Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-11
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FIT. MADISON police depart
ment has been ordered to kill all dogs
running at large without owners.
MAXWELL-Hon. A. b. Cummins
viii address the soldiers reunion a
Maxwell next Saturday afternoon.
DAVENPORT-Up to noon Wednes-
day 1.450 Pythians had registered and
got their badges for the meeting of the
grand lodge
NEVADA-Great preparations are in
progress for the Story county fair,
which meets at the fair grounds next
week Aug. 1918.
notwithstanding struck straw
stack belong to I. Harken in the storm
of Monday night, burning the stack and
about twelve head OF young hogs. He
estimates the loss at about $50.
EAGLE GROyE-Our -four mill
buildings are now inclosed ready for
machinery. The Electric Light Com
pany will furnish the power. This ar
rangement will enable all parties in
town wanting power to secure 1t.
CARROLL-Rev. Webster, the new
pastor of the Baptist church. is expect
ed in the city this week and will as
sumo his pastoral duties at once. The
reverend gentleman comes from Den
mark, Iowa, and Will be accompanied
by his family
CRESTON-Isaac Arnold lost twenty
one head of sheep few days ago by
town dogs which killed the animals. Mr..
Arnold and the neighbors got after the
dogs and killed three. Farmers report
such occurrences frequently. Mr. Ar
mold lives north of the city.
GRUMPY CENTER-John seifken
brought in and sold to w. D. Wilson
this week, thirtyfour head of nine
month-old shoats that averaged 292
pounds. They We're of the Poland Chi
ma breed and We're the finest lot re-
cetveu this season for the age, says thu
Republican.
OSkALOOSA-Osk has a new
factory. 1t is as yet an infant industry.
that is, 1t has just been born. The name
of the new enterprise is the Perfection
Cream Separator Company, and thu
factory, for the manufacture of cream
separators. is located in the city of Os-
| ALGONA-Republica THE Lemen
Bros circus drew very small crowd
yesterday. The country people were too
| busy for circuses. and the town attend
ance was slim. The city got $40 out OF
the show for the privilege of paradine
the streets, and complimentary tickets
We're distributed with free hand. SO
the aggregation failed to pay expenses
The circus was only fair. while gamb-
ling was the main business"
| IOWA CITY-The new pest house and
all its contents Were totally DESTROYED
by fire Tuesday afternoon, after it's rid
dance of small pox patients. This ICON.
migration was not the result Of an ac.
cident, but of cold -blooded, coolly-con.
templated arson on the part of Marsha
Scott Wilson. Doubtless thorough flu.
migation would have rendered the place
completely safe, bur the authorities de.
cided to make assurance doubly sure.
and therefore Scott touched off the ia.
tai match, and up in smoke went /, 5S6,.
1852 microbes, says the Republican.
MuSCAT1NE--Henry Miller, residing
on the Illinois bottom across the river
brought over cornstalk Wednesda,
morning which attracted much atten.
ton as he carried 1t through town, il
being about twice the height of a man
1t was fully eleven feet high and CAV,
the appearance of very promising
young tree. Two immense ears of corr
We're growing on the stalk. Mr.. Mile,
lives on Peter Jackson's land across thu
river and was bringing the stalk over t,
present 1t to Mr. Jackson as an exampl,
of what can be done in the extremel
rich land of the bottom. He says tina
he can bring even larger stalks over be
fore long.
/ MASON CITY-By the breaking dow,
OF hammock Rev. Carter, former pas
tor of the Congregational church a
Clear Lake. but now resident OF Ma
son City. met with a very painful &C
cident Tuesday evening. Mr.. Carte
struck in such manner that he sus
s tanned conclusion of the spine which
was so severe that 1t rendered him un
lconscious and greatly depressed the &C
ton of the heart. Medical aid wa
promptly summoned and 1t Is the opin
ion of the physician that no serious re
suits will follow, although the acciden
was attended with a great deal OF pail
and will confine Rev. Carter to hi
home for some time.
SHENANDOAH-Du the las
year the canning factory has been over
hauled, rebuilt and enough labor-sav
ing machinery added to more thai
double the output. The machinery add
ed will enable the factory with the he'll
lcs Afty-eisht hands to - nvs time