Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-14

I could not draw himself up onto the
| ladder of the car. For a distance Of five
blocks thunderstorm held on to one OF
the ladders with his feet dragging
along the ground. His plight was fl
nally discovered by brakeman who
gave the engineer the signal to stop
the train. This, was done in the nick o.
| time as Junkersdorf's strength gave
out just as the train stopped and he
lost his hold on the ladder and was
oapgng to the car by his coat, his
head touching the ground.
Clarion.
| Fred Wheat, of this city. supervisor
Of water supply on the Great Western
railroad was very severely burned al
| Thornton by gasoline gas. The water
in the well at Thornton Is pumped by
a gasoline engine and it is supposed
that gasoline had leaked into the we'll
Both the engine and well We're out of
commission and he was just DESCENDING
| into the we'll with lighted candle to
| make some needed repairs. He had
gotten down but very short distance
when he smeiled the gas and started
to ascend from the we'll, but before he
could do so the gas caught fire and he
was severely burned about the face and
hands. y"
TripoIi.
One Of the saddest cases known here
is the affliction that, has come to the
Kelsey home In Tripoli. Two Of its
members have died in less than year
of tubercular trouble and within the
past few weeks q son, George. has
fallen a victim to the disease. The ia
Their remains to care for him. The
first to die was the mother last fall.
This death was followed by sister,
Cora, in January. another sister be-
ing very Ill with the same disease at
her death. A brother, George, came
home to care for the remaining sister
and now he too is said to be stricken
with the dreaded disease that is rapid
ly wipipg out the entire family. At
the time he came homo he was in
splendidly health apparently. Another
daughter is at present at the Roches-
ter hospital receiving treatment. The
fathers mind gave way about year
ago when he was unable to get help
when three of his loved ones lay dying
with the disease and he was taken to
Independence but he soon recovered
and returned home and is caring for
his loved ones, as one by one they
are rapidly being carried from him.
Sioux City.
When, one day last winter. Mike
Fondck, then a section hand for the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad in
Sioux City, stepped across switch
track directly in front OF an approach
ing switch engine he was stepping into
wealth and happiness in which he
would be enabled to return to yearn-
Ing wife and children IN the old coun-
try-but he didn't know It. The engine
struck Fonick in the back, hurled him
several feet and then the footboard
caught him and rolled him over and
over for many feet farther. His right
stepped so close to death that cold
winter morning and escaped so luckily
| he had just SIT in one Of his stockings.
Friday Fonick climbed the Northwest
ern fast mail for Chicago, bound for
his home in Greece, a rich man. While
Fonick. was still in the hospital he and
his friends Instituted claim for dam
ages against the railroad. Recently the
matter was settled and the railroad
company handed Fonick $1,000 in cash.
While that amount in America would
not be considered very much, in the old
country Fonick will be able to SGT him.
self and family up in an elegant home,
with every modern convenience. The
sum wiiaici, oi,ies w .:::e --se: BE
settles In his native land will be $1,000.
Ihi wife and children having managed
K, =. censiderAhla and he will be
aus OF tn richest. man n CRste.