Iowa
Old Press
Osage News
Osage, Mitchell Co. Iowa
August 17, 1905
SHERMAN-RODEMAKER
Announcements of the marriage of Mr. George H. Sherman and Miss
Anna Mary Rodemaker, at Owatonna, Minnesota, on the15th inst.,
were received by Osage friends yesterday. Both George and his
bride are exceedingly popular to this place where they are held
in highest esteem by all. Mr. Sherman has been a resident of
Osage for nearly ten years during which time he has proven
himself to be a through gentleman. As an evidence of his buisness
and personal worth he was selected to represent a large eastern
firm on the
road and resigned to be at home, and for the purpose of entering
business on his own account a little over a year ago. However, he
has been repeatedly told that a similar position awaited him at
any time he cared to re-enter the service of this company. The
bride's life long residence in Osage has been most pure and
commendable, bringing out those qualities of womanhood and
disposition so cherished, admired and appreciated by all persons
with whom she came in contact and extending her friendship to the
limits of her
acquaintance. The wedding announcement states that "Mr and
Mrs Sherman will be at home at 822 Pleasant St. after September
1st.
Horrible Accident
Little Boy Substains the Loss of Both Lower Limbs.
One of the worst accidents which ever happened in this vicinity
took place last evening at the Jas. Carter farm just east of
Bailey and two miles north of here, when Glenn the eight year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Carter had both legs cut off below the
knee by a self-binder. It seems that when the driver of the
binder was unhitching the horses at supper time, a number of boys
were standing about, when one of the number hung a tin pail on
the harness which frightened the horses and they started to run,
but being partially unhitched they brought the binder around in a
circle and caught little Glenn on the "apron" as he was
standing at the back of the machine, the cycle doing its terrible
work in severing the legs with the exception of a small portion
of
tissue at the front.
-McIntire Messenger
Early this week we are told that the boy bids fair to recover.
[transcribed by M.O., October 2005]