Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-18
Cedar Falls News.


Special to TimesaR Republican.
Cedar Falls, Aug. 1s.-The Methodists
of this city and the surrounding county
commenced campmeeting at Bluff park,
us city. on the 18th of August and will
continue thru next week. Our local
ministers will be assisted by the con-
ference evangelist, Rev. w. G. Ham
mer. This park is beautiful spot in
which to hold a campmeeting. The
Burlington railway runs around the
base of the bluff and will deliver pas
sengers at their stopping point. The
Rapid Transit cars run thru the park
and makes it very convenient for the
| Waterloo and Cedar Falls people to get
to and from the grounds.
Professor w. w. Gist late of Coe Col
lege, Cedar Rapids, has bought resi-
dence in this city and moved his fam
lily here. Professor Gist is associated.
with Professor Bartlett in the English
\ department of the State Normal School.
! He filled similar position at Coe Col
llege when called here. He will be quite
an addition to the teaching force OF the
normal.
| Our citizens are sorry to lose Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Grafton and their family,
who have moved to Chicago, Ill. Mr..
Grafton has been a resident of our city
| for number of years as the agent of
the Chicago Great Western Railway
Company
State Superintendent Garrett has
been in our city this week to look after
affairs at the State Normal. He was
much pleased with the progress of the
new building now being erected. The
4 work was somewhat retarded by the
rain and the scarcity of laborers.
NiIIinms.
4 Special to Times-,R Republican.
Williams. Aug. IS. Quite number of
our school teachers are attending the
institute at Webster City. Two of
them are teaching in the institute.
i Mrs. Or. Tedrow and son are visiting
at Ann Arbor. Mich, and Chicago. Iii.
4 The doctor expects TO join them before
their return.
Professor A. r. Gardner, of the
i Stor yCity schools. stsite dover Sunday
4 with his brother here. The professor
4 was formerly principal here.
a r. II. Bratnober received news that
This son, a. c., had been drowned at
Duluth. MINI. Br. Bratnober Went
i there last week. The body not being
recovered, he returned home. Later
4 the body was recovered and Mr. Brat
5Isnober left Thursday for Dunkerton, Ia,
Il where the funeral will occur.
i F. w. Tomlinson is at Sioux City this
A week attending the lawn tennis tourna-
j ment.
4 y large number of W-illiamsites at
tended the carnival at Webster City
this week.
4 The brick work is being rapidly
4 pushed forward on the State Bank
4 and opera house building. Contractor
b Briggs has a force of men laying the
4 foundation for the new First National
i Bank building.
4 Charles Coles has started a new dray
tl5line in Williams.
Professor H. l.. Hampton spent last
4 Sunday with his cousin at Storm Lake.
4 ~
+ The i. o. g.. II. al Humboldt.
Especial to Tilnes-Republiean.
i Humboldt Aug. 1S.-The. main feat
4 ure at the Humboldt assembly of the
4 T. o. G. 4. yesterday was the reading
4 of the great comedy "Cyrano de Berge-
4 rac, by the gifted Bertha King Baker.
4 The great audience was held absolutely
4 spell bound from beginning 10 end
a Surely she has histrionic ability of the
q first order. The college campus and the
4 beach of Lake Nokomis are white with
i the tents Of visiting lodges and friends
a of the great moral order
4 Rain has fallen in copious showers
4 every night this week. The ground is
4 soaked fun. the thresher is idle and
\ grain has begun to sprout in the shock
Contractors Enjoined.
4 Special to Times Republican.
Pocanontas. Aug. 1s--The building Of
Jour new school house was stopped on
4 Thursday by the sheriff, who served a
Slnotice on the contractor to discontinue
1.-THE building, the ground for the notice