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

~ AlVlllSs
Wednesday, noon and the men have
been doing the work in shifts day and
night. The hugeness of the task Is
causing people who have been watch
ing the work to wonder. The lock is
$50 feet long, 100 feet wide end III ts feet
deep. showing that 517,50o cubic feet Of
water had to be pumped out. There is
leaks some. The pump $ a 9-inch and
is running $50 revolutions a minute. In
two days the water was lowered from
] " to So feet.
Davenport.
Il. Il. Smith, general superintendent
of the Iowa rele phone Company, came
home Monday morning from Boston,
whittier he went about u week ago.
White there he had satisfactory irltsr
views With. the president of the Ameri-s
can Bell Tele phone Company, the presi-
dent OF the American Long Distance
Telephone Company, and other officers
sof the two corporations. and now. he
says, he is ready to go on With the work
of putting the telephone lines Of the
Iowa company under ground in this
city All that is needed is the councils
permits sion TO do this work.
Keosauqua.
Miss Alma Hearn, of Keosauqua,
who $ tarted a short time ago for Chilli.
South America where she was to be
united in marriage to Howard Holland.
aatesof Milton. was stopped by a CABLE
gram when she reached New York. re-
porting him as very sick and telling
her to wait. The latest received since
then was to MIR. ana Mrs. Holland u
Milton. parents OF Howard, and while
nothing definite. 1T is understood tina,
Howard is very sick and$wtll likely be
sent home as soon as he Is able "a
travel. Miss Hearn is still in New
Y ork awaiting further Word.
Charlton.
quite an interest is. created among
the people of Charlton over the oui cone
Of a divorce case begun In Wayne coun-
tya by Mary White vs. Johnny White
her husband, asking $500 aliinony Mr.
I White is 70 years of age and is vel
known in Charlton. This is his secone
eNlls ttilI III = v ~ u
enteen years. The belief among chart
ton people who know the parties. j:
Isthat the woman mind is unbalanced
as cruelty and non-sup port Is charged
and he was known here as a kind
hearted and wealthy man. The troubl,
Is said to be over a son of hers by I
| former marriage.
/ Carroll.
4 Helen. the five yearold daughter o
4 Mr. and Mrs. d. H Lawson, who re
4 side on north Carroll tree came nea
"Wednesday evening, about five O'Clock
In company with companions, Hese
was playing in the hay nov of ths bar
when she unconsciously ran toward tn
slopening in the floor and fell head frs
to the floor BIS ow. In the descent III
Ichild's head struck the dge Of a bo,
making a deep cash an inch long froi
4 the LETT ear toward the crown of tn
head. She was rendered unconsciou
\ and remained in that condition &c
4 about three days. Helen $ right han
4 and arm are partially paralyzed sine
8 the fall. She viii recover but ii wi
4 requirs time to restore her.
i Ute.
In view of the fact that an epidemt
lof smallpox exists pretty generally oyt
Monona county, the Independent ask
s.sNould it not be wise plan for Il
4 town to take some action to lessen Il
q danger of contagion TO its citizens b.
fore the disease gets started hAre9
q lat lea st fiva townships in the count
& smallpox exists and at Moorehea
8 only fourteen miles away they ha,
the disease in an aggravated forr
Land. one lady. Mrs. Coulon. has die
with it and otfiar complications. U
{ has had a slight experience with II
s lsdisaase and 1t isn't pleasant. Not on
4 should the public health demand pr
q lection. but the business interests
s. the town are also entitled to the fulle
protection that can be given.
3 Council Bluffs.
Smallpox made its appearance m II
county out side of Council Bluffs SUI
day, with the result that during Il
: day four public schools and one cnur,
were ordered closed. The patient
Thomas Roberts, and he al the home
i / Henry Scott in Hazel Dell township
j is horse dealer engaged in sh.ppil
i horsss in carload lots and selling the
lat auction in the smaller towns. /
$ ! brought car OF horses to Weston
) Friday and vas preparing 10 sci the
!, sto the farmers. Before tile sale "
ID completed he became 50 Ill that II "
lSneces sary for him to leave. He we
to the home of Scott, who is in O
friene, to remain until he recovered
I health. He continued TO grow worse
doctor pronounced his illness a We
i developed case OF smallpox.
: Belle PLANE.
The fate of the Big Four Fair Ass
I citation was sealed last Saturday VIII
e j. c. Miller, acting for he fair associ
ton. closed n deal with Jacob Vert.
for the transfer of the lands and bull
ings to the latter for the sum of S3.S
!. $500 being deposited with Mr.. Miner