Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-18
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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AT recent meeting of the directors
OF the Cedar County State Bank it was
decided to declare dividend Of 3 per
cent, to take effect July 1.
Clinton.
Henry Richardson found two excel
lent pearls on the river front Thursday
afternoon. 1t has become quite an in
dustry with Clinton people, and the re-
suits are gratifying to many.
Muscatine.
Muscatine's promised new opera house
Will soon take on the stage of certainty.
The plan will call for handsome ana
commodious structure with stage 40x60
feet and accommodation for fully 1900
people.
Creston.
Recent rain gave the pastures new
lease on life and the stock is feeding
with better satisfaction. w. j.
Donlin has commenced his harvest of
blue grass seed with a force of men on
his ranch northeast Of the city and at
his warehouse in this city.
Grand junction.
In a letter from Berlie Locke to his
parents he informs them that he has
purchased third interest in the flour
ing mill at Marcus. la. Frank
Griffin is still making improvements
about his opera house, the latest being
fire escape al the rear of the stage.
Mason City.
George Sharon had the misfortune to
be run down by bike near the Congre-
gational church on Wednesday eve
fI,,- h,
walking on the sidewalk when he was
a severe fracture OIL the left leg and will
be laid up for some time.
Spencer.
Work on the new court house is pro-
gressing rapidly. The foundation walls
are about ee-fourths laid
Professor Crosby. Observation-Disclosures
of our city schools, has moved to
sSpenccr, and With his family will occu.
Ipy the new residence on East Fifth
street now being erected by DR.. Wood.
cock.
Red Oak.
Miss Mary Houghton graduated thi.
week from the Auburndale. Mass. sem
mary. She was captain of her compan,
of cadets and at the close of the tern
WAS given commission as major and
was presented by her fellow students
with handsome sword. She Will visi
several months at various points i'll TIL,
i east before returning home.
Colfax.
Mr.. G. a. Dotson. of this place, is the
possessor of a fine Indian relic in the
shape of stone axe. complete and o
perfect shape. found on his farm north
east of town by his tenant. JOSEPH
4 Warren. while blowing in ground ovel
4 which MIR. Dotson and his sons hat
plowed for half a century or NOR, anc
i 1T is to him more valuable because il
comes from the old homestead.
Iowa City.
a jolly party Of six explored tn,
4 Iowa river for a distance of twenty-five
miles or more in Putnam's gasoline
launch. A start was made early in tn,
4 morning from Buffers landing bridge
and With the Prov of the boat turned
up stream the days journey was en-
4 joyed. The scenery along the Iowa
river away beyond the state quarrie!
equals that Of the Palisades on thu
4 Cedar.
|Spirit Lake.
4 At a meeting of the stockholders o
the Dickinson County Building & LOAF
Association recently the question o
|closing the affairs Of the association il
accordance with the new law was car
ried without dissenting vote. 1t wa
apparent to the officer. of the associa
4 ton that the business could not be car
\ ried on with satisfactory results 7
either borrowers or investors under tn
many restrictions OF the new law, con
sequently this action.
i Onumwa.
i The enlargement Of the Willard
Il street NJ. +. church is now going for
ward, the foundation for the additiona
rooms is laid. the grading done and tn
carpenters have begun their work. AT
ter next Sunday the congregation vii
have ito worship elsewhere until TIL
4 church can be reopened. When com
pleted the seating capacity Of the churcl
/ Will be doubled, besides the addition o
La very convenient room, 1sx24 feet ii
size. for prayer and class service.
4. Wall Lake.
Work on the new NJ. f. church i
progressing finely. The frames Will b
set In few days and the plasterinl
will becompleted by the last Of mex
i; week. So" Brunton & Ahern hav
decided toSbuild the new hotel building
now undeO construction, another stor.
higher, making it a four story build
j, ing. This will be the largest and hes
1 arranged hotel in this part OF the state
The walls OF the first story will b
OF cut stone and the other three storie
OF brick.
Traer.
On June 6 DR.. Parsons son started I
the pasture with the family COW. Dl
p. at this juncture received an urgen
call and told the boy to hitch up hi
team. He did SO, leaving the COW a fe,
minutea after which che disappeare
and a search OF several hours failed
reveal her whereabouts. In the after
noon Mrs, FIJI. Harmon sent wor
4 to DR.. p. that the cow WAS locked up i
her barn and could be had on the pay
. ment of 81. DR.. P. made written de
mand for the posseEsion Of the !actea
& animal, and on being refused Owore on
y 9 writ Of replevin In the Justice court