Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-03
Local Affairs ii Hundreds Of Iowa Towns Of
u Interest to the General Reader

the line for the new system Of street
electric lighting and all Is in readiness
now for hanging the lamps. This is
now being done and the current will
be turned on In few days.
Grand Junction.
The Rock Island Railway Company
has just completed new tabular we'll
at this place It 314 feet deep and
there are over 800 feet OF water in 1t,
being pretty close to flowing we'll.
Winterset.
Without dissenting vote. the con-
gregatlon CT the Christian church
adopted the reportsof the pastoral COM
mittee to invite Rev. Follansbee to con-
tinue as pastor during the year 1901.
Webster City.
Articles of Incorporation Of the Web
ster City Bottling Works were filed res
Gently. The capital stock is $10,00G j.
w. Arlington Is president, j. c. Robin
son vice president, and w. r. Marsh
secretary and treasurer.
Fort Dodge.
G. S. Ringland has returned from an
extended trip in northern Dakota and
northern Minnesota. Mr.. Ringland
says that the crops in that region are
all burned out and that Iowa crops are
in the best condition Of any that he has
seen.
Giadbrook.
The old bank building was annlhilat-
"a last week and the lot put in shape
for the excavation of the basement.
The contractors are to have the new
building finished by Sept. 10, ready for
occupancy Of President Nee and his
staff of assistants.
RedOak.
Ex-senator Thomas weidman came
up from Missouri the latter part of last
week for a few days stay. He reports
crops looking fine. Just now the lead
and zinc mining boom is striking this
county and prospecting is being done
near his land with good results.
Oskaloosa.
Oliver Sholte, tried before Squire
Ross has been bound over to the grand
jury in bonds OF $500, charged With
horse stealing and in default of bond
the man has been placed in Jail. The
charge is brought by j. r. Haywood
and the scene of the crime Is in Jeffer-
son township.
Iowa City.
The board of supervisors asked for
the report of the county treasurer Sat
urday and the same was presented
showing balance of s124.656.45. How
eversthe balance shown is nearly 81 900
tHo!r ,o1 -,
hand. Treasurer Cherry is laboring in
defatigably to discover the error.
Boone.
The partial failure Of the crop Of
black raspberries is great disap.
|pointment to the local dealers and the
consumers OF this delicacv. 1t wa:
thought that the crop would have beer
plentiful this week and tnsteadsof-
it is very small and the berries sell fol
from $3.50 to ;2.75 for twenty-foul
quart crate and it Is probable that they
will not be much cheaper.
Jefferson.
The monster pipe organ purchased
for the Presbyterian church arrived
last week. and is mostly aboard car.
while the rear part OF the church build,
ing is being remodeled for its occu
pancy. The floor has been lowered il
the choir room and the roof will hav,
to be elevated considerably in order L
accommodate the big pipes. some O
which are sixteen inches in diameter.
Keosauqua.
Christopher Warren, one of the lead
ing farmers of Vernon township, say,
the late rains are bringing out tn.
meadows. and the hay crop. i'll hi!
section, will be pretty good after all
He says the prospects are that the oat!
harvest will begin by July 4th-at leas
ten earlier than usual. This is
great year for everybody but tn,
calamity howler," says the Republican
Muscatine.
Journal: Irving B. Richman and fam
| lily expect to leave for Rhode Islant
in the morning. They will be gone fo
some time and while there II is under
stood Mr.. Richman Wal be engaged i,
collecting data and preparing a histor.
OF the state and colonial times He Il
highly honored in being asked to d,
this by the people OF the state. Hi
friends know him to be fully competen
for the important task.
Shenandoah.
According to the recent church cen
sus the population of the city is 3,277
but the Sentinel says 1t may safely b
put at 1000 for these enumerators ad
init that in many cases when nobod!
was at home they did not go bacl
again. The number of children unde
81 years is 1920 and the total numbe
in Sunday schools is reported at 1880
Only is families are reported withou
bibles.
Sioux City.
Saturday was the last day Of rec
ord breaking six months In the re
ceipts OF hogs at the Sioux City stool
yards. The figures Of the first 81.
months OF the year leave no question
whatever that 1900 will be by far tn
biggest year the yards have. eve
known in the matter OF hog receipts
During the six months just complete,
the receipts of hogs have amounted +
Az. 500 head. During the correspond
ling six months Of 1899 the receipts wer
only 264.4s0.
Manning.
Louis Tollgard, residing a few mile
south Of the city, narrowly escaped be
Ing killed by lightning during the raj
and electric storm on Wednesda,
morning. While in the field MAXIM
hay three horses he was using wer
struck by a bolt OF lightning and in