Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-18

Tor the Burlington Lumber COmpany's
mill.
MT. PLEASANT--The city has been
putting on two incandescent lights im
mediately below come of the arc lights,
which oftentimes fail to work. The ex-
pertinent has not been tried with all the
arcs, but seems to give good satisfac-
ton where they have been tried. One
incandescent that burns is better than
fifteen arcs that do not burn.
GLIDDEN--J. W. Orchard had bull
let removed from one of his fingers last
week which had been Undecided there
for about six years. 1t had never oc-
casioned him any inconvenience and he
suffered il to remain. but during the
last few days the finger had been
swelling 10 a considerable extent, SO he
had the bullet taken out.
FIT. DODGE-At a meeting of the
city council Monday evening a resolu-
ton was introduced and adopted eX-
tending the time for vaccination of
school children thirty days longer.
Work or the .sest eide NJ Z. church
is progressing rapidly and the same
will be completed about February J. II.
IS a very substantial structure and will
cost when completed $1,000.
TlPTON - Preparations are bang
made by the temperance peoplesto APP
! peal from the action Of the board of SUI
lpervisors in finding for the muct petit
4 ton, and attorneys are now making a
Ecareful exa nination of the petition to.
dctect Illegal sigma lures. One of the
/ points to be raised Is that the board did
| not have the right to pass upon the pc
/ tition at all adjourned session.
ELDORA- Supervisor Walton's boys
have discovered a fine trap for catch
] ing sleunks. Recently they shot several
| rabbits and threw them in an empty
barrel.in the machinery she'd. soon at
4 ter they found three skunks in the bar
/ rel and unable TO get out they dis
i patched them at leisure. The skunks
had eaten the rabbits and We're waiting
for more, perhaps, says the Herald.
MT. PLEAsANT-NIr Pittnlan. an
4 old resident of the north part of the
lefty, is wearing a pair of spectactles
that are probably siie Oldest in the
/ county. The glasses are about 900 years
Isod, and have been handed down thru
a number Of generations as an hier-
4 loom. The frame of the spectacles is
made OF heavy solid silver, and the
4 glasses are perfect in every particular
4 EDDYNfLIE- Messrs. HiItabiddle
i and Coryell have been prospecting for
sine time east of town and have found
a fine vein of coal just south of the
4 Oldham property, they have leased
1 eighty acres that has vein running
from 3Ea to feet in thickness and Aes
so close tottne surface that some OF ii
& can be mined probably by stripping
The coal is of an exceptionally fine
quality.
DAVENPORT AS stated by tbs
n Democrat the evidences Of the good
Il use to which the proceeds Of that yau-
81 devilie entertainment of LAST fall We're
Ipu, are. to be seen on every hand at st
4 Lukes hospital. The event netted be-
A tween $500 and $500, and part of this
(, went for general repairs throughout the
building, and for the very evident inn
prove.ncnt made by painting the hos
! |pital exterior; and besides this thert
) has been added ward, with room fol
several beds, and handsome nurse,
diaing room, by a remodeling OF por
lions of the older portion OF the struc
tire.
MASON &CITY-Therc viii be con
siderable building in this city in tn
spring Dimmick & Wiate's building
ION North Main street Will go up, Waltel
Wright will complete his structure OF
: West Seventh street, l.. w. Kay vii
re- build the property now occupied BY
:, Daily the plumber. the new court nous,
will be erected. and there is some opers
lhouss talk Already il looks as ii Labor
would be in demand and when it is il
ldemand good prices prevail. In add
: ton TO these business buildings tht
Times Herald has been informed By
builders that q number OF residence:
Mill bs put up.
BELLE PLaINF,-A number Of tn
Bohemians OF the city are interested ii
1.-THE movement TO inaugurate schoo
for children Of that nationality mex
summer in this city, where they may b
J, INSTRUCTED in the mother tongue. A pa
per Is being circulated for signature
! and If enough names are secured tina
!. the financial burden when divide,
: among them may not be too heavy,
! teacher and room for holding the schoo
! will be secured One prominent Bone
!, Inian said that his countrymen ha
: lrather have their children studyin
during the summer vacation than run
: ming the streets.
Muse ATT NE,-On recent afternoo
Albert Brazil. who is living on III
: James Foster place northwest of tn
+ city WAS cutting Mood. Brazil ha
aimed a powerful blow at a chunk .
! wood. bur when the AK struck
glanced off and cut into the fieshy par
of his right foot. The wound inliicte
is about two and one-half inches Ion
: and the blade went clear to the bon'
He ran about a quarter of a mile to III
= Simpson nome and was promptly tai
en- in charge by the family. The flow {
blood could not be stopped in any wa
and the victim was brought to the eli
8 at about o'clock, where he receive
y prompt attention.
u ROCKWELL Photograph: OF
/. school board is considering the advise
'e bility of adding two years more 10 II
L high school class of study. This, +,
N the reason that the present amour
/ of work required is not sufficient to az
init the graduates to freshmen in o,
$ colleges. All over the state schools Al
pr now endeavoring to qualify their graz
= yates for such entrance and the Rocl
W we'll public school should keep up wi
& the procession. The change will nece
state the employment of anoth
is teacher but there can be no questic
al that the bentits derived would mo
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