Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19
a. r. PRICE DIES SUDDENLY, DUE
70 ORGANIC HEART DIS
EASE.
FINAL SUMMONS COMES
TO GEORGE TRAUTMAN
Paralysis, Suffered Wesk Ago =,
Three MarshaIIto~n Men, All Dying
Within Few Hours Of Ono Another,
All Former Merchants Of City.

Three ell-known Marshaltown men,
all former merchants of the city, died
within a few hours of one another
Sunday evening and this morning. A.
T. Price died very suddenly at his
home, 70e West Church street. as the
result Of an attack Of heart failure, at
7:15 this morning. George Trautman,
60e West Main street. died at $3.50 sun
day evening Of uremia, and Theodore
Wall passed away at his home. 5O2
West Church street. at ): 30 this morn
ing, as the result of a stroke of paraly
sis.
Mr.. Prices death proved a severe
shock to his family and many friends
turnout the city. because of its extreme
suddenness. While he has been failing
in health for few years. he had not
been complaining. and was in his usual
health up to the time Of the fatal selz-
ure.
Mr.. Price had been Gown cellar. car
ing for the furnace. and came UP
stairs to breakfast When Mrs. Price
noticed that her husband was not very
hungry she inquired Is to the cause,
and Mr.. Price replied that he felt a
little sick at his stomach. He went TO
the couch. but because he was chilly.
decided that he would go to bed He
had hardly more than got into bed
when Mrs Price noticed a sort OF
gasping and peculiar condition Of the
eyes, and summoned DR.. W. S. Devine.
Mr.. Price was dead. however. before
ol,
home Organic heart trouble was
ascribed bv DR.. Devine as the cause Of
death
Alexander T. Price was born Nov. oe.
1886, in Pennsylvania. and moved to IL
linofs in an early day He came to Iowa
in 1854, and settled at Clinton. He
came to this city in 1850. and has lived
here and in the county ever since
When he came to Marshalltown Mr..
Price engaged in the lumber business.
and suffered the loss of his yards in
the disastrous fire that swept the south
part Of the city in 1874. He then went
on a farm south Of town. and lived
there until 1893, when he returned to
the city and engaged in the shoe busl-
ness. He was interested in the firm
81 Leeg, Price & Co. and more actively
with the succeeding firm of A. T. Price
& Son He continued in the shoe bust
ness until 1897
Mr.. Price was married at Clinton
April %, 1863. his wife being Miss
Martha E. Guile, Of Clinton. Aside
from his wife four sons and two daugn-
ters survive, in the persons OF A. Z.
Price, Lethbridge. Alta; c. w. Price
# Chicago; c. O. Price, Of Helena,
Mont: and George A. Price. Mrs. F.
F. Benedict, and Miss Katherine Price.
# this city One brother and two sis
ters are also living.
George Trautnarn's Death.
The death of George Trautmann fol-
lowed an illness of a few days due TO
,!remia. which resulted from chronic
prostate trouble Of more than three
years duration. 1t had been realized
for few days that the end was ap-
urea ciling. and Saturday his condition
became critical. His daughters living
at distance had been summoned and
We're present with the other members
Of the family when the end came.
Mr.. Trautmann was former mem
Der Of the city council, and was the
second Oldest trustee of the Methodist
church. position he occupied a the
time Of his death. The only other
ice is Theodore Johnston. Mr.. Tratit-
mann had been a member of the
church for over forty years.
Mr.. Trautmann was born Jan ), 1870,
in Elsass, Alsace- Lorraine, then a
French possession. He came to this
country in 1858 and settled in Wiscon-
sin. In August. 1862. he enlisted in
Company D. Twenty eighth Wisconsin
infantry. and served until August. 1861.
Mr.. Trautmann came to Marshalltown
in February, 1881. and engaged in the
si1oe business. which he conducted un-
til his health failed. Three years ago
he disposed Of his business to the pres
ent firm Of Larson & Clemens
Mr.. Trautmann's service on the city
council from the Third ward extended
thru two terms. from 1899 to 1893
while Nelson Ames was mayor He
succeeded w. L. Place on the council
and was followed by George H. Shet-
Ter.
Surviving Mr.. Trautmann are his
wife and two daughters. The latter
are Mrs. Samuel McGrew, Of this city
and Mrs E. T. Palmer Of Coffeyville
kan. brother. Philip Trautmann. OF
whitewater. Wis. and a sister. Mrs
Lena Hileman. Of Germany, are also
living. Two daughters of Mr.. Traut
mann are dead, Nettie passing away
April 3, 1894, and Clara on Oct %, 1895
The funeral will be held from ths
Methodist church Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock. The church will be oper
to friends one hour before the service
Death Of Theodore Wall.
Following second paralytic stroke
suffered about a week ago, Theodore
Wall. . well-known travelling man, for
merly a deputy sheriff Of this county
and also deputy warden Of the An
amosa penitentiary at one time, dice
1t hfs home at $50 this morning. Mr.
Wall had been in failing health To-
almost three years. following a strok
Of paralysis, which he suffered Will
at OSkaloosa about two and one-hal
years ago. He had recovered from tn
flr1t stroke sufficiently to be up an,
about and attending to his trade an,
anti1 the last stroke came had beef
- the, road for Armour & CO., b,
whom he had been employed for sew
sraa years.
~. Wa1 was a native of Sweden
WAHo - was born April 10, 1s4s HI
cAAe - America in 1867, and settle,
= - GleY. He Was united in mar