Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-02
iowa NEWS iT I L

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Six residences are now in course Of
construction in this city. And there
are several others in contemplation.
Boone.
The houses will be moved off the
library site this week, preparatory to
beginning work on the new building.
Belle Plaine.
The track laying machine on the
branch landed at Dennis
Monday. The construction work is go
ing along rapidly and smoothly.
Charter OAK.
B. S. Wilder has traded his electric
light plant to Mr.. Dunlap. OF Perry,
Ia, for real estate to the amount of
$500. Mr.. Dunlap took charge Of the
plant May / and Mr.. Wilder will leave
for Perry.
Mason City.
The new brick yard, the Mason City
Clay Works expects to begin the man
ufacture of brick this week. The
American is pushing along rapidly and
expects to be making brick by July 1.
These two institutions will employ to-
gether from eighty to 100 men and
means much for Mason City and the
prosperity of the merchants.
Davenport.
For twenty-six years John Vale has
been mailing clerk at the Davenport
postca!ce. He has not made much noise
about it all this time. but he has been
one of the most faithful and competent
men ever inside that busy place. Now
he has resigned, being broken in health
and suffering from nervous prostration.
He was member OF the Fifth Mime
sofa volunteer during the civil war.
Webster City.
The sportsmen of the city are up in
arms. and certain parties are apt t.
realize before long that there is a fish
and game law, and that 1t must be re-
sspected. Sunday morning between
and . o'clock a number of loud shots
were heard. one sounding in the vicin.
.ity Of Kennedy's rippies, north Of the
city, and the other further up. 1t is
believed that some one was dynamiting
fish.
Creston.
The Presbyterian pipe organ com.
nlittee has just received word that tn,
organ for the church is complete ant
lis pronounced by its makers to be
gem in quality Of tone and finish. TIL
instrument will be shipped this week
and one week $ time will be required
to place it in the church. Dav,
|AfcAiaster has sold his s0v acre farm Ii
Pleasant township to a gentleman from
New Sharon, the consideration being
81, 100.
Alba.
The town of Foster. nine miles soutt
|of Abba, is being speedily depopulatec
and before many weeks, unless sons
new persons shall come into possession
| of the mines, the town will be withou
inhabitants. Only seventy men are nov
at the mining camp, and these have bu
a few days work a month. The IIniol
says there is still plenty of coal at Eos
ter but the troubles the proprietor
have gotten into among themselves ha
caused the shutdown.
Valley junction.
Valley Junction will have new
Istwo-story. four room brick schoo
building in block IL. Just east of tn
catholic church ana j. NJ. Pearsonss
The site will consist of four lots which
Twill be purchased Of the Hawkeye In
lvestmcnt Company at probable cos
of 81. 900, for which a warrant will be is
sued The election upon the bond pro
position Monday resulted in q small
Votes for and 2 against the lssuanc
lof $4,000 bonds. Seven ladies appeare,
and voted. The day was rainy an,
nasty undertook and hence the small
vote polled.
! Centerville.
! Ex-Governor Drake returned HON
Saturday evening from his souther
and western trip and was in his offic
Monday morning bright and early SO
ing over a big stack of mail with niue
.of his old time vigor. He is lookin
remarkably well and says the trip ha
been of great benefit to him and that h
lis feeling better than for many months
While absent he visited in the south
western states, in Old Mexico. Califor
nia and other western states, return
ling home by way Of San Francisco, Sal
Lake and Denver. He expects to be i
1.-THE city indefinitely.
Fort Dodge.
Arrangements have been complete
4 by which boxes will be placed in tn
schools Of the city, for the purpose {
4 receiving the contributions of tn
I school children toward the soldier
monument fund. The boxes will b
INSTALLED next Friday and will renal
lin the buildings for one week. TIL
money contributed will be placed In th
fund which was recently started
1 1.-THE members of the local G. a. II. pos
|3who contributed 500 for a monumer
Ito he erected to commemorate II
, graves of the unknown soldier dea
hurried in Oakland cemetery.
j Muscatine.
u Monday morning the Tiechmiller hui
ton factory in South Muscatine. frol
which place the men walked out I'll
J fore part oflast week, because the fat
TORY refused to furnish saws and file
4 as promised last fall, began operation
! again, the request OF the workme
8lhaving been complied with and all
harmonious again. : With the new
] of the opening up OF the Tiechmill,
] factory comes the news OF anoth,
! strike. This time the trouble ID at Il
NEW York button factory. and Il
lcause Is. according TO the workers. Il
\ refusal Of the company to comply vii
i la request to restore last falls seal
THE strikers say that last fan III