Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-25
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings Of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

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better country, particularly for poor
man. than the one they are about tc
leave.
Tabor.
The fine rains that have fallen in this
section of the country have been great
benefit to the pastures, especially on the
bottom lands. Corn was too far adj
vanced to be Injured by the frosts that
fell during the past week.
Creston.
Rev. L. B. Wickersham, field secre-
tary OF Simpson College, who occupied
the Methodist pulpit Sunday, made
strong impression. Mrs. Edgerton pre-
sented Rev. Wickersham with $1,000 fol
the college and John Gibson gave $500.
Audubon.
The Republican says: Sam Mcclure
was down Monday and remembered our
office with nice box of peaches from
their orchard which is yielding twelve
to fifteen bushels this year They are
nice in taste and flavor. Home grown
peaches beat the imported ones.
Boone.
Work is being pushed on the Ericsson
public library and the moving CT the
books will begin tomorrow morning. ~
Will take several days for everything t.
be in readiness for the admission OF the
the public to the new rooms. The IL
brary board is arranging for appropri-
ate dedicatory exercises.
nss Moinss.
Judges Homes granted three divorce
DEGREES Monday on the equity division
OF the district court. Emma Plnega1
was granted a divorce from John Pine
gar. Nancy E. Upllnger was divorced
from 8. S. Uplinger. Ina Bigsby was di-
ivorced from jerome Bisgby and .estor-
ed to her maiden name of Ina Ritter.
centerville. IS
: p: 3, Wilkes was showing peaches the
other day that measured eight and q
half inches in circumference that grew
in his orchard this season without 9
drop of water other than the little rain
that has fallen. He said he got IN
peaches on of tree that is only two
years old. The name of the peach !s. the
Elberta Queen.
Burlington.
A Jefferson street firm is buying ci-
CARS for its friends. 1t really is a good
Joke on them, even IL 1t does come high
They received orders to put new pipes
and spouting on West Hill residence
They did q very good job and after the
finishing touches had been put to 1t, dis
covered that they had been working on
the wrong house.
Forest City.
According to the Summit, Lewis Sine
is the proud possesser OF ring thai
perhaps cost more than any other In
town. Lewis says cost him two years
hard work and $1,000 in cash. In his
two years, search for gold In the klon-
dixie country he spent the $1,000 ano
found enough gold to make the ring. Il
is a beauty just the same.
penison.
The Crawford county board OF super
visors was called upon to allow big
bill for medical services this week, the
bill amounting to about $500 for treat
ment and care of smallpox patients
There was some hesitancy about paying
the bill, but upon investigation 1t was
found that where the local board 81
health approves Of billsit must be al
lowed by the county.
Council Bluffs.
The combination Fence Works has re-
Gently Installed q new night watcn reg
lister In its plant. At various places IN
the building are arranged stations. each
station being fitted with key, which
automatically registers on clock Worn
by the watchman, the hour the station
a pannrH, Is
kept OF the number OF times the build
ing is covered by the Waterman during
the night.
Davenpors.
The trustees OF st. Luke's hospital
have received word that q Mrs. Dawes
of New York, has left the hospital q
legacy OF 5000. This agreeable news
comes with all the more surprise be-
cause the present management Of the
hospital does not know who its benefac-
tress is. While her Interest in the hos
pital has not hitherto been manifested,
1t seems to be demonstrated now in g
very practical way.
ottumwa.
At o'clock Sunday night, Mrs. Will
lam Roberts, the wife of a we'll known
Burlington switchman, passed away al
her home in this city. A fact which
makes the ipcident doubly sad is that
Yesterday was Mrs. Roberts twenty
first birthday -. A large and inter-
ested audience attended the installation
services Sunday morning at the Firsl
Presbyterian church, at which Rev. #
r. stoltz, late OF Streator ILL.,. was for
a,,i3, or l1ad ma qfor
iMucatine.
One of the worst looking aggregations
that has been seen within the borders
of Muscatine for some time passed
thru on the Rock Island road Monda5
morning. 1t was Streets OF Cairo
aggregation and: had been taking in 9
street fair some where down in Missouri
and was on its way to Elgin. H., From
looking at the outfit one would judge
that every nationality and type of man
kind was represented. In converse
ton one of the party said the company
consisted OF $50 people.
Iowa City.
Isaac Smith, q man 81 years old, had Q
bad fall Monday morning. He was or
the roof Of one story building, the
back part of fuckers grocery store
Wishing to talk to man on the roof OF
a higher building, he climbed up on q
step ladder. He had scarcely mounted
the ladder when he became dizzy ane
toppled over, falling heavily into a sky.
light Fortunately he did not fall t.
the next floor. The glass was shattered
and part of his body went thru. He was
slightly cut and bruised. but Is not Sc.