Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
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age died Monday afternoon from the.
ieffectsof poisoning.
Maquoketa.
1 Ground was broken for the new
Fourth ward school house Friday and
the work will be pushed to completion.
Mason City.
The gravel train on the Northwestern
started operations Saturday wlthsa big
gang Of men. They viii ballast south
first.
Eddyville.
At the meeting of the school board re-
Gently Prof. Fred Frost, OF Mt. Vernon,
was elected to prncipalship Of our
schools for the ensuing year.
Ocheyedan.
Census Enumerator Nelson informs
the Press that he has completed his
work 50 far as the town is concerned
and finds a population Of 625.
Forest City.
The library association has added
something like $50 new volumes and
has provided the latest magazines and
periodicals for the public library.
Clear Lake.
"A party Of fifteen merry makers
from Newton came Monday and will
spend a week in pursuit of the festive
pike and the long cared pickerel.
Madrid.
Madrid has an opportunity to estab-
llsh u mandatory for the making OF
the Norris scales and weighing wagon,
lpatented by Mr.. Norris who is willing
tho n IN ono ~
lalty.
Mt. Vernon.
Remarker: High prices of building
materials have discouraged building In
Mt. Vernon to some extent. And yet.
There are a large number Of fine resi-
licences going up now in spite Of the
Thigh prices.
Belle P1aine.
The first train on the newC. & N. w.
line from Blue Earth arrived in this;
city Sunday evening. II was afreight
train and among other things 1T
brought one load of stock, which was
sent on east.
Brooklyn. @
George johnson left at the Chronicle
Office this week small piece Of cedar
IiNOOu WHICH 5lUUh d w eli Oh llIS
i Robert Mcclure farm at a depth OF
|.ninety-six feet. He was putting down
a two foot hole and the stick laid across
the hole, the wood being ina good state
4 of preservation.
4 Hartley.
Frank Kelly had a very narrow cs-
cape with his life one day last week
Il The naughty boys at the depot fired &
cannon cracker close to hisear, and FOL
some time Frank didn't know whether
he was living or not. Heis on fail
road to recovery and has sworn ven,
Igence upon the perpetrators.
!! Council Bluffs.
Miss Sherman, assistantat the public
library, who has had charge during thu
absence of Mrs. Daily the librarian
says the new rule by winch patrons d
the library are permitted to register Ii
advance for books is proving very sat
I isfactory and that She believes 1t WOULD
become more popular We're it NOR,
widely known.
4 Mt. Pleasant.
Or. George e. Smith has purchased
the Harlan Hotel property With all I.
il fixtures and appurtenances of Mrs
\ Robert 7. Lincoln. administratriX o
]. the estate Of the late Senator Harlan
for consideration OF between 5000
and $4,000. Just what will be done Will
the property in the future is an un
solved problem.
Iowa Falls.
The house to house visitation of Har
J, din county shows a total of 1856 fam
! HES visited. In{them were 20,579 people
: or these 1897 are church members
) and 12 $50 not soErecognized. Attending
J Sunday school are S,l09 and 12.470 tina
J don't attend Families without bible
number lat. To make the canvass
! took 2S2 visitors.
Waterloo.
j The Cedar Valley Telephone Compan
j is preparing to make a great improve
{ ment in Its system In Waterloo, by do
!, Ing away as far as possible with over
i head wires and putting It's wires int
"a underground c0nduts. A car load O
! material was received Mpnday for thi
) purpose and the work ofiputting In tn
( condults will begin at once. The con
!, dults to be used are made Of vitrifie
y clay.
I Alba.
e Fifty years ago on the 18th day Of las
I March at Saramac, N. u, Mr. and Mr.,
= Nal E'ullerswere united in marriage an
in commentator OF the happy even
7 the golden wedding was celebrated a
: their pleasant home in this city las
? Saturday. All the children were III
! able to be present on the an nlversary q
: The event audit had been postpone
!. until SATURDAY. when all four Wer