Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-25
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WASHINGTON- bales 900
pounds) of skunk skins were shlpped
from here last week. .'Smelt like the
Beers, says the Press.
ROCkNV ELL Adam zimmer, of
Hampshire, III. Was here last week and
bought carload Of cows, paying from
$50 to $40 per head for them
I.YNNNILLE.-- sam Holmes lost nine
head of hogs last week thru throwing
them some water in which had been
washed clothing that was saturated
with embalmng fluid.
DUBUQUE The Center Grove
school, not far from this city has been
closed on account of diphtheria. which
Is a type that is regarded as Very ma
hgnant Il will remain closed for a
Week.
DEEP RIyER-The Schrumms family
at Tilton, station below here, who are
sick from trichina, are yet in bad
shape. There is hope for the recovery
of part of the family. while the bal
ance have Very slim chance, 50 1t is
reported.
cREsTON-col. S. d. swan. Grcs-
tons first mayor, died Monday evening
at O'Clock a his home on West Nd
ans street after years of suffering. the
last few months Of his life being VERY
severe. He died from cancer at the age
Of IS.
ESTHERNILLIsT There is a very
good joke told on one OF our local MN
tstsrs. ON recent day he forgot to go
10 church until reminded by his land
lady that il Was past church time He
grabbed his hat ard rushed over 10 the
sanctuary, get there half an hour late,
but found his congregation patiently
awaiting his arrival
CLEAR LAKE There is consider.
able worry over the supposed case of
smallpox in Grant township DR.. Jones,
of Fertile, who has had some EXPERT
ence with smallpox. is in charge Of the
case. II is hoped that ii is merely q
scare. but pending full developments a
strict quarantine has been established
and will be maintained.
FIT. DODGE George Gilday Eddie
Gilday, George Noyak and Harry
Druen We're brought before Judge
Whitaker Tuesday morning for a hear
ing on the charge of breaking into and
taking goods from the Illinois Central
cars. They were each sentenced 10 the
reform school and the sentence COM
muted during good behavior.
LENARS- The First Church of
Chria, Christian Scientists. of this city,
who have been holiing their services in
the Columbia hall for the past few
years, VIII build a church. Ground for
the new building has been secured on
Main street, on the lots south OF the
suffer House and another church viii
soon be added to the list in this city.
DUBUQUE, Notice was served on
the city Monday in behalf of Jake
Pfeitfer that he will sue the city for
5000 for personal injuries on De-
cember 81 Mr. Pseiffer fell on the sIde-
walk on the south side OF Second
The sidewalk was covered with ice the
result of snow of several days before
Fe charges that the city was negligent
in having failed to compel the cleaning
Of the sidewalk, altho it had ample
time to do SO.
kEOlluK Monday morning oc-
CURED the death of Florence Edna
Kerr, of diphtheria, a, the age of 2
years. She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. S. Kerr. VINO reside at 712
Dies MoineS3 street. She was the only
daughter and the blow is severe one
to the parents. Two little sons Of Mr..
and Mrs. Kerr are down in bed With
sickness and a few weeks ago Mrs..
Kerrs sister died. 50 it seems as tho
the family are having more than their
share of grief.
OTTUMW.A--The work of unloading
and Getting UP the gigantic machines
used in the manufacture of the Dain
product has commenced. Several cars
have been shipped here from Carroll
ton and there are a score or more of
workmen engaged at present in putting
the machines together. getting them
unloaded from the cars. etc. 1t will
probably be several weeks before the
work of removing the employees of the
plant to Ottumwa begins, tho a num-
Der are already here.
COUNCIL BLUFFS The Council
Bluffs free public library is fortunate
enough to possess nearly complete
set of seventeen volumes of the works
of John Ruskin, but when the news of
that authors death was received here
last Saturday only one OF his books was