Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-10
Local Affairs in Hundreds of Iowa Towns Of
Interest to the General Reader


sons and five daughters
who with the widow survive him.
Webster City.
The smallpox scare In Webster City
has almost entirely subsidized and DR.
Desmond, thescity health officer, reports
that only two mild cases are now under
quarantine. The late. cases have been
of such mild form that local physicians
are at q loss to determine whether they
are yaws, Cuban itch or smallpox.
Mason City.
The Mason City & Fort Dodge road
is doing a big job Of graveling. The
road bed between Fort Dodge and Ea-
gle Grove is being gravelea in thor
ough and complete manner. The gravel
is being taken out rear Lehigt, and
about eight car loads so up IN day.
Twenty Italians are putting the gravel
en-
Oskaloosa.
There was a meeting of the board of
education of Oskaloosa Tuesday eve
ming and there were received the resig-
nations of three of the teaching force
as. prepared for the coming year. Those
frcsigning we're Miss Nell Barr Snod-
grass, Miss Annie Delashmutt and Miss
Maine Meredith. Miss Mary Vannest
was elected to place as a teacher.
Sock City.
The board of supervisors has deter
mined to have an accounting with
George Powell and his assistants who
are dcrg the Job of tax ferreting for
Woodbury. county. under contract
which Powell claims is valid and which
the board doubts very seriously. He
was ordered to report by the list Of Sep
TENDER. No compensation will be al
lowed him after that date.
Ottumwa.
Beginning September L. all sewer
|cleaning and city Work with the excep-
ton of cleaning streets and crossings.
will be contracted, and for that sl.60
Will be paid for a nine hour day. Such
was the final disposition of the city la
Dor proposition by the city council last
evening, after a long and hotly contest
ed debate. led by Alderman Barnes,
ichampion of the eight-hour day and a
Hsl.5o scale.
! Abba
The Abba school board has elected
Miss Retta jackson as teacher in the
sixth grade and Miss Anna Anderson
as teacher in the second grade, in the
high school building. Miss Monta Por-
ter has resigned as teacher in the third
grade, high school. The Normal
I institute nov in session in our city is a
very popular school. About lao of Mon
roe county's brightest young people are
lin attendance.
| Crsston.
The new residence of John Danielson
lin Irving Place is going up rapidly.
Several new homes are ii, the course OF
l3construction in Irving Place. In fact
that particular part Of town Is show
ting greater activity in the building line
than anyso tfer section. Tlret5or four
new homes are nov being built and it
lis understood that others are in CON
Temptation and in some instances con-
tracts have been let.
/ Newton.
The case against II. H. Abrams for
carrying concealed weapons which
i.eame before Mayor Long, Thursday.
was tried before Squire Allfree. the de-
l6fenaant taking d change OF venue.
Abrams pleaded guilty TO the charge
and vas assessed the sum OF $50 and
The Journal says IF Rev Abrams and
tror a,id srhauded means in their efforts
Ito obtain evidence they have certainly
bern snisrspr esented.
4 Hampton.
Hal Salisbury came in week ago
Saturday night from Mrs. Latham !
farm. seven miles southeast OF Hanp-
LION, here he had been Working ali The
1853 son, feeling unweIi, and after siltlns
Eana lying around for four or five days
ting physicians decided he had the
smallpox alid the premises Of his
tmotier With Whom ne has been staying
/ on Walnut street were accordingly
iquarantined The case is of the mild
Etyi5e prevalent III Iowa this Year, and
Tia! is getting along Well. the greatest
Hardship being the quarantine.
/ Cedar Rapids.
Republican,: There was consterna-
tion in the b. c. r. & N. general offices
Ion Tuesday when bogus order, pur-
porting t. be signed by one of the high
oniciais, MAS circulated to some extent
fmoviding that all employees must wear
their collars ard keep their suspenders
|up vale at work. 1t was but few
1 minutes. till ii Went al! over the Offices
and the boys We're sitting upright in
Their chairs all the afternoon wearing
their collars. In the evening it leaked
loul that it WAS bogus order and all
We're Kicking themselves for being So
easy.
Ot,umwa.
1 The first case OF sun-stroke in the
city this year occurred Wednesday
morning the victim being W. Hahn, a
lcarpenter by trade who was engaged
i in building Ii porch on Mechanic street,
when about 1880 he began to feel i'll,
land with his little son started home.
His son ssaid that he stopped frequently
over in a sWoor. a doctor was called
and, rendered the necessary medical
1 aid. In the Afternoon Mr.. Hahn, tho
CONSCIOUS, was still unable to move. He
suffered a similar stroke last year and
| is in a very critical condition.
Fairfield.
Cedar townshipGJefferson county, is
sending in some very good harvest re-
PORTS this season. II. c. Pattison got
an average of 431a bushels of oats from
1 "A acres. w. j. Kyle reports so bu-
4 shell average from acres. with a fair
yleld Of timothy seed. A. Il. Langdor
secured Lose bushels of oats from e
acre field. or 53 bushels per acre, one OF
al hs, Is,, I, n Il