Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-17

the high echool, viii, NOT teach here next
year Professor Clarke had signiAed hi
Intention Of accepting the position, and
1 the board had supp that the mAttel
1 was permanently settled. They have
fjust received notice, however. from Mr.
4 Clark, saying that he would be com
1 PEELED to resign the place. He has beer
Iohered much more lucrative position
In the Missouri state normal SCHOOL al
Teacher Of science and has decided t.
Iaccept this position instead Of the one
lat Fort Dodge.
Iowa Falls.
George A. Courtney has rendered his
resignation to the board Of directors as
cashier of the State Bank OF Iowa Falls
This action liz surprise to Mr.. Court
neys friends and the patrons OF the
bank, as no intination of such intention
had been given out. Mr.. Courtney ex-
poets to make Iowa Falls his future
home, and resigns to enter some other
| line of business, says the Sentinel. VIII
ard Boldly, assistant cashier, will also
resign as soon as some one can be ee-
Icured to take HE place, as he desires
less combining work.
/ Newton.
Talking to q threshernan this week,
we learn that the average crop Of oats
lin this vicinity Will average about tflir-
lty bushels to the acre, and will weigh
about twenty-eight pounds to the bush
Iel. The average of wheat from twelve
1 to fifteen bushels to the acre. Corn is
doing nicely, and 1T is predicted the
Leverage crop will be between fifty and
lsixty bushels to the acre. As rule
pastures are in good condition, except
where there is too much stock feeding
on them. Many of the clover fields that
lhave been mown are coming on again in
fine shape.
Belle PLANE.
The Union says q stranger in town
might have thought there was run or
the banks Tuesday when the big gravel
ling gang which has been working be-
tween here and Parkersburg came in tc
Iget pssid off. At the Citizens bank they
Were paid from pay roll for this
months work, while those who hac
lsaNed their checks from the month pre-
4 vious went to the First National. From
both Institutions they took several thou
sand dollars. The gang went east on
No. 16 that night. This ends the work
Il
work as may be done by section crews
and work trains
Boone. ST
/ Postmaster Means received instruc-
4 tons from the postoffice department
4 "wednesday morning, covering the rules
and regulations to be observed in the
establishment of the first rural delivery
route in Boone county. 1t will be oper-
ative beginning Monday. September 8
and mail will be collected and delivered
i along the route every day except Sun
day. Rural Delivery Route MOL Will
be carried by Fred Stull, with I. D
Hannah as substitute. The salary Of the
lcarrier is fixed at 500 per yeaar. Length
of route, % miles Area covered, Al
square miles. Number of houses on the
route. 1sS. Population. SAG. Il
4 Carroll.
Monday afternoon while Ben and Johr
Schollenberger We're at work switching
lin the railroad yards. near the freight
depot, Ben met with an accident Which
came near costing his life and at bes1
he will be laid up for some time to come
4 1t seems that John made an attempt t.
4 jump on the foot board Of the engine
a and fell. Ben, who was on the other ent
a of the moving locomotive, saw wha
had happened and suddenly made
q jump with the intention of going to hi
Il brothers. rescue, but he himself me
81 With an accident more serious. AS h,
Jumped he lott his footing and fell t
y the ground, striking on his head with
5i.such force asto render him unconscious
4 He was taken to his home on Nortl
i Main street and medical skill is doing
u all in it's power for him. Since the ac.
jIcident and all day Tuesday he remained
i unconscious With indications of seriou!
nervous prcstration. John Schollen.
i berg Was only slightly scratched ane
y bruised.
4 Hampton.
S. w. Ferris of our town. fruit.
"A raiser of many years experience. say:
that tbs most pressing present need il
4 Hampton is a cold storage plant. HI
4 says, that one can be built for $4,000 o,
4 which he stands ready to put in $1,000
4 Such ADJUSTMENTS are common in the
country and almost every town of any
account has, one. MIR. Ferris, tells of 4
prominent fruit raiser AT Fit Dodge who
a says that his early apples, Ike tbs
81 Duchess, bring him not less than a dol
a lar bushei by being stored. whereas
4 they are When first ripe, drug on The
market a % cents a bushei. Ee
81 Grigss of Grant township sold seventy
q lone bushels of Duchess apples to firm
that came to his farm and picked ant
Il packed them right in his orchard.
4 Hal Salisbury's case of smallpox turned
tout to be the most severe of any hither.
4 TO in town, one reason probably being
4 that he had never been Saccinated. HI
has now pas sed the crisis of the diseass
Il and is rapidly recovering.
a Close Call.
81 Mr.. Henry Phipps had an attack O.
s. 8cholic that he says would certainl,
81 have proved fatal before physician
could have reached him. He was cured
4 by Chamberlain's Co,ic, Cholera ans
\ Diarrhoea Remedy before the docto,
. arrived. Mr.. Phipps is a well know
Il citizen Of Becky, w. Va For sale b.
4 druggists.
4 IOWA STATE MEETINGS.
Excursion Hates on Iowa Central fol
Various Occasions.
On account pf the following meeting
in Iowa the Iowa Central railway vii
a sell round-trip tickets from points OF
its line in Iowa It very low rates:
4 Humboldt annual Summer Assembly
81 l. O. G. 7. Training School, and meet
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