Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-02
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Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
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IOWA NEWS ITEMS

lIteA slIldyllIs anu CITY EOuHCll OIL lOIl-
mouth. ILL.,, We're in Marion Wednesday
looking over the sewage disposal plant.
Cedar Falls.
The new pipe organ for the Congrega-f
tional church has arrived and s being
placed in position. The workmen say 1t |
will be about five days before it is ready
for uss.
Boone
S The brick for the new hospital build
Ing has begun to arrive In this city
from the kilns in Des Nolnes. and is
being buried to the hospital site, where
the material is fast being put into the
foundation walls. The foundation is al
ready we'll under way.
Davenport.
Chairman S. F.. Smith of the board of
library tlustees.f has received letter
from Andrew Carnegie, in response to
inquiry, in which Mr.. Carnegie says that
his gift of $4,000 is simply for a library
building here He expects Davenport
ito furnish it, stock 1t with books and
keep ii going.
Waterloo.
The brick work on the new ST. jog
Ieph 8 Catholic church is nearly COM
|pleted. There is some work left yet 10
be done in the gables and on the tower
ion Which the spire rests Thisis consid-
Eered by all to be one of the finest pieces
Fof workmanship attempted in the brick
line in the city.
Dsnison.
Two small boys We're up before Justice
Quick lately charged With malicious
mischief: they had been tornenting a
Jewish peddler living south of the.
Northwestern depot, ard had shot al
him and his dog With an air gun. Jus-
|tice l;uliJk gave the boys severe lee
tu:s. telling them that Il second offensa
would bring upon the m,he full extent
|of the law
Newton.
The corn crop OF Jasper county is bs-
ling harvested II Is dry enough for
lcribhins. and OF splendid quality, except
there and there on low ground. where
there has been an excess of moisture.
Some of 1t is, down and much twisted.
land for this reason the gathering Will
irequire some extra work. So far a s the
journal can learn there will beicompar-
Iativeiy little for sale: farmers az a rule
are prepared to feed IT out at home
Dubuque.
There is AN unusual heavy demand
\ fol-. apples at present and an advance
an price is looked for within the next
week. All apples on the local market
come from the east. mostly from New
! York and Massachusetts They retail
lin the nsighborhood of So barrel at
1.-THE grocers. 9 : 9 For nearly two weeks
lr,spival meetings have been in progress,
"a
llain Z. w. White, of Michigan, as the
Header.
Iowa City.
The Iowa History day celebration has
tbeen POSTPONED indefinitely from Nov.
IL. the date originally sat for the exer-
#cisas. 1t VAS the plan of the State His
Etciical Society to hold the celebration in
this city and secure a number of prnlni-
Insnt speakers To address the meeting
THE inability of many of the invited
speakers To be present necesa!tates the
i pcstpone nent and the officers, of the So
Iciety Will arrange for new date iii the
sinear future
1T. Madison.
Samuel Morgan brother Of James A.
land Dan S. Morgan. of this cits. was
Eaccidentally killed Sunday evening near
i Marcsline. Mo. While out hunting SPURS
tErels' a son was with him lit he time.
iENYho had just taken the SHOTGUN from
this father and threw i across his
shoulder. when the Weapon discharged,
u the load striking the father ii, the
,,5ll,tsasl death resulting instantly. De
licensed Waa about 50 Years old and
Il leaves {, Wife and siN children.
Nevada.
4 Officers with a search warrant We're
tafter some bootleggars Saturday night.
Il They found nine bottles Of bssrSin a
local house in the alley east, OF the Ring
.jhaim building but as no one was. near
lat the time they We're unable 10 find the
,inWnei of the same. 1t has been report
I, ed to some. who are interested IN this
matter, that wholesale bookkeeping WAS
,fgoing on IN our streets and ailays and
4 THESE persons s'More out a search VAR
rant. secured al officer and started out,
with the result above stated.
lAlsona.
! Republican: MI. Perm Rawson. Of
. Lofts Greek township, was in town yes
Iterday attending To business, He Is
,}nearly s. years Of age ana says he Is be-
4 ginning to feel old. VIZ have a woman
ltyears of age next August if SHE. Ives
land she expects to. She is feeiing smart
Ier just now than her daughter, Mrs. Az
lex. Miller, Who i, only so. Mrs. Ross has
l1o5 descendants living and IS great great
. grandmother to five Of them. With pros
, poets good for taking another degree.
Des Moires.
Capital, a1st: More than twenty fairs
have not yet made tbs, report required
Iby law to seizure the 5000 appropriation
land unless, such reports are received to-
morrow the right to the appropriation Is
forfeited. Aroused by the letters sent
out last week by g. II, Van Houtan. sees
lretary Of the state fair, more than TWEEN.
| lty reports have beer received Within the
! Hart twenty-fonr hours. a number al
these have been found to be very irregu-
( lar, and in some instances, where ther.
{ was yet time the reports were5returnet
I for correction.
7 Mason City.
Z. Stewart Bros. lumber merchants d
:. this city. received a curious letter from
!, their father, w. s. Stewart, who is Owe
& 20 years of age The curiosity was Ii
{ the following sentence: Boys an
going to vote for the Mckinley elector
!, thlp year II for nothing elss. What 6t