Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-21
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I, 3uAralJ ltnt,t,r !, 5n1ua,
was Ill. $135: medicine. s2S; nursing by
himself and another person at the rate
OF SO a day for both, 1850; funeral ex-
penses. $3.50: deprivation Of her compan-
sionehip and services for the eighteen
days, 81 800. Then s26.0OO is asked as
general damages resulting from her
death. All these claims, aggregating
sci, 160. are. being prosecuted by Mr..
Mikesell in his own name. AZ adminis-
traitor Of his wife's estate. to which re-
lsponsibility he was appointed Friday, he
sues for an additional $4,000.
Nevada.
The Journal reports that the d. e N.
o. Railway Company IL slowly but sure
~ commencing actual operations in
grading their route. A force of survey
weeks setting the grade and slope
stakes south from Cambridge. and some
of the officials have been contracting
for and buying right-of-way. Quite a
strip Of grade on this section has all
ready been thrown up and 1t looks now
as tho the dreams OF the friends Of the
enterprise are about to be realized.
Melbourne.
Hon. Thomas Klmbal, OF IaMoille,
was a guest Of friends here Saturday
evening, and incidentally he took the
first degree in Masonry that evening
with our local lodge. Record: The
financial condition of our town is on the
improve. and the total indebtedness is
now only about 5000. The debt was re-
duced by between 5000 and 5000 during
the year past. and with the careful
management used in the past few years
| it Is only matter of few years until
ourSettle city will be entirely free from
Indebtedness
Cedar Falls.
| The school board recently held ses-
sion to look over plans submitted for
the new school building There We're
six plans handed in, and they accepted
1.-THE one by Mr.. Orff, of Minneapolis
The structure is to be s0x10s feet. Gre
cian style. 1t will be OF stone up to the
water table, the first story dark brick
and above that light cream in color.
The building, judging from the design,
will be very pretty, substantial look
Ling ediflce, and the board feel sure i,
can be built within the limit OF the
amount voted.
Anamosa. TT uftvssS1IsTs
Mr.. William Bowers informs the Eu-
i|5reka that in digging on his place a few
\ days ago he found lot of locusts APP
4 parently getting ready for seasons
4 business. = Mr.. A. Heitchen
had sunstroke, on the nth, and was
SO much Frustrated that he did not get
Ia. IJ+eaf,
4 the time. physician was promptly
Summoned and an ice-pack applied to
his head to relieve the over heated con-
dition of his blood. Mr.. Heitchen has
been seriously afflicted on several oc-
|lcasions before in hot weather.
Iowa City.
The Republican of Friday said there
lis considerable speculation as to the
whereabouts of James Kennedy. Mr..
Kennedy has been employed at w. p.
4 Coasts for the last five years. Recent
lily his mother was taken to the hospi-
! tai for treatment, where she died
\ Thursday morning. On Tuesday even
Il ing he drew his pay and nothing has
A been seen of him since Wednesday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. James Hogan
& came Thursday to attend the funeral
|of Mrs. Kennedy, the latters mother
4 and are unable to explain the mystery
4 Story City.
I. Aspec!al meeting OF the city council
was held last week At which time sew
eral prominent busiress men presented
!. their side of the .hitching post, sub
Il ject. The council passed the following
/. resolution: Provided that majorit.
g of the property owners on the foul
business blocks Of Story City will sigl
q a petition asking of the city council
to allow hitching posts and will agre,
to put in gutter and pave out eigh
g feet from the sidewalk, the request vii
j, be granted; property owners to put il
i good substantial posts. uniform II
{ height and average distance apart
: Williams.
q Mrs. A. f. Keller and her tw,
youngest of five children were taken I,
Il the Hamilton county poor house OF
Monday Mrs. Keller, who is the WIFI
:. I.of an honest. Woodworking farmer, il
!. a victim of cancer Of the breast and he
"A terrible misfortune has brought misfor
!! tune to the entire family. Over a yea
!. ago She was sent to the hospital at Ell
t dora, where her entire left breast wa
!, removed. She seemed to be better for
; tim. after rturning home, but the insid
; lious disease again reappeared an,
: finally the poverty OF her family ne
cessitated her removal to the count:
home.
t .Cfeston.
!; All danger Of frosts has passed and
e forecast of the fruit crop in this sectio
1 lean be made With tolerable certaint.
5 says tae Advertiser. The prospects, fn
> Itree fruits could not be more encouras
j ing than they are now. Apples. pear:
e peaches and cherries are shedding thei
bloom and are apparently setting
b large quantity of fruit. Small fruit
will probably be scarcer. many kind
having been killed by the cold of las
: winter and there has not been an op
: portunity for the bushes and plants !,
recuperate that were only severed
j, damaged. Grapes will not yield a
!, large a crop as usual.
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