Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-19
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects !.
Reflected in tho Iowa News.
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The News Of Iowa From Hundreds
q Different Towns and Com.
munities.

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Several valuable dogs were poisoned
In town Sunday and their owners are
unable to fix the blame on any one.
Des Moines.
Plans for q new edifice for the Re.
FORMED church on University. avenue
are being made and it is expected the
structure will be completed and ready
for use this fall. at q cost OF q, 200.
Mushakinoek.
Preside Reese and Secretary White
OF the United Mine Workers Of Amer.
aca organized a camp at Muchakinock
on last Thursday night with 225 charter
members. Muchakinock has long been
the only non.union camp in the district
Tafna.
Mr.. II. E. Ramsdell, a former citizen
OF this place, but who has recently been
running hotel at Armstrong, Iowa
has leased the Midland Hotel, OF Mrs
A. A. Hartsock. and will renovate same
and will conduct q strictly first class
hostelry.
MI. Pleasant.
The Mount Pleasant golf club has de-
cided to not have any playing on the
links on Sunday and expulsion from the
club is the punishment fixed for those
who play on Sunday. More than 8
dozen new members have recently been
added to the club.
Oskaloosa.
The several committee to solicit aid
Tor the Galveston sufferers went Il
work with a will onday morning and
they met with a hearty response from
all quarters. The committee was on,
but three or four hours when they re.
ported to the treasurer OF the Mahasks
county bank the sum OF over 5000.
Fontanelle.
The curfew bell will begin ringing
again next Monday evening and ii will
mean business. With the new marshal
to look after the enforcement OF the
( law. says the Observer, Il will behoove
those who are subject to its provisions
TO get in at the proper time. 1t is stat
I'd that the law will reach to all parts
Of town. 8
Msseatine.
The Journal says the second street
fair. given under the auspices of the
Elks, 10 a matter Of history and will be
I recorded as financial success at least
{ Almost all the shows held out until late
Saturday night. Then came the task 81
{ pulling stakes. Most of the exhibitions
departed Saturday night or Sunday
morning for Ottumwa. where they VIII
take In the street fairithis week.
Boone.
The position of financial secretary OF
sSimpson College. Indianola, has been
offered to Rev. L.. b Wickersllarn and
1t is tacitly understood that he will ac-
/ cept the honor IL the bishop deems i,
advisable or gives his approval. 1t is
rumored that one of the leading men
of the conference, Rev. y. b. Harris,
pastor Of the NJ. +. church at Denison,
will be Rev. Wickershan's successor.
Burlington.
AT the services Sunday morning Miss
Eleanor Gordon announced her accept
ance of a call extended by the congre-
cation of the Peoples church to become
their pastor. The engagement is for a
year at least. Miss Gordon was former
" pastor of the Unitarian church OF
Iowa City, and more recently she served
both the Iowa City and the Burlington
churches. preaching alternate Sundays
n one and the other.
Alden.
Charlie Frisbee, who has been play
ing with the Cleveland club of the
American League, returned to his home
here last Friday, where he will rest and
5recuperate for a short time. He has
been playing in hard luck all this sea
son, getting his knee and foot injured
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getting them hurt frequently since
then. He thinks that by taking care Of
himself he will be as good as ever next
spring and ready for anything.
Alba.
G. N. Main, of Mantua township, was
IN the city to attend the convention and
carried four ears of corn around to the
Union cfrice that are the product Of his
labor on his excellent farm. Two Of the
ears are of the Gold Mine variety and
they measure twelve inches in Length.
The other two are called Bloody
Butcher" and measure thirteen Inches
In length. All the ears are completely
filled with kernels. 1t is the finest
specimen of corn we have seen this
year and II causes comment from all
who call at the office.
Clinton.
The death Of Engineer Thomas Barr:
occurred at 10 O'Clock Monday morning
At his home, 420 Eighth, avenue, after
q weeks illness with acute Brfght,s
disease. Mr.. Bars death was a great
shock to his wife and relatives and
friends and was thoroughly rnex pected.
Up TO a week ago he was at work max
Ing his last run Sunday evening on
mis- way from Boone to this city he was
taken III and on his arrival here was
conveyed to his home and the services
of a physician were eecureo.. 1t was
supposed at the time that he was suf-
1erinE from heat prostration.
Dsbs4ue.
George Klein. residing on Elm street,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth,
swore out q warrant for the arrest OF
two Assyrian peddlers named. Adds.
who are suspected of disabling a horse
Belonging to the complainant. The two
Assyrians called at Klein's house SAT-
urday and offered him 500 for a horse
he had for sale. Klein accepted their
offer and the men went away 10 get
the money to pay for the animal. When
they returned Klein had recpnsideredt
his offer and declined to part with the
horse for the reason that tf he sold il
he would have to purchase another In,
place Of Y. Saturday night. shortly Be-
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