Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-06

SnerlI FUCKER IL not only an alert OF
fetal but a hunter of some pretentions.
Monday he took his gun and went out
before breakfast and killed six ducks
and two squirrels.
Museatine.
All the children OF the city schools up
to and including the eighth grades met
in a mass meeting "Wednesday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Y. NJ. C. "A, room
to organize an anti-cigaret league.
Cedar Falls.
The Congregational church Of this
city is to have a new pipe organ, con-
tract having been made with an Erie,
Pa. firm for an instrument, which isto
be one Of the best in this section Of the
state.
shenandoah.
"A. S. Graves. one Of the prominent
farmers residing on free mail route No..
2, last week took his harrow and har-
rowed the township line road for about
three miles. 1t makes a wonderful i'm
|provement at this time of year, when
the roads are cut with great ruts.
creston.
\ Twenty-Five workmen arrived in the
1 city Wednesday morning from a Chica-
| go employment agency to work for Con-
tractor Conley on the new double track
between here and Murray. Their fore
man was east OF the city making arr
arrangements to establish camp that
\ forenoon.
New Sharon.
The revival meetings are continuing
at the Friends church. Muchinterest is
manifested and great good to the COM
munity is in evidence. /. {. Miss Laura
Eaton has accepted a school in Powe-
lsshiek county. where the term is longer
and the salary higher than for the
spring termin Mahaska.
Webster City. Il
\ The sale of thoroughbred Shorthorn
cattle at Bluff Valley farm Tuesday was
llargely attended, stockmen from yir-.
lginia. Tennessee, n. and s. Dakota, Ne
Ibraska, Kansas and Missouri being
,Ipresent. And they all came prepared to
buy. The receipts OF the sale are much
Larger! than of any OF this preceding ones
The fifty head brought s2l 1885, an aver
age Of slightly over s422.
Keokuk.
There was a curious delay in the ex-
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missouri reformat tory and was picked up
in the tenderloin district here. After
holding her as long as the law allowed
land a requisition not being forrthcom-
ling the police turned her loose and she
disappeared. Tuesday Governor Shaw
photographed the chief Of police to hold
land a warrant issued.
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\ Dubuque.
Mr.. Shay, the stockman, from Mall
/ 10y, Ia, with whom ]. c. Girard, the
A young man who was seized with insan-
! ity Sunday night. came here, returned
4 Tuesday and called at the Jail to see him
and take him home. He was taken to
the Sisters asylum Monday, and Mr..
4 Shay went out with Sheriff Conklin to
get him. He left for home with him in
the afternoon. He has not yet recov-
erred, but went along With Mr.. Shay
without any trouble.
Iowa City.
Il Capt. Clyde Williams and Coach A. A.
4 knipe are busy rounding the varsity
base ball team into shape for the sea
lson of 1900. An unusually promising list
s|sof candidates are on the athletic field
4 daily, about forty men appearing for
& practice. At present the men are put
4 thru fielding and batting out the ball.
In short time two teams will be select
4 ed from the list Of candidates, and an
a interesting series OF contests may be
q looked for. The first schedule game
u takes place April 90. and a large amount
! of work will be necessary to bring the
4 team into shape by that time.
4 Ottumwa.
The Ottumwa postoffice will pass
4 from the second to the first-class grade
{ on July 1 next. This is insured by rea-
: son of the fact that the postal receipts
4 of the Office for the year ending March
u 81. 1900. exceeded $4,000 The exact re-
a ceipts for the year are $43. 1876. as COM
Ipared with s37,920S1 for the previous
slyear. This shows an increase Of S5.270.-
Is. or about IA per cent. The attainment
! to the first-class grade is very impor-
liant matter, and will enable this city, to
& have the best service that is granted to
4 any office in the country. There are less
than 200 first-class offices in the United
4 States.
4 Belle PLANE.
Two Belle PLANE boys have arrived
at an actual knowledge of the power
and peculiarities of gunpowder in the
same way in which most boys acquire
that knowledge. While playing with
powder and fire on Monday afternoon
A Willie Gouldy. son OF George Gouldy,
and Albert Chervny. son OF Albert
q Chervny, were severely burned about
the face by an explosion. and are. now
. in the care of physicians. Both boys
3 were badly burned. but will recover
without serious injury resulting, tho the
burns are painful and the eyes of the
Gouldy boy are swollen SO that sight is
not afforded. 8
II Aleoua.
Y with this term OF school three changes
are made in the teaching force. Miss
Hattie Stephens has resigned and will
, study music and drawing awhile as q
!. rest and as a preparation for further
a school work. miss Sandborg has posi-
Z ton offered In the Burlington city
4 schools and will accept. Miss Turner
\ goes to Oakaloosa and will study to pre-
pare herself for high school work. Mis-
lRose. 8 graduate ef the stete norinal
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