Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-29
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WEBSTER CITY-One of the most |
interesting features of the street fair |
lis the fine exhibit of vegetables and ag
rigultural products to be seen in some
of the booths along the street-as fine
as any ever displayed at a county fair
THORNTON.-Th News reports that
the new elevator has not yet been COM
menced, but learns from good authority |
that work will begin in less than
week. The contractor is at Burchinal
and as soon as he is through there he
comes to Thornton.
DAVENPORT-There appears, from
time to time, a case of diphtheria, but
the number for the month of Septem-
Der is small. and the disease does not
appear to- be epidemic, and there is no
present ground to fear general cpl
demic of the malady.
SIOUX CITY.-Rev. Ernest Wood of
LeMars, has concluded to accept the
call of the Calvary Baptist church. OF
Sioux City, extended to him after
sermon he preached here a week ago
Sunday. The church has been without
IA regular pastor for the past sixteen
| months.
| BOONE-By way of dedicating the
| beginning OF the work on the new gas
plant Col. Pratt, of Des Moines, threw
the first shovelful of dirt himself from
| the entertainments which are being dug
| for the foundation to the buildings
| The work is moving right along with q
| big force of men.
4 IOWA CITY.-A certain young man
lin Johnson county wrote an eloquent
appeal to his lady love, who had hidden
Thin a permanent goodbye. The plea
/ might have moved her had he MOI
/ failed to stamp the envelope ere he
j dropped it into the postoftice. AS the
fair one was compelled to pay overdue
postage it is feared Cupid has been un-
/ done.
GRUNDY CENTER.-Miss Whit
taker, who has been visiting at the
home of her cousin, Mrs w. H. Scott.
the past summer, was called to her home
at Chrome, Colorado, on account of the
death of her father. Miss Whitaker
recently commenced teaching school
lnear Wellsburg. Stout will be the
name of the station on the new railroad
Is IN Beaver lOWISll y.
j, TAMA-Some of the Musquakies re-
fused TO accept their annuities when
. the tribe was paid last week. An In
dian is probably the only man on earth
who would attempt to spite any one by
,lrefusing to accept money due him. we
lare of the opinion that your Uncle
. samuel can stand that game of freeze
: out quite as long as the recalcitrant
i redskins. says the Herald.
. ALGONA.-As reported by the Upper
s. Des Moines, the city has chance for
/ la law suit. Mrs. Chas. Nolte some
i weeks ago was walking on the Metho-
/, dist church sidewalk when it was left
: about six inches above the crossing.
She stepped off without knowing of the
: drop and has since then been suffering
i from internal troubles, which, it is
g alleged. resulted from the fall A
Hutchinson is Mr.. Notes attorney and
, asks $500 of the city. The city holds
: that it is not liable.
], 5CARROLL.-The court was engaged
I Wednesday in the case of Grimmel
e VS.. Ennis. suit brought to collect bal
r ance alleged to be due on account DR.
e Gus Grimmel, of Jefferson. has beer
n treating Mrs. Jerome Ennis of Glider
+ IL
bill for medical services running up t,
nearly $1,000. OF this amount abou
$500 has been paid, and the amour
sued for is something over $1,000. TIL
II defendant counterclaims, setting fortl
e charge of malpractice
- COUNCIL BLUFFS-Carl Gardiner
B. Of Company l., Fifty-first Iowa, VIII
e was wounded in the fighting befor
A. ping with relatives until tomorrow
Id when he will leave for the east. Afte
lie reaching San Francisco he was in tn
n hospital for several weeks and is sti
lie weak from the fever which followed hi
n wound. He was wounded in the lie
:. and for thirty-five days carried Mau
lie ser bullet in the limb. He reached Sa
~ Francisco in the early part of Angus
N having been sent home on the hospita
"a ship Relief
" DUBuQUE-What would, in all prob
ability, have been a fatal accident wa
l. narrowly averted Tuesday morning
SO Henry Palmer, who was on his way I
i work. jumped off south bound car o
ct the Dubuque street railway. He ra
IL onto the track when the car was nc
"a more than three feet from him. ant
L seeing his danger, jumped to one sid
In but not in time to avoid the car, whic
al struck him and knocked him abo,
o. twenty feet. Strange to say, he es
n capped with only slight bruise on I'll
y calf of the leg, where the platform {
ls the car came in contact with him.
~ THE ENDEAVoR CONVENTION.
.. state session Held at Cresto
oc Wednesday and Thursday.
OF Creston. Sept. 29.-The state Chris
&c; tian Endeavor convention was held hel
en- Wednesday and Thursday of this wee
eo The arrangements were entirely sati