Decatur County Journal

December 6, l906

A sad and fatal accident befell JAMES TEALE, the little son of MR. and

MRS. ORRA TEALE, at their home in Lamoni Wednesday of last week. MRS.

TEALE was preparing to wash out some underwear for the children and had

filled a foot tub with a few garments and boiling water. She stepped

out to the well to get some water to cool the water in the tub, leaving

the same standing on the floor. While MRS. TEALE was out, little JAMES

wandered into the room and while at play backed up against the foot tub

and sat down in the boiling water.

His screams brought MRS. TEALE to the room immediately. She drew him

from the tub and hastened to remove his clothes. She found that a small

blister had developed over the small of the back where his clothing was

tightest. A physician was summoned although the burn was not considered

dangerous until just after dinner on Thanksgiving day, when the little

fellow began to vomit. Dr. Horner was hurriedly called and he did

everything possible to relieve the suffering of little JAMES and

preserve his life, but his efforts availed nothing. He continued to

grow worse until 6:30 in the evening when death resulted. He was two

years and twelve days old at the time of his death and was the third

child of MR. and MRS. TEALE.

The funeral was held Friday and the remains buried in the cemetery at

Lamoni. The bereaved parents have the profound sympathy of all.

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