Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-23
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Cambridge.

Cambridge.
The school board met recently and
elected Miss Lois Fenshaw, of Collins,
as teacher for the primary department
Maxwell.
Maxwell has just completed a city
Improvement organization. A commit
tee is now at work on preparations for
grand harvest carnival, to be given
some time next month.
Rockwell.
.. A. Johnson. Of Marshalltown, An
ished drilling a new well at the stock
yards Tuesday. The well is 100 feet
deep, with l25 feet of water, making
one Of the best wells in town. The
work was done in nine days.
Remsen.
The farmers OF Remsen and SUR
rounding country can we'll be satisfied
with the results of the harvest. Wheat
runs from seventeen to twenty-five
bushels per acre and is of good quail
lily. Oats averages about forty bushels
per acre and barley, tho a fair crop, has
been much damaged by the rains.
Clinton.
In friendly scuffle Tuesday morning
between Engineer Lou Walker and
Mate George Ashwood, the latter was
accidentally shot With a 22-caliber re-
volver in the fleshy part OF the left
limb. Mr.. Ashwood was taken to the
Mercy hospital. but the wound is said
to be slight and he will be out soon.
Sioux City.
Riverside Park Tuesday afternoon
all ministers Of the NJ. Z. church now
residing in Sioux City. There are
ltwenty-eight ministers of this faith
either at present engaged in active
work here or who have done faithful
services in the past and have now re-
tired.
Des Moines.
Two applications for enlistment in
1.-the United States army We're received
| Tuesday at the local recruiting office.
They were Frank Buckingham, of
| Prairie City, Ia, and Isaac Anderson,
of Madrid, Ia. They will be sent. in
case they pass the physical exa,nfna-
ton. to san Francisco for foreign ser-
vice in the infantry.
Fort Dodge.
Central avenue seems to have become
1.-the abode of crickcts. They congre-
gate III shordes about the stores and at
istimes invade the premises. The in
sects are very destructive, and have
worked havoc in some places. a large
assortment of city directories in the
Hine window have been completely
destroyed as to cover and binding by
these pests. s;ys
| Keokuk.
The program for the big labor day
iscelebration to be held in this city Sep
Istember3 has been completed and judg-
| ing from the features whichit embraces
the celebration Will be the biggest and
grandest that has ever been witnessed
lin this city. Not only the labor unions
but the business men, and in fact near
lily all of keokuk, are showing unusual
Interest in the celebration.
Boone
+ Chief of Police Weaver and Sheriff
Garner receive almos daily from three
10 half dozen cards, asking them to
look out for and arrest horse thieves.
There seems to be an organized gang
of the kind operating in the state. and a
Ilarge number of valuable horses arc
stolen each day in different parts of
lIowa. a half dozen OF these requests
came to headquarters Tuesday.
Council Bluffs.
/ The work on the fence around the
rock pile was resumed Monday and the
prospect of seeing all the Weary Willies
| who wander into these sacred precincts
pounding stone Is once more a;lured
before the minds Of the police. !. : :
EJudge Smithson the district court beSch
/ Monday handed down decision that
Will have considerable interest to heirs
land others interested in the collateral
inheritance tax law. The effect OF his
decision is to declare the law not to be
retroactive as to requests OF realty
property.
West Po'nt.
About 8 o'clock Saturday evening
West Point was treat ted tor phenomenon
the like of which has never been seen
here. Many people We're on the streets
lanxiously watching the appearance OF a
storm From the southWest ssuddenly
}thege came a flash that enfeioped the
entire eastern portion OF the town. Il IT
Was followed by 9 crash of thunder, the
lreyerberat ions OF which we're distinct
liz heard Tor three minutes after. IA