Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-20
WHAT they ARE DOING
Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.

AASO sIss-is, Il ~
re voted on at the next city election.
Attorneys say that 1t would save Wa
pello$ county one-third of the money 1t
now takes to conduct the district court.
The proposition has been twice voted
down in this city, but a number of ats
torneys believe that when the matter
is presented to the people in the right
light they, too, will see the necessity of
lit.
Eldora.
A business mems association, thing
that Eldora has long needed, has been
organized and Differed as follows: DR..
N. G. Morse, president: Edward Davis,
secretary; Thomas Larson. treasurer.
Such an organization as this can ac-f
icomplish much for the upbuilding and
Improvement of the city along all
proper and Legitimate lines, says the
Herald.
Jefferson.
( The condition of the streets of Jeffer-
son as compared with the fine graveled
roads In this vicinity and near other
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towns IN the county, has been the sub
ject Of much criticism the past few
years. But If the good work is pushed
on as 1t has been so we'll started this
season no town In western Iowa Will
have better streets or better roads
leading to town than Jefferson, says
the Souvenir
Webster City.
A marriage of a romantic nature oc-
Cured in this city Thursday, afternoon,
in which Walter II. Wood, one Of the
Nevada band boys, figured as groom
and Amanda Mcintosh. of the same.
place, was the BRIDE Miss Mcintosh
came here several days ago and has
been a guest Of Myrtle Martin during
her stay. The date had been previous
ly set and the marriage will be a sur-.
prise in the home town, where both
are SO well known.
Glenwood.
The canning company on Friday, the
10th inst, put up 10000 cans OF corn;
Saturday they reached $4,000; Monday
they began on tomatoes. Never in the
history of the industry have tomatoes
ripened so early as this season. ! !.
Lorena N. Triplett files suit in the dis
trict court skiing a divorce from her
husband, Thomas l.. Triplett. charging
cruel and finhumun treatment and that
her health has been impaired and life
endangered by him. The couple were
married at Henderson February B. 1897.
Newton.
Up in Hickory Grove township Far
mers telephone lines have become the
real thing" and nearly all the farmers
lin that section are connected by wire
ard can hello to each other whenever
lt..yy wish. 1t is proving a great con-
yenience and no home that has once
enjoyed its advantages could b. In.
lsduced to dowithout it now. About
i.seventyltive phones are already m
mostly farmers. George ID. Alden.s
store IN Newburg is the central station
for five lines reaching out in as many
different directions.
Ogden.
| Mr.. Aldrich and A. j. Barkley Went,
to Des Aloines this week To complete
arrangements for opening the Indian
mounds which are situated between
Kate Shelly" and tl6 To bridge on
1.-The Sam Boles farm. The arrange
ments We're all completed before leav-
ling Des Mones and the grounds will
| be opened the first week after the state
flair. Mr.. 1Aldrieh Will hire a gang of
t.expert spaders and a gang of shorelers
flor the purpose of eNcaNatins and find
lwhat may be in there. The workers
! will beginner the5outside of the mound
land rk5stowaid the center. several
| fine specimens have been found in the
mound already and the attempt prom
isss to reveal something new to the
Ipublic. ...s
Spencer.
1 l.. y. Chamberlain, of Meadow. has
left at the News office samples of
4 wheat, oats and corn of this years
crop. The heads OF the small grain are
we'll filled With large. plump kernels
Land give evidence of an abundant yield.
The corn surpasses anything we have
lever seen in this country at this sea-
4 son of the year. The ears are excep-
tionally large and we'll filed out with
kernels, as Well as developed. as they
usually are. two weeks later in this
llatitude. Mr.. Chamberlain,s crops 4evi-
identity are all right, and What is true
of his is true of the crops Of the county
Egenerally. Present indications are that
] a large part of the corn crop will be
iout of danger Of frost by September i
and the entire crop by the 10th to the
sl5th.
Spirit Lake.
The Beacon says: 1t is a great Won
der SO few people drown in our lakes.
lSince the summer resort business be-
gan more than twenty years ago, the
4 West Okoboji has claimed in summer
Eonly three or four victims. Ward Wit
ter, who lost his life last Friday. land
Whose body Was found on the bottom
Iof West Okoboji lake some eighty feet
| below the surface sunday evening, at
/ ter nearly three days of persistent
1 senrchl was the first in ten Years or
more, we believe. In View Of the fact
that hundreds are on the water every
Iday, many taking chances with winds
that ought not. to be trifed With, and
near yah unskilled in the management
|sof sail and row boats, the wonder is
that ten do not drown where enc is
really lost.
story Of slave.
I To be bound hand and foot for years
ftby the chains of disease is the worst
I form of slavery. George D. Williams. of
Manchester. Mich. says: My wife has
been so helpless for five years that she