Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-26

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". zmunt, visited the sites OF the two
dams and the exact method OF COM
Istruction was decided upon. A large
number OF ffYhways turnout the state
are not successes and Mr.. Delavin has
determined that hereafter all fishwaysI
must be capable Of allowing fish to pass
freely up and down the river.
Clinton.
Officer Lorenx arrested Thomas Hell.
Ter on the charge of insanity Sunday
afternoon. Heller had been shouting
and disturbing the peace all Sunday
morning. The man claims that two Of
ficers from Chicago are going to shoot
him. He Will be taken before the com
missioners and will undoubtedly be sent
to Independence.
Davenport.
The Sunday closing movement in
Davenport seems to be nearly a thing of
the past. II everything that everybody
is telling about everybody else, among
the signerssof the compact, is true, the
Sunday closing agreement is not worth
the paper 1t was written on. just where
the responsibility for the failure Of the
movement rests would be hard to tell.
Charlton.
A farmer named Fry met with a very
serious accident Saturday while at work
with threshing machine south of town
He was on top Of the machine when he
slipped and in some manner got tis foot
l.caught in the machine. which could not
| be stopped until the foot had been 80
1 badly cut and bruised that it was found
necessary to amputate the leg just be-
low the knee.
Dies Moines.
Elizabeth j. Lint was on Monday di-
vorced. by Judge Bishop, from her hus-
4 band. Richard HI. Lint and was re-
stored to her maiden name Of Elizabeth
j. Sheets The couple was married in
A Bonneville, Iowa, April 9. 1893, and the
! main contention OF the wife was that
4 her husband committed adultery With
Anna Major at Atchison, Kan, in Feb
!. ruary of this year.
Valley junction.
There are few nuts for the young
A folks to gather this year. There are
4 no walnuts on the bottoms, but up on
4 the uplands there are few. The
4 heavy wind which the signal service
says wac the northern end of the Texas
hurricane which cost Galveston 5000
lives. not only hurt the crop of apples
. but hurt the walnuts as we'll. There
are few hickory nuts and hazel nuts
are plenty only in few places.
Shenandoah.
!, One Of the largest and most enthus-
astic republican clubs in the state was
organized here last week. There are al.
/, lready over 500 members and the roll is
!. rapidly growing. A commodious room
\ has been rented and especially fitted w
for club meetings. G.. NJ Conway /:
|president and w. p, Crosse secretary
II A special committee was appointed ia
organize First Presidential Voters,
club and 1t now has a membership oil
). over fifty.
: Waterloo.
Z Christian Frank, Of Bennington town.
9 ship. was complainant in a case befor.
a Justice Mears Monday, in which three
= young men OF this city We're charged
n With breaking the sabbath. Franz
u claims the boys drove up to his plac
e and began shooting at his tame chick
n ems and when he protested. shot a
y him. The boys deny this. but pleade,
q guilty to the charge named in the war
e rant and paid fines of one dollar eacl
tIand costs
: Cre,ton.
Z This locality is receiving plenty o
s rain just now. There will be plenty o
: water for stock, and excellent fall pas
8 ture so that all stock will go to win
q ter in good condition. 1t is what woul
: be termed a Wet fall. II is pretty har
q on the fairs occurring just now. 4.
Q Rev. Henry Clark, pastor of the FRS
Baptist church, on Monday evenin,
commenced a gospel meeting that wi
: continue Indefinitely. There will b
preaching every evening until furthe
notice.
; Dubuque.
Eugene Flynn. a we!l-known farme
residing on what is known az the mort
= Cascade road. six miles from this cit,
III MdSs vi ~ lCtiliI u d SltOullIlH dcClCet
Monday afternoon. It appears from tn
Imeager Particulars obtained that Nj
Flynn and man in his employ wer
n handling a gun, presumably a riff,
ID when the tirearm was accidentally dis
Icharged. Mr.. Flynn received the cor
s tents in his leg the ball entering
Z fieshy part making a very ugly an
= bad wound.
) Otsumwa.
Nine men spent a miserable Sunda
night in the city jail. drenched Wit
Train that came thru the roof which r,
y semblss a sieve more than anythin
e else. Mayor Phillips attention wa
y called TO the condition of the room ne,
w morning and he declared that it WI
a shame and disgrace to put men int
quarters hardly dt for pigs. The on
lie dry spot in the whole room was in tN
ID small cells in which the nine men cou
al hardly find standing room. The not
,e was covered with water and MOI
miserable looking place would be hal
to find.
s. Burlington.
De The Hawkeye admits Burlington ma
mi be little slow, but in the parlance
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