Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-09
WHAT They ARE DOING
Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.

dent OF the institution. The sum of
$3s6.60 was received from all sources,
of which $4,000 was received from pa
tents. $50 each. from the city ana
county az grant for the previous month
and $40 from private nursing.
Dayton.
An agreement was reached last Nom
day by which Armanis F.. Patton re-
tires from the management OF the RE-
view paper to take full charge Of the
passes into the hands Of Emory "A.
Rolfe.
Tama.
The work OF building the Catholic,
church is being rapidly pushed. The
first floor joists and rough flooring are
laid and the brickwork was begun this
week. Gledbrook brick will be used
in the construction OF the outside wall.
Carroll.
The council Monday evening refused
to grant a twenty year fronchise to the
Jefferson Telephone Company but the
company was permitted to enter the
city. franchise being granted for one
year. with the privilege Of renewal
yearly.
Clinton.
4 A gentleman from Indiana 10 in the
Lefty for the purpose of securing ground
on which to locate a big glass factory.
If five acres of ground on the river
front can be secured the deal will be
closed at once and large factory
erected here.
Iowa City.
Professor a. G. Smith and Carl Won
Ende will soon leave on a unique Jour-
ney. They will travel several hundred
miles on foot They will walk from
Iowa City to Dubuque and will then
step 1t OFF from Dubuque down along
the Mississippi River.
Toledo.
"A. j. Tyler sold "a head OF hogs from
his Otter Greek farm last week that
4 brought him over 81 900. Home
4 grown STRAWBERRIES are coming into
market. They start out with two
quarts for % cents. The dry weather
has cut the crop some short.
erosion.
While en- route to ClarindA Wednes-
day with Albert Williams, Sheriff Miller
said there were five insane people on
i the train going to the asylum. Two un-
ISfortunatea were from Sioux City, one
i Iron Malvern, Congressman Holmes
]. from Boone and one from creston.
4 Newton
The improvements now being made
in Newton keep ahead OF even the In
I dustrious Journal reporter "A trip ovel
the town the other day revealed at leas
u half dozen new houses being erected
of which he had not heard, while he
Z heard OF others that are being contem
( plated.
Dubuque.
The presumption is that the damon,
4 10 boats Will be obliged to lay up il tn
water continues to fall. The stage o
! 1.-THE river at present is 2 feet s inche
above low water mark. The reason 70
J. 1.-the decline is the lack OF rain In TIL
> valley The only way that good navi
cation can be available Isl to connect tn
i waters of the Mississippi With those o
Lake Superior.
, Jefferson.
The Bees friend Thomas Brown. o
Hardin. came in Monday bearing al
!, oiive branch-plucked from tree Oh
: Ibis fine farm. He says he has ha,
very good luck rearing these trees an,
e eXpects to have edible olives this year
: 1.-THE branch was covered with blossom
! and exhaled delightful fragrant. !.
0 A worm is doing the rose bushes of tn
E lefty at an alarming pace.
j Alba.
A large force of workmen have bee,
!. busy the past week in putting In tn
y \ q &I~+
! be erected at point where tn
|, Wabash crosses the G.. b. & O. TIL
I foundation was completed Friday an
. the work OF setting switches will b
! be pushed along rapidly. The improve
! ment will cost about $1,000 and Will b
Operated Jointly by the two roads.
d Webster City.
I. w. H. Richardson, Of Oak Lawn Tru
Il Farm commenced harvesting his straw
d berry crop Wednesday gathering thirty
+. one cases the first day. Last year NJ
n Richardson produced some so, 900 quart
I of berries and thinks he will do bette
e this year IL the weather continues ia,
y orable. The fruit Is unusually fine TIL
Iseason and an abundant yield Is prom
: Used. Mr. Richardson has about fou,
e teen acres OF strawberries under cult
walton.
: Madrid.
= Indications are that more brick walk
y in front OF residences will so in TIL
!. summer than any previous year. :
q Register-News: Master We're Keie
Z ley has the right spirit Of boy. He
Z going to spend the summer on the far
with his uncle. As rule small DO,
y don't want to go from the city to ii
K country, yet the majority Of great me
I have been trained and grown up on IL
/, farm. Stay by it We're, as the farm
n the best place out yet.
It Estherville.
n. F. p. Woods and c. A. Nancolas e1
e pect to put in a big steam heating plai
=, for heating the business buildings an
q residences OF the city. They will il
+ corporate with $4,000 capital and III
!, crease the amount as fast as needle
d The Republican has 1t from wins
i 1t considers reliable authority that e.
n therville will be the division point fl
= both passenger and freight trains II
the NJ. & st. L. for at least two yea
and probably for all time to come.
) Muscatine.
Z The Journal reports that the gel
. erous offer OF p. NJ. MusSer. by NEAR
. OF which this city Is to be the recipiel
OF beautiful library building NEE