Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-14


+ 5narslIzI ltnrutt Jnt1a,
month was made up In the spring by
the higl, school. This made Professor
Hutton ten months work, as his whole
time was taken in September before the
high school work was begun and also in
the June following, when only the high
school was in session. The board has
practically refused to pay 1t, and 1t may
be carried into court. His contract with
the board called for 1898 per month.
1t paid him for the first nine months,
but the other month has never been
paid.
Warrington.
At the end OF County Treasurer
Kisses first term he had collected about
1854 900, and his cash was $1.97 ahead
at settlement. Better Tong" than that
much short, suggests the Press. = .
paper says the popular verdict is, 1T
series. The class was large, thirty-fo four
| in number, and mighty good-looking
class, and every one bore q part in one
way or another Yet there was but one
llessayist, Idella Patton, who forecast
the twentieth century; one orator, Merit
Teeter, who spoke gracefully Of Napo-
leon: class historian, Marguerite Ra-
guet; farewell address by Bessie
L ID fphi a fS1y EJ,Y11
Shenandoah.
The Shenandoah school board have
selected location for the new school
building and purchased the site. 1t con-
sists Of half a block on the north side
OF Summit street between Elm and Ma
pie streets, POI by $50 feet. The pur-
Echase price is 81, 400 from Lake & Cot
lrill. The new building will be of four
lrooms, two up stairs. and be of brick
and made OF the best material and
workmanship. The building will be six
blocks due south Of the postoftice and
/ six blocks from the other school house.
Architect Fisher, OF Omaha, was here
/ getting the necessary data for the plans
and specifications, and the school board
expect to have the new building COM
pleted by Thanksgiving.
Cedar Falls.
4 The board of trustees of the State
4 Normal School We're in session at Cedar
Falls Tuesday morning and selected the
plans submitted by Architects Proud
foot & Bird, of Des Aioines, for the new
building to be erected this season, and
A for which the legislature appropriated
100000 at the session last winter. There
were ten competitors for the prize. The
i successful firm has already secured the
adoption of their plans for buildings
at the State University and State Agri-
4 cultural College. so their efforts will be
1 perpetued in three educational institu-
4 tions in Iowa. The new building will be
i devoted to assembly hall and class
room uses. and about 100000 is the esti-
mated cost. The balance of the legis-
Ilative appropriation, $4,000, will be ex-
/! pended for furnishings.
|LeMars.
4 c. H. Vessels. one of the Boer en-
voys, accompanied by his son, who is
|secretary Of the commission, passed
I thru the city Friday on their way to
Omaha. During the few minutes stop
at this place Mr.. Vessels leaned out OF
the car window and engaged in conver-
4 sation with Mr.. Lobbes. They spoke
A in the Dutch language and then Mr..
4 Vessels spoke a few words in English
for the benefit OF the few people who
4 gathered round to greet him. He said
4 he was immensely pleased with his re-
. ception in the United States and
. thought 1t wonderful country Mr..
q Vessels said at the beginning of the
war he was in charge of commando
but was dispatched Is Europe and The
United States as ambassador extraor-
binary in company with DR. Fisher, OF
the Transvaal. Mr.. Vessels is typical
looking Boer. tall and massive. with
bronzed face and bearded like the pard.
4 His son is a fine looking young fellow,
tall and spruce looking and rather dan
dified in appearance. He was smooth
Z shaver. with a little mustache waxed
& at the points. Mr.. Vessels spoke of his
reception at Alton. where he was greet
ed by large crowd.
Boone.
O. A. Bunnell, a young farmer from
Shenandoah, was telling his troubles
81 10 the police Tuesday. He came tc
Boone from Council Bluffs in box car
with Charles Reed who claimed to be
a railway fireman. He gave his money
to Reed to be deposited with the con-
ductor on the train SO the tramps
woul not rob him along the way Wher
y they reached Boone Reed went into the
I Round house to get a job of firing fol
Bunnell. He did not come back but il
} is thought he took the fast mail back t
7 the Bluffs in the hope Of getting pos.
J. session of Bunnell's grip and check fol
} $15. which was in the grip. He also tool
the money which he didn't give to tho
1 conductor. An effort Is being made Il
capture Reed 80 The Page bloch
on Story street occupied by the Steph
:. ems Brothers grocery store. was SOLD
! the other day by the S. r. Page estate
Z to Mason Brothers. The price paid i:
$4,000. The property lot 20. block 81 il
!, the original plat Of Montana. now tn,
city OF Boone. The first sale Of The
property was on January 9. 1867, whe1
!, the lot was decided to Charles A. Sher.
man for s75. The value of the lot nov
without the building is $4,000.
/ Muscatine.
1t may be that the near future viii
find the Muscatins organization of thu
Temperance onion operating coffe,
> house in this city. Monday night thu
! Irregular meeting of the executive boart
: was held at the y. NJ. c. A. parlor.