Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-08
WelI-known Old Market Gar
dener Of the City Succumbs
to Heart Disease
WAS A UNIQUE CHARACTER
Death Resulted From Sickness of Sew
eraI Months With General Debility
That Developed Into Heart Disease
Was a Cripple From Serious Acct
dent Of Toboggon Slide.

at 2:10 o'clock this morning of heart
disease, brought on by an illness OF
several months caused by general de-
bility and ailments due to his adj
vanced years. Mr. Satia had been con-
fined to his bed since Thanksgiving.
on the city's streets for more than
a quarter of a century. For years he
was extensively engaged in market
gardening and fruit raising, and the
produce of his small farm supplied for
years many of the tables of the town.
Was Victim of Bad Accident.
| In the latter sos, Mr.. Satia was the
victim of bad accident, which had
| left him cripple for close to twenty
years. When tooogganing was fashions
| able during the long winters that Iowa
could once brag about, a fine slide was
built on what is now part of Electric
addition just west of Ninth street and
north of State. Mr.. Satia had the care
of this slide, as 1t was near his home
1t was evening, and the merry makers
were leaving after an afternoon Of
thrilling sport. Satia had placed the
iron bar in at the bottom of the slide,
to prevent its use during hours that
the slide was not being operated.
AS Satia was leaving for home sew
eral little boys begged him for just one
more slide. He acceded to their wish,
and took them down himself. He for
got about the bar until the instant that
the toboggan, loaded with passengers,
was showed OF from the top of the long
chute. It was then too late. but Satia
staid by the toboggan. in order to save
the boys from injury. He braced his
feet in the moment that was left him
to think, and broke the force Of the
terrific impact. Both of Satias legs
were broken just above the ankle So
great was the force of the blow that
the iron bar was snapped in two. Lee
Farber, one Of the boys, was injured
slightly, and today carries a scar on
his face to remind him of the expert
ence. Had not Satia staid by the to-
boggan as he did 1t is likely that all of
the youngsters would have been killed
outright.
Led Busy Life.
Charles Satia was born in Chau-
tauqua county, New York April 3, 1929,
being 70 years old last Friday. When
he was lad of years of age his par
ents moved to Ashtabula county, Ohio
Young Satia lived there until he was
%, when h,s left for the west, first
stopping in Colorado and later in Cal
ifornia, where he was engaged in the
lumber business. He remained in the
west Tor five years. During the years
that interviewed from his first trip west
until he settled In Marshall county in
1864, he crossed the plains to or beyond
the Rocky Mountains in wagon five
times.
Worked for Lucky" Baldwin.
While in Nevada on one of these
trips west in 1851 he worked for
Lucky" Baldwin, who owned a ranch
near Carson City. While working for
was also in Baldwin's employ.
The young couple went east to New
York, by the way Of the 1sthmus of
Panama, and in 1864 came to Marshall
county and moved on farm north of
the city Later. Mr.. Satia was en-
ployed at 6hsight's elevator and when
he left Sleie;ht's employ he acquired
a part Of the Sleight farm. He then
bought nine acres of land lying east of
Ninth street, and north of State. which
he developed Into a market garden and
fruit farm, and on which he lived nln-
til he died. A little more than a year
ago, all but four lots of this tract were
plated and sold under the name OF
Satia's addition.
Mr.. aAtia is survived by one son,
Albert j.. Satia. who was with his ia
ther at the time Of his death, and one |
brother Erwin Saith, who is member
OF the national soldiers home at Day
ton, o. Mrs. Saith died on Oct. %,
1907, and a brother, cal" Satia, who
for years was the proprietor of the
old !Satia House, died a number OF
years ago.
The funeral will be held from the
residence Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock, chaplain Jesse Cole, of the SOL
diers' home, officiating. The body will
be buried in Riverside.