Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-08
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Sheffield.
The NJ. q. parsonage in this place is
TO be quite extensively improved. Nearly |
$500 will be spent In the work.
Oskaloosa.
The city council is wrestling with an
ordinance granting franchiee to an
electric railway. Almost an entire eve-
ming was spent lately on q single Sec
|tion.
Boone
The written acceptance OF the new
heating plant ordinance, az adopted by
the city council at It's Monday sesrton,
has been filed by Mr.. Reynolds with
City Clerk Hull.
Harlan.
MISC Lulu Pickard was operated on
for appendicitis "Wednesday at Cottage
Grove hospital, DEG Moines. She with
stood the operation well, and at last re-
port was getting along nicely.
Cedar Falls.
The corner stone OF the new normal
building is to be laid In the near future
with appropriate ceremonies. MemberS
LOT the legislature will be present and
some distinguished speakers will take
part.
Belle PLANE. IS
The Legion Of Honor lodge here has.
been obliged to give up the big broom,
trophy of highest standing. Cedar Rap
lids has gone ahead OF the Belle PLANE
lodge in the number OF members gained
during the last quarter.
tMairid.
The Register-N News has said q great
IDEAL about a scale factory at Madrid and
THE future benefits OF the same. There
are committees at work soliciting sub
Esrriptions, and as far AZ learned, fair
progress has been made.
Hampton.
F. D. Smith. one of our enterprsing
hardware merchants. made nice clean
slup" in the sale of his S20 acre farm near
lor five years ago for SIT per acre and
4 sold it last week for $50 per acre net.
4 Maquoketa.
4 The new Reformed church IL so near
completed now that the members have
Z, decided to hold services there in the fu-
Iture instead of the hall. The church
& has not yet been carpeted nor have the
Iseats been placed, but chairs have been
..5Iprovided.
! Nevada.
Il For some time there has been consld-
j ierable doing In railroad circles, and II /,
athinted that a satisfactory arrangement
J has been made az TO the D. & ". o.
4 north and south and that work will be
s resumed thereon this month. as stated
( by the Watchman.
RI Ottumwa.
After being out but short time the
jury in the 81, 900 damage case of Fran.
Icis Brown We j. E. Scass, came into
court Friday afternoon. with verdict
q for the defendant. Mr.. Scass. The Jury
hin effect, says that the plaintiffs char
! acter was not injured when her arres
Iwas made and exoneratea Mr.. Scast
3 Ifrom any blame in the matter.
III Conrad.
g William cahill. who has been day op.
e Ierator at the station here for some time
e past. shook hands with his friends Mon
S lday and left or Eagle Grove. where hi
+ Twill remain until given an appointment
e isomewhere on the line. The company
a has, decided to do without day operator
= there at present, and now Agent Maekel
al Will have to earn his money, declares tn,
Record
$ Story City.
: A meeting of the stockholders in tn,
9 electric light plant was held Wednessda.
i night al Henderson & Henderson 8 store
A Three committees we're appointed a
t this meeting as follows: One on article
e Iof Incorporation and bylaws, the SECOND
& mates: and third on purchasing poles
sSlonce.
Rockford
e Rev. j. L. Jones. OF the Congregations
q church, preached his farewell sermon
Hast Sunday. He goes to Oklahoma
e |seeking a milder climate on account o
II his family, where he viii take up worl
!, under the state superintendent OF HON
s missions This good pastor and his es
Unable wife have made many friend
eIhere who will wish them abundant suc
y fcesN in their new field.
), Eitherville. III rs
! Republican,: The building of substan
: tial business blocks in Estherville vii
8 continue providing Bryan lie not elected
= The writer war told by one of a part.
= lof three who are to build fine corne
3, brick here that the election Of Bryal
= would prevent the prosecution OF tn
!. work. tsis safe to add that the cree
8 tion OF this building is not the only on
= that, VIII depend on the election OF Nc
: Kinley.
: Centerville.
al The Centerville water works ques,tio
,e Iis about at statuqu No action ha
-Ibeen taken by either the council o
e |bondholders and it 1t is not known wha
q 1.-THE next move Will be. For the fourt
,e time the bondholderr have threatene
ii Isuit for foreclosure3of the mortgage i
II federal court but have not yet take
II THAT action, and asltime for lesn servic
a in the next term of the federal courl
I. which sits Oct. 15. has passed. 1t IL nc
q likely that the bondholders will take an
re action coon.
IT Winterset.
ofl Madisonian: On Thursday morning A
\ Harris, who runs the Stanfield Houss
* lhnd some difficulty With his Wife. an
IN ended 1t by knocking her down an
mi Kicking her several times, She begge
" him To leave. her, and gave him $3.50 sf
II had In her posssssion to pay HE sxpen
Err pes. Hesengaged a team With the inteu
TO tlon 81 driving TO East Peru, but by.
r. O'Clock was again in town. UnnOtice
al hx,o no