Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-05
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

AAVhAAS0
are warning the authorities in every
town and village in this vicinity TO lsl
look out for the horses and thief, who
is believed to be Orville Tennity.
Carroll.
Leopold Podeal. tho So years old, has
set a good example to the ancient
bachelors of the community by asking
for and receiving marriage license.
His worthy spouse is but twenty-one
years younger.
Cfeston.
The delinquent tax sale of Unionl
county Monday was of short duration.
1t was a record breaker. Treasurer Ide I
and his assistant, NJ. v. Ashby. COM |
pleted the sale in thirty minutes. the
shortest time ever used for the sale OF I
delinquent property.
Mapleton.
Rev. "A. Martins and wife were the re-
sciplents of a handsome THANKSGIVING
present by the ladies: of the Presbyter-
ian church last Wednesday evening.
consisting of a large set Of elegantly
decorated dishes, numbering some
eighty or ninety pieces.
Mason City.
Globe -G;azette Court Moseiy created
quite a sensation in Rockwell on Satur-
day by having attempted to pass an
alleged fraudulent note of So on the
Farmers State Bank. He was arrested
in this city but was released as no one
would appear as witness
Grand Junction.
Headlight: Mr.. John Gum. living
northwest of stosgl. last week purchased
flor his sons Carl, Roy and Darrell---a
handsome piano and of course the boys
| are very proud of it. Most boys on the
4 thing they should have is a horse and
buggy.
Muscatine.
A movement is n progress in this city
for the building of beautiful Masonic
4 temple. 1t it to be 60xli0 feet, six stories
4 high and to cost 100000. 1t is 70 be
lifted with elevators and all other city
conveniences. The fifth and sixth
i floors are to be used by the Masonic
fraternities. of that place, the others
Ito be rented.
Mt. Pleasant.
In the district court in the case
4 against John W. Stone, who is under
4 Indictment charged with lhe larceny
J. of some goods belonging 10 She state Of
Il Iowa While he was foreman of the in
!. dustrial department at the Iowa State
Il Hospital here the defendant was given
Il till Saturday TO file a motion to post
pone the trial of the case till later in
4 ths. term on account of the sickness OF
4 w. #. Kopp. his counsel, and the in
ability 10 take some dispositions which
Il the defendant wishes TO have taken in
his behalf at Columbus, o.
\ Council Bluffs.
The men employed at the Union Pa.
!, lcitic transfer and swItchmen in th'
yards are making all sorts of com
plants because they have been or viii
be vaccinated There are about 300 o
=. then. altogether and perhaps half o
.hem are now carrying their arms Ii
8 sslingss as a result of the first order
: (which went into effect Saturday.
Lena Witt, the woman who atte:npte1
suicide at the Ogden hous- Satdrda.
!. night was Monday adjudged insane ant
= placed in st. Bernard's hospital. IT |
E thought that she will soon recover. Sh
: Is a nlorphine$fiend.
Colo.
G. w. Scott and C. r, Virgins re
! turned from their trip to Dawson coun
ty, Nebraska, last week, Mr.. Wigsin
has taken up quarter section home
stead in that county and also bough
enough land to make him twelv
4 hundredf-acre cattle ranch Messr.
- Scott and Virgins and Fred Fosh;
E formerly of this locality but now :
Nebraska, have formed a partnershi
in a 3.0o0-acre sheep ranch, stocke
e with 1856 sheep The sheep industr
seems to be a thriving one out thei
:. with excellent prospects for good r.
Z turns on the investment. The Bannt
y says these men will continue to resid
in Iowa.
$ Sioux City.
ael The Journal says it is likely that II
i men Who work en- the rock pile at I'll
k. county jail from now on will Wear
,e which viii be expected TO restra
so them from seeking other situatio,
SIS without the permission of the sheii
he ana the police judge. Sim Haley
OF escape was the second within one wee
tie ana SSntIili dShSuIl iitis Ssa's!iS'N w
c. it viii net be well TO trust Very, mar
ot more of his prisoners TO stay on Z
s. rock pile of their own volition III
er couny can hardly afford 70 employ
ar man TO do nothing but watch the stol
sc breakers. 50 balls and chains will like
~ be secured.
er Davenport.
no There are now three dead as the r
y suit of the explosion Of boiler No.
e the Glucose works Thursday eyenin
John Peters. fireman, and one OF Il
Ie men dug out of the debris on that $,
NJ occasion, expired at his home. 321 Fl
=. more street. sunday afternoon.
''' nearly as can be learned he was land
w with his back across Il hot steam PHI
~ ans mass of brick and other hea'
rubbish was lodged upon him.
leaves a wife and three childre
- Charles Gilberstein who was report
4 the worst hurt of the five injured su
* Isvivors, and who was taken to Mer
: hospital, is reported from there tod;
- to be doing we'll and making such pr
gress as justities the hope that he "
ed recover.