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

People were frightened at the cloud
that came UP from the northwest this
forenoon. Their uneasiness was not un-
reasonable.
Reports from throughout Iowa and
portions of Minnesota indicate that the
storm of Tuesday morning was general
west of the Mississippi and that the
damage to crops is widespread.
Il believe in keeping large stock of
goods in dull times said William He'll
berg, the jeweler, to a Times Repub-
1ican representative today. Il have just
bought a large line of jewelry from an
eastern firm and the new goods will be
here shortly"
have bought for cash snap bar
gain of car load of pianos, which /
will offer for sale, beginning Monday
of next week, Aug. Z, at snap bargains
for you. Better come early. These
goods are going to sell at the prices j
offer them. Tuffrees Music House.
Reynolds, Watson & Co. carry line
of high-grade coffees which is unex-
celled-"T. and t." Dwinell, Wright &
Co, Java and Mocha, Dinner Party
Java and Mocha and other brands.
Their own line of % and 30-cent coffee
is winning new customers every day.
Try these goods.
Mr.. Henry Pappe received word from
Fred Bodies, who is managing the
Pappe Bros. store at Lake City, that
The storm of Tuesday morning was very
severe at that place, and that a portion
of the store front was blown in and a
considerable amount of goods were
damaged by water. Several other
stores at Lake City suffered in similar
manner.
Rev. f. w. Parsons and daughter
Miss Emma, will leave Thursday even
ing for delightful trip. They will go
to Peoria and there take the boat down
the Illinois river. The trip to st. Louis
and return takes week and they will
probably take that trip. They will at
least go as far as Griggsville, ILL.,, and
visit relatives. They will not be home
before two or three weeks.
A merry party of young girls drove
Tuesday afternoon to the delightful
country home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
ed as hostess. They We're Miss Leila
Anna Hemmingsen, Lois Barstow, Car
RE Bradbury, Ella and Florence Water
bury Madge Kelley, Neva Bentley, Cleve
Squires. Ida Shove, Frances Allen, of
Tama, Stella Jacobs. of Chicago.
Boone News: Charles Crazy, Bernie
| I.ockard, Eugene F'ayre and John Dyer
returned to work again on the second
| track this morning, after q short va
cation. 1t was supposed that all the
surveying between Marshalltown ana
lOntaro had been done. but a re-survey
of the state Center hill was called for,
| and the boys go back to work with
! the engineers. All so to State Center
but Charles Crazy, who goes to Mar
lshalltown.
The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Schneider No. 3oT South Third street
was struck by lightning during the Sc
lvere storm Of Tuesday morning. The
bolt struck the front gable of the house
lpassed in at q window and ran around
1.-THE room on the picture moulding
blackening this and the walls. None Of
the family We're injured, but all We're
frightened. At the same time a large
| tree at the rear of the residence Was
struck and several limbs We're broken.
| A special car was attached to the Col
dorado special Tuesday evening to carry
the later contingent of delegates and
defendants TO the republican state con-
vention at Dies Moines. Those going last
evening were Mcssrs T. j. Fletcher, j.
NJ Parker. c. r. Estabrook. F. w Har-
4 grave c.. H. Smith, w b. Williams.
T ,rlf ~ oil l. /
1 Treese. d. W. Norris, Jr.. H. L. Sloan,
III. L. Lounsberry, T. j. Shoemaker, Joe
i Oppiee, j. l.. Herbert, of LeGrand, and
IC S. Hutson, of Ferguson.
4 Des Moines Register: Commandan,
Horton, of the Soldiers Home. was il
/ the city on Tuesday. conferring with
the state board of control relative to the
4 purchase of furniture for the home fol
the aged connected with the Soldiers
Home. The building has been completed
4 for some time, but it has not been fur.
nished on account of lack of funds. TIL.
i board is figuring on furnishing it as fal
as the funds viii go for the present de
pending on the legislature to appropri
ate enough money to make the buildint
useful.
a BOner1ldn VINO was actlng queerly
was taken in charge by Deputy Sheriff
Cfarvey this morning, and was latel
turned over to Overseer of the Poo
IIemberton. The man said his name wa.
John Sponir. and that he worked at tn,
Tama county farm at Toledo. He sale
he was in the city to receive treatmen
for his eyes. He was apparently suf
fering great pain from the treatment
land was seeking relief by gathering
plantain leaves on the court house law
and rubbing his eyes with them. Mr.
Pemberton sent Sponir back to Toledo
Mr.. T. c. Cronkleton arrived Tuesda,
evening from his trip to the Yellow
stone National Park and through tn
lwest. Mr.. Cronkleton entered the parl
/ at Mammoth, and after tour of tn
national grounds he left them at Norri
, Station. He crossed the mountains,
distance of 100 miles in stage coach
! and returned by way Of Ogden, Sal
Lake, Pueblo, Colorado Springs. Den
Yer and Kansas City. While in Sal
Lake Mr.. Cronkleton attended service
at the Mormon tabernacle. He parte,
4 with Mr.. Sieg, who accompanied hin
J. through the park, at Salt Lake.
z The Dillon postoffice trouble is finall
8 settled. and Tuesday Mrs Alice Berr
c assumed the duties of postmistress O