Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-09
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on yesterday. The next hundred will
bring the sum sent out by the Ere brand
people and friends up to two thousand
dollars. Already there is a good start,
toward the last hundred. So At the.
annual meeting of the Baptist church
last week the members az Arbordale,
some fifty or more in number asked
for letters OF withdrawal. which were
cordially granted. They wish to organ
ize church of their own which will
be done as soon as REV. Aitchison re-
turns and next September they will
erect house Of worship.
Iowa City.
The establishment of six rural mail
routes out of Iowa City serves over
| 5000 persons directly and leaves only
| two main roads running out of the city
(which are not trayersed by free rural
mail deliveries. The seventh route is
being petitioned for by the farmers
| who want the free mail ssrvice This
new route will. when established. be
one of the largest routes in the county
and will serve 300 or 1000 persons. The
county will then be thoroughly covered
| by rural routes and the farmer will re-
4 ceive his daily mail.
Waterloo.
4 Joseph Bancroft, the we'll known
green house man of Cedar Falls, was
badly injured Monday by being struck
\ by an electric car while riding in his
buggy. The car colided With the front
I wheel of the buggy and the hind quar-
tiers of the horse, badly niuring the
lanimal. demolishing the vehicle and
/ Throwing its driver out, rendering him
unconscious. Upon examination Il was
found that his collar bone MAS, broken
and there was deep cash in the back
of his head. There is great fear that
/ his injuries may prove fatel. especially
as his age is so greatly against his
speedily recovering from the effects of
the terrible shock and injuries inflicted.
Mason City.
4 Scott lStilson on Monday sold his
horse, Earthquake Pilot. to Gus Drega,
i of Edgerton. Wis. This is the famous
"Guideless Wonder which was so
great an attraction al the county fairs
4 a few years ago. The horse paced With
1 out driver or rider a mile IN 2.oa and
\ height of fame Scott received a bona
Il fide offer of 10000 but refused it as he
had $4,000 worth of contracts booked
l for the wonder at That time. shortly
after the horse Went lame and that
/ killed his value as a money maker The
Z horse was getting old and Scott con-
4 cluded 70 accept what MAS fair price
for good driving horse. The consider
alton was $500.
4 Council Bluffs.
4 The large dog belonging to- Bob
d Datesman. LOT West Broadway, was
shot Monday night because of u vicious
attack which he made Monday morning
4 on Mrs. George Antell, Who lives across
he Street from the Datesman place,
4 Mrs. Antell had gone there for milk. ii,
II accordance with her custom. ana not
raising anybody in the front part of the
mouse. she started around to the back
= door and was mat by the dog He
a Jumped at her and tore hole about ar
lnch long to the bone in the feshy par.
81 onesof her thighs. A physician at,
tended her and While he considered + +
n Very serious wound thought there wa.
! no dangers in 1t. 10 avoid further. troli.
:. Die Of the kind the dog vas shot dur.
j ing the evening.
Fort Dodge.
The Messenger says the mysterious
A identity OF the person or yesonss re.
i spoHsibie for the numerous barr! fires
4 IN Fort Dodge last week still remains
! a sphinx like riddle The poles have
bsen unable ioAcbtain sufficient conclu.
I, save sts'e violence against any cne u war
rant proceedings The responsibilities
I. for these fires promises 10 remain a
I hidden secret for Some time to come.
The Chronicle reports tina. tbs
&. coming session OF the district co,,rl
Will BIZ the heaviest one n years an6
4 already the list of cases doeketed In
the office Of the county clerk far ex.
leeds that OF any previous term fpi
a several sessions back. LITIGATION for d
y while in Webster county almost ceaseG
q and some of the largest LAW firms hat
TO depend upon outside counties for t1s
I big end of Their incomes. Now the sill
!, uation is reversed and in all phases 81
7. the Law there VIII be no end of cases
q for trial. Many Of these are cases of M
small magnitude The criminal dockei
4 is unusually repete and some interest.
ling tussles are anticipated There arr
:. no less than fourteen Wills to pi.1bat.
and all other business exhibits pro,
y portionate ACTIVITY.
4 Davenport.
!, City Marshal Joseph KozIovsky ant
Jailer George w schlafer. of Cedar
:, Rapids arrived here Tuesday morning
and secured the arrest of man ans
woman wanted at,edar Rapids on tns
,,1,t -.
pretenses. The names of he people ar
4 rested, as they appear on the books o.
the Davenport station, are a, w Goeh,
iran and Mrs Therese Keller, but thess
are not the names these people gave il
Z Cedar Rapids. There they gave theil
: mans as W. a. Cochran and NJ Keller
there being no specification OF ths
ladS,s name TO Indicate whether sht
was maid wife or widow Dating ba cl
!, a few days Mr. Cochran and the kellel
: woman ran nun Der of attractive az
J. vetttsements IN the locai papers d
Cedar Rapids. They wanted help. fo
the American Furnishing and Adver
!. Using Company and they We're wlllint
i to pay we'll for II. They closed with al
the people who applied for positions
j, took contracts from them and exaetat
!. from them sums ranging from 50 10 50
!. according to the financial ability of tn,
victims. and appointed Monday as In.
!, day when business under the stipula