Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-13
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Seventh street track to the Northwest
ern depot sometime during the week.
The fencing gang on the North
western pulled into the city Saturday,
having completed their work. All OF
the fence put up has been OF the woven
wire variety, which besides being a
very handsome fence has the advant-
age of being sure. cure for the .hoe-
on-the-track" epidemic. About 400
miles of this fence was stretched.
Wall Lake.
Blade: The I. C. railroad company has
changed the name Of its station at this
place to Wall Lake. The change went
into effect the first day Of the present
month. We hope this will settle the
matter and the pleasant relations ex-
listing between the company and the
business men, prior to the changing the
name to Dalkeith, will once more be
restored. We cannot. however, refrain
from giving just one yell of triumph on
the side.
Boone
L. w. Reynolds is In receipt OF LETT
ter from ex-senator John ]. Ingalls,, of
Kansas, to whom was sent an invita-
ton to deliver an address here San
tiago day at the dedication Of the cap
tured cannon. Mr.. ingalls, writes from
Tucson. Arizona. where he has been en-
deavoring to recuperate his health. He
expresses his delight at the honor be-
slowed upon him thru the kindly invi-
tation but states that serious thoat
trouble with which he is suffering pre-
vents him from accepting.
Dubuque.
1 The swimming school at the foot Of
the harbor is running full blast. There
are at present about 25 pupils who re-
ceive daily Instructions Professor
Spiegel, the swimming master. makes
the pupils learn the strokes used by ex-
.pert swimmers on land before he all
lows them to enter the water. =. Z. The
work on the new G. B. Il @. freight
depot will be commenced next week. 1t
will be 66x30O, two stories high and of
brick. The new structure and other
improvements to be made will aggre-
gate 100000.
Council Bluffs.
John Barclay, who was sentenced to
item days in the county Jail for stealing
a bolt of cloth from in front of the
Boston Store one day last week, has
been identified as an escaped patient
| from the insane ward at st. Bernard's
| hospital and was turned over to the
lcare of that Institution Saturday. Bar
lclay is a private patient at the hospi-
ltal having been placed there by rela-
ltives who believe that he Is mentally
lderanged. He escaped from the institu-
ttion the morning Of the day he was
|placed in the city Jail on the charge of
stealing the cloth.
Belle Plaine.
The rain storm for which the farmers
land the gardeners have 20 anXiously
Ihoped. came Saturday night after mid-
might. but with greater violence than
WAS wished for. Three and eight-tenths
|inches Of water fell, as measured by
is. r. NanDilke. officer Of the weather
bureau. 1t fell in such torrents. how
ever. that it ran off where there was
any great slope and little of the moist
lure found it's way into the earth. How
lever. enough found the right spot. II is
hoped. to break the effect of the recent
| dry spell, and grass. grains and fruits
lwill show Improvement I once.
Oltumwa.
on Monday morning II ]. Vail. as
l3signee OF the Press Publishing Com
Iipany, offered the entire plant. good
Twill and subscription lists of both the
h,
| bidder. There was bur Il small crowd
! anxiousato bid. AS no bids We're heard
| on the plant as whole 1t was then Of
lfered part at d time, but the bids We're
so ridiculously low that after consulta-
ton with the attorneys, the assignee
ldeclared all bids off and adjourned the
! sale until next Saturday. No paper
Twill be issued in the meantime. how
lever and with Sunday mornings issue
| the Daily Press passed into history.
Maquok.ta.
One of the doctors was unusually
busy with accident cases last week at
tending three rather severe ones.
"Wednesday James Gregory, the carpen-
/ ter, fell sixteen feet from scafrolding
\ dIlu d SOI 5lnG7 TlSnl
leg and a bad tear In the right side
caused by striking against nail. 1t
took Ave stitches to sew up the wound.
Friday night. Mrs. Thomas Tomkins, OF
North Olive street. fell and broke her
arm between the elbow and the should
er 1t was a bad break, too. and will
lrequire some time 10 mend. Another
lday last week Mrs. James Moore, who
4 lives in the south part Of town, badly
lscalded her foot and ankle by spilling
a pail Of boiling water thereon.
Webster City.
4 There is a scarcity OF boys and young
men about the city. owing to the sugar
beet industry. They have been en-
Iployed in large numbers to assist beet
growers in wedding their patches. ~. :
An accident occurred Sunday three
miles northwest OF the city by which
Charles Tarrent. the 15-year-old son Of
Richard Tarrant, received very severe
wound. The boy was riding horse and
\ 1t is thought the animal fell, striking
the lad in the face. So far the boy has
not recovered sufficiently to tell just
how the accident happened, but he has
very serious and painful wound 1t
begins It the crown of his head and ex-
tends downward over the left eye. then
turning upward terminates at the left