Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09
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day for two years. Il was necessary to |
arraign the prisoners In two sections In
order to provide seats for them. After
the plain drunks" and .vags" had ALL
been disposed OF, . second batch, con-
sisting Of women and men held for be-
ing inmates OF q disorderly house, was
brought before the court. OF these
there We're ten.
Murray.
The News-Union reports that another
class OF Murray's brightest young peo-
people recently graduated from the
public schools and have won the laurels
in store for studious pupils. The Glass;
of 1900 is the tenth class 70 graduate
from the Murray high school, and
numbers two young ladies and three
young gentlemen.
Dyke.
The people in and around Dyke. the
fourth town north of Trner and the Sec
Iond town south Of Parkersburg, are
contemplating having q picnic at the
new town the day the track is laid thru
1.-THE town which will be this week. A
number Of people from surrounding
TERRITORY wish to see this track laying
machine operate; also to visit the new
town.
Perry.
Chief-Reporter: Last week Uncle Jot
willis sold the last OF his old homestead
farm adjoining the city on the west. He
lhad lived on 1t for over forty years. and
he reluctantly parted with 1t. ]. r.
IJames was the purchaser, and he paid
sl37.5O per acre for 1t. Mr.. Jams also
purchased the forty acres north across
1.-The Milwaukee track from Mr.. Steele.
Uncle Jot Will move inside the city lin
Its and take 1t easy.
Burlington.
While cleaning window Monday
Mrs. s. Himelreich stood upon a step
bladder reaching to the transom over
door: the step-ladder gave way, pre-
lclpitating her, while at the same time
her little finger OF the right hand
caught and was held fast in the bronze
4 fixture. The finger was pulled apart at
4 the second Joint. causing her excruiat-
ling pain. TWAS necessary to amputate
The finger at the joint near the hand.
Waterloo.
For the second time in two weeks
Il III lAAe-
Gasser building used for gambling and
Uninterrupted the game while in full blast.
4 The last raid was made at about 1870
O'Clock Saturday night and six men
were arrested and taken before Justice.
\ Kuhns. One OF the men was an old of
Il feEder and was fined $50 and costs. The
2lothers had never been in court before,
land paid nominal fine of 81 and costs.
Y The total amount Of tines and costs was.
labout $45.
Maqucketa.
1 Our tiny neighbor on the south. Del
{, mar Junction, disposed of a case of
smallpox Friday by sending the pa
ltient to a hospital in Savanna. The
Afflicted man was a brakeman on a C..
\ M. s. st. p. train and has been broken
4 Tout with the disease for a week or
!. |lnore and did not know what was the
!. matter Thursday night he slept at a
hotel in Delmar with the conductor of
4 the train on which he was working.
q Friday it was discovered that he had
: smallpox and he was taken to Savanna
as above noted.
Davenport.
:. Altho the season for farming began
/ Irathers late this year the farmers OF the
:. lcountry are making hurried prepara-
ii tons to get their ground in shape for
/ 1.-THE planting of their corn, potatoes and
Iother crops. All the farmers, it might
be said. planted their early potatoes a
n sweeksago. but What is known as the late
q potato will &c into the ground this week.
, 4 Tho product that has made Scott county
lfamous-thc Schutter onion--will show
7 upswell in the fall If the number Of acres
sown receive as favorable weather for
the rest of the season as the crop Of last
f1yea..
Fort Dodge.
! The epidemic Of influenza among the
slhorses of Webster county which has
sl.been experienced in mild form, is
|now assuming more alarming con-
EDITION. The nature of the disease altho
a Iscontagious has been developed in diff
forms. The pink eye. which is
/. one form of influenza, has made It's APP
: Ipearance in Webster county and has
t tbeen prevalent to an alarming exten,
lin some Of the surrounding counties.
The most serious form OF the present
/, |epidemic is laryngitls which has made
) Tits appearance in several within the
!. last few days.
: Iowa City.
y Two city lads about II and IL years
II old respectively narrowly escaped a
terrible death below the Coralville dam
Sunday. The boys were rocking care
i llessly in a light boat and the frail bark
suddenly dipped fullaof water and be-
: gan to sink. The occupants were
i. Thrown out into an unknown depth OF
i the river. where they We're entirely
-Ihelpless and soon would have seen theil
last OF this world had not two Of Iowa
lCity's popular clerks come to the res.
lcue. The two swan to the scene anc
: after much diligent labor pulled thu
{ lyoung boys from a watery grave.
i Belle PLANE.
a The school board at Its meeting Sat
t lurday evening took up the task O
Ielecting teachers which they had lait
over from the Monday evening proceed
!, ing. Four new teachers were elected
:. Miss Mabel Shearer of Red Oak ant
= Miss Nellie Starks OF Coleridge. Neb.
!. being elected to assist in the higl
school department and Miss Inez Gun
:. lningham and Miss Mabel Prentiss
Three retiring. Misses Albrook. Dillol
land Sheldon. The election of Mis-
|Shearer and starks was decided upol
lat the previous meeting. Miss sheare