Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-23


is now in Denmark.
Cedar Fails.
Much genuine sympathy is felt for
N. T, Trueb!ood, who resides in the
cast part of the city. on the Waterloo
road. He suffered the loss Of one of
his eyes while at work in a factory at
Waterloo, caused by piece Of steel
penetrating the eyebaArand completely
destroying the vision in that optic. He
did not have the ,eyeball removed at the
timep rincipally owing to the fact that
he did not have the necessary funds to
pay for the operation; a. result the
diseased condition Of the injured eye
has commenced to affect the vision Of
the other eye and he greatly fears that
he soon must go blind.
Rockford. ~f
While assisting his brother Len in a
corn Smelling Job wieh a power outfit
ct the latter's place, John Esser was
the victim Of an accident which nearly
cost him his right arm. He was in
the act OF dislodging cob from the
nav OF the machine when the cogs
which pull the ears in caught his
sleeve near the forearm, ripping it OF
and gouging out a piece OF flesh some
three inches long. couple Of inches
vide and SO deep that the bone was
exposed. The two bones below the in
jury were also badly cracked. Until
the danger of infection was passed 1t
was feared John might lose his arm,
but the circulation OF blood to the hand
continues good and the injury is mend
ing nicely.
DUBUQUE.
Since the government established a
weather bureau at Dubuque twenty
eight years ago, and began keeping
records OF the weather Dubuque has
never had more than nineteen days in
the month Of January when the temper
allure reached zero or below. In jan
uary. 1875. and again in January, 1882,
there were nineteen days when the
mercury reached the zero mark, but in
1912 there have been nineteen days
when the temperature reached zero or
below. In addition to breaking this
record for zero days Dubuque has al
ready had as much zero weather as it
usually gets in a whole year. The av-
erage number Of zero days in a year,
as compiled from the weather bureau
records extending back over sixty
,
and Dubuque has already had that
many this year.
Fort Dodge.
Talking about tough weather in the
past, I well remember an experience I
had when 1 was about II that am not
liable to forget" said Councilman Col
| Inns. Il had come to town with a team
and bobsled from our home at Coal
vile for load of grist which secured
at the Blanden mill, and when the start
was made back good sized blizzard
| had started that had fully developed
| by the time had reached the city lin
| It's. The wind was blowing strong from
the east and soon, the snow was 50
binding and confusing that l. was
forced to trust to the horses to take me
home. Two or three times felt some
| what worried for fear that the team
| had gone astray but when sighted
| the woods near the old Rempley place,
I l realized that they were going right
and settled down to await the turn Of
| the team at our gate. You. can imagine
my surprise when I sighted the gate
and realized that the team had passed
it. because IL there IL anything team
of horses is sure to do, 1t II turn in on
the road home stopping the team ]
backed them up, drove up to the barn
and then took a look at the horses to
see If could find out why they had
passed the gate. The reason was be-
cause they had both been blinded by
the driving snow and their eyes frozen
shut. They had found their way home
by instinct and not by sight. have
knever heard Of @ similar case, and
would have. hard work to believe such
a story II had not had the experience