Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
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years. lacking about two weeks. In the
settling up Of the estate 1t was found
among other papers and brought to the
RECORDERS office to be placed on the
county records. There are number OF
old patents in this city but all of them
are on record. The length OF time this
Instrument. has been unrecorded is UNI
usual.
Webster City.
A representative Of the slayton Lee
ture Bureau. Of Chicag o., was in the city
Monday and contracted with the Con-
gregational Ladies' Aid Society for an
excellent lecture course for the coming
fall and winter. The course is to con-
sist Of five attractions. three lectures
and two concerts. and includes three OF
the greatest lecturers before the people
Itoday-John Temple Graves, Col. Cope
land and Frank Crane The musical
lportlon OF the course will consist of a
famous male quartet and . celebrated
concert company.
Washington.
Thirty-four pupils will graduate.
Thursday. all taking a part in the exef-
lcises. The Press thinks there will be
no reference either to the we'll known
geographical fact that beyond the
8"Alups" LEG Italy. or to the astronom-
lical lie that night brings out the stare.
Night does not bring out the stars. They
are always out, like smallpox, measles.
] itch and chicken pox. and we could see
'em II We had good eyes Who cares II
1.-THE Dagos are beyond the Alps? 1t Is
also assured that no advice will be giv-
Ien beginning, Let US. then. etc.
Wapello.
Il A most unfortunate accident befell
F. E. Farrell, the night operator at
4 Wapello, Saturday morning A revol-
liver in his pocket was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering the face
directly under the right eye and lods-
ing just without the brain. He was
d removed to q hospital at Cedar Rapids,
where the opera ton of removing the
Ieye was performed. The operation was
J successful, but slight hopes have beer
. entertained Of his recovery. He is 9
4 young man Of II, whose home is In
y Cedar Rapids. The position, held hS
him at the time OF the accident was
THAT of night operator at the B., G. r
& N. depot, in which place he had bee.
but short time.
Cedar Falls.
The State Normal School board OF di-
rectors were in this city Friday anc
saturday of last week looking owe,
!, plans for the new building. There
were seven plans submitted, the follow
ing architects entering the field: ]. D
Larkins. Dubuque; W. A. Fulkerson
Cedar Rapids; Leibbe & Rasmussen
4 Des Moines; w. a. Robinson. Ceda
e Falls; Mr.. Hahn. Freeport ILL.,; Proud
( foot & Bird, Des Moines: and Shaw {
g CO., Waterloo. The board came to n
e decision. adjourning until the mex
= meeting, which commences Monday
I June II. The successful architect vii
$ receive $l,5OO and $40 per day and esS
n |penses when called by the board. TIL
: second best plan is awarded 500 an
the third SIS.
Council Bluffs.
d The city council at its session Mon
l. day evening sprang a surprise on tn
y Council Bluffs Gas & Electric Compan
y by adopting an ordinance fixing tn
8 rate to be charged for gas at 81 30 pc
n Thousand cubic feet. This rate applis
4 to both Illuminating and mechanics
1T gas. The present rate charged by tn
e company is $3.50 for mechanical an
u s1.75 for Illuminating gas. The ne
rate set by the council Is near the a,
erage charge for the illunina ting prot
,,..| uct in ten Of the leading Iowa elite
70 which average rate is $50 per thol
sd sand. If the company refuses to az
.y.Icept the new rate the council, accort
is ling to the ordinance RAY declare i
IN rights forfeited and order it to Naca
srIthe streets Of the city after six month
y =, LeMars.
! = Bertha Strobehn. woman about
: years OF age, residing in Portland tow
lshp, has been acting in a very peculi;
manner of late and has been very VII
+ Ilent at times. She has hallucinations
~ the effect that people are trying to d
i stroy her mind and is fearful of herlif
r She has recently threatened to poist
III. herself and her friends were obliged
In the help OF the authorities in Il
r. matter The woman had a hearing b
S, Ii fore the commissioners of insanity {
st Friday afternoon and they pronounce
Mt that she was decidedly insane and o
dered her commttal to the hospital
llClarinda, where she will be taken th
,e week. Her maladySis undoubtedly i
az herited. az her father died some yea
n ago at the hospital for the insane a 7 I
lis dependence.
oo Dubuque.
es Working q large force Of men mig
es and day. the Alpine Zinc Mining Cor
us pany will require twenty years inwhi
RS to take out great body Of dry DO
al that was recently struck. The vein
ore is twelve feet high and sevente
feet wide and is found in the Aipi
In street shaft we can not say hi
he much ore there is" said L. I. Col
Il thorpe. the manager OF the mine. 'b
rs i am sure that we have work for TIVE
ne ~ years to come The assertion isl
'er made to boom the Alpine stock. for o
be can't touch 1t now with a ten-foot 20
on so to speak The Alpine company
I'M working force of twenty-six men
OF two shifts of eight hours each. TAXI
out the dry bone. There are thr
shafts. one on Alpine street, another
West Fifth and the other on We
s Seventh street. All three shafts are
! the same range. About forty tons
wash dirt is raised daily. This is +
- thru concentrator and 20 per cent
:, it comes out as ore. The Alpine stre
q =. ~ :, a. IL, DIN faat that m Vast Eff n