturday evening when attempting to generate the lighting plant used in the store. Thejirst filling did not seem to do the trick so he started to. pour some wood alcohol on the generator and when they found him he was lying just outside the door where he had crawled after the explosion. Medical aid was summoned and his wounds cared for but it is feared his eyesight is destroyed. His face was burned badly and he inhaled a great deal of gas which is liable to prove very serious. Mrs. Albert Keene was visiting here $t the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gushwa and at midnight was taken to the bedside of her husband. The trip was made by auto-’ mobile. Dr. Frank Kennedy, who lives on James street, is having his house moved onto his lot on Mill street Kless Dexter is doing the, work. The doctor will build a new home on James street.

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Washburn and son Bret and niece, Frances Kennedy, autoed over to Pulaski 'county Saturday, returning Sunday evening. George Sawyer, living between here and Brook, is making no improvement and the attending physician gives no encouragement for his recovery. His brother, Moses, in the west remains about the same.

The team of the Pythian Sisters lodge and several other members went to Fowler Thursday evening and initiated twelve new members into the mysteries of the rank. The Goodland team is considered one of the best in this part of the state and is always in demand when an occasion of this sort is pulled off in a nearby town. Crushed rock is being placed the entire length of Newton street this week. Same is placed in the center of the road where the most service has been for th^past seasons. When the roads receive their coat of street oil we can boast of a first-class street again. Monday Thomas Watson, who is employed at Little’s store receiyed his good conduct medal for his faithful service with Uncle Sam. Tommy served four years and two* months which terminated the first of this year. These ‘medals were made of the old Spanish guns captured during the Spanish war arid this week wsre distributed out to those who earned them. —Goodland Herald.