Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09

For the republican state convention
at Des Moines, May 10, the Chicago
Great Western will sell round-trip tick
cts May and 10 good until May IL at
4 one fare for the round trip.
Concerning former well-known
publican says: Miss Lizzie Wiser,
sGrundy Center. will return here and
accept position with Drs. Mc4Alvin &
/ Thielen.'
1 Editor and Mrs. II. S. Kneedler, of
| the Boone Republican. are the parents
lsof daughter, born to them at the
home of Mrs. Kneedler's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Esterbrook, at Eldora. Mr..
and Mrs. Kneedler have many friends
lin MarshalitoWn, who will hear of the
| news with pleasure.
4 Mr.. Lewis Rice. who has been cons
! fined to his apartments at the Mrs. NJ.
! NJ. Ackert home. suffering from an at
tack of indigestion and stomach trou-
I bic. left this morning for New ProNi-
dence, in company with his sister Mrs.
+. NJ. Assay. and will visit a Week or Sc
With an uncle and aunt.
Nate Thompson, a former employe of
1.-The Central, but more recently in the
tservice of the Northwestern, has been
appointed night baggageman of the lat
ter company. TO succeed w. IL. Eichorn,
l5resigned. Will Thorpe has taken Mr.
| Thompsonis old position. and will have
charge of the company switch lights in
|, the yards here.
Mrs. H. NJ. Muchmore and son Cliff.
ford. of WINSTON, Ariz., arrived in the
lefty Tuesday evening and Will sew
lSelia weeks With the formers parents.
Engineer Gus Anderson, of the Central,
and wife. Mr.. tMuehmore. who was a
former employe of the Central, with
headquarters at Keithsburg. is now
general foreman of the Santa Fe at
| WinsloW.
| MIR. Charles S. Walters, of the Central
4 passenger department., was in Oskaloosa
Tuesday night, where he participated in
a minstrel performance given by the
4 Oskaloosa Elks, a lodge to which he be-
longs. Mr. Walters made a great hit in
This monologue part and in specialties.
land tllS;e Who saw him claim that his
was the hit of the evening Chief Clerk
4 H. L. Laird, OF the Central passenger
department. and Mrs. Laird. Mir. f. S.
15GincebeauX and Mr.. Ed 3Amblad were in
attendance at the performance from this
lefty.
Passenger officials of the big roads
are greatly pleased With the decision
l of the United States supreme court to
the effect that the Illinois statute. re-
/ quiring all trains to stop at county
seats is invalid The result of the de-
cision will be beneficial. ii is said. to
interstate transportation and will ia
8cilitate the running of limited trains.
lItis not unlikely that several of TIN:
roads will soon change their schedules
t@by cutting out stops which have been
lmade in pursuance of the law and thus
/ quicken the time between terminal
points.
Quite an exciting and bloody fistic en-
counter was enacted atsthe Hotel VIII
4 son at about noon today and S a resul,
two arrests were made. William Has
kell, foreman Of the Scheeler livery
4 barn, who has been drinking more or
3Isiess during the past few days went To
4 the hotel for dinner and insisted on en-.
4 atering the dining room without his coat
i Bert Lyon. son Of the landlady of the
i house, protested and the fight ensuend
4 attracting quite a crowd of spectators
8 Mayor Pierce. who happened to be or
\ his way to dinner. arrested both of the
4 participants and placed them in iail
4 They will nave hearing some time
4 this evening.
a The Colo Banner says: Colo lis get.
a ting 10 be a regular railroad town
1 About fourth or more of our popula
4 ton seems to be railroad men employed
n in the yards by the grading gangs ant
the work of cutting down the hill The
Z Ishotels. restaurants and boarding
Ihouses are doing a big business, beside.
the commissary department at thu
i yards is boarding a large number. The
material yards are now employins
nearly seventy men in the work o.
handling the track material, as this i.
a the main yard for the second tract
!. work, the material of the Cedar Rapid:
!. and Quarry yards having been moved
Y here and those yards abandoned.
a gs5ia4l4
Mrs. Theresa Kucek, who was ar.
rested Monday evening upon charg.
VI W do ldhtIi .DelUTe5 TIT
commissioners Of insanity this after.
II noon for a hearing as to her menta
condition. The woman was to have llat
a hearing before Mayor Pierce Tuesda.
night in answer to the charges pre-,
ferred against her. but the mayor post
poned action to await the result of tn,
commissioners examination. Mrs. Ku
eek has been subject, for some time
past, to epileptic fits. and they seem Il
, be induced largely when she is drink.
. ing. AS her tendency to drink cover.
a period dependent entirely upon the
:, length Of her purse, fits are numerous
The woman's actions in Jail showed &
I weakness Of the mind and 1t was tn,
unanimous opinion that some actor
should be taken to place her where sh.
can do no damage to herself Of tiios,
about her. She has attempted suicid,
several times since her confinement ii
j; jail, and has necessitated constan
watch. At the hearing this Afternoon
j, IL was decided to send her to the asy
| lum and Sheriff Shoemaker Will leav,
with her for Mount Pleasant this even
ling.