Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-11
Former Prominent Iowa Cen
trail Official Passes Away
This Afternoon
WAS AT DINNER WITH FAMILY
While Eating He is Stricken With
ApopIexy, Induced by Asthmat'c
TroubIe-connected With Central
Twenty Years, Eleven of Which
Were Spent as Local Freight Agent.
His Carson
His Career.

SURROUNDED by his family. whilekak-
ing his MONDAY meal. a. his home.
/ 40 South Third avenue. death came
with suddenness and without warning
TO Seth Zug one of the best known
residents of the city. While seated at
his table, at IL 80 o'clock and appar-
entity in his usual health. he was
stricken with apopleSy. Throwing up
his arms. he gaspei once. and was
! dead. while The wife and daughters sat
stunned and speechless by the sudden
ness of the blow His death WAS due
TO cardiac apoplexy, induced by asth-
matte trouble and yalvular heart dis
ease, with which he had suffered more
| or less for years.
A, she time of the death of c. G..
ed an attack of asthma and heart trou-
| BILE. and for time his condition was
very critical He rallied from this
| nicely, but during his stay in Chi
cago, since then. evidences of the
| disease became more pronounced, and
| he grew steadily worse until ne was
compelled to return home. Evidences
OF dropsy were also apparent, but az
ter his return. he grew better. and al
tho far from we'll during recent
months. he was able to be about.
Seth Tug was one of the sterling
characters of Marshalltown. During
his connection with the Iowa Central.
as official and agent. covering per-
!od of twenty YEARS. ne made a host of
friends, and ii has been truthfully said
tina. his personality secured for the
Iowa Central much of the freight traf-
fic it received out OF this city He was
courteous and kind in business. and n
model husband ana father in his home.
He loved best to be With his family.
where he spent much OF his time. when
not at his business. AS an employer
he had the universal respect, which
approached affection, of those under
him. He was honored by all for his
integrity. and was possessed of that
peculiar disposition and geniality that
seldom makes enemies.
Was a Prominent Official.
MIR. Zug's early ventures into the
luSIlis'stS were MVul WlS ~
NJ. and New YanGl Central & Hudson
River railway. fhs FIRST work with the
former road WAS as clerk tG the ageuts
at sAVEfa, wt.llh position he assumed
IN 1871, upon coming 10 Iowa. For a
slrort r,fnlie he had bssm employed in THE
New York ticket Office OF the New
York CuL,al. A year later he came
10 Marslla,G.own ito take a c.urkslli p
under Station Agent Chase, aard az
tor three y,eauss was appointed agent for
the company al; Otpunrwa, under the
a ,tmi nl.scraition of u. NJ. Pickering.
This office he held fer abo.g, two
years, and in 1876 the :simrned for a
short u.ure to tire New York Central.
ltu, 6Gd net remain, ard again came
tic MarahaMtown and entered the en-
psoy OF the hardware firm of Nathan
Woriey & Son. In 1881 the was made
local treasursr arji ray1naster OF the
Iowa General and lreli thu, office I'm tE
1891, when ut was abolished ana the
hana,ielg of the funds given to uia
First National Bank. with T. j.
Fletcher ais treasurer. He was then
mada local freight agent, and held THAI.
pcsflhon until April /, 1902, whsm he
was succeeded by Farmer General .Au-
ditor t. l. WATSON. Since then he has
been spending porttom of dllt time in
Chicago. where he WIS Interested in
the portrait business with Mr.. Travis.
During the years OF 1894 and 1895 he
wlis a member OF the school board.
Seth Zug was born In Heidelberg
Lebanon county, Pennsylva-
MIA, May s, 1S43. He was the son of
David and Elizabeth Zug and spent the
days of his early manhood with his
parents In and around New York He
graduated from the Eastman Business
College. at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. and
soon afterwards entered the railroad
business On Dec. is, 1870, he was
married to Miss Elizabeth X. Reinhold.
at Myerstown, Pa. The following year
he moved to Abba, and later came 10
where ne has since.
lived, excepting during the short time
he was in the east. Two aughters,
Olive and Ella, besides the wife. sur
vive him. One son, Homer, born in
Abba, died IN infancy. He also leaves
three brothers. Abraham M. Tug, of |
N. "; Michael Zug, of
Lebanon, Pa: and David Tug, of
Pa; and one sister
Mrs. Mary Layser, who resides in
Richland. Pa. james f. Zug. nephew,
lives here. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been made, as the rela-
lives living at n distance have not yet
been heard from.