Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-28

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Brown, who built the auditorium and
Old Ladies' Home. The building is to
be Of brick, two and half stories high,
and Will provide for four school rooms
and library and reading room, which
can also be used for lodge purposes.
The building will be erected on the re-
Gently purchased lot at the corner of
Tenth avenue and Second street, south.
1t will cost about $4,000.
Ida Grove.
Some careless parties shot a fat steer
belonging to Benjamin Buell. the other
day. The steer was in the pasture with
other fat cattle along the Maple. He
happened to be hit in the jugular vein
and died in a short time, causing Mr..
Buell. logs of about $65. MIR. Buell.
feels justly indignant and will hereafter
make it Improbable for hunters on his
lands.
Wall Lake.
Miss Percis Horner, after signing a
contract to teach in our public schools,
in the capacity OF principal. resigned
at the eleventh hour. She gave only
about twelve days notice of her desire
to not teach in the Wall Lake school.
The board has secured the services
of Mr.. a. b. Meek, of Madrid, Iowa, who
will be the principal of the school for
the ensuing year.
Red Oak.
The annual meeting of the Southern
Iowa Baptist association closed Friday
at Red Oak after session of three
days duration. There We're present l13
delegates. representing thirteen Bap-
fist churches. Rev. r. Venting, of
Council. Bluffs, was reelected mod
orator for another year and was also
chosen as the representative to the
state board convention.
Stratford.
In Thursday nights storm the school
house at Stratford was struck by light
ming and badly damage This building
seems to stand in bad position, as
lightning struck it once before this
Year, and this is the sixth time it has
been struck since being built. Strange
to say the building was never set afire
and its destruction Thursday night was
caused by the force of the shock.
Mt. Pleasant.
rumor reached here from Des
Moines Saturday that the state board Of
control will demand of the Des Moines
parties proof of the Statements made
there that numerous shipments of goods
belonging TO the state had been s@nt out
from the hospital here. The board Of
control will no doubt sift this whole
matter. and will then inform the public
of the result of their Investigations.
Keokuk.
Plans for the remodeling Of the old
Mercy hospital at Fifteenth and Fulton
streets have been completed, and werk
Will commence in few days on the new
Graham Protestant hospital. The new
.sanitarium is designed along the most
modern methods of hispital construc-
ton. and when completed will accom-
8modate tfirty-t1ye patients. 1t Is ex-
pented the improvements will have been
finished before winter.
iPoeahontas.
H Record. 23d: The workmen are busy
on the depot and will haveit ready for
uss. in about ten days. The work was
commenced on Counselman's elevator
this week, the. foundation being nearly
finished at thiastime. Work is also pro-
crossing on Wheeler's elevator Byrne
Bros. have a neat office Just completed.
Work was begun on the stock pens yes
sterday morning. They Will be located
northeast of the depot.
Harlan.
Wallace Craig teacher of science in
The Harlan schools. has been chosen to
q like position in the schools of FL Col
3iins, Col. at a salary of s775 per month.
AS that Was more than the Harlan
board felt like paying. Mr.. Craig was
excused from his contract for next
year With Harlan. "A successor has been
selected to Mr.. Craig in the Harlan
schools. bur as he has not yet accepted,
his name has not been announced.
Dubuque.
The Rev. J. W.. Frizzell. of Fan
Claire. Wis, to whom the First congre-
gational church has extended a call. to
fll its pulpit, is prominent in the minis
try. He preached 1.-THE local church on
three different occasions and made a.
deep and lasting impression The con-
grsgation think SO we'll of that that they
extended a unanimous CALL While as
Vet he has given them no answer, they
are hopeful that he will agree 10 come
Burlington.
The greatest local instance of damage
by Friday nights storm is the German
Baptist church on North Oak street
The roof of this, structure was nearly
torn off by wind or lightning 1t is, said
Wind or lightning, because
one has no means of settling iii advance
a dispute that Is sure to arse&over# pay
ment5 of insurance. The building is in
s'ured against wind for $500 in one
agency ard against fire and lightning
for $500 in another. Ten other places in
the city and vicinity suffered from
lightning.
Scranton.
There has been considerable excite
msnt in this place since sunday 18th. A
of the gospel. member of the
Christian church. one n. II. Abrams
gave d talk Sunday. and Sunday eve-s
ming on temperance. He said that he
had had detectives here looking after
the vendors of liquor. He also stated
that the detectives had found some law
violators in Scranton. He said that the
w. c. L. U.lof Scranton had written him
and that was why he was here. The
Journal 'favcrs the exposure and pun