Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-26
WHAT they ARE DOING.
Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.

would soon be pereErinating In his spir-
itual home. It Is said he was in
the final stages OF a luxuriant jag and
there was some reason for believing his
statement. When the physicians ap-
peared with stomach pumps and all
kinds OF emetics he frankly admitted
that his story was only blum to
brighten his wife. He was kept under
surveillance long enough. to show that
the latter statement was true.
Mason City.
The Globe Gazette reports that
Father Carolan is making strong eff
fort to secure the erectiongof a SIS, 900
Catholic church for this city. The stone
for the foundation is already on the
ground, but as yet there has not been
sufficient response to the call for funds.
Father Carolan says that under no
consideration will ne sanction the
starting OF the building without de-5
posit Of $4,000 in the hank. for he does
not wish heavy debt to burden his
pastorship so late in life. He himself
has already subscribed $500 toward the
fund. 1t will be built by the side Of
the old church.
Hampton.
The new well at the water works is
now down 1890 feet and the water
islands within about $50 feet of the top.
| A test was made on Saturday with a
pump raising 200 gallons minute and
lcontinued for nine hours without show
4 ing any diminution OF the supply, but
1.-THE contract with the well drillers pro-
vldes that we are to be entitled to two
six hour tests with pump raising 300
#Igallons minute, and IL those hold out,
4 then to q twenty-four hour test with
/ the 300 gallon minute pump. In view
s|Sof the fact however, that the water
bearing strata Of rock has been struck
lit has been decided to go fifty to 100
fleet deeper before making another test,
Il there being no danger Of losing the
! water supply we already have. The
Il water is rather hard but is clear and
4 pheasant to the taste and there seems
to be no question but what the water
stpro!olem is speedily to be satisfactorily
q solved.
Davenport.
1t won't seem quite natural to Dav-
exporters to not find j. L. Drew In the
office of land commissioner of the Rock
q Island road at the Perry street depot.
!. but the taking effect of the resignation
: (which Mr.. Drew has sent to President
jPurdy will remove him from the office
which he has filled for so many years.
"a 1t was in 1865 that Mr.. Drew left the
!. Citizens National Bank to become as
!, sistant to Ebenezer Cook. then land
Vi commissioner of the Rock Island sys-
!, item. Mr.. Drew became land commits
, Esioner on Mr.. Cooks death in 1871 and
: has filled tie office ever since. AT that
i ltime the road had land grants amount
e ling to 100000 acres or so. and under
the direction of Commissioner Drew
these have been practically all dispose
], Eof the aggregate of the transaction
: being probably several millions of dol
liars. With the dwindling of the bust
. ness of the Office in this line has com
& Ia determination on the part OF TIL
3 management of the road to transfe
8 ma tiers under its direction to the au
. diting department.. V
Oskaloosa.
The fine saddle horse recently pur
Ii chased by H. l.. Spencer at Lexington
y Ky. died Of lung fever at the Hawlin
!. Brothers barn Wednesday about moor
II The animal had been i'll since its ar
It rival here. When the horse was ship
i ped it was plac'Ss :. in a car in charge q
,e "a colored lad who was instructed t
4 leave the car doors partly open fo
Ventilation. The weather was cold an
bad when the horse was shipped an
the lad placed a couple of blanket
Y over the animal, closed the car an
= went to the caboose. The way car wa
= separated from the train in which III
= horse was being shipped and In conse
g. lquence it was several hours after tn
V arrivalEof the horse in this city befo1
ie 1.-THE attendant reached here and too
Is the animal out. He was dripping wit
Is perspiration and had been in the swes
foI. many hours. This led to its Hines
land death. The gentleman had riddle
is him but few times. The purchas
st Iprice OF the horse was 1915, and tt
10. COST of bringing him to the city an
re |incidentals made the cost to NJ
" Spencer upwards of $500.
~ Waterloo.
3, Again the story of the big picker
T. who each season during the war;
=, weather makes his home in the swi
: waters back of the west side mill, is b.
ginning to go the rounds OF the f1shit
ICtuOS SOI LIE SItSsF3lf w SNuCSodSlE VI
On. lmonster was almost captured by
hefyoung fisherman who was trolling Il
al waters with a spoon hook. About IL
or second or third time the hook WI
on swung in front of his lair the big fe
al low made a dive for it and set his jay
Elk around the spoon and all. Then 70
al lowed a battle for the mastery betwet
We the FISH and the fisherman in which Il
he king OF the fnny tribe was victoriou
and when with a final jerk he tire
the hooks from his mouth and escap,
AZ lin the deep water the man at the Ell
~ Eof the pole found his fine spoon hi
r been crushed up as though it were I
- tegg she'll There are many stori
he Iabout this big fish and several peoE
AR claim to have had him hooked, only
.or lsee him break away and disappear ju
IJa las they were about to land him. La
10. year Col Page devoted considerat
nj time and several good hooks In an {
IN fort to effect the big fellows captul
q hut in vain. 1t Ia claimed the picker
= is more than three feet in length al
that he undoubtedly weighs more TIL
twenty pounds. The fisherman "
rts captures him will be hero for mo
5ut than one day.
his
in r-ortureti !, witness.
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