Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-19

rlor, at Washington, his commission as
Inspector OF lands for the government
with headquarters at Enid, Okla. This
liz one OF the best appointments ever
given a Greene county man. paying.
with Its perquisi.es, about $4,000 a year
in addition to railroad fares. Mr.. Jeni-l
sons friends are very much pleased
over his preferment, and only regret
that his work will take him away from
Greene county and Iowa.
Glenwood.
Superintendent Marsh has now on
file at his office the applications OF %
Mills county school teachers who de-,
sire to take the examinations for state
certificates. These examinations are
conducted by the state board OF exam
liners, and 1t is expected representa-
tive OF the hoard will be In Glenwood
the early part Of August. This will
be the first examination for state GER
tificates ever held in Mills county. At
present there are thirteen holders of
state certificates in Mills county. These
certificates are good for five years.
Sioux City.
DR.. Phillips estimates that fully 1000
people have been vaccinated in Sioux
City within the last week or ten days.
The first TWO days of this week he vac
lcinated thirty-fiye people himself Dr..
Elizabeth McDermott a few evenings
ago was called up to the Seventh street
ineighborhood in which Mrs. Sadie
Bright is i'll OF the disease, and vac
icinated forty persons In one evening.
Thursday in one prominent doctors
office there were six children lying
around in different parts OF the office,
each with a little red spot on his or
her leg or arm.
Perry.
The school board has finished it's
work in the employment of teachers for
the next year. Professor Biezek is re-
tanned, and all the old teachers except
three, who We're not applicants. The
new teachers are Misses Mabel Hoyt,
Jessie Crawford and Dora Clark. Sew
eral of the teachers will go tosthe State
Normal at Cedar Falls to take up a
course in special work. The
woods are full of mushrooms and they
are being gathered by the basket full
land sold around town. Sam Lindsey
says that his woods are just full OF
them.
Odebolt.
Up to last Sunday, 800 lambs had
been dropped at the big Adams farm
Mr.. Wheaton, who looks after the
sheep, is kept busy caring for them. A
patent shearing machine, which works
on the principle of a clipper. has been
used TO remove the fleece. Nothing
as sheep during the past year. When
1.-THE Chronicle writer first came to Sac
county, IL years ago. he was told tina,
lsheep could not be handled TO advan-
|ltage because of their liability to foot
1rot Now one seldom hears Of the dis
ease.
Dubuque.
The marshal has had an idea fol
some time that there We're a grea,
lsmanys more slot machines In the city
than the amount of money paid in fol
1.-The privilege OF running them repre-
lsented This money showed about
lthirty-eight inthe city. Tuesday even
ling before night police went on duty
1.-THE marshal instructed each officer tc
| go into every saloon and cigar store or
L
WAS a slot machine in any of them
The plan worked very WELL for the re-
turns made by the police show tina,
There are sixty-nine in the city, only
about half of which have been paying
1.-The $50 exacted by the city. They mus
now pay up at the risk of confiscation
Fort Dodge.
A company OF Fort Dodge capitalists
thru Attorney Frank Fs-.all hav'
made an offer of 100000 to Thomas Smell
of Clinton, Illinois. for the 100 FOO
ltract of ground on the corner OF Eighth
street and Central avenue. The offer ]:
with view OF securing the site FOL
hotel purposes. The location IS al
Ideal one and would meet with the gen
1eral approval of the business men o.
1.-The city. The machinery for til,
Mineral City Plaster company is abou
IAN placed in position in the new mil
south OF the city and operations will b.
started some day next week. A larg,
Quantity Of gypsum rock has beer
mined and hoisted during the winter
and the mill will be run at full capaci
ltysto start with.
Council Bluffs.
AT a general meeting OF the barber
OF the city Thursday evening 1t wa
i decided to establish a truce In the Sun
day closing fight that has been in pro
lgress here for year. Sunday shay
ling will now be possible at nearl!
every barber shop in Council BLUFFS ant
ut is announced as the sentiment OF tn,
meeting that this sabbath day worl
will not be interfered with until tn,
cases now pending in the district cour
are decided. but 1t is possible that thes,
cases will never be pushed to trial now
Sunday shaves will cost 10 cents, how
ever. at every shop in the city. ever
where the 10-cent price prevails OF
week days. Customers must also be ii
the chairs by II o'clock sunday morn
ings or wear beard to church.
Burlington.
The 2-year-old daughter OF o. Nelson
of Mount. Pleasant. was brought her,
Thursday to have the operation o
Itrache otomy performed for the remova
of grain OF corn. which had becom
lodged In the child's -windpipe ten day,
age Altho almost exhausted from tn,
frequent attacks OF suffocati ton and a,
attack of pneumonia from the irrita
A tIon OF the corn grain. the operation
was undertaken Thursday afternoon q
st, Francis hospital by, DR.. Leipxiger
assisted by Drs. 6troburg and Schler
The grain was suoessstully removes