Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09


one of his feet so badly frozen while
making a trip from Cedar Falls to
Waterloo in an interurhan car that am
putation OF some, OF his toes was mar
rowly averted and 1t is doubtful wheth-
er the foot will ever fully recover. The
power gave out and for several hours
the cars were unable to move and the
passengers were left In the cold car
about half way between the two cities.
Vinton.
George w Shsffer one Of the early
pioneers Of the. county. who settled in
Monroe township before the civil war,
was found dead in bed. He was "A
years Of age. He retired ut night APP
parently in his usual health. but on
failing to arise the next morning his
wife went to his bedside and found that
he was dead. It was thought he had
been dead for several hours. He was
still living at his old home on Monroe
township. In the years OF his active
life he had always taken an active In
terest in the public affairs Of the coun-
ty. and attended nearly every county
convention OF the republican party. He
was man Of strong mentality and a
leader in his township.
Sioux City.
Altho lying in his bed. suffering from
an ugly cash along his left ribs, which
he received from a knife held in the
hands Of his wife, John Powers refuses
to prosecute her, even tho she Is in the
police station now charged with assault
with intent to kill. The stabbing was
the elimination Of, a quarrel between
Powers and his wife. Powers was at
tended by Police Surgeon c. A. Rather
man at his home. His injuries are not
serious and he was not removed to the
hospital. He says he VIII not prosecute
his wife and requested the police to let
her come home and take care OF him,
but his request was denied. Mrs. Pow
ers. when seen at the station last night
refused to talk about the affair
Sabula.
What is known as the Schroeder
home, on the big bluffs overlooking the
Mississippi river Just south OF the city.
was entirely destroyed by fire Monday
morning. The house was occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Eley. who were ex-
pecting to leave for a visit to Illinois.
Mr.. Eley had just disrobed and was
about to retire when he smelled smoke
and on going down stairs discovered
flames coming thru cracks in the kitch-
en- floor He telephoned for help and
then carried one OF the two little chill
dren outside. 1t was with great diff
Guilty that Mr. Eley rescued the second
child, as the whole building was mass
OF flames Very little was saved. The
building and contents were valued at
about $4,000. and there was insurance
OF $4,000.
Mason City.
Some 400 men are now in the en-
ploy OF the J.ehigh Portland Cement
Company, pushing work on their plant
here to completion. When completed
the plant is to cost 100000 and will
be the most complete in the world The
walls OF the main building have been
completed. 1t Is nearly half mile
around this one building. The steel
work will commence this week on this
building. The steel work on the boiler
house Is about completed and the
building will be turned over TO the car
renters the latter part OF the week.
Two gargs Of steel men are expected
this week with two more derricks so
tina. work can be more rapidly crowd
ed. The big machinery for the shops
IS beginning to arrive and Is being In
stalled as fast as received.
Bellevue.
Henry Weston. Of Bellevue, 1capina
into tho toy waters Of the Mississippi
river, succeeded in saving the life OF a
pup which had broken thru. Weston
was working on the levee when his
dogship came along and attempted to
cross the river on the ice. The dog
broke thru and with plaintive yelps
struggled to save himself from wa
terry grave. 1t was too much for Wes-
ton. Going out upon the fee he tried
to reach the dog but broke thru him
self. bu. instead Of trying to swim
to the shore he tok two or three vigor-
Gus strokes towards the struggling pun
ana tuckins him under his arm, at
tempted to swim back TO shove with
him. The cold water. however. proved
too much for the man, ana he would
probably have gone down but FOR the
fact that some parties came to the
,eScto In skin