Jim Kershner’s this day in history

From our archives, 100 years ago

Harold Stanley, a well-known resident of Opportunity, was fed up with a neighborhood cat raiding his henhouse. So he chased the cat under a feed box.

Stanley reached in and grabbed the cat. The cat sunk its teeth into his forearm, all the way to the bone. Stanley tried to shake the cat loose, but the cat would not let go. He finally had to pry the cat’s jaws apart with his other hand.

His arm hurt, but the injury didn’t seem serious. The next day, his arm swelled up painfully. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors had cut the arm open to the bone to relieve the pressure. Stanley remained in critical condition and doctors said his life was in danger.

From the accident beat: A 10-year-old boy was fishing with his pals on the Spokane River near Fairmount Cemetery. He got bored and climbed on a log near the shore. The current swept the log to the middle of the river. His friends told the boy to stay on the log until it floated back to shore, but the little boy jumped. His father and police were still searching for his body.

Also on this date

(From the Associated Press)

1780: During the Revolutionary War, the besieged city of Charleston, S.C., surrendered to British forces. … 1922: A 20-ton meteor crashed near Blackstone, Va.