Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-02
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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| CLINTON-Anna Bevins has com
menced divorce proceedings against her
husband, William Bevins, on the
Iground of drunkenness and cruel treat
ment.
MASON CITY-Marshal W. Richards
resigned his Office last Saturday night
The vacancy has not yet ben filed, but
probably will be at the next meeting of
| the council.
ATLANTIC-Th department has fa-
|vored this city with another letter car
/ rier, making total Of four and thereby
! giving to the citizens who live at the
sloutside limits the benefit Of free delis-
Iery.
i CHARLES CITY-The foundation for
the new school house, now being built,
gives evidence of the splendid architec-
tural edifice about to be erected. The
building will be an added pride to
4 Charles City.
Il COUNCIL BLUFFS-Thomas Clark
4 Jackson. county overseer of the poor,
died at his home at 521 Twelfth avenue
at o'clock Sunday evening, at the age
of II years. Mr.. Jackson had been ill
but eight days.
WEBSTER CITY-Miss Mary Mich
. olson. who has made her home with her
!. brother, Samuel Nicholson. near Blairs-
burg, was examined by the board of in
sanity Monday afternoon and adjudged
r insane. Sheriff Sinclair took the unfor-
tunate woman to the hospital at indie
Ipendence.
> CRESTON--For about two hours
. Monday morning this section and the
t territory west as far as Red Oak was
g Thoroughly drenched with a very heavy
rain. The farmers west of Creston We're
$ we'll pleased over the arrival of the
copious shower but there was no crying
|. need of the moisture in this locality.
MT. PLEASANT--A fine rain fell
.. here Monday forenoon, the welcome
! downpour lasting about two hours, and
!, the moisture greatly revived the vege-
tation and will do the corn vast
, amount of good, but more is needed
Threshing Is in progress and the yield
is quite good. The rain will delay it
somewhat, but not for long, unless
more falls.
SIOUN CITY-Within fifteen days a
: train load of iron which formed two
monster tanks at the Burlington works
of the American Linseed Company will
, arrive in Sioux City. The train will be
in charge of John A. Spencer foreman
for the Spencer oiler Company, f12-114
. Market street, which has the contract
Il flor dismantling the Burlington plant
and adding the improvements to the
q Sioux City plant.
BOONE-A sad story of former
: Boone girl. Edith L. Davis comes from
!, Denver. The 16-year-old girl is lying
y in q Denver hospital at the point OF
il death and DR.. Harvey Bradley is held
S under $4,000 bonds to answer to the
: charge of criminal malpractice. She
went with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
: Mrs. Ernst Baker. to Denver This
!. aunt died and the uncle is suspected o.
/. being the cause of the girls ruin.
!! OTTUMWA--Corone John O'Donnel
s began an inquest Monday a. m. on the
S death of little Lee Young. the 1o-year-
It old son of George Young, who was
e drowned in pond east of the city
$. Saturday afternoon. He was the only
IS one to enter the water. and when h.
e sank out of sight the man who hat
n virtually pursuaded several boys to &c
e into the pond. rode away. and has no
: been seen since. He is the witness tina
IS Coroner O'Donnen wishes to secure
y FORT DODGE-The proposed extern.
II sion of the street railway to the sub
2. urbs of the city, which was considered {
! sure thing last spring. seems now to b,
q shelved for this season at least. TIL,
e trouble is the impossibility to get stee
e for the laying of the track. The rail
o road building in all parts of the countr,
c has forced up the price of rails to pro
hibitive price. and the supply even theI
a is limited. Old rails are not even fo
1t SALE but are being relaid in the freigh
l. yards of the various roads.
II BURLINGTON Hawkeye say
: John Beardsley, city editor of the Ga
" zette. will leave in a few days for De
&c Moines, where he will accept position
y on the reportorial staff of the lowe
le State Register. Beardsley is goo,
le newspaper man, as known by work h
has done in the past for The Hawkeye
:. $50 There is going to be a whoopinl
big crop Of nuts this year. Hickor.
- and walnut trees are hanging low witt
:. their burdens and the hazel bushe
.e show myriad clusters of well develope
:, burrs.
- DIES MONIES = Mrs. Albert w
-, Swain left Des Moines Tuesday 70
a New York, from which place she vii
= sail for Montevideo and arrive at tn
"a latter point thirty days later. In goin
! to these South American countrie
. Americans are compelled to travel o.
a inferior steamers unless they go by wa
~ LOT London, which would necessarily in
ne crease the expense. Mrs. LAT
= Young and LATE Young. Jr.. arrived vi
10 the Northwestern line Monday morning
4 returning from their European tour
= which began in May. They are bot
ID feeling we'll and report having had
a. delightful journey.
ps ALBIA--Mr. Ziegler. who enploye
Mr.. Weiienman to drill for coal on hi
e. ieigi1ty acres of land near Tyron (Nor
9 troe county,, was well compensated e