Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
VIVA I they ARE DOING
Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Denison.
The sixth saloon in this place was
opened Saturday. Denison now re-
|sceives $5,4oo per year from It's saloons.
New Sharon.
A being put down IN this spring, much OF
the dilapidated walks are being re.
Ipaired, but there is still room for q
! great deal more cf the work.
\ Glidden.
A The Graphic says the extensive im-i
4 provements being made In Glidden this
spring is a source of qualification to.
4 the people and especially to the carpen-l
tiers and builders when conditions here
are compared with other places.
4 Mason City.
The State Association of Congrega-f
4 stional Churches and Ministers will hold
y Its sixty first conven tion in this city on
May is to 90. There are 800 Congrega-
tional churches in the state, and each
OF these Is entitled to two delegates.
s|Sabula.
A young man by the name OF Smith,
who is engaged in, clam fishing at this
place, found a handsome pearl few
II ICY . eoOs LIE pSdAt ENSlSAlS 3 AlleSI.I
grains, is shoe button shape light
steel color and will probably bring its
owner a good price.
4 Fairfield.
4 Five wolf puppies were captured by
j Ralph Matthews in the timber on Ce-
i dar creek south of the city one day last
week. He was paid $40 for their scalps
sIby County Auditor Horn. : Twenty
4 eight persons united with the Lutheran
Ilchurch of this city at the Easter service
! Sunday morning.
/. Nuscatine.
j Muscatine's opera house proposition
4 has again been taken up in earnest and
!. active work will doubtless be arrangesd
L for very soon. The arrival of George H
i Johnston. promoter, has given the mat
liter the needed impetus. The question
& Los location is the first problem to be
j, discussed and settled.
I Bancroft.
4 The big field trial of hunting dogs is
{ to take place this year northwest Of
+ Bancroft, in Kossuth county. and it is
expected that about seventy high-bred
J. dogs will be present No shooting OF
!. thirds is done at these trials, the tests
ebing simply as to the merits OF the
lIdogs. The trial lastsyear was held near
\ Emmetsburg.
|Nevada.
i The Northwestern railway has be-
: gun active operations In grading just
west of town as We'll as at numerous
i lother points. The amount of dirt tina:
: was being moved at the place indicated
y before the rain set in was large and
! the moving of it presented a most in
o Interesting spectacle. The work is part
: of p. L. Shugart's contract.
: villisca.
Y While not able at present to put cem-
e lent or stone walks in the park. the coun-
4 ell expects to make a good start In the
fright direction. Six foo, scinder walks
{ bordered with brick are being laid.
G These will be rolled down solid and later
e ion. when the treasury Is more open
good cement or stone walk
twill be laid on this solid foundation.
: Waterloo.
!, Wednesday, morning ground was
Z broken and the work of laying stone
:. began on the new foundry building OF
: 1.-The Iowa Steamer and Grinder Works
7 The structure of solid brick will be T6x
: 100 feet, and is located near the river
!, between West Seventh and Eight,
4 Estreets, in the rear of the large factory
: building now occupied by the company
: Grundy Center.
: The Odd Fellows have let the contract
g for the construction of their new two
4 story brick building to n. r. Gardner
4 1t is understood that the contract price
lis in the neighboorhood of $500. : I
IL ity. The building is to be 75xs0 feet
4 two stories high, With basement and al
I modern improvements. + The Catho-
: lie people are talking Of building a new
! church this season.
d Davenport.
L The board of health has voted tina,
r City Physician Preston be allowed
B., misrepresentation at the rate Of Si00s u
e month from March % to date. or fol
" about twenty-five days. on account o
" the extra duties deyolving upon him il
+ connection With the smallpox cases. "A:
'el the regular compensation of the physi
ri clan to the board Is only $500 a year, i
IS Twill not be questioned that this is in.
pay for the extra service.
n given.
= Iowa City.
! John j.. Waldron, a prominent citi
4 zen and an old settler of Johnson coun
!, ty, passed away Tuesday night at hi
! home. 222 Lucas street The deceased Il
= a descendant of Baron Resolved Vol
~ Naldron. who came from Harlem, Hol
=. land. with Peter Stuyyesant, the frs
> governor of New York. John Waldron
:, the deceased was born in Butler coun
!, ~, New York. in 1918. and in 1854 HI
: moved to Iowa. where he reared
10 large family. who have since becom
. more or less prominent.
a Creston.
n. S. H. Mallory. the great railroad con
IS tractor of Charlton, arrived in the cit,
le Wednesday morning with his team
is and implements and will commenc
work at once on his contract one mil
and half east from Creston on tn
double track OF the Burlington line
e Brick Is a scarce article Il
ID this city and section. The Crestol
y yards are out of brick and Vi,lisca an
'e Corning are in the same situation. De
1 lnand is heavy and thousands of bricl
It could be sold II there was supply.
4 Aleona.
Miss Myrtle Rose. who came here i
take Miss Hattie Stephens place IN tn
IN Frhi rd MA rd nrivn re- met with . n a mi