Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-26


brake, electric light and bell. Mr.. Martin
bought this automobile for his wife's
! use. He has another coming. fitted with
steam power. Both machines, while be-
ing simple to manage, are smooth run
ming and practically noiseless.
Cedar Falls.
w. Shepard and j. F. Howard, who
were here with livery team which they
tried to sell, but were captured and
taken back to Parkersburg where they
hired the rig, waived preliminary exam
lination before Justice Owen, and We're
sent to Jail to await the action of the
grand jury.
| Woodward.
4 In accordance with the usual thrift
and enterprise the burned block will not
long remain bed of ashes On Wednes-
day a week ago one wou1l have hardly
expected that in less thar a week plans
! for rebuilding would be Well under way
But such is the spirit of Woodward peo-
ple that the Enterprise announces that
4 five of the buildings burned will be put
4 up. solid row of fine brick structures
which will defy the flames ard add to
/ the substantial appearance of our town.
Fort Dodge.
4 Walt Newberry succeeded L. n. Stead
man as mail messenger in the Fort
Il Dodge postofice at IL O'Clock on sunday
night, at which time MI, Steadman re-
tired from the duties of the office. de-
Il Ginning to serve any longer. altho Mr..
II Newberry was not supposed to take
i charge until July 1. TIL bid on which
Mr.. Newberry secured the office was
i I,l00 yearly, Mr. Newbeify agreeing In
4 addition to put on a screen wagon. MIR.
:. Steadman's bid was only few dollars
higher than Mr.. Newberrys, but he de-
clined to put on the wagon.
. Dubuque.
4 The state of Iowa is offered IS an acre
A for an island in the Miss sppi river be-
low Dubuque. The island is Grequented
by the pearl fishers and contains good
i wood. a large amount OF wood has beer
cut and is stacked up on the island
ready to be carried off in boats. There
are about twenty-five acres of the
island. But the state can not sell the
island without action of the legislature
The attorney general Was appealed 10
, for an opinion on the matter and a
hasty going over of the statutes showee
that the legislature alone can sell the
island
Perry.
I George w. Blakeslee was buried here
I, on Monday, his body coming from Spok-
ane, Wash, where he died on the 18th
He was the founder of the First Ma
> tional Bank of this city and one of the
! first residents. Twelve years ago helef'
here with 500. 900 in cash He opened 6
! private bank later at Lexington. Neb.
1 where he remained for eight years. Dur
ing his stay there he lost heavily by
making loans on cattle. Mr.. Blakesle,
J came back to Perry about year a 81
and at that time his fortune hat
dwindled to less than s2n.o 600. In his Ne
I braska litigation. Norris Brown, o
Kearney. acted as his attorney.
Traer.
Gilbert Mcdowell has been employed
sby the United States as outside wealth
er observer. He left for his new tielt
of labor Tuesday. He VIII be stationed
t for the present at Savannah, Ga. Hi
\ salary is $40 per month Gilbert is al
a No. boy and will give Encde San
valuable service. He is u son of job,
4 e. Mcdowell. G. l. Guernsey
of Geneseo township, has an orang
tree years old that contains over
hundred navel oranges. He also has
banana and fig tree in his yard =
!, Twenty students graduated from tn
Traer high school. There were nine boy
and eleven girls. and an average age o
| II years.
!. Dubuque.
A girl prepossesslng in appearance
called on Mayor Berg yesterday after
noon and asked him to protect herfron
the vengeance of her father who is ex
pected to arrive here shortly in scared
of his daughter. The girl tells a stor.
y of unkind treatment by her parents
e who reside at Gutenberg. Yesterda.
d some of her relatives from this city Wen
]. To Gutenberg on the excursion ard L
them she told her story of how an un
natural father has made life a burdel
/, TO her. The girl is of age. and therefor
: has a legal right to do as she pleases
! Her relatives advised her to come t
: Dubuque and secure employment in or
, of the overall factories. She accepte
the advice and came to this city on tn
excursion train and Went to the home 0
n relative.
Davenport.
! The Democrat reports disgracefu
:. affair that occurred sunday night Il
that city. II seems that one Ike Sand
. ers and girl named Bertha Palmer ta
been out for a sunday evening drive
The girl possibly against Sanders pro
d test. had imbibed enough whisky to be
e come crazy drunk. Officer Phelai
a stopped the pair near Third street a
a they We're driving up Iowa street an
a cautioned them against making so nue
!, noise The girl hadn't become riotous a
that time and quoted down. and the
were allowed todripe on. Between Sixti
and Seventh streets the girl turne
: loose and yelled like Sioux kicked III
dashboard off the buggy pulled hands
J. full of hair out of her head aiN pleade
with the crowd that quickly gatheye
that she be allowed to kill herself l
2 required the united efforts of four me-
ST times TO hold her and prevent her do
ing injury to herself. Her compa niol
r appeared in the police cSdrt and settle
d the fines.
>. A Terrible Explosion
: "Of a gasoline stove burned lady her
y frishtfuliy,', writes " T. Palmer, o