Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-01

and the following year ID. Travelled thru;
Washington state IN tha Interests of the
botanical department. 81 the university.
He was implicitly trusted ii this work
by Professors MacB Bride and Calvin and
the successful issue of his investiga-
tons In the far west caued much favor
able comment. Last year he was elect
ed principal OF the public echoolr OF
Panora and served with such grand sue
cess that his services were demanded
for another year. He closed his schools
in June with. the assurance that 1t was
the most successful one In the history Of
the Panora schoolA
Musca,ine.
a sufficient number OF poultrymen re-
sponded to the call for q meeting at the
court house Saturday afternoon to war
rant them in perfecting an organisation
and taking steps for future meetingp.s
Another will be held Aug. 18th at 2
o'clock at the rame place, when larger
attendance is expected. Then steps will
be taken for the holding OF poultry.
show some time in January. Poultry.
fanciers are confident good exhibition
can be made at that time. : 80 The
largest cargo OF freight OF the Sseaeon5
was carried by the Quincy on her down!
trip Sunday. A large part Of it consist
ed of flour going to New Orleans. Be-
sides being heavily freighted the boat
had $50 passengers.
Carroll.
The c. & N. w. graders are now in
camp just east OF the tower at the cart
end Of the yards. They are widening
the cut at this point. BY the end of the
week the grade work will be completed
from Glidden up to within two miles OF
Carroll. The pile driver crew finished
work on the bridge near NJ y. Madi-
gan's place last Friday. A crew OF ma
sons and stone cutters arrived the same
day and commenced putting in the stone
abutments. The piling Is fret driven
down to depth Of about thirty feet,
then the dirt is removed from the piling
down about eight feet, the piling sawed
on. large timbers put across and this
forms the foundation for the masonry
The wooden bridge will be replaced
with steel next season.
Sioux City.
The Floyd Memorial Association par
italy concluded arrangements at its
Saturday afternoon meeting for the
exercises to accompany the laying of
the corner stone of the Floyd monu-
ment, Aug. 2oth--the ninety-sixth ami
versary of Floyds death. Commander
Madison b. Davis, of the Iowa q. A. r.,
was placed In charge OF the program,
With the members Of General Hancock
post to aid him. There will be adtiresees
by e. II. Hubbard and George d. Per-
kins, music and other ceremonies, upon
which Col. Davis will decide later. Fol-
lowing the exercises will be held the
regular annual meeting and election Of
officers of the association. Edward
Olson. farmer near Primghar, has
filed a petition in voluntary bankrupt-
cy, with $4,000 liabilities and s3,aS7 as-
sets.
Waterloo.
The new Citizens Feat. Light & Pow
er Company held special meeting
at the Commercial National Bank. and
at that meeting reported favorably on
the matter of putting up the $1,000 for
feiture bond required by the city In the
ordinance granting the company it's
franchise Immediate action was taken
In the matter OF drawing the bond,
which is now filed with the city and
binds the company to carry out the pro-
visions Of the franchise. including a
provision that the plant shall be Ii, op-
tseration by Sept. 1, 1901. y - Considers
able rivalry is being displayed between
the farmers Of East Waterloo and Poy-
ner townships IN the way OF beet young
colts. So far the Poyner men are in the
lead, bringing forth a young colt not yet
three months old and Weighing over 500
pounds. The animal is OF perfect build
and has, up to date. entirely outclas.ed
all competitors