Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-09
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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MASON CITY-A movement is meet
ing with favor for the consolidation OF
the two telephone systems.
( OSKALOOSA-Wo has been re-
ceived OF the death at Pasadena, Cal,
of Mrs. DR.. DAILY, formerly OF this city.
WATERLOO-W. D.. Lantz Monday
sold the John Melins farm OF 100 acres
in MI. Vernon township to Chris Baish,
of LhPorte City. The price paid was
$1,000.
BOONE-The street car track on the
extension has been laid to the Logan
school house. This takes the line to
the grove, which is to be used as park
at the top Of the hill, and is as far as
the track will be laid at present.
POCAHONTAS- are en-
gagged In putting a steeple on the Chris
tan church to take the place of the
one blown away by the cyclone last
spring. A new bell will be up as soon
as possible to call the worshippers to
church.
SIOUX CITY-Perry schoen, 10 years
of age. was drowned In Perry creek
about o'clock Monday morning, at
point one block west of Geneva street,
on Eighteenth street. The boy was
wading in the stream when he was
carried off his feet.
4 CLEAR IAKE-The Clear Lake Boat
Club is now considering the advisability
of building pavilion 1O0x140, costing
about $4,000. 1t is the intention that the
basement will be used for the boats Of
the club and the first floor for enter
ltainments and amusements of various
kinds.
OTTUMWA-Capt. Charles McQuis-
ton was in the city Monday morning to
enlist recruits for the Thirty second
United States volunteer infantry. He
able to pass. Private E. H. Jones, of
the general recruiting service. accom-
panied Capt. McQuiston here
CRESTON-Will Westerbeck. who re-
sides one and one-quarter miles north
west of Kent, was In the city Monday
giving the authorities information of a
horse theft that occurred some time
Sunday night, he being the victim. Mr..
Westerbeck feels certain that the ami
NAL has been stolen because a bride
and halter are missing.
CLINTON-NIiss Julia Warden. who
4 has been one Of the most proficient
/ teachers in the Clinton public schools,
has sent in her resignation and will go
to Indianapolis, where she will follow
her profession. She has been principal
of the Hawthorne school for a number
of years and always gave the best OF
satisfaction, says the Herald.
4 DUBUQUE-N1iss Fannie Couch, pri-
waite secretary for j. F. Merry, at Dl-
buque, was seriously injured in q run
, away at Niagara Falls Thursday say.
the Herald. Miss Couch and her escor
! We're driving in a carriage near the fall
Oh the Canadian side when the team
ran away. Miss Couch was thrown ou
and received severe injuries. The gen
, tleman occupant of the vehicle wal
thrown into the river and it was witt
the greatest difficulty that he was res
, cued.
FIT. DODGE-George Kepner who 5ha
been working a large force of men OF
the Fort Dodge & Omaha was in tn
lefty Monday and left in the Afternoon
for Cherokee, where he has a contrac
for stripping a large piece of grount
preparatory to opening a gravel pit 70
the Central. His contract on the nev
line of the Central is completed Will
the exception of the grading at TIL
town sit of Herbert, one of the new
. towns on the road. The original con
tract was for four and one-half mile
! of grading.
IOWA, CITYyThe Republican report
. that smallpox is absolutely a thing Q
!. the past in Iowa City. The quarantin
was lifted Saturday. In the evening
: the two patients, Messrs. Teeter an
: Pope, returned to town, completed
;. cured. All clothing, bedding. etc. wer
: destroyed by fire. Complete funiigatio
;, of the pest house followed, and TIL
: place Is under lock and key. - TIL
!, cornerstone of the w. F. Main Com
: lpany's new jewelry factory-the first G
: its kind in all this broad commonwealth
: was laid Saturday afternoon, and thi
most important event in the industrial
= annals of Iowa City and the Hawkey
!, state was made the occasion of a cele
bration unlike anything ever befor
q seen in the Athens.
ALBIA-The work of sinking tn
. Lewis 8 Richardson coal shaft near tn
J. Tower Is going on Just as rapidly as tn
"a men can blast the rock and move 1t I
}, the surface and out of the way. Las
e week they were but forty feet ava
IL from the coal. and they have made som
4. Igood progress since and are now with
IL lin but a short distance of the black dia
Is Imonds. AS soon as the coal is reache
Ls 1.-THE mine will be put in shape and the
the work of building the houses an
making the town will be taken up. The
expect to have everything ready to q
: much business by the first of Octobe
e $50 The Union says There are n,
e. enough carpenters in Abba to meet tt
Is demand. Two and three years ago A
ID bia had too many carpenters"
g Beggs' Diarrhoea Balsam.
:. Is the only safe and sure remedy {
-, - the market for collie. diarrhoea ar
= fiux. Geo. p. Powers.
8. Excursion Tickets to tho Great.
lie American Exposition, to Be He!
TX at Omaha, Neb., Until Oct. 8
m 1900.
w Via the Northwestern Line. will |
he sold at reduced rates, from certain ST
a. lions on specified rates. For rates. dat
S, of sale and limits OF ticket. apply
agents Chicago & North Western Raj
way.
90 -
40 Homeseckers' Excursions.
N Via the b., c. r. & N. railway, June 2
!, July and IS, Aug. and l5 Sent 5 a,