Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-24

SnOt ~ dead ne mayor 10 the
recipient OF ID communication from the
Arm OF Miller q Co., OF Cresco, Iowa,
which states that they want to estab-
lish q factory here because of its ship
lping facilities. The firm is the only one
that manufactures aerial hook and lad
der trucks. IL company with a capt.
tai OF from SIS, 600 to $4,000 is formed
1they will come here. The letter has
Business Mems League.
Clear Lake.
/ The Mason City Globe Gazette says:
i 1t seems to be quite popular to dive
lon the dock at Clear Lake and get in
ljured. Today we report third acci-
Ident of this kind within week. This
time it is Chef Dixie, who was up at
the lake last evening enjoying battle
land shooting the schutes." AS a
variety Chef thought he would take a
ldive. This he did to his sorrow. When
/ he came up he didn't bob up as Sc
slrenely as he might. He had come in
|contact with barb wire. 1t struck
slhim under the nose where he ought to-
have a nlustache He now has beau
!tifulz cut there that may leave a scar IN
Istead of mustache.
Algona.
Bert Edmunds will go to Manila. A
fIletter received from him Monday con-
liyeyed the information that he has been
appointed stenographer and type Writer
lin the war department at a salary Of
IS1,200 a year. and he starts Sept. L for
his new post, going by way Of San
francisco. John Wiley, from
Seneca township, is in the county jail
awaiting trial on the charge of having
& seduced one Mary Engesser. The
Iplaintiff has been confined recently, and
4 NTilley's examination will be had as
soon as she is able to appear against
: him. She is said to be a weak-minded
person. and there are runors that 9TH
lers will have trouble on account Of the
affair.
Iowa City.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Helen Win
4 ston, an aged colored lady living on
I South Governor street. was walking
Ialong the sidewalk in front of koza' s
meat market northward, when she sud-
denly fell, breaking her left arm near
the shoulder. She was unable to rise.
) land several ran to her assistance She
!, became unconscious almost Immediate
1 tly, and remained so until after the ar
rival of a physician. who. on examina-
N ton. found that she had been injured
as above stated. Her left hip was also
somewhat bruised by the fall. 1t is sup
!, Iposed that she was overcome by the
I.heat. as she stated after she regained
consciousness that everything had be-
i come dark Just an instant before she
i fell.
Grundy Center.
The work of cementing the interior of
= 1.-the court house tower ard getting 1t
/, ready for the clock is now under way.
sstJohn Johnson and Ed Jones are doing
: the work, assisted by the usual number
lof spectators. . August Siefken is
!. dead at the age of "a. He located in
i Grundy county in an early day and was
lone of the best known of the people 81
the county. He had been in his accuse
II toned good health, and had stepped
\ Outside the door of his hone when il
|. seems he was suddenly overcome and
motioning to his son John. With whom
g he was staying, he indicated that hi
n wished to be taken into the house. His
e Irequest Was complied with, but as h,
v was placed upon bed death had lai,
This cold and chilling hand upon him
and his spiris had left him.
II Davenport.
: There appears to be some doubt as Il
6 whether The canning works will be abb:
y to run the length of time this ssasot
Z that they usually do. The season fol
E canning corn generally runs two OF
i. II three weeks after this date. but the dry
4 weather followed by the recent rain:
n have wrought a wonderful change II
the condition of the corn crop in thi:
Z Ipart of the country, and much of thu
e corn that Is arriving is too hard fol
4 leaning purposes The canning com.
y i.pany here contracted last fall for l. 90
S acres of corn and for the past ten da i.
: Iit has been coming In in large quaint.
sIsties. Since the first rains it has bee,
{ necessary to sort out considerable corr
Z at the factory because it was too hare
land that arriving IN the past few day
: has matured greatly since a week ago
Ottumwa.
s Wednesday afternoon the grand jur.
81 Icame into court and reported tina. the,
: had failed to find an Indictment asains
81 H. c. Noble Who was held To await h
q :, action of the body. Noble has been ii
~ Jail for two or three months, and wa
7 charged with the larceny of a horse an,
7 man. Which he drove to Ottumwa, an,
it is alleged, tried 20 dispose Of here
His arrest ard preliminary examination
followed, resulting in holding him 10th
lgrand jury. Noble was thought to hay
been concerned in recent attempt /,
! break Jail The court gave the sherii
d instructions 70 release the prisoner:
10 Divorces have been granted /
u the cases OF Anna Hartley vs. Ale
e Hartley, Clara Ripley vs.. John Ripple
and Clara Huddleston VS.. George Hud
IS dleston.
: Marengo.
y AS curiosity Of the warm weather
s Newt Leib mas a young chicken at hi
y store hatched out Tuesday. by reason Q
the heat. from among the eggs take
in. The little orphan is receiving goo
Ie attention and in due time will adoi.
IS Mr.. Leibs frying pan. Sunaa
i: =. w. sSteffey was unfortunate in Iosin
Is lone of his best livery horses. valued q
II about $40. His team was hired by tire
k advertising agents for Buffalo Bill
! show, who missed the train at Latlor
q and being unable to get a team Their
J. walked this far to get one to take thar
h to Iowa City in time TO catch the Bur
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