Iowa
Old Press
Nashua Reporter
Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
August 8, 1901
Items from Neighboring Areas
During the storm Saturday night a two year old colt belonging to
John Cooney, living northwest of town was killed by lightning and
some of the features of the affair are most remarkable. The colt,
when found, was lying in the middle of the pasture away from any
fences or trees, one eye had been torn out and the track of the
electricity was plainly visible along the animal's back and down
to the hoofs. Under the animal was a large hole, which looked as
if a bomb had exploded there and thirty feet in every direction,
the sod was ripped
up in narrow strips as if cut out by some sharp instrument.-- Lawler
Dispatch.
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Nashua Reporter
Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Aug 15, 1901
Last evening as Jas. Stanton and John Redman were returning from
Ionia they met with an accident which resulted in a serious
injury to the former. They met a team on the railroad crossing a
short distance out of town and in turning out their buggy tipped
over the road embankment and threw them both to the ground.
Mr. Redman escaped unhurt, but Mr. Stanton received several deep
cuts on the head and this morning an examination showed that his
collar bone was also broken. Drs. Feeney and Gardner are
attending him and although he is quite sick from his injuries, no
serious results are anticipated.-- New Hampton Courier.