Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-21
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
Inc Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

The graduating class of the Bows
high school numbers eleven this year
the largest in the history of the school.
Eight of this number are young ladies'.
Allison.
Many of the boys in our town Will
spend the summer vacation at farm
work. 1t seems they can secure better
wages on the farm than anywhere else.
Mason CITY.
Capt. Shockey has a letter from the
Howard Clock Company. of Boston, un-
der date of May Is, stating that the
court house clock had been shipped, and
it is expected this week.
Madrid.
S. S. Zenor is walking around with
crutch these days. He thinks 1T is the
result of a wound received in the war,
when bullet struck the fbula bone Of
his knee and was lodged there.
Cambridge.
The school board did very wise
thing Friday evening in re-eecting the
present corps of teachers, the three
grade teachers to receive $40 for next
yea:.
Nevada.
As stated by the Watchman work on
the many new residences which are.
going up in town is progressing nicely
and there are more which have not yet
begun. This will be prosperous build
ing year for Nevada.
lama.
One firm here s shipping two cars of
eggs each week from this place. Each
car holds. on an average, 495 cases
There are thirty dozen eggs to the case
This one firm. consequently. ships from
Tama 100000 eggs each week.
Eddyvil,e.
While at work at the new bank build
ing "Wednesday Frank Epperson became
|sover-heated and fell in an Unconscious
condition. He was Immediately re-
moved to his home and medical atten-
|tion summoned. He is now able to be
about.
| Winterset.
The Winterset grand jury made a
great Cleaning at its last session.
Nearly two dozen indictments were re-
turned: For shooting craps, twelve: SELL
Ing liquor f5ur: rape, one; prostitution.
one: conspiracy, six; perjury, one and
three which have not yet been made
lspubic.
Fort Dodge.
Two more cases Of smallpox We're re-
ported Friday. The children of IL G..
l5Garlick. living at 1903 South Twelfth
street. or on what is better known as
1 the flats, are reported to he sick With
the disease. MIR. Garlick is switch
| man on the NJ. & St. l.. road The eases
I,are said to be mild.
Eithcrville.
Never in the history of Estherville
have her people made as many improve
l.menta about their premises as they
have this spring. In all parts of town
can be seen the same evidences of
growth and enterprise. 1t is certainly
an indication that the people are pros
l.percus and contented, says the Repub-
lican.
Terril.
Frank Blow and Sam smouse moved
the pasture fence and set out large
number of trees around the site for the
| township graded high school. The site
is located just east of the Chapman cor
ner and is an ideal building spot. The
school board decided TO make the site
3ooAs0O feet, which makes the grounds
large and roomy.
Couneil Bluffs.
| c. ID. White, who was arrested Satur-
| day on the charge of vagrancy. had
the police guessing a greater part of the
afternoon to find out whether he was n
mute or whether he was pretending. He
| could not talk the sign language but
1 could write we'll. and at unguarded mo-
ments failed to carry out we'll his idea
of being a mute. He and his pal had
been begging on the streets.
| Wall Lake.
| The editor of the Blade has lived in
Wall Lake ten years and during thar
| time the following structures have been
| built: Two hotels. eighty-five residen-
ces. twenty-five barns. two churches
seven stores. two dry sheds for lumber
dealers, four warehouses. two passen-
] ger depots, one school house, one round
house. one coal shute, addition to opera
house and also addition to hotel.
Sioux City.
The bell for the clock on the federal
| building has been elevated to its posi-
ton on the roof of the tall tower, from
| which position it viii be striking the
hours in a week or So Mr.. Barborka.
II lHc CDIlIdIibI, say . He VIII CONSTRUCT n
| reflector over it so as to send the souni
horizontally instead of toward the
heavens. because anybody who may
have gone UP there from Sioux City Will
not care anything about time or its AFT
fairs The clock machinery has not yet
been hoisted. but it Will be sent up this
Week.
Clear Lake.
An interesting scene is presented at
| the Lndon stock yards in the east part
of the city these days. The shearing of
1000 sheep from MIR. Lindon's ranch is
now in progress and a force of half
| dozen men are busily engaged in separ-
| ating the sheep from the wool. A hand
| power shearing machine is in use, which
speedily clips OFF the thickest wool over
| the smoother parts, and the work is fin
ished by hand. In a short time Mr..
Lindon. in partnership with L. Fl. Ong,
who is experimenting the sheep shear
ing. will open a big ranch in North Da-
kota. near Bismarck, and will stock it
| with sheep and cattle. The land which
they now own comprises in one bunch
1000 acres. and this Will probably be
added to. Mr.. Ong will probably remove
the ranch and actively superintend
the work.
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