Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-28
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

ard kfger says the general health OF
this large family is very good.
Commencement exercises of the Fair
field high school will be held al the
opera house the evening of Thursday,
May so. The class this year numbers
thirty-six, divided equally between the.
classical and scientific courses. the larg
est in The history of the school, Tween
ty-two are young ladies.
Newton.
Max Skow. the adopted son of c. K.
Skow, was bathing in Carriers pond on
a recent afternoon. In diving his head
struck something (supposed to have
been a tin can) at the bottom of the
pond, removing the skin from a portion
of the front part of the scalp, requiring
eight stitches to close the wound. The
accident occurred while the shooting
was going on. and ii was at first
thought he had been shot, but the facts
We're soor ascertained.
keokuk.
The first steps in the movement for
| water power development will soon be
taken. Engineer Cooley. of Chicago,
lwill have some men in the field this
| week, doing seme work along the east
| bank of the Mississippi river, in the city
of Hamilton. as far down as the bridge
and from there north along the shore
line to a point about opposite Nash
| Vile The special work to be done is
to prove the levels as shown by the
survey of the government.
| Vintcn.
For thclast ten days Mr.. q. c. Bowen,
of Waterbury, Conn, an expert machin-
list. has been here placing in position
Item more machines in the Vinton pearl
| button factory The greatest trouble
now is, to get hands. The local demand
absorbs nearly all the local help and it
is almost Impossible to obtain auflicien,
help. MIR. Clark. the superintendent
wrote To Mr. wennerstrum, state labor
commissioner. and he has given his as
sistance in securing help.
| Traer.
James Morgan sold his sorrel team TO
| Mr.. Wiese. of Green Mountain, for S275.
| This makes the third team MIR. Morgan
| has sold for s275 since Jan. ].
| Will Life will soon begin the foundation
for his new residence on his Geneseo
1 farm. 1t Will, perhaps. be the finest
| farm home in the township. costing
1 about $4,000 John Arnes. Jr. has
between 800 and 400 little pigs. He is
one of the few Tama county farmers
who has had good luck this spring.
Iowa City.
The sad news of the death of DIR.
4 Charles Frederick Close at Los Angeles.
| Cal, Saturday morning, was received
! in the afternoon at o'clock. DIR. Close.
4 accompanied by his mother. Mrs Il. NJ.
1 Close left but a few weeks ago for Cali
| fornia on account of his health. he hav-
| ing contracted a severe cold early in
4 the spring, which developed into quicl;
4 consumption. He was remarkably
1 bright young physician. about twenty
| nine years of age. and had brilliant
| future before him.
| Oelwein.
Last week General Superintendent
| Lyon of the c. G.. W., was in the city
and left proposition of President A.
| b. Stickney'., to erect a s400c0 club
house for the employees of the road. The
| building IS TO be two story and base
mant, Of stone and brick, and Will con-
tain parlors, reading rooms. lavatory.
| baths and a cafe At meeting of em-
| pioye, i was the Unanimous sentiment
| TO accept the generous offer, and 10 aid
| in all possible ways to further the pro-
| ject. A committee was appointed to Sc
.ect a site and arrange for it's purchase.
keokuk.
| Rev. James A Dodds of Pewaukee,
WIS. has received a call to the pastor
ate of the Second Presbyterian church.
Mn Dodds preached here recently and
lmade SO favorable an impression that
I there was no dissenting vote on the mo-
| ton TO call him. 1t is not known that
he viii accept. but ii Is hoped that he
! Will do go. He ia a native of Canada. a
| student of Queens College and a gradu-
ate of the Mccormick Theological Semi
| nary of Chicago. He was for time en-
gagged in missionary work in Mexico,
1 and for two years past has been preach
ing In Wisconsin.
| Ames
The report of the agricultural college
| librarian for the year Viii show that
| 1870 books have been added to the IL
| brary during the current school year.
| 500 being donations of government doc
uments valuable as reference books.
As an indication of college growth II
| might be mentioned that the circuia-
| ton last year was 1900 as against only
| 500 the year before and that of this
| this year Will exceed that of last. AS
| this is not properly circulating IL
| brary. but largely for reference. il Will
be seen that the use of the books shows
/ a large and decided increase in school
/ work.
Clinton.
| William Glaze. foreman at the Gin
1 ton yas works with a SarianS af-
cldent Thursday afternoon. He was
| riding down Second street on his wheel.
and, when near the court house the
1 front forks of the machine broke, and
threw the rider to the pavement In
| falling, his head and face struck the
ground, rendering him unconscious. The
1 injured man was carried into a nearby
4 store, and under the restoratives which
| were applied he soon recovered con-
| seriousness and was able TO walk home
later in the afternoon. His head and
face. however, were badly cut and
\ scratched.
Shenandoah.
] The poultry packing house Is now an
I assured thing, and work is in progress
on the excavation. The thing that has
caused the deal TO hang fire for so long
| has been the fact Swift & Co., wanted u
i bigger and better building than the To-
| cal people had agreed TO construct for