Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-26

the barn. The swing was fastened to q |
timber in the loft OF the barn, the tim
Der broke and one end fell on his tenn
pie, crushing IT badly. He lived but a
few hours after the accident.
Fairfield
The commissioners OF insanity made
an examination of the mental condition
of Jesse I. Widger. OF this city, Thurs
day. pronounced him Of unsound mind
and ordered him taken to the Mount
Pleasant hospital for treatment.
Tuesday Thomas Davies delivered, to L.
|Oberman. OF Mount Union, eighty head
|of fat cattle. They averaged 1881
pounds and brought 35.25 per hundred.
Iowa Falls.
the river one day last week that
weighed nine pounds and four ounces,
land then Al. j. Morgan went him one
better by hooking one that tipped the
beam at ten pounds and two ounces.
These were as fine specimens OF the
Ifinny tribe as have yet been taken from
the placid waters of the Iowa. and
looked like veritable young whales,
says the Sentinel.
Davenport.
The new elevator owned by George
Seaverns in the west end began opera
lions Tuesday. Mr.. seaverns came
down from Chicago to witness the
opening. The elevator has capacity
of 1.500, 900 bushels and can handle 5000
bushels an hour. Mamie Swan
has begun suit In the district court for
divorce from Edward Swan. She claims
that they were married in this city on
Sept. I. 1898. and in twenty-one days
thereafter he deserted her.
Dies Moines.
Capital. oath: The Ave voting ma
chimes to be used on trial in Polk coun-
lty at the November election were to be
here by Oct. %, under the terms OF the
resolution passed by the board of SUI
ipervisors. Up to 3 o'clock this after
noon (the last day. no word has been
received from the Climax Company and
mo machines were on hand The pros
poets at present are poor for Polk coun-s
ty learning how to vote by machinery
and how successful the machinery is at
1.-THE coming election.
Dubuque.
4 Part OF the government river im-
Iprovement feet was towed into the ice
lharbor Tuesday and anchored near the
north shore, a distance east OF the Iowa
Iron Works shipyards. The entire feet
a consisting OF thirty-six barges, several
}ltwo-story house boats and three steam
ers will go into winter quarters In the
5|harbor as rapidly as they can be
brought down from the vicinity Of
lCassvi'le and Specht's Ferry, where
1.-THE entire fleet was engaged in building
wing dams the past summer.
Alsona.
Chester Giles. who was brought down
from Grant township Monday night to
be sent to Independence. proved to be a
4 fangerous man to have around. He
attempted to shoot the men who
brought him down. but happily his re-
Svolver9 was taken from him. In the mid
Idle of the night he broke to pieces the
sloii stove in his cell and made a fire
(which Allied the basement with smoke.
ILL could not have done any serious
4 damage. unless to himself. John
1Iswitzer, the night watch, was made
laware OF what was going on and Went
lin and put out the Are
Belle Plaine.
4 Poormastcr Athey had queer GUS
toner on his hands a few days ago. The
unfortunate was q paralytic. could
neither talk intelligently nor in any
} manner give any information as to who
he was or where he came from. He
was of German descent. about 30 years
Iold and was neatly dressed. and looked
/ las tho he had some care. He was taken
tito the county home. The adj
i Ijourned meeting OF the fair association
lheld Tuesday afternoon in the city hall
! |resulted In little being accomplished
.. Iexcept that 1t was decided by vote that
/, 1.-The grounds should not be sold.
elShenandoah.
5 The Sentinel talks in this way about
1.-THE action Of girls: Many mothers In
lshenandoah could, not have answered
: that question the night Of the Allison
!, meeting, for many OF the girls from I:
slto 20 years of age we're running around
ylthrowing -four showing boys and young
men on the walks and having bis
time generally. Lots OF those girli
were scufiiing with young fellows they
sslwould no more think OF speaking to or
1.-the street in broad daylight than they
! would think Of flying. Their conduct
: was rude and boisterous. Many gooc
: dresses and some good suits of clothes
E iWeTG SaIIIlOSt 6pOttSu Ny allAS ItSAAs SAW
cred around during the festivities. -
: Nevada.
The double track work Of the North.
western is approaching completion
! more rapidly than in mid-summei
! seemed possible. The north track
(which is the new one. is completed
across the county except in the Nevad,
yards; and the south track. which hal
3 been or is being reconstructed, is nearl,
e done. There is some tracklaying yet I.
be done between Nevada and A1nes
Z but the grading Is practically done
E save for a little near the head OF thu
! Skunk river grade and squaw creek AL
The last was originally the deepest fl
in the county and Il presents now tn,
loniy considerable task yet to be done
i apparently the whole line will be An
-Iished and used 10 4 double track som,
d. time next month. "a #
yIcaruil.
Y s. b. Alspach brought the; Herald 4
Ella sample Of his sugar beets which h
vi had Just harvested. The sample bee
\ weighs eight pounds. He has tire
Iacres and the average Yield per acre 4
ltwenty tons, The price per ton - n
all Mr.. AlspAch shipp4d shiA suGar besks y
Neb., Wednesday III p
slwright was called IN By u. B. Hunger
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