Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-19
WHAT They ARE DOING
Affairs of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects as
Reflected in the Iowa News.
papers.
The Nsws Of Iowa From Hundreds
Of Different Towns and Com.
munities.

10 NVWU VI 4VW0 FUN duUUI0V6
Of Different Towns and Com.
munities.
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Maxwell.
The Christian church people have
newly papered and carpeted their sane.
tuary during the past week and 1t pre-
sents handsome appearance.
Mcntour.
Corn planting is nearly finished in
this section and the farmer will have a
breathing spell before cultivation COM
mences. The gentle rain during the
past few days has all soaked into the
ground, leaving It lii excellent condi-
ton.
Audubon.
Dwelling houses are so scarce now in
Audubon that it is almost impossible
to find one. Three years ago there were
a large number vacant, while now the
Republican does not know Of single
vacant one in town, and several fam
lilies wanting houses.
Waverly.
The class of 1900 OF the Waverly high
school will give their graduating exer-
acises at the opera house. beginning at 3
O'Clock Friday evening, June L. The
class numbers fourteen, of whom only
two are young men. Motto: Excel
sior" Colors: Purple and Gold.
Hubbard.
o. q. Lewiston has purchased the
4 William Stacy 160-acre farm. Consid-
GRAFTON $40 per acre. Mr.. Lewiston now
towns over 800 acres of as nice timber
land farm land as can be found in Har-
Sdln county, and has appropriately
named it the Oak Lawn Stock Farm.
Aekley.
The Photograph reports that ]. JAMS
sen has begun work on a handsome new
81 800 home. Nice homes are going up
\ In every part Of the city this spring
land the click of the hammer is heard
from morning till night The
graduating class this year consists of
1.-Two young ladies and one young man.
4 Clear Lake.
The largest fish catch SO far made is
/ that of j. III. Woodstock OF this place
and j. c. Hartough of Chicago. They
Went out Tuesday morning and re-
4 turned Wednesday night with 302 fair
A ly good fish for their trouble during ths
two days. They bagged 1863 the first
day out and the remaining 1873 on the
1 second.
Iowa Falls.
Mr.. John H. Carleton, of this city,
recently presented Cornell College with
4 $4,000 for the purpose of endowlng q
|lecture course in philosophy. The dono,
said nothing about this little matter
4 himself but It leaked out just the same
land certainly speaks we'll for his gen.
|.erosity as we'll as for the interest he
takes in the education of the young
d men and women of Iowa.
4 lama
For the fourth time in the past two
Il years Mr.. A. w. Guernsey was brought
near to deaths door Tuesday evening
He$was playing a game with his grand
children at his home when he sudden.
~ fell over unconscious. 1t vas fully
forty-five minutes before DIR. Siever:
L succeeded in restoring him to con
"A sciousness. Since recovering from tbs
n attack Mr. Geurnsey seems to be II
4 his usual health.
:, Iowa City.
i The arch for the front entrance Of the
new court house is in position, and IL
a few days the portals OF the johnson
i county temple of Justice will be a real.
7, lily. The arch will be constructed o
fifteen stones weighing 1900 pound.
! apiece, and will be the most difficult
!, constructive work on the job. "A
!, present there are forty men employed
on the structure. twenty-five OF which
I, are experienced stone cutters.
Hampton.
! The we'll at the waterworks Is dow
E1.275 feet ard the water rises to about i
hundred feet Of the top. According I,
contract there are to be three test!
without expense to the city and TIL,
first one Is to be made Immediately
J The test is to be win u steam. i,;iiiii
With a capacity of 300 gallons a mtnut,
to continue six to twenty-four hours
J and the result of this test will b,
J, awaited with anxiety by our citizens.
Mason City.
John LaiYerty had little adventur,
about 4 o'clock Thursday morning. 4
4 bnrglar got into his bedroom and stol,
a his pants ard vest containing $500 i,
money and watch. Mr.. Lasferty at
tempted to catch the thief who go
away by lodging and going out thr,
u the cellar DOOR The garments wer,
found In the neighboring outhous
a Iwhere they were left. the money bein,
probably all that the intruder desired
Alba.
Union: They are having lots Of ful
atone home in the western part OF thi
]. city. When the man of the house wen
home Sunday evening he and his wifi
). had fight and the woman wa
Il Knocked down and beaten. The follow
ing morning when the man Went Il
leave home his wife paid nina delicat
#|little attention by striking him over tn
head with Ratchet. It's might.
pleasant neighborhood everlastingl.
entertaining!
Ida Grove.
Fred A. Sears went out to the farm
y west OF town, on Tuesday afternoon
and dug out seven young wolves which
!. he was certain were In q hole in tn
side hill. While he was working the oil,
y one In her efforts to save her younl
6 several times came SO close to him tina
4 he had :osuse his spade to protect him
self. In the evening j. s. Burger an,
y ", O. Bell drove out and shot her. Nj
Il Sears later on drew 3l4 bounty out Q
!. the county treasury and Mr.. Burger 81
. Ottumwa.
d The court Thursday ordered ri. J