Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-09
IOWA NEWS lTEMs

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NJ. T. Bush. contractor. has the walls
of the new high school building we'll
under way. He is paying $3.50 per day
for bricklayers and wants more.
Vinton.
The canning factories here opened
Tuesday afternoon. The yield of corn
this year is much above the average
and each of the factories will have an
output Of over 100000 cans.
Boone.
The union tent meetings under the
direction of Evangelists fuller and
Meredith Will begin Sunday afternoon
at 3 O'clock. The big tent has been put
up at Sixth and Monona streets.
Elliott.
Commencing Sunday evening Evan
gelist Billy Sunday, of Chicago, as
sisted by Prof Oliver, commenced a
three weeks meeting. at Elliott, Mont
gomery county, in large Tabernacle.
Rockwell.
So far q we have yet heard oats are
turning out a yield of 65 to315 bushels
weight per acre. The Phonograph
says. the late enumeration Will probably
show the population Of Rockwell to be
about 900
Creston.
The exodus to Colorado from this city
and vicinity continues undated Tues
day Agent Fogg sold forty tickets 70
lColorado. Work was quite brisk with
the day agent and Night Agent Martin
was assisting during the rush. The Bur
lington is doing heavy western traf-
/ fic.
Clinton.
i There have been so many wheels
stolen this year in Clinton that bicycle
riders are growing careful and are
afraid to leave their mounts for a mo-
tme,lt. None of the wheels that have
been stolen have been recovered. prob.
ably all having ben taken from ths
city.
Cedar Rapids.
Carster NJ. Koch, of Clinton, has. filed
La petition in bankruptcy HE'S a fire
man on the Chicago & Northwestern
! railway and owes debts to the amount
Isof $500 which he claims he cannot pay
The exemption claims amounted t
/ sl59.09 HIS standing bills were To-
store bills and for house rent.
HMuscatine.
j Miss Kate sHuessner. who was injured
/ in the head and shoulder. Sunday whel
attempting to jump from a runawa,
ron Third street. succumbed to her in.
| juries Tuesday morning at 1880. Tht
lsattending physician announced dealt
Ecaused by conclusion of the brain. Shs
/ Was % years Did
Sock City.
Sioux City men are concerned abou
| the census returns. Since the Tribune
published the story that the recen
( government enumeration would Civ,
this place not to exceed 81 900 popula
stlon sentiment has been created favor
ing a recount. The Sioux City Rea
Y Estate Board late Tuesday Afternoon
took II step in&this direction by passing
I a resolution fayoring a recount.
1 LsMars.
Mrs. Coffee, residing on Front street
drank some corrosive subiimate which
4 was standing around as disinfectaot
Inadvertently on Thursday afternoon
lmistaking II for water. DIR. Somers
who is attending Mr.. Coffee during hi.
/ Illness. happened along opportunei,
and allayed Mrs. Coffee's fears as t,
1.-THE effect Of the dose. He assured he,
1 the solution vas not strong enough Il
! do he,, any harm.
/ Oskaioosa.
4 a tough customer who gave tn,
| police a hard tussle Saturday night
/ tearing half the clothing from O.nce
Martin. was brought before Mayo
Wray Monday He was found guilt,
and when the cost of damaged clothin,
was figured in it was found that tn,
imam would have to pay sl7.s5. The BIZ
lfellow who was much OF gentleman
i when himself, Went down into hi
pocket and paid the assessment.
4 Washington.
Frank Steck had queer mishap. n,
/ had put new lens in his glasses ant
supppses 1t was bound and the hea
I from his face caused it to explode o
I shutter at one point and a wee seal
4 flew into his eye. He wonders that-hi
/ vision vas not destroyed. Johl
1 Pearson says corn on rich, clean larp
lean stand three weeks of such weather
but fields on thin soil Will suffer. Pas
] lures fail, ne says, because they ar
I never MANFRED.
.Nsvaa,.
A VIII Rabcock, living north of thi
4 city, sustained a serious wrenching an,
!bruising of one of his lower limbs Sat
4 surday and it was Thought for tim
that the bones were fractured. He wa
/ leading a COW with a rope when tn
i animal became unmanaseable and tan
gled him up Inf such..a manner as L
4 produce the aboye results. 1t is.though
i that some of the ligaments are tori
and that the wounds will prove wors
than fracture. He will be laid up 70
some time.
i Webster City.
w. G. Campbell residing six mile
northeast of the city, came to tow
/ Monday with mis- face burned In
4 frightful manner. a steam threshe
i which was operating on his farm be
came deraIged and he was investigat
ling the cause of the trouble. He wa
i looking at a tube connected Win tn
boiler when his face was suddenly en-
A yeloped with steam. The flesh on hi
i face, neck and breast was burned in !,
Terrible manner and the attending
4 physician reports it very serl9u
ease.
Shenandoah.
Sentinel; Another hundred dollar
WAS started TOR India's famine sufferer