Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-10

oaG lily
The Methodist Episcopal church or
ganized in Douglas township has raised
sufficient money to warrant proceeding
with the erection of a house Of worship.
1t Will be built on Hon. Charles L. Ear
ly's farm at the northeast corner of sec
ton 16.
Perry.
The committee soliciting for the T..
NJ. &. A. has secured about 500. 1t is
the plan to move into the Clements
in the room formerly occupied
the running expenses for a year viii be
put in baths may be raised.
Iowa City.
In difference to the memory of the
late Ida Saunders VINO for so many.
Years WAS a trusted and honored teach
er in the public schools, the flags on all
the school buildings We're lowered to
halfmast Thursday. There We're no
recitations that afternoon in order to
allow all teachers and pupils the ops
portunity Of attending the funeral. s
Odebolt.
The Chronicle says that John Nc
Farland Will probably get the contract
for the new Catholic church. exclusive
of foundation ard furnishing. The
building Viii be OF frame and will be
built on the site of the old church,
which will be torn down as soon as the
contract is awarded. The cost, includ-
ing the furnishing, will be about Slo,-
0on
Toledo.
Miss Estella Reel, superinte ndent OF
Indian schools for the United States
came Tuesday evening and remained
till Thursday evening. she is highly
pleased NTH the plant and school here
but considers our Indians the loves
and least progressive of any she ha:
seen. She was en- route TO Washing
ton, ID. c.. after a tour of inspection t.
the various schools.
Muscatine.
A bill of immediate interest to Mus
catfne manufactures and clam fishers Il
the one which has just been introduced
into the United States senate by Joh,
II Gear. This bill is a measure direct
ed at the wholesale destruction of youns
clam shells, "a exists under the presen
methods of fishing for them. 1t pro
vldes a penalty for the destruction o
the young under certain size.
Jefferson.
The new Northwestern depot VA
lchristened with its first business trans
action recently and since then ha
been the Mecca Of townspeople VIII
5,,o,.z.
looks The universal opinion is tina
1t is very fine. and a distinct credit I
our city. as Well as being foar block
lnearer the square The only com
plant the Bee has heard is from tn
ladies. VINO say the gentemen's wait
ling room is lots better than theirs.
| keokuk.
! The Mississippi river ice here is ST
4 feet lower than it was. and this in
dicates that the water is in some va
getting under OF thru the big ice dar
below Alexandria. This IS blessin
to the inhabitants of the lowlands be
low here, as much water is alread
! coming down the Des Moines. an
there viii be a lot more very soon.
looks now like there will be no mon
than the ordinary spring freshet, an
/ the raging Des Moines may remain
hits present bed.
Carroll.
4 \ local dealer has Shipped sever;
car loads OF potatoes to Texas. nd q
soon as the weather settles he will loa
several more cars fer the same dest
s nation There are plenty of potatot
Il ~
If the farmers that some one has com
4 along TO buy them. This dealer sci
/ his potatoes on the track at this plas
! and knows in advance what he is
i get for them. He says that he can di:
7 pose of twenty mere loads If he can 8
i the right kind of potatoes.
Sieournsy.
:. The late John w. Trotter will cas-
occupied the court 5 attention stayer;
days last week. An effort WAS made
leverthrow H. but the contestants faile
to introduce any evidence tending
& how that the testator was unduly inA,
4 enced by any one at the time OF maxim
! his viii some seven or eight years az
hence the viii stands. The SON. Guilfoi
II d., left q few years ago and who is no
n resident of the west, was disinherite
and the grandson. Rufus. son of Mr.
Trotter. of Sigourney. WAS also dish
herited Over 100000 was involved
this estate Seth Trotter the younge
4 son, was appointed administrator. al
he is under a bond of over 100000.
Ottumwa.
Thirty-one patients We're treated
the hospital during the month OF Eel
ruary. according 10 the report of Mi
Elizabeth Trotter superintendent of Il
institution and Of that number twent.
, two were received during the mont
! some of them being severe cases whe
Edelicate surgical operations We're r
Z CURED The total amount of money r
: ceived during the month amounted
s2ll.65. OF which sl7S.65 was receiv'
! from patients. and shows that the co
4 veniences at the hospital are apprecia
ed by persons who have the misfortul
TO contract disease and are injured b
!. who have the good fortune to have :
! institution of this character SO close
hand.
lama.
A Montour case held the boards
Esquire Guernsey's court Wednesda
A travelling bill poster, one C.
: Tamm, hailing from Des Moin
I struck Montour Monday and pasted
D lot of bills advertising Blackwell
$ Bull Durham tobacco on building
: longing to b. w. Fellows and G..