Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-10

! paid was $2s. The estate consists of
$50 acres, and the land is now valued
at $3.50 to $17o an acre.
Cedar Falls.
Charles Elderkin, while on the way
to Cedar Falls from F,inchford Satur-
day, with q load of fat hogs. got
stalled in. a ! snowdrift. In his efforts
to release his team and load the We
hfcle was upset and the hogs foun-
dered around in the snow. Neighbors
came to his assistance and after a
three-hour struggle the porkers were
captured and brought to the city. FL
derkin says that there is no sport in
hauling hogs when snowdrifts and zero
weather from g. sconspiracy to upset
plans and pork and provoke wrath.
West Union.
Two interesting trials will come up
before Judge Hobson at this term of
the district court. Edna Eckerman-
Romigh is asking for a divorce from
her husband, Frank Romigh, on the
grounds Of fraud, duress. and nom
consent In bringing about marriage.
They are residents of OelWein. Edna
states that Frank induced her by prom
Using her theatrical job to go to
Houston, Tex, and then secured a
marriage license by perjury and forced
her by threats to marry him. The
trial is expected to present some inter-
esting features.
coeson. q. a
"Uncle" David Reece. one Of the real
pioneers of this part of the state, cele-
brated his SSth birthday at his home
recently. Mr.. Reece Is the only liv-
ing person of the original pioneers who
settled in Spring Grove township in
1851. He enjoys relating incidents Of
pioneer life In this section as he ex-
perienced them. The first township
election was held at his home, which
was only log house, and his own hat
was used as receptacle to hold the
official ballots. At that time the town
ship had thirteen voters. and each was
elected to an office in the township.
La Motto.
His clothing caught on the pinion
Of wood saw shaft, George Repphun.
a young man of Prairie Springs town
ship, was whirled to his death at the
Mclaughlin Bros. farm home. The
outfit belonged to Henry Warnke and
Repphun, who lived with his father a
half mile north of the McLaughlins,
was assisting in the saving of the Nc
Laughlin winter wood supply. Without
warming corner Of his coat became
fastened on the pinion Of the shafttng
and before the engine could be stopped
young Repphun was whirled off his feet
and thrown once around the shaft
with force terrific enough to break his
neck, so that he died within few mo-
ments Of his release. The engine was
stopped as quickly as could be but all
too late to save the young mans life.
Waterloo.
The bird "bread line'-a heap Of re-
fuse back Of the Union Mill Company's
office on the river bank-iiiustrated
wildly Monday the conditions con-
fronting animals and wild fowl during
severe winter weather. Apparently all
the sparrows in Waterloo were crowd
ed on the pile Of mill dust and char.
Literally hundreds Of the tiny feath-
cred creatures struggled for chance
at the food. "A nearby tree was nearly
black with waiting diners. Farmers
residing in the vicinity Of Waterloo
report that hundreds Of rabbits, quail.
a few prairie chickens and Hungarian
pheasants gather daily about the barns
and sheds in search of food. The three
snow storms In the last fortnight have
almost completely shut of the food
supply Of the animals and birds and
but for mans wastefulness in feeding
his domesticated stock and fowls the
field and woods population would have
q difficult time to sustain life.