Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-14
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sioux City.
The Missouri river has been station
airy for the past three days at 1915 feet
above low water mark.
Bentonsrort.
The principal-elect OF the Bentons-
port schools. A. H Packer, has resigned
and j. H Anderson. of Mount Sterling,
has been elected in his place.
Burlington.
7l5 families We're visited, and of these
of persons attending Sunday school,
1916.
Davenport.
Large numbers Of veterans are here
Ito enjoy the reunion. There was a
great deal of disappointment because
Governor Shaw was unable to be pres
ent to review the parade Wednesday.
Charlton.
The finance committee for the Fourth
Ol July 6ISdl SuCCcSS
iii their collections. They have col-
lected over $500 so far and are not one
half thru. or at least have not seen one
half of the residents.
Marysville.
There are some eight or ten cases of
what SO closely resembles varioloid that
the board OF health decided to duaran-
!tine the families affected for fear 1t Is
smallpox. The ailment has SO far only
affected children. and aside from the
Inconvenience of being KEEP. in there is
no scare.
Clinton.
Tuesday morning a large party Of
surveyors, equipped with all necessary
Instruments for fast work, begun the
permanent survey of the Clinton, Du-
buque & Northwestern railway in this
city. The three men who made the
preliminary horseback survey to Far
ley. Iowa. returned and reported the
result Of their work Saturday.
Ottumwa.
j. A. Phillips has recently finished
placing an independent telephone sys-
TEN in his store, which lis a great cons
venierce An exchangeis conducted in
the store and telephones connect every
department and every floor. Thus par
tiles desiring any particular department
by phone call up the store and the OPP
orator there connects them with the
l'phone in that department.
Fort Dodge.
In the federal court here. Judge Shi-
ras presiding, William T. Thompson, a
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itempt of his creditors to force him into
bankruptcy. He is farmer and the
federal statute on bankruptcy reads
that farmers may not be forced into
bankruptcy, altho they may become in
voluntary bankrupts. The matter will
doubtless be warmly contested
Mason City.
/ The board Of education held an in
teresting meeting Monday night. Miss
Anna Fay was chosen assistant princi-
pal in place Of A. c. Lyon. who resigned
a week ago. The board decided to hold
an extra month of school in one of the
buildings in the fall preceding the reg
ular term for the benefit OF. pupils who
have been compelled to be out of school
lon account of vaccination. This term
Twill begin four weeks before the fall
term, the date Of which has not yet
been fixed.
Rockwell.
The business men are taking hold Of
the gas lighting enterprise in q most
4commendable manner. The Phono-
graph hopes that every business house
in town as we'll as private residences
will be piped and lighted by gas. -
/ The annual roll call and business meet
ling of the Congregational church oc-
Cured last Thursday afternoon. A
large number of members responded to
roll call and the meeting was profit
able one to all present. Rev. Youker
was unanimously chosen for pastor fol
another year at the present salary OF
$3.50 and parsonage.
Waterloo.
Monday a deal was concluded by
which l.. S. and j. F. Cass have bought
of the administrator of the c. j. Eos.
selman estate the block of stock in the
Rapid Transit Company formerly
owned by Mr.. Fosselman. amounting tt
1897 shares. This purchase gives to the
Messrs. Cass the ownership OF 5.997 OF
the 5000 shares which make up the tota
issue Of stock in that company, OF
4 practically complete ownership Of TIL.
valuable property and franchises which
the company controls in the electric
line between Waterloo and Cedar Falls
The other three shares belong to Pete
Fosselman and Mrs. c. J. Fosselman.
Ida Grove.
! Professor Hutton and the sctoo
4 board lust now ure ttiT;S:..::: ::s To settle 1,
difference of 3l33.23 between them. Las
year on account OF the incomplete,
4 condition OF the new school builiin,
the high school scholars were not al
lowed to start until a month after tn
balance Of the rooms had begun. Thi