Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-18
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

shaw to take the school census, who llas |
been busy at the work this week. He
secured the names OF all children be- |
tween the ages Of and 81 years in the |
city.
sPENCER-To facilitate the general
sale Of season tickets for the winter lee
ture course, arrangements have been
made whereby orders for tickets may be
left with the teachers in the various
rooms Of the public schools. The tick
cts are 81 for this season and give adj
mission to six frst-class entertain-
ments.
MARENGO-A steam thresher owner
says that this is a particularly favora-
BILE year for the threshers, his machine
having netted him about $40 per day on
several occasions. The straw Is in fine
condition and, with the big yield, it is
possible for the well managed machines
to grind out a large amount of grain
each day.
MILFORD-Work on the mill is grad
ually nearing completion. Most OF the
shafting is in place and the engine con-
necticns nearly all made. Thoroughness
rather than speed seems to be the point
aimed at in the work and when the mill
is ready for business 1t can safely. be
said that there will not be a finer one in
the northwest.
NEVADA-E. r. Sillimans fast mare
Auntie Shucks won the 2:11 pace at
Terre Haute, Ind, Friday in the fourth
heat in hardly contested race. Time
for the heats was 2:091a, 2:0SA and
2:03A. The mare as we'll as her owner
! is popular at this place and her victory
| is the occasion for much congratulation
among the lovers Of fast horseflesh.
BANCROFT - The Globe hotel
changed hands Wednesday morning,
Mr.. Breen having leased the property
from Landlord Austin, and is now in
charge. He intends repainting. paper
! ing and otherwise improving the place
at once. Mr.. Breen was formerly a
Bancroft resident, but left here some
ten years ago. He has since been in the
hotel business at Britt and recently at
Titonka, at which latter place he sold
out last week.
4 TOLEDO-A. E. Bufkin has received
the appointment of engineer at the In
dian Industrial school at salary OF
5000 per year. Mr.. Bufkin took the civil
service examination and stood high in
| his markings and thus easily secured
city engineer of the city water works
ever since established in Toledo and is
4 thoroughly competent for the work
that has been assigned him by the gov
eminent Toledo loses very faithful
employee in the change.
DOwS-Attorney Fennenger and
i wife were the victims of a huge joke
/ at Iowa Falls the evening they left
| n ,.;v trim MAJ n
4 about forty people at that place had
gathered at the Burlington depot to bic
4 farewell to bride and groom they hae
thought would leave on the evening
train, but as they failed to find then
on the train and they did not care t.
miss the fun they attacked Attorne.
Fenninger and bride. We congratulate
, + the young people of Iowa Falls for hay
ing a good eye in picking out brida
!, pair.
ROCKwELL-The Catholic picni
held here recently was fairly we'll at
tended. The ball game in the Afternoon
!, between Hampton and Clarion was
one sided affair. the score standing
to % in favor of Hampton. The gam
was umpired by DR.. Ivey who CAV
entire satisfaction. The Rockwell
band was present and discoursed excel
Ilent music, receiving many compli
lments. The dance in the evening wa
we'll patronized and was an enjoyabl
!, affair. The excellent music was fur
nished by the Leach orchestra Of Ack
:. LEY. The ladies put up SUMPTION
dinner and supper.
POCAHONTAS - The Hayelock an
Rolfe, people are not overcome with jo
over Pocahontas getting the RAILROAD
and they have the story in circulation
that the grading being done here is be
ing paid for by the citizens of the towr
: who are trying OF work up boom \
order to sell town lots. You can bu
0 town lots cheaper in Rolfe or Hayeloc
than in Pocahontas at present and
2 the people here are paying for the grao
n ing being done they are putting in a lo
: of money where they will never get
h ont The, Gowrie & Northwestern wi
r foot the bills and our envious neighbor
v need not lose any sleep over the matter
e Record.
e GALyA-The east bound accommo
: dation narrowly escaped being wrecke
: Monday morning at the place west Q
: town where the wreck occurred las
t winter. Section Foreman Strong dis
8 covered a broken rail and proceeded t
+ put in new one. The new rail wa
o TOO long and the train came before h
t could get it adjusted. He had torpedoe
e out and the train properly tagged, bu
+ the cars were mostly 'scabs" withou
e air brakes and the train could not b
n stopped on the down grade. The ne'
8 rail had been dropped inside the oil
: one and in some manner the wheel
: crowded the other track and went 0
!, the new rail all right. A stop wa
: made with the baggage car over tn
Il lap. The engineer and fireman bot
s jumped. Under like conditions trail
S would leave the track in at least nine
n ty-nine cases out Of a hundred.
S CHARLES CITY-The laying of til
! corner stone of the new high scho
II building has taken place. The old hig
: school building has served its purpo:
e we'll, but for long time past it hs
$ been inadequate to the demands whic
y were being placed upon it and it we
It determined that new building must
e erected. The result has been the hant
o some high school building now in col
It struction, which will be Of brick col
e struction, with stone trimmings fro
10 the quarries of Kasota. MINI. 1t will
o most modern in construction. Besid,
v the largest assembly rooms. there Is
3 ~ :, rx,,,,noc;,,p, a roooppizad poCacoii