Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-23

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!tlas Island VIA u 8.bou, equ., Is tia,
Of last year1 ana many are approachins
very near TIE point when they viii
s'plunk" right.
Centesvitle. !
Citizen: The 4-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Herschberg, OF
South Centerville, was born on the day
Mckinley was elected president in 1896.
Mr.. Herschberg recently wrote to the
president telling him OF the fact and
expressing the wish that the little girls
fourth birthday should fall on the day
of his reelection, and asking for q
favor. Thie was last week and before
the week was over a response from the
president came, enclosing his photo
graph.
Davenport.
The Scott County Medical Association
held its annual meeting and election at
:Schuetzen park Thursday evening, with
supper In the form OF a banquet. There
was a good attendance Of the members
of the society. The election resulted in
the choice OF DIR. C. NJ. Robertson for
president; DR.. John H. Kulp, vice pres
ident: DIR. Karl Volner, secretary, and
DR.. G. II. Preston, treasurer. The die
cussion Of the meeting was on tubercu-
5losis, a disease that is being made the
subject Of much searching investigation
these days.
Iowa City.
The school board sold the new high
school building bonds to Dewitt,
Tremble & Co.. of Chicago, Friday
night, after q short conference. The
company offered s65, 800 for the high
school bonds. the accrued interest and
furnish the bonds for the entire issue.
On the proposition to take up the SIC, 00O
of outstanding bonds, they agreed to
pay $40 premium. accrued interest and
furnish bonds for the issue. The sale
of the bonds now opens the way for fur
tther work on the high school building.
The school board will Immediately be-
gin preparations for it.
Glenwood.
Agent Waterman, of the Burlington,
paid Mrs. G. G. Bushnell $1,000 insur-
ance last Friday, the late Mr.. Bushnell
being member of the Burlington Rail
road Volunteer Relief Association. The
check arrived from Chicago on the
same train as the remains. During the
first years sickness the deceased re-
Eceived $50 per month from the associa-
ton. He was paid UP to next Septem-
Der on his monthly assessments. The
association also returned the advance
payments. The railroad men are much
gratified by the prompt payments made
by the relief association in all cases.
Dubuque.
The graves of seven dead soldiers in
sLinwood will be marked with tomb
stones. The Dubuque Soldiers Gene
terry association, formed with view to
marking the graves of every civil war
soldier buried in local cemeteries, will
attend to the placing of the stones. The
Eheadstones just received will be put on
the graves of the following /: John F.
Sullivan, Third United States Infan-
try; Caleb Knapp, Thirty-seventh Iowa
Infantry; w. w. Carpenter. Thirty
first Iowa Infantry; c. j. voss. Seventh
Missouri Engineers; II. H. Mead, First
Iowa Cavalry; Capt John P. Lewis
Fifth Iowa Cavalry; James b. Cheney
5Ninety-second Illinois Infantry.
Audubon.
j. A. Nash. who, last spring, pur-
chased the excellent 320-acre farm of
William b. Davis, just south Of town,
at once commenced Improvements and
the time is not far away when it will
be an ideal country home with ali ac.
commodations of both country and city
and highly remunerative stock. dairy
and fruit farm. The dwelling house oc-
cupied by Mr.. Davis was moved two or
three hundred yards to the south and
located there for the use of the foreman
of the farm, now Mr.. kopeska, and a
new dwelling house is being built and
VIII be ready for occupancy on Sept. I.
It's cost will be about $4,000 and it will
be one of the very best houses in Audu-
bon county. Its size is 36x39, full two
stories. with eight-foot basement UNI
der all and several good rooms in the
attic, making practically four stories.
A new barn south of the new dwelling
has just been erected. 1t is 61x66, and
holds over 100 tons of hay and shelters
100 head OF stock. To the north and
east of the house is one of the best
~ III dIHuS oA tle5 county. The big ap-
pie trees are well loaded. Long rows
of peach and pear trees recently put out
show splendid growth. Acres of straw
berries and Taspberries are there. all
kept in excellent condition by a sar-
Idener. Many other fruit and vegetable
products are growing there.
II saved His Leg.
p. A. Danforth, OF LAGRANGE. Ga.
suffered for six months with frightful
running sore on his leg; but writes that
Bucklen's Arnica salve wholly cured II
in Ave days For ulcers. wounds, piles,
it's the best salve In the world Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cents Sold by
George P. Powers. druggist.
Cheap Excursions to Colorado.
Salt Lake City and Ogden. Utah, will
leave Chicago and points east of the
Missouri river June 20. July 9und II
and August via the great Rock Island
route. Rate of one regular care plus
SO for round trip. Return limit October
81. 1900. Special trains one night out
to Denver, Colorado Springs aid
Pueblo will leave Chicago at 4:45 p. m.