Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-26
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the decisive vote OF 80 to 20 the electors
declared in favor Of granting the twen-
Ety-year franchise.
Keokuk.
Important deals were closed In Chi
!cago Monday OF much interest to Keo-
3kuk as municipality and to Keokuk
people. The Hubinger light plant and
street railway are to be improved SO
much that 1t might be called a rebuild
1 ing in effect. The amount of money to
be spent at once is over $35, 900. the ma
Ijor part on the electric light plant and
part Of it on the street railway.
Deep River.
1 Record: Out on Geo. Mouser's farm
they have monster hay stack which liz
| fifty feet long. twenty-five feet wide and
twenty feet high. A funny thing about
the stack i5sthatg one hen layed ten eggs
lin 1t before 1t was completed. Either
the hen was rapid layer or the stack
was slow in reaching completion. How.
ever, one OF the builders says work on
lit was delayed several times on account
OF rain.
Fort Dodge.
4 Jessie Deering, an 1s-year-old girl ems
lployed in the Sherman laundry, had her
1 arm seriously injured in one OF the
laundry machines Tuesday morning.
The machine in which her hand was
caught is the collar and cuff ironer. The
pieces ironed are drawn thru two roll
ers. one OF cast iron and one which is
padded thickly, fact which alone
saved Miss behring's hand and arm
from being crushed to pulp.
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Webster City.
Two cases of the prevailing epidemic,
pronounced smallpox by the physi-
clans. have made their appearance at
,kamrar. a town in this (Hamilton)
county about six miles south OF here.
lit is reported that the postmaster's
lfwife is sick with it and that there is
also another. case there. The people of
the town are greatly alarmed and the
/ postotfice has been moved, owing to the
i fact that the postmaster lived over the
office.
Iowa City.
The Republican notes the lack OF
cottages for rent. One agent stated
/ that he could obtain occupants for fifty
small, neat cottages renting from SIS to
| $40 per month within ten blocks OF the
i business portion OF the town. :
/ Plans have already been drawn for
4 seven houses to be erected at once at
4 East Iowa City. This is a starter in
4 supplying the demand for houses in
Iowa City. which has been something
of drawback to the town.
Shenandoah.
The farmers are no longer making
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4 magnificent corn crop Is now assured
and the late potatoes and the fall pas
Il lures. A good rain every two or three
days is making the corn fairly hump it.
4 self. The corner stone Of the
new Masonic Temple In Shenandoah
will be laid with Masonic ceremonie,
on Aug. 10. at which time 1t is expected
the grand master Of the state will be
|present and make an address.
Il Nevada.
A number of boys were captured
Frida:' evening while shooting craps
A by Marshal Fifer. 1t Is stated that
many arrests will be made II the prac.
sltice continues. z : = The Journal says:
Last Friday Constable SEVERED, Of
\ Story City, pulled the resort at Wat.
kins' well and hauled OFF wagon load
4 of the fluid that has been causing 81
much trouble there Of late. 1t is thought
!, by some that this is the beginning OF 8
warm time for Story City, aa the pro.
4 prietor of this resort Will retaliate by
having the refreshment resort pulled a,
. Story City.
4 Harlan.
i Mitchell Bros. discovered gas in wei
they dug on the John Chatburn farm
a north OF town, late last week. The gar
made considerable noise az It escaped
from the opening, and when Lighted
ss;:sp OF straw was thrown in the wei
there was an explosion and flame a:
long as the gas flowed. The nnd didn'>
cause any excitement. It was probabl,
marsh gas, such as made the stir a
Herndon some years ago, and ouch a:
Il has been found in innumerable place.
in Iowa. These finds are usually lin.
tied in quantity and soon give out, say.
the Republican.
RED Oak.
4 Seven years ago. shortly after
4 democratic administration had taker
charge OF the affairs OF government. the
total deposits in the Red Oak Nationa
and First National banks Of this city
aggregated s43l, $685. Four years ago
when the democratic administration wa.
Z drawing to a close and the great ''firs
battle" for free silver was on, the tota
Z deposits amounted TO but little over on,
half that sum, s294,379. A reference Il
the statements af these banks as pub
iished in the Express last week show.
!. that nearly four years OF republican
rule the deposits aggregate $50, 1874
nearly three times as much az foul
years ago. These bank deposits repre-,
sent money belonging to the farmer!
! and business men OF the county ane
s city.
Creston.
The new elevator under construction
II near the New York avenue crossing 1
nearing completion and Will soon b
q ready for operation. The structure i
24x4s feet OH the ground. underlatd by /,
brick foundation. The driveway will b
elevated about nine feet above TIL
ground and the elevator shaft Will b
forty-slx feet high. The capacity OF tn
elevator Will be about fifteen cars o
J grain, In divisions for ear and ahellet
corp and oats. Wray Bros, who owl
}. the lots anu new building. Will put II
the most modern machinery. including
a flfteen-horsei power engine, cleaner
3 corn shelter and later q feed grinding
department will be added. The .oor
n nf 4 hn Ia rra hfpa will ha IF tnclInas