Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20

Mrs. McDonald's. The horses became
frightened, and when turning a corner
all three Of the occupants were thrown
out. Mr.. Taylor and his daughter were
Iunhurt, but Miss Rose had the outer
bone Of her leg broken Just above the
ankle. and the ankle joint dislocated.
The fracture was substantially the
same as that Of Mrs. Samson some
months ago.
Carroll.
The Carroll county saloon statement of
consent, for which the canvass is In
progress. contains more than the neces-
sary number of names, but canvassings
will be continued. The Herald says it
is the desire OF those back of#the mat
ter to get three or four hundred more
than the bare requirement. and it looks
as IL they would succeed, In Sheridan
township a fairly thorough canvass was
made and fully 85 per cent of the voters
signed. Glidden and Union townships
have surprised people by the number OF
signatures secured.
Keokuk.
The people Of Montrose are elated
over their recent manufactured acqui-
sition, which is comparatively large
leaning factory, at which tomatoes
pickle, pea s, beans and other products
| of the soil will be canned. The founda-
ton for the building, which Will be 5Ox
100 feet, has been built and the other
work is proceeding rapidly. There will
also be several warehouses built The
factory is being built by the Keokuk
Canning Company OF this city and 1t is
a big item to the Montrose people as
we'll as the farmers for miles around
that town. To procure this, institution
the people Of Montrose raised $1,000.
|Sigourney.
The grand jury passed the following
resolution Tuesday: BE it resolved,
That we, the members Of the grand
jury after thoro examination of the
court house OF Keokuk county, find the
same in a bad state of repair in a
precarious condition and ra pidly grow
ing worse; and that the same must
necessarily soon be replaced by a new
building. Therefore we recommend
to the honorable board of supervisors.
that the question OF Issuing bonds for
the erection of new court house be
submitted to the qualified electors of.
Keokuk county at the next annual cleo
| ton.
Clinton.
The clam fishing industry, which has
| been growing with great rapidity of
late years in this vicinity, has begun
| for the summer and great numbers of
4 the fishermen may be seen along the
river banks every day scooping up
shells from the bottom, which are sold
| To the Clinton button factories or
shipped away to other cities. During
1.-The winter the clam gatherers pursued
their occupation by chopping holes thru
4 the ice near tte.river5 banks, where the
A water is not deep, and raking the bot
tom for shells. Clam gathering is more
6profitable, however. during the SUM
mer season.
Newton
The roof over the sanpey block on
the west side OF the square fell in al
about s O'clock Tuesday morning. The
upstairs rooms We're being refltted for
an armory and bridging had been put
3|int to support the roof before the parti-
llstions had been removed. They proved
however. to be insufficient to supper;
A 1.-The weight of the roof. The walls are
Il sprung out and are slightly damaged
Il 1t will be big job to repair the dam,
z. age, and the soldier boys will have t.
y wait a considerable time before the,
y get into their new quarters. 3
Miss Alice Sudlow, of Newton, has bee,
4 elected principal of the high school o
Harlan for the ensuing year at an ad
4 vance in salary of SIS month.
a Ottumwa.
Il "A certain policeman told Courier re
a porter that the increased use of cocaine
Il among the colored people and Other
4 dentzens of Smoky Row Is amazing. H,
Esaid that Tuesday evening he saw nc
'less than one dozen persons, whom he
4 knew TO be addicted to the use of the
5|drug, enter certain drug store anG
purchase it over and above board. Eacf
!, of the users hasa small hypodermie
II syringe, with which they inject the drus
a Into their bodies, usually inserting the
!. needle under the skin Of the arm. Man,
s of the DRINKS who are brought to thu
tstation. the policeman said. are undel
!. the influence of cocaine more than whis
a ky. and will fight harder and do NOR.
devilment in a given length of tim
when they get "a cocaine hop on thai
with a whisky drunk.
4 Dcs Moines.
81 Mai. j. a. Olms ted has been asked t,
j, inspect the different sites which havl
). been offered to the army post location
committee for the new government sta
/ ton. Tuesday he accompanied mem
:. her of the committee to the Warnocl
,Itract. lying near Avon on the Rocl
& Island and Burlington branches, an,
Ilater visited the Ashworth and Coo
farms north Of Valley Junction. H
z will also inspect the tract known as tn
:. Webb farm south of Saylowille. III
. Henry Taylor farm adjoining Berwicl
!. and the tract southeast of YoungstoWl
and just east Of Four Mile. Ma.
:. Olrnsted. being an experienced regu
I lar army man, Is considered by III
. army post committee as one OF the bes
possible Judges of the requisites for TIL
. location of g government post, and 70
this reason his advice had been solic
lifted by the committee. He Will, q
course, reserve his judgment of the va
: rious sites until he has seen all whic
y the committee may desire him to visi
ATestimonial From Old England.
! II consider Chamberlain,s Coug
! Remedy the best in the world for bron
!. schitis,' says Mr. William Savory. 6
! Warrington, England. 1T has save
= my wife's life. she having been mar
! tyr to bronchitis for over six years, be
!. ling most of the time confined to he