Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-27

;lege by location and natural resources
besides the financial proposition. Sat-
urday evening they were the guests Of
the Federated Women's Clubs at the
Francisco home and Sunday they en-
.toyed q trip to the lake, accompanied by
a committee OF thirty members OF the
Commercial Club. What their decision
was can only be inferred, for they are
cautious and conservative gentlemen.
but their visit will undoubtedly do the
city much good, for they certainly were.
Impressed very favorably with the city
and her people.
Boone.
Republican, 25th: s. H. Smith, of
Story county, Is at the court house this
afternoon, with his 14-year-oldA daugh-i
ter. whom he will ask Judge Weaver to
send to the Industrial school at Mitch
ellyille. Mr.. Smith resides just over the
the Boone line near Kelley. He says
the girl is incorr;gible and the; only
hope he has of her reform is training
in the school. The girl does not appear
to object to going II the Judge will.
make the order. Judge Weaver made
the order later.
Clear Lake.
Prospects Of the season here are
most flattering. Today there are more
people living on the camp ground than
ever before in June. Boats are all busy
and hotels are full. and everything
points to an extra busy season. Many
new and substantial improvements
mark the year. Noticeably among these
are the two new boat houses. the water
toboggan and new bath house. Indica-
tions point to a demand for cottages
and other accommodations turnout the
year which will test the present sup
ply.
Iowa City.
Miss Harriet Chairman has left for
an extensive trip in the west. She goes
as special representative OF the uni-
Svrsity to further investigate the lava
beds in the vicinity of Salt Lake City,
Utah. The Republican says: "Our
venerable and esteemed townsman,
Lieut.. John A. Smiley, is carefully
watching the development of his peach
crop. He has the trees propped up and
supported because Of the great number
of peaches on them. One small limb
which broke off had forty -seven peaches
on it. 1t will be the largest crop he has
ever had, he says
Shenandoah.
Friday afternoon, while sorting ba-
nanas in the wholesale department OF
E. NJ. Prices establishment one of the
statesmen was almost frightened out of
his senses by the appearance Of a
monster spider or taTantula. which
l8crawled from between the punches OF
the fruit The spider was at once pros
L n nF "a nd
later was secured in glass jar and
then killed with chloroform. The insect
measured nearly four inches from side
TO side Of its extended legs. Last year
Mr.. Price himself discovered one of
1.-The things IN bunch OF bananas.
| Waterloo.
The deed conveying to the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad the new road
built from Belle PLANE, Iowa, to Blue
Earth, Mimi, known as the Iowa, Min
nesota & Northwestern railway. has
been filed for record in the Office of the
county recorder. The conveyance In
cludes the road bed and equipment. but
not the town sites which are plated in
1.-THE name Of the Iowa & Minnesota
Town Site Company. The consideration
manned in the deed of this gigantic
TRANSFER is 81, but the instrument bears
internal revenue stamps in the sum of
! $4,000, indicating the real value of the
property to be $4,000, 900.
Belle Plaine.
The Bailey & Buskey circus which
has been in town for several days gave
la show on Saturday night and again
yesterday afternoon and evening. This
\ aggregation has been travelling in pref
| ty hard luck and their troubles have
been fully aired in the Tama and Pow
eshiek county papers. They paid their
bills here all right and will get to
Cedar Rapids, their next showing
place, without having to sell out the
rest of their apparatus. One mishap
4 befell the company here. One of the
l5boy acrobats had the misfortune to fall
Saturday afternoon and break his coll
liar bone. This was set by DR.. Cox and
1.-the little fellow will have to keep out of
the ring for few weeks.
Maquoketa.
Interest in and discussion of the new
4 railroad Is growing and has been rap
4 idly since Friday. when the gang of en-
4 gineers who are making the gsograph-
4 ical survey reached and passed on thru
4 this city. This is the same gang that
4 started out from Elvira. This would
indicate that the road will run from
4 Clinton to Elvira sure. From Elvira
the surveyors Went little north OF
west to Welton and from Welton north
4 about parallel with the G.. NJ. & st. P
4 to within one-half mile Of Delmar. Il
then goes one mile west to the Allison
place, striking u valley there which
leads directly to this city. The popuia,
belief there is that 1t is an Illinois Cen
trail scheme and 1t looks more like thai
than like the Northwestern.
Museatine.
The ministers of the city have an
nounced public open air meetings tt
4 be held in the court house square eacf
Sunday evening during the summer
season. The time of service will be
$3.50. The plan is for the various
/ churches to come on the program ir
4 alphabetical order Some Of the details
4 of the arrangements have not yet beer
completed. but the plans outlined above
are now expected to be carried out. The
subjects to be presented are not YET
chosen. The initial service will be held
next Sunday evening. A seri.
GUS surgical operation was performed
4 Sunday by Drs. King and Morgridge
on Myrtle Royster, on Hershey avenue
for appendicitis. The patient was In
very good condition the next morning
4 Clinton.