Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
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In many respects the past year has
been encouraging In the public schools.
More rooms have been provided. The |
teaching force has been Increased by
one-half. We have now nineteen regu-
lar teachers. a supply teacher and the
next addition, we hope, will be music
teacher. There Is water on each OF the
school grounds and furnaces in two Of
the buildings. During the year $3.50 pu-
pills have awaited themselves of these
opportunities.
OHumwa.
Miss Mabel Dewey has resigned her
position as instructor of vocal music in
the Ottumwa Conservatory of Music
and also as leader of the First Con-
grega.lonal church choir She Will
leave on July for Colorado, where she
may enter one of the musical institu-
5tions Of that state. The death
of Mrs. Miclla ell Cnsgrove occurred Sat
urday evening after a weeks int nse
suffering. Mrs. Cosgrove was severely
burned as result Of a gasoline explo.
sion June 5, and from the effects death
ensued.
Marengo.
A Kidnapping took place at the depot
one morning recently, with the result
that Mrs. Frank Cook rode up town
alone in a hotel bus, while Frank took
ride in buggy drawn by half a hun
bred yelling, horn blowing friends of HE.
with an accompaniment of booming
crackers that brought everyone out.
and the intended quiet return home OF
the bridal party at $50 was turned into
aade monstration scarcely equaled by 81
Plunket's hay seed band. Frank was
jequalto the occasion and congratulate
tons are now in order.
Cresco.
The bids were opened recently for the
construction of the new NJ Il. church
building, and the contract awarded to
| L.. NJ. Loop. of Hopkinton, Ia, for the
I net sum Of $ll.1S9. The contract was
\ signed by all the parties concerned the
same evening and the work on the
building commenced on the 18th. 1t
| Is expected to have 1t finished by about
1.-THE middle of Novem Der orEthe first of
4 December of this year. There is a COM
modious gallery, and altogether the
church will accommodate about 1000 peo-
jple atone sitting. 1t WILDE a handsome
addition to the city of Cresco.
Dubuque.
Collector Patterson reports that the
internal revenue receipts thus far for
June exceed the June collections last
year He thinks the million dollar
|imarlt will be reached by the first OF
sI.Iuly The increase is mainly on beer
land tobacco u Very beautiful
Z ceremony took place Sunday a ST. Ma
5lry's Catholic church. A class of sixty
I,seven children made their first holy
Communion. The girls We're IN the ma
jority and made a pretty sight dressed
& lin white and wearing long white wells.
THE boys We're dressed in neat black
!; Iclothes and wore small bouquets.
Sioux City.
s. The police are still trying to locate
1.-The woman who worked the bogus
;, check scheme in Sioux City last FRI
day or any of her allies. The shrewd
{ female secured s57 in cash and mer-
I lchandise. 80 The first Of the series
s OF temperance meetings proposed BY
u 1.-THE Sioux City -Anti-Saioon league was
!heldat the First Congregational church
Sunday evening and the attendance
s was very large. The meeting may vel
be said to have been highly successful
when it is known that 600 men and
). women accepted little badges of blue
:. ribbon. signifying their Intention Of
). abstaining from the use ofntoxicatine
.lliauors.
Ida Grove.
! Pioneers: While bathing in the A1apl:
Il river last Monday. the little son Of Mr.
4 and Mrs. Geo. Woods, Of this city
: Igathered a large number Of CLAIMS by
!. diving to the bottom of the stream, ant
llIupon opening one of them he found ;
iEbeautiful pearl the size of a pea ant
!, tanother one a trife smaller. They ar
: Iboth fine specimens and the lad wa
Y offered a five dollar gold piece for TIL
|larger one. stock company will prob
ably be organized for the purpose o
4 raking CLAIMS from the Maple and tn
S result will be that the pearl market viii
. be flooded in few weeks. and the pric
& Of these precious gems Will no doub
Il take a great fall.
. Creston.
Harvey Farley. for years a familia
figure about town. was found dead il
his bed Sunday morning at 4 O'clock b,
his son Ora, who called at that hour t
< awaken his father and inquire as to hi
= wants. Mr. Farley went to the bed Ii
:. w NlCIl HIS OnlaI GGGlSGus
!, reply 10 his Inquiries, and upon investi
8 CATION discovered that his father wa
L dead. DR.. Rawls was called and at
i tribut ed the demise to natural causes
I There existed no suspicious circum
stances and an inquest was dispense
with. Mr. Farley was on the street
Saturday and Saturday evening, bu
made no complaint of illness. He wa
born in Monroe county, Virginia, i
: 1892
. Fort Dodge.
4 NJ. q. Daley. who has recently re
& turned from an extensive trip thru tn
) state reports crop prospects as bein
Z unusually good. He saw some yer
d strange things on his trip. Fror
Buena Vista county to the Nilsson,
river the clover is Very backward
From the same county to the Missis
y sippi river the clover is UNUSUAL
J. heavy and ellaadvanced. Oats In tn
2 northern part Of the state are backwar
y while west OF Rockwell City are SET
u tions that are headed out and will b
y harvested by the time the northern oat
/ are heade out. Hefreports cornYas be
y ing from one to two weeks ahead a
q over the state, and promises a heav
e crop.
: Independence.
w. Il. Clossen returned lately frol
IS a trip to Huron. 8. D., via the Burlins