Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12

O1dEROY Those who have been
waiting for the completion Of the Fort
Dodge Omaha road to attend the ex
position are doomed to disappointment.
IN talking with the foreman OF the steel
laying gang at Rockwell City Thursday
TWAS his opinion that trains would not
% running over the new road before
December.
$ MASON CITY-The city National
Bank has Just received shipment Of
I'VE thousand new Columbia half dol
lars especially for use during the Mason
4 City street fair. We understand that
these half dollars will be exchanged be-
tween home merchants for their use.
Many will keep these half dollars as
souvenirs OF the carnival.
CENTERvILLE-Th The defense in the
Wright murder trial is not yet through
8 with Its evidence In chief and 1t now
looks very much as if the case can not
pc finished before the middle OF this
week. Wright has not yet been upon
the stand. and the probability is that he
Will not be put on at all. James Parker,
one Of Wright's comrades in the late
war, testified to his conduct while in the
south at Camp Jacksonville.
FREEMONT-The change in resi-
dence OF Mr.. w. T.. Martin vacated the
office Of mayor. At the regular session
of the city council, a change was
affected. Mr.. Charles Hoelbert was the
unanimous choice OF the council. In
this choice the council made choice
most satisfactory to all. Mr.. Hoelbert
IL specially suited to the position, hav-
ing had experience in executive work
in the army and In township Office in
Minnesota.
SHENANDOAH morning
q 3-inch u, s. rifle, its carriage and
timber, stood in front of the city hall,
the muzzle Of the big cast iron gun
pointing directly up Sheridan avenue.
1t was a surprise and wonder to all who
saw 1t. AS our peaceable city had not
declared war nor rebelled nor needed
defense, Inquiries as to how 1t got there
We're soon answered. To Col George
Bogart, Congressman Hepburn and
Mayor Conway We are indebted for this
stalwart gift from the government di-
rect from the arsenal at Rock Island.
POCAHONTAS-As an evidence Of
good faith the Gowrie & Northwestern
paid out about $4,000 for right of way
AZ otiu AiGeaA liAS tOMIle Ou X0Ouudy. LIE
right of way donated by our people
will cost about $4,000. and while the
company pays out the money our citi-
zens will refund the money to the
company when the grading is completed
from Gowrie to Pocahontas. On Sat
urday morning about twenty men went
down to see the first dirt on the Gowrie
& Northwestern put into the grade and
when all was ready H. w. Bissell took
hold OF the pillow and turned the first
furrow, whole Mayor Hronek and Jay
Murray are disputing as to who put in
the first scraper full Of dirt. Marvin
Dey. who is the engineer for the con-
struction OF the Gowrie & Northwest
ern. was in town yesterday and in con-
versation with some of our people said
that the company expected to have
teams at work on every mile of the line
between Gowrie and Pocahontas be-
fore the middle of September and work
would be crowded along as fast as pos
sible. The company has fifteen miles
of steel and will lay that this fall,
which will take them nearly to Manson,
and if more material could be obtained
the track would be laid to this place
and trains run in here this fall. Mr..
Dey returned to Gowrie yesterday at
ternoon taking one of the surveyors
with him. This surveyor will have
charge of the engineer work through
GOwrie.