Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-28
WHAT They ARE DOING.
Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.


with n capital stock Of s25.OoO. Sub
scriptions will soon be opened and To-
cal parties will no doubt take stock.
Fairfield.
The collection taken in the Presby-
terian church last Sunday for the fam
inc sufferers in India amounted to 500
and will be forwarded soon for use in |
relieving the starving people in India
Eldora.
Secretary Bateson, OF the school
board. is in receipt Of a letter from
Miss Katherine Walters rendering her
resignation as principal Of the high
school. She says she has accepted a
position in the keokuk schools as as
sistant.
Fort Dodge.
The Illinois Central is finding the la
Dor question troublesome one. The
extra gangs west Of town are all re-
duced to fifteen or seventeen men and
in some of them every man struck.
The wages have been raised to s1.6O
without any result.
centerville.
The society young ladies of the city
have, started the movement which will
result in the building of large dance
platform upon which will be held de-
lightful evening society functions. The
proposed platform will be substantially
built and placed upon the lawn OF one
OF Centerville's residences.
Newton
Frank f. Failor has sold twelve head
Dali M,
$3.50 for them. and eight of Shorthorn
that averaged $s5 head. In the last
five weeks. counting the horses, cattle,
hogs and lambs, he made sales Of over
Sis, 600. He says he has no fault to
find with Mckinley times.
Museatine.
The low water has shut down the
Hershey sawmill at Muscatine. The.
logWay' is cut off by a sandbar that has
formed neal. the boom. During the past
few days 1t has taken % men to steer
the logs from the raft to the logway
Of the mill. That made them come too
high to make them profitable. chan
mel thru the sandbar in question is be-
ling dredged. When it is open the mill
may resume.
Moorland.
"A letter from Bergen, Norway, states
that o. b.. Moe. of Moorland, died
shortly after landing from his trans
Atlantic voyage. The death was sud
den and a severe blow to his friends
in both countries. Mr.. Moe was well
supplied with this worlds goods. He
owned a 24O-acre farm and had 1t we'll
Improved. He was we'll respected in
his community. and leaves six chill
dren, the eldest of whom is only q.
years Of age.
Oskaloosa.
The Herald reports that forced
meeting of the city council was held
Monday night. The meeting was called
for the purpose of passing an ordinance
10 regulate the weed nuisance about
the city and the provision was passed
on its third reading and on the waiY-i
ing Of the rul.s, and hereafter weeds in
1.-The streets and alleys of The city will
be cut at the expense of the property
l}holdArs and the cost taxed to- the
lebutting property owners.
Montezuma.
Democrat: Several interested parties
took us to one side last week and
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them away on the women deal. They
have been the talk of the town and a
big part of the county for some weeks
past. but we guess they have gone to
lother greener lanes and grassy hollows,
suckers as they did right here In
Montezuma and other nearby localities.
oh. We're next" to you, gentlemen.
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Burlington.
4 Miner Roberts Renshaw died Tues
lday noon at Burlington hospital, in the
sixty-sixth year of his age. Last
1 Wednesday afternoon. while engaged
lat his work of house painting. he lifted
a very heavy ladder in such way as
4 to cause rupture. He did not realize
that his condition was serious until
Friday. Saturday he was taken to
Burlington hospital and an operation
performed, but this without avail. Mr..
Renshaw came to this city in 1856 from
Youngstown, Pa.
Nevada.
The Journal says: man who had
a crippled arm was on our streets for
the past few days begging for money
and from all appearances he was an
our citizens to have over $3.50 in bills
in his possession. His financial condi-
ton and that he was an imposter was
found out yeterday afternoon. and
some who were interested. told him to
get out. of town or they would have
him arrested. The man made tracks
for the depot at once.
Cedar Rapids.
Bankruptcy petition No. 1876 was filed
with Deputy Clerk j. o. Stewart, of the
federal court. 1t is that Of Patrick
Madden. farmer living in Pleasant
Valley township, Johnson county, who
states that he has debts which he is un-
able to pay and desires the benefit OF
the bankruptcy law. He has seventeen
unsecured creditors, whose claims
amount to sl.93s.42. He has one Cedar
Rapids creditor. the Cedar Rapids In
4 surance Company. whose claim
amounts to $50. He has no assets.
Iowa City.
Master Arthur Hotz. the 7-year-old
son of j. j. Hotz, was seriously injured
Monday afternoon. The lad had pur-
chased small amount OF gunpowder.
which he carried in a sack. In order to
see whether the stuff was good in quail
ity. he lit small portion and the en-
tire sack ignited In his hands. The
fiery stun gave one pun and his face
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