Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-18


also other provisos made by the chal-
longing committee. which comprises
some OF the most influential men In the |
city. The medium declined to put up
s25, saying: Now. spirituaHsm Is to
me religion; not a mere business. or
subject for wager Of any kind
Cedar Rapids.
1t is believed that parties are still
dynamitlng in the river In this vicinity.
Thursday evening about $3.50 o'clock
terrible explosion was heard down the
river short distance, and those who
heard 1t are Of the opinion that 1t was
charge OF dynamite In the river The
practice Of dyriamiting soon will result
in killing ali the Ash In the river. and
should be stopped.
Fort Dodge.
Whatever the Illinois Central intends
to do at Tara, the station just west Of
this city. appearances there indicate q
goodly amount OF activity. There are
now located al Tara the two main lines.
\ each with passing track, also five
side tracks each 2,l00 feet long, capable
of holding sixty cars each, and con-
nected with q lead at either end from
which trains may be switched to any or
all Of these tracks.
! Oskaloosa.
A. l.. Fales, of Newton. Iowa, late
/ principal of the Baxter public schools,
| has been commissioned by the Ameri-
lean Sunday School Union as missionary
4 for Mahaska county, and arrived on
\ Thursday Of last week to begin the
work Mr. Fales has been In school
work both in Iowa and Nebraska. dur
\ ing the past eleven years, which has
brought him into close and active rela-
tionship with the children and the
young folks.
Jefferson.
During the storm last Friday even
ling lightning struck the residence occu-l
4 pied by Mr.. Frank Rayburn and fam
lily in the southwest part of town. Mr..
:, Rayburn was away from home at the
4 time and Mrs. Rayburn and children
had retired for the night. The lightning
4 knocked quite hole in the roof and
4 ceiling, making a tremendous crash in
d the operation. Mrs. Rayburn was not
A water came pouring down thru the
4 roof.
Rockwell City.
4 Work on the foundation of Woods
a new brick creamery started last week
i and the work is being pushed as fast
\ as nine men can do 1t. 1t is expected
d that the building Will he completed and
q the machinery in ready for operation
4 by Aug. Is. -. Five more railroad
J men became residents of Rockwell City
last week when the new schedule of the
Milwaukee went into effect, and at
Ileast three more will come as soon as
y the track is completed in the yards
north Of town.
Clinton.
The farmers are complainingJo f toe
Z much rain. The corn needs no more
!, moisture at present and the rain is Sc
j riously interfering with the making o.
] tame hay. Pastures are abundant ane
E green and stock. is waxing fat. If thu
j. weather will just clear UP now anc
!. give the farmers a few days for making
:. hay they will be we'll pleased Clinton
! county is going to have bountiful crops
and the farmers, who are noted for be
Ling heavy feeders Of cattle. will real
the benefit when harvest-time comes.
: Muscatine.
! Hogs havr touched cents and as /;
I result Monday was a very busy da.
for the buyers in the city. By sunul
the loaded wagons had begun to put II
q an appearance and during the forenoon
q many more continued to arrive. TIL
: morning showers were just the thint
5 for the haulers, for moving hogs II
warm weather is a very. delicate under
ticking and must be done with care o
: the fat porkers are lost. At this pric
e the farmers say that there is prof
e as well us pleasure in raising hogs.
: Carroll.
The board of education met Frida.
evening and elected two teachers to fl
vacancies: Miss Mabel Pierson, Of In
l.. dianola. second grade, north building
S lin place of Miss Gichrist, resigned t
: accept position at Waterloo: Mis-
# Lizzie Pape. third grade, south build
: ing. in place of Miss Ryan.
Sheriff Nestle had his prisoner. Hnleti
out in the yard cutting grass for exer
j. else Friday last keeping close watch Q
= him ali the time. He stepped behind
tree for a minute to see what Hulet
:. would do and the prisoner. thinking h
was unmatched. started off thru the al
!. ley east Nestle allowed him to go 70
y short distance. following closely. an
~ tnen Drought MN up WILL louHO luII
George is taking no chances with hi
7 prisoners.
Dubuque.
Nicholas Theno went home sunda
2 night about 6 O'clock in a drunken con
= dition and his ugly mood vented itsel
= when he picked up large coffee boile
le containing hot coffee and threw it d
his unoffensive wife. The boiler struc
Mrs Theno on the side and scalde
/ her side and lower limbs terribly. Sh
lie writhed in pain and her piteou
le screams We're heard by neighbors an
II passers-by who ran to her assistance
1t A surgeon was summoned and coolin
1t ointments were administered to allevi
Sc ate the poor woman's sufferings A
idea can be formed Of the extent Of tn
latter from the fact that large blister
are stretched all along her right sid
. and leg. While her injuries are yer
y painful, no serious results are anticl
u .pated. Theno was arrested and CAV
IS bonds for his appearance.
IS Winterset.
90 On tina morning OF July scare
f warrant was issued by Justice Koo
on an information filed by Rev. A. ia
cobs, charging that the United State
ID Express Company held in its ware
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