Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-18
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

lEAeoKuk.
The Mayo. of Keokrk ordered the
.tolling of the bells in that city when the
news of the death Of Senator Gear was
received.
Iowa Falls.
The framework for the new college
building is up. The old public
school building is being reshingled and
the five rooms are being repapered.
Mason City.
The bootleggers have been introduced
to the city officials the past few days
and one of them, a man named Nelson,
was on Friday fined $50 and costs.
Council Bluffs.
Three inches OF rain, precipitated
within five hours Sunday afternoon and
|evening, proved sufficient to almost DEL
uge the city. The flood was a raging
one and did considerable damage.
Nevada.
During the past few days the North
western railway has had something like
100 men at work upon its line in the
incorporation on the new track. the de-
pot grounds and perhaps on the bridge
west of town.
Creston.
A committee appointed by T. j.
Potter Post, G.. A. r.. is soliciting funds
for the purpose Of purchasing a monu-
ment to be placed over the grave of
Henry Noble. who died in the Philip
pines, bu. no." rests IN Graceiand.
Hampton.
There was small strike last week
l a M Y1cY a M
Telephone Company lines in this city.
The men decided that they should have
50 per day instead OF $3.50 and as the
Sconpany granted the increase work
was resumed.
Davenport.
Ben Fort. a 17-year-olti Davenport
lyouth. is Frustrated at his home. on
East High street, suffering from lock-
1 jaw which appeared Sunday. The two
| physicians who are attending him con-
slider his case most serious. A blank
tcartridge exploded in his hand on the
Fourth.
Shenandoah.
Friday afternoon occurred the fu-
4 neral Of Robert Creighton. one OF the
i Oldest residents In this part OF the
state. Mr.. Creighton was native Of
4 Virginia, having been born in that
state near West Wheeling in 1915. A,
4 the time of his death he was almost 81
years old.
4 Glidden.
Jerome Coleman has purchased d
4 fourth farm in Richland township
This last purchase was the 20O-acrt
farm of William Vanderburg. which
4 joins his home place. The deal wa:
4 closed Saturday and the price paid wa:
A S45 per acre. Mr.. Coleman now owns S0t
j acres Of az good land as the state af.
fords.
4 Waterloo.
News has been received of the sac
y death by drowning of Rollin B. Delano
a nephew of r. f. Merwin, of this city
The tragedy occurred at Lake Mime
tonka, MINI. The young man had gon,
to Northwood in the morning to spene
the day With the family Of H. Horn
He went in swimming with companion.
and thus met his fate.
Cedar Falls.
A great Improvement is noticed ii
ourSpretty city park since 1t is SO vel
II lighted. Nowhere We're electric light
more needed, as the results plainl!
show. The new band stand also add
to the attractiveness of the spot, AM
when the crowds are gathered for gu
! popular band concerts everybody ap
| Ipreciates the benefit Of being able to SCI
and be seen, says the Gazette.
Ottumwa.
Twenty-Five dollars We're posted Sat
!! urday by the COMMITTEES Whithr ha
J agreed to expose the methods used b.
4 Mrs. Maud T. Freitag In her seances a
! spirituaiistic medium. The terms ar
that the Investigate ton will be under
taken providing the other side post ri
iequal amount, with the understsrl
that the successtul side 10 to ~