Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-15
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Dubuque.
The Gypsy fortune tellers, who have
been in the city the past few days pro-
cured a license Tuesday to tell for
tunes. One Of the women carried a
babe in a sack.
Red Oak.
Last week was a banner week in
Montgomery county for real estate
transfers. Seventy Instruments We're
recorded changing the title In s325 $50
worth Of property.
Rockwell.
Rev. Mclaughlin preached his fare
we'll sermon Sunday night and with his
Wife departed on the Peoria express for
New York, from whence they Will sail
for Singapore on the 10Th inst
Clear Lake.
G.. l.. Gregory. on the Messer farm.
sold a fine bunch of spring calves the
other day 10 G. +. Geist. They are.
black polls and the thirty two of them
averaged $50 and made very even and
| fine-looking lot.
Emerson.
| An epidemic has struck town in the
shape of diphtheria and several fami-
HES are quarantined. Three deaths are
the result so far. The board of health
is doing everything in its power to
stamp out The disease.
Correctionville.
/ Three cases of scarlet fever are re-
ported from Cprrectionville. The
1 W. C. 7. U. at Correctionyille has been
Aresurrected as the result of series of
Temperance MEETINGS held here. sixty
new names We're secured.
Waterloo.
Probably the biggest private sale of
dry goods eyer held in a Waterloo
Istorc was that which was CONNIE need
Monday bs Walters & Davis at C;lov-
ers old stand. The receipts of the
days business amounted to $751;. and
mark had been passed.
Washington.
/ II. VI. Hahn. architect. is rapidly
4 gaining strength. after the second OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. The first oc-
.lcurred four wears ago. The antiquated
useless, dangerous organ was removed
ithis time. and under the inflammation
about half Of Ii was decayed. The sur
i gsons said If The operation had beer
delayed TWO or three hours he woulc
likely have died.
Council Bluffs.
Mrs. G. Il. F'risby. who was run owe,
by u motor car on South Main stree
and suffered the amputation of both
her right arm and her right leg, was
able to be taken out Of doors SUNDAY
at the w. g. A. hospital for the frs
4 time since tho accident occurred. Jan
isl She is wheeled about in an inva.
! lids chair when out OF doors, but il
able to get around her room in the hos.
pital Without much assistance.
i Ocheyedan.
Joseph 1iailand and family have ar
4 rived from Mansfield o., and Will move
10 their Horton township possessions
! Mr.. Galland has for fifteen years pas
been in the employment Of the Aut,
Iman-Taylor Threshing Machine Com
|pany, having charge of the manufac-
turing department With 300 men under
his control He has been compelled /,
give up this lucrative position owing Il
failing health and comes west with /;
hope of betteiins his physical condi
ton.
Mason City.
Globe Gazette: Sheriff Confer an,
his brother officers had a good laugh
last night. Mrs. Chauncey 2. Smith
and Miss Lou Smith thought the,
would call on Mrs Willis Bagley. TIL,
door bell in some way acted s,rangel.
and Mrs. Bagley thinking tramps o
burglars about rang for her husban.
at the bank. who with the sheriff ant
other officers Went out to capture tn
marauders Fred Keller. with his bull
, dog well loaded. accompanied the min
| lions of the law Meanwhile the ladie
made application at the back door an,