Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-12
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects as
Reflected in the Iowa News.
papers
The News Of Iowa From Hundreds
Of Different Towns and Com.
munities.

Reinbeek.
city council and Or. Hathawayh has been
appointed TO fill the vacancy.
Carroll.
>. w. Finerty lost six hogs killed by
lightning in one OF the recent stormsl
and two others were badly crippled.
Jsup.
i William Wilde. OF Minneapolis, are
rived last Saturday to take position
IN the store of Peterson & Mecklns.I
Mr.. Wilde was a former clerk for the
firm when at Marshalltown.
Melbosrne.
The past several days have been
spent by the Record editor in riding
over the county, and hs does not Won
der that Marshall Is conceded to be.
the banner county Of this banner state
Eagle Grove.
w. r.. Blake has just completed an
elaborate cyclone retreat. and loving his
neighbprs as he does himself he had It'll
made large enough to hold all the Sec
sont wagd-installments according to|
the Eagle.
Newton.
Record: Governor Shaw last week sold
bought Of Pete Humphrey couple Of
team and sold them. With the family
Scarriage. for $500.
Dumont.
The track layers on the new North
western branch road expect to reach
Parkersburg by the goth of this month.
They are now about 20 miles from
there. They will reach Dumont be-
tween the LIST and 10th Of June.
Manning.
J.J. Mcmahon has declined the place
of principal of the Manning schools. to
which he was recently re elected. AIR.
McAfahon intends, it Is said. to devote
his entire time to the interests OF hisi
newspaper. the Toledo Democrat.
Dayton.
The school board last Friday evening
elected Principal j. Lennox Ward, Of
Tripoli. Iowa. as principal of the schools
for the coming year. The Review says
s Mr.. Ward comes well recomme ended and
was selected after due consideration by
the board.
! oled Q.
Seth Fuller got a piece OF steel into
one of his eyes, but paid no attention
to 1t until couple OF days had passed
when 1t became so painful that he vis-
tied a spec .aliAtxat AiarshalltoWn and
had NJ removed. 1t is now thought that
no permanent injury will result
Alden s.ss
Charlie Frisbee Is still unable to play
ball with the New Workers. For a
I time it was thought that the injuries
he had received were such that he
might have stiff knee joint, but the
latter reports indicate that he is i'm
proving and that he will be able to get
F to work again in a few weeks.
Tama.
The Herald states that fishing is
\ good-providing one enjoys catching
bullheads. Strings OF from twenty
to a hundred OF those fish are not I'M
common. Croppies began to bite the
first OF the week and in a few days the
comparatively few bass, pike, salmon
and pickerel In the river should take
the hook.
Iowa City.
The school board has decided to cal
in $1,000 in school bonds, reducing the
present bonded indebtedness of the
school corporation from 1890 to $4,000
The paying of OF these bonds. however
Will leave the school fund with bu, $3.50
This amount will go to pay the Interest
due on $4,000 worth OF bonds. which
Will be reduced $4,000 more during mex
September. according to the presen,
plan Of the board.
Dvbuque.
There was nothing for the grand jur,
to Investigate and 1t adjourned for twt
weeks. This islthe frst time in man,
years that there has been no criminal.
In Jail awaiting the action Of the grand
Z jury There Will not be another Crane
Jury Until October, and the presen
grand Jury will be held until along to
ward the end OF the month, to accom-
modate any individuals who happen I,
go wrong and thus save them laying i,
Jail all summer.
Sioux City.
this year Is not alone thesresult OF pros
porous times. but OF the ravages Of TIL
grub Of the June bug among the root
OF grass In great many OF the fines
lawns. The lawns when they turne,
green were found to be spotted wit
areas where the grass was dead. TIL
grubs dig along under the surface, lik
moles, and whole sections of sod are un
dermined 80 thoroughly,it can be role,
& back like carpet.
STATE Center. 's
There has been no trouble from
scarcity OF water since the electric high
plant has been In operation. The pump
Ing attachment is SO fixed that tn
pumping Is done while the plant IL Il
operation. The south. or drilled we'll. i
being used entirely of late and afford
II an abundahc Of water, but the pump
at both wells can be used II necessar.
Il 10 necessary to keep the drilled we
pumped out on account OF sand Allin
IN. 40 reported by the independent.
G1snwood.
The canning company started up til
new macbinery "wednesday y, turning on
their 6rats lot Of cans. It was an even
4 In the manufacturing history of Glen
wood, Tor the csinpany's success mean
much to this city. Charles Rhodel
q track walker on the Wabash road an
who lives in Malvern. was In 0ienwoo
Monday with his wife whom he ha
brought to have examined by the b0ar
Of insane commissioners. The hoard IL
n cided ehe Was not insane. This II Rhode
second attemnk IN ave n eF declnroA A.