Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-03
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WEBSTER CITY-Reports from the
country are to the effect that corn and
small grain (the comparatively little
not yet harvestedy was blown down.
badly in some localities by Monday
nights storm.
FORT DODGE-The residence OF j.
s. Duncombe was struck by lightning
Tuesday night. with the result that the
flag staff on the roof were torn in
spiinters. The shock was keenly felt
by all in the house.
FAIRFIELD-Rev w. G. Shepherd,
OF the Baptist church of this city, has
rendered his resignation as pastor, to
take effect on Oct. l. He intends to have
his family remain here. while he will
enter the evangelist field.
| VINTON-Ed Yerkes has gone to Ell
dora, where he has accepted the posi-
ton of door keeper and stenographer
at the industrial school, 80 L. NJ.
Churchill, of our city. has invented and
had patented handkerchief holder.
/ WASHINGTON Having unlimited
water in the new we'll west Of town, the
IC., r. I. & p. Railroad Company will
drain their pond and abandon it.
| Harvest was practically ended last
week. Oats in good condition, hay plen-
/ tiful.
! DAvENPORT-The c., B. & @. rail-
road are going to build new depot
in Davenport which will cost 100000.
The building will be two stories high
and will be constructed OF buff flashed
pressed brick, with brown sandstone
trimmings.
| NORTHWOOD-Dea in harvest
ing machinery are truly thankful that
their rush for the season is over with.
They have sold lots of machinery this
season, but have. had very little trouble
with it as rule. = The Anchor says
Eorthwood's improvements will foot up
a neat sum this season.
4 OSkALOOSA - Among the best
lunches of cattle ever marketed from
Mahaska county was the seventy four
head shipped over the Iowa Central in
five cars last Sunday morning by A.
Elslow and Thomas Ferree. They
weighed in at an average of 1928 and
4 realized the feeders the neat sum of S.
939.25. sS0.26 per head at s5.25 per cwt.
i SIOUX CITY-Bankruptc Referee c.
L. Joy Monday forwarded to Washing
ton his report for the six months end
ing March 81. During that period he
had referred to him twelve cases of vol
untary bankruptcy. In three of them
discharges have been granted. The ag-
Glgregate amount Of liabilities was about
100000, while $500 will cover all that the
4 creditors have received.
\ CHARLES CITY-A rather peculiar
accident happened Tuesday morning
when Charlie Biene's COW was drowned
\ in about three inches of water. The
animal was tied close to the river bank
near the Scot Cooper shop and probably
lstarted to get a drink and becoming en-
tangled in the rope was thrown on its
side in the shallow water and being I'M
able to arise wos drowned.
CEDAR FALLS-The Baptist people
have sold their Main street church
property to the Dayton estate for $4,000,
the purchaser to pay paving assess
1 ment. They Will at once commence
/ taking down the old Methodist church,
and erect in It's place modern church,
that will be a credit to the locality.
This society. under the pastorate of
Richmond A. Smith, has made rapid
progress.
/ MASON CITY-The giving of the
street fair this fall necessitates the
choosing of queen for the occasion.
The preliminary voting at nickel a
vote, indicates that there are many
5Iqueenly girls here So. j. w. Martin,
of South Minneapolis. arrived in the
city Monday evening to take charge of
the Milwaukee depot of this city as a
successor of w. d. Allen who will be
lengaged in the excursion business with
ID. w. Walker in the future
WATERLOO-In Monday mornings
windstorm the greatest damage was
done just east OF the city on a farm
owned by the j. o. Evans estate, which
is occupied by F. w. Bronson A large
barn about 35x50 feet was blown down
and completely wrecked Portions of
the structure were carried clear to the
Illinois Central railroad track. dis
lance Of nearly eighty rods. The barn
Is complete and total wreck, hardly
a timber remaining in an upright posi-
ton.
DUBUQUE-Harold Shoemaker, a
small boy who resides on Grandview
4 avenue, became UllnQ IN one eye about
three weeks ago. When his parents dis
covered it they had him taken to q Chi
cago specialist, who said there was a
cancer behind the eye, and every hour
lit was eating It's way to the brain.
Harold was taken to Finley hospital
for operation. and last Thursday a sur
lgeon successfully took the eye out. The
boy Is improving rapidly, and in a short
time will have recovered entirely from
i the operation.
SALEM-Rev. Mr.. Beardsley deliv-
erred his farewell sermon Sunday morn
ing. The Congregational church was
lcrowded. chairs being brought from diff
lferent places to seat the people who had
come to hear this able man for the last
time. During Mr.. Beardsley's two
years pastorate in Salem he has made
many friends. who are panied to see
him leave. Never was there citizen
better liked both as man and min
lister. He goes to Oberiin, o.. to pursue
a two years. course in theology. His
wife and son Frank accompany him.
BURLINGTON-Pro has been
made in building the new cycle path.
The path starts at the Madison road en-
trance to Grape Park and extends along
the west side OF the road, two miles
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