Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-21
RAILROAD COMES AT LAST.
Pocahontas Connected With Outside
World by Rail.

World by Rail.
Pocahontas, Aug. 2l.-For long and
weary years Pocahonta waited alone
on the prairie in the midst Of waving
corntields for the coming Of the locomo-
tive. Many railroad magnates have
wooed her and many have been the
promises they made, and Pocahontas
hoped and waited in vain, While her
faithless sui.ors left for more fortunate
rivals. But one day the great Rock
Island came and took Pocahontas out
of her loneliness on the prairie and
gave her a place among the towns
about her, so her people might lningle
with the great outside world and grow
5ricner and wiser thereby Regular
trains have been running over the new
railroad this week. a mixed train,
with q combination car, was put on for
the accommodation of passengers.
which runs from Gowrie to Laurens. arr
irving in Pocahontas from the north at
1858 p. m. and from the south at 7.17
p. IN. A big crowd gathers at the de-
pot at the sound Of the whistle and
greets the train each time 1t comes and
nearly everybody has enjoyed the ex-
perience of ride on the vanished cars.
For awhile the whistle and carbell9
disturbed the people greatly, but now
they are growing accustomed TO it,
Pocahontas seems like another town.
entirely since the railroad game There
are more strangers here each day than.
TN any other town of its size in Iowa.
The older inha bitants declare that they
[ do not feel at home any more.
The telegraph crew struck town this
week and have the wires UP. The sta-.
ton agent, Mr.. Gerheart, is also here.
and until the depot is completed will
have his office in box car which has
been fitted UP with detachable wires.
A slight accident occurred Friday
afternoon. a car ran off the track and
delayed business a little while, but no
serious damage was done.
| Mayor Hronek this Week began the
work on his new building 1t is to be
a two-stoiy brick-a double store on
the first floor and the second story floor.
| will be divided into offices with large
Ihail suitable for public gatherings. The
front Will he of pressed brick, with
large plate-giass windows.
Preparations are going merrily, on for
4 the grand railroad celebration 20 be
held here September 4. Many attrae-
/ tons are announced for that day and
| this town VIII be crowded With Visitors
Fresh paint is visible everywhere.
There seems TO be a sort OF rivalry
among the people at present as to who
Will have the neatest looking premises.
4 Fred Starr, a Pocahontas boy who
has been making his Way in 1 he world,
came home this week after a four
zl6years absence to renew his acauaint-
ance with his parents and friends He
lis making headquarters at Fargo n
u D., where he has charge of a dry goods
\ store.
! The court house has been in the
4 hands OF the painters and paper hang
ers the past week and is Respondent
4 both inside and out. Large windows
have been placed in the recorders and
i clerks office and the walls freshly pa
A pered. The exterior is now receiving
1.-THE finishing touches.
The park has been moved and thor
/ oughlN cleaned up and is now as pretty
I a place as one can find on summer
4 day.
Two elevators are to be built IS soon
as the material arriyes-one for Coun-
ss-l1nan 8 Co. and one BY the Wheeler
4 company
4 The poles are up and the Wires strung
4 for the local phone system and the
4 Instruments Will b. put in soon. Poca-
4 hontas seems to be getting everything
4, at once.
4 SO