Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-04

oud Fellows Temple rope broke which
/ held the derrick, letting the pillar crash
I TO the pavement and breaking 1t square
! ~ IN two. AS it fell against another
winch was lying on the walk it also
1 broke that. This makes q loss to the
contractor, Arthur a. Watson, of about
500. Work has been delayed some OH
1 TINS elegant structure waiting for these
granite pillars, which were shipped from
Vermont. and this accident Will cause
another delay. Mr.. Watson at once sent
| III new order by telegraph, and hopes
weigh ESQ pounds, and it is most for
tunate that no one was seriously injured
by the heavy crash, as many We're en-
| ployed about the building.
| Shenandoah.
The Sentinel says: Mr.. ID. C. Stull.
| OF this city, made a trip to the Shipper
| place north of Imogene Fremont coun-
| W Tuesday, where his wife is nursing
the cases of smallpox. He says there are
six cases in all on the farm. A brother
OF u. +. Shipper, who had been travel
ing in Colorado and the west came to
visit him a few weeks ago and while
there was taken sick with smallpox,
contracted somewhere in his travels.
Before they knew the nature of the dis
ease another brother came there to visit
and he also has the disease now and
has been pretty sick, the fever going to
105, which is fatal if long continued.
Mrs. Shipper and a 9-year-old son have
the disease, as well as hired man and
his wife, making six in all, but yester-
Gay they We're all doing we'll. Mr. Ship
per himself has not taken the disease
and is not likely to do so, as he has been
out of doors most of the time and iao-
lated from the others. There are three
houses on the farm and the people are
divided for protection. Mrs. Shippers
months-old child was taken away
from her and is kept with MIR. Shipper
81 another house and it Is hoped will
not take the disease.
Siuox City.
Reuben Muskin, of this city, died on
Wednesday afternoon at st. Joseph's
hospital of blood poisoning. A peculiar
train of sadly unfortunate circum-
stances led up to the death of this boy.
On Sept. 10, the first day of the Jewish
new year, some boys with whom Meyer
was playing administered to him in a
spirit of fun a strong dose of ammonia
fumes. The ammonia was had about the
house for the benefit of the older people.
who were observing the fast imposed on
that day. The fumes were too much for
Meyer, and the poison rendered him un-
conscious. He was i'll for some time, but
apparently recovered. Recently, how
ever, the i'll effects OF the poison again
appeared. Meyers eyes Were affected.
their muscles being paralyzed. and he
consulted an oculist. Recently the boy
scratched his leg on a chair but the in
jury was so slight that nothing was
thought of it. This slight abrasion
proved to be fatal. Blood poisoning set
in and progressed rapidly. Wednesday
morning Meyer was taken to the hos
,pital for treatment, but the treatment
vrs in vain, the end coming in the after
noon.
spirit Lake.
The Beacon states that for several
weeks our people have felt more or less |
uneasy for fear something might hap
pen to kill the hotel enterprise, but the
matter is now fully settled to the de-
light of every public spirited citizen. |
Mr.. BurIneister asked bonus of $4,000, |
but has consented to accept $4,000,
which is very nearly all pledged. The |
structure is to be 124x6S feet, three
stories above the basement. which will |
provide fifty-one rooms. A large por-
ton of the basement will be above
grade, making the rooms airy and
pleasant. The north front will be 124
feet and the west front GS feet. The
office is 34x36, with a reading room
lSx20, and the dining room will have
a seating capacity of log. The Office
and wash room will be tiled. and the
building thruout heated by steam
lighted with electricity and fitted with
call bells. Ten bath rooms will be,
among the modern conyeniences that
are planned. Broad, pleasant verandas
viii extend fifty-six feet on the north
md fifty-two feet on the west, making
t an altogether delightful abode for
The travelling public and summer tour
SITS in particular The building will
cost between 5000 and $3SO00.