Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-22
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News al From Hun.
dreds Of D;IIereut Towns
and Communities.

in length.
Indianola.
3 Hopper & speer took seven, Illinois
men to the country Tuesday morning
in carriages. They were looking for
farms to buy.
Story City.
The electric light wires are now ali
up and the dynamo is being put in
place and it is hoped that the lights
will illuminate our streets on Christmas
eve.
Dubuque.
The Illinois Central pay car has made
its monthly visit here leaving about
$4,000 among its employees, which nice
sum Will find its way into the hands Of
local merchants.
Toledo.
a total of s5,97S.61 has been received
= in the county treasurer's office of 1'alna
county as the result Of the tax f@rrets
work in the county. This is said to be
only beginning of what's to follow.
Newton.
Last Sunday night dogs got into E.
B. Motifs fine stock of sheep, ON his
farm two miles west OF town, and left
nineteen fine animals either dead or
badly mangled lying around over the
pasture
Fairfield.
James N. Strong and his sister, Mrs;
Mary A. Thomas. died at their home
in this city on the 18th within four
hours of each other Both had reached
an advanced age. Mr.. Strong was 81
and his sister 81.
Mason City.
The dog catcher has rounded up an
other Gozen of CANNES and is patient
4 ~ awaiting I he owners TO pay for same
and. take out the license. If this IS not
done in the next three days the dogs
viii be electrocuted.
Clinton.
Engineer John Oliver made a phe-
nomenallM fast run from Boone 10 this
city, "Wednesday afternoon. bringing in
second section of No. 4. Deducting the
stops and the time made was a mile a
minute for the o02 miles
Fort Dodge.
The Carbon Plaster Company is rap
idly getting into condition to begin
business. The machinery is now being
put in place and recently two car loads
of boilers were shipped in as part of
the equipment of the mill.
Audubon.
Miss Minnie Ohm, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carson Ohm. died at hospi-
tai at Omaha last Friday. A few days
before this sad event she had submitted
to an orepartion for appendicitis from
n
Independence.
The. revival meetings that were in
progress at the Baptist church for three
weeks. closed Sunday evening. They
were conducted by the harp evangelist,
Rev. George II. Thompson, and were
productive of good. results, there hav-
ing been quite a large number OF con-
versions.
Carroll.
While loading e2-caiiber revolver
Sunday Alton Bryan shot himself in the
hand. the ball entering the palm of the
left hand and lodging just over the left
joint in the little finger. Alton had an
unpleasant experience with some hold
up me n heouEer night and ives prepar-
ing TO get their scalp, 1.-THE time.
Sioux City.
Mrs. EVELYN IA. Belden, president of
the State Suffrage Association. has re-
ceived word from Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, president of the national associa-
tion. that therecoipts thus far from the
big bazaar OF rfle suffragists in New
York have been over $4,000 and every
thing is not sold yet. Iowa sent car
load Of hogs and much other material
to this bazaar.
New Sharon.
Coal haulers find much difficulty in
getting coal al the banks as fast as
wanted. In fact. they seldom get more
than one load day, and if there by
daylight often have to wait until late
in the afternoon for load. There are
many teams coming from up near
Tama City, remain over night and get
loads when they con, but this rush will
soon be over.
Iowa City.
Judge Wade has sustained the mo-
tions for new trial In the cage OF Mar
garet Warner versus Michael Zinkula.
In the preceding contention the plain
tiff was awarded 5000 damages as the
result Of collision of vehicles which
resulted in physical injuries 10 the
plaintiff The second trial will be heard
next term. - The city public library
now has 1920 books.
Waterloo.
The giant smoke stack at the Illinois
Central shops is now up in the air so
feet. The oscillation of the structure is
reported to be four inches ard this os-
Citation Is said to be a sure Indication
that the stack is plumb. The workmen
will not lay brick on stack where the
oscillation Is not noticeable as 1t is
then known to be out of plumb. When
completed the stack will be LIS feet in
height and the oscillation Will be six
inches.
Perry.
c'hief+Reporter: The ladies in pre-
pairing for the fair at the Christian
church solicited among; the merchants
for the names of wholesale houses
from whom they might obtain samples
which could be sold at the fair. When
the samples began to arrive one pack
age was found to contain a quart OF
whisky and Ave bottles OF wine. The
ladies suffered different degrees OF
shock and paralysis. but on reading the
letter from the jo'bber, stating that II
was q pleasure to contribute and as
suring them the goods would sell read