Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-12

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N. Mccully. Of n city. The price paid
was ~, 800. : = The Christian church
10 TO retain Rev. II. r. williams, OF
Des Aoines. az ito pastor for another
year and himself and wife will
shortly remove here and occupy the
parsonage. Il had been Rev. Williams
Intention to take up missionary work
In the Philippines, but the missionary
board has advised him that the field is.
not ready as yet and desires ham to
wait another year.
Spirit Lake.
The building and loan, association
paid of Its stockholders in full this
week. During it's existence OF a little
over six years the loss to the associa-
ton Snly amounted to 3180 and that
was due to discount made to hasten
the closing up Of the business. This
record speaks we'll for the business
abilities of those who have had charge
of these funds. : The steam fitting
for the court house are here and will
soon be in place.
Davenport.
Tha board Of trustees OF the Carne-
gle library held a meeting at the city
hall Thursday afternoon and discussed
the matter OF plans Cor the new build
Ing and attended to other matters of a
minor nature. The matter of extending
the time for architects to submit their
plans was discussed at length and 1t
was decided to put off the time limit to-
November %. II is expected that there
will be at least 100 plans sent in by
architects from all parts of the country
between now and the 22d inst.
Adj.
Two Adel parties figure in an inno-
cent bit Of romance. These parties are
Mr. Charles Warford and Miss Lena
kerns, who We're in Perry last Friday
and had cards printed announcing their
marriage at Golden. Col. on Aug. 2l.s
The bride vas temporarily stopping in
| Colorado, but has been at Abel most
of the time since the marriage. The
union has been kept a profound secret
and no one was aware OF it until the
cards We're received. No particular rea-
sol. is assigned for keeping the affair
u secret.
Ot.umwa.
The police are looking for we'll
dressed young man who is wanted on
the charge Of attempting to pass a
forged check, using the name of Barnes
& Wells, the west end grocers, at the
Model Clothing House. He bought
bill of goods and offered it. saying he
had sold COW 70 the firm. but the
clerk became suspicious and said that
he would telephone the grocery firm
and if the check was all right would let
him have the goods picked out and the
l.difference in money. The stranger said
that would be all right and that he
would so out and get supper and re-
turn for the goods and change. OF
course he didn't return.
Sioux City.
Fred Hood, after a continuous SER
| vice of nearly ten years has decided to.
sever his connection with the Iowa Ma
| tionals Guard. He has sent to the aGju-
tant general at Des Moines mis- resigna-
/ ton of the commission of first lieuten-
ant Of Company H and of his Office of
acting adjutant Of the Fifty-seconds
regiment, which he has held since the
resignation Of Lieut.. Fred Hills last
1 February. AS his resigna ton has to go
4 thru the regular military channels, it
4 is probable that Lieut.. Hood will be
able to complete ten years Of service,
i Which will entitle him to the service
medal, which is to highly priced. His
i ten years will be completed next May.
/ Waterloo.
Thirty-two fine young Thanksgiving
turkeys were stolen Wednesday. night
from E. b. Miller's place in Orange
township. The turkeys We're perched
In trees near the house, but the turkey
robber managed to gather them from
their roosts and put them in his wagon.
The Reporter says real estate
\ dealers are at their wits ends to ac-
commodate the demand for residence
i property from newcomers TO Waterloo.
According TO the testimony from this
source it is next to impossible to secure
a habisable house that is for rent and
4 when such an offering appears there
i are from one to two dozen applicants
/ for it. The same is true of Waterloo
business property.
1 Council Bluffs.
Harry Brand. OF Clarinda, was yes
terday bound over to the grand jury of
the federal court on charge of boot
jlegging, the allegation being for an Of
tfense which was said to have been
Icommittcd last September. He was
brought here several days ago from
lClarinda and the hearing was before
United States Commissioner George It.
/ Wright yesterday afternoon. Two wit
nesses We're heard and Brand was
bound over. his bonds being placed at
! $500, and in default Of these he was
committed 10 jail. As the next term
tof court in this distric, does not come
until March. Brand VIII be taken be-
fore the grand jury at Des Moines,
which meets Nov. 20.
! Hampton.
4 Chronicle DR., Hacker was sent for
last night in great haste to go to the
residence of Charles Stackhouse. in
north Hampton, and upon arriving
there found Mrs. stackhouse with sew
eral cuts in her left arm, evidently
made with a dull pocket knife. Stack
house was drunk and 1t was known
that there was trouble in the house,
but Mrs. Stackhouse protested that she
4 fell down and cut her arm on some
broken glass, altho the doctor says
! that there was no borken glass in the