Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-23
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Coon Rapids.
The project Of a reading room for
Coon Rapids is being agitated.
Gearing.
Postmaster Burkhart is remodeling
| the Interior of the postoffice and will
put in new set of boxes.
| Ottumwa.
| The receipt of hogs continues large at
this place John Morrell & Co. packed
| IL, 200 last week against $500 the week
tprevious.
| Ellston.
The farmers in this vicinity dn Ring
gold county, have begun to gather corn
and the report is that the yield is some
better than they expected.
centerviIle.
The work on the new public heating
plant will commence as soon as the ma
Iterial can be gotten here which Is ex-
5pected to be not later than early this
week.
ocheyedan. q
Ducks are plentiful on the lakes in
this northwestern section of the state
| this year. Two hunters reported eighty
seven ducks killed last Sunday at Chain
lakes.
Webster City.
w. j. Buckley, an expert mechanic In
the Seth Thomas factories at Thomas
ton, Connecticut, is engaged with q
force of workmen putting the clock, in
the tower of the hall.
Grundy Center.
The work Of putting In the new pump
at the electric light plant is progressing
rapidly. The task is difficult one, but
the men In charge have the work well
under way, according to the Democrat.
Jewell.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alpheus Alexander Tuesday morning,
Oct. is, 1901. This is the first girl born
in the Alexander family In four gener-
atoms She ought to be considered g
jewell and SO named.
e. Dodge.
Ed Sanders who Is employed by the
city in the paving work, is at present
the envy Of his fellow workmen:. Ed
is wearing necktie made OF the ratties
of a rattlesnake and 10 proud OF the un-
canny ornament.
Hampton.
A petition Is being circulated In
Franklin county for the purpose of get
ting the required number OF signatures
to bring the mulct saloon into that
county. 1t will be necessary to get the
signatures of 1900 voters.
Charlton.
JOY Peck, of English township, killed
a big bull snake in their pasture one
night last week, about 8 O'clock. 1t
measured over three feet in length.
The following day he killed rattle
snake on almost the same spot. 1t had
twelve rattlcs and a button.
Boone.
The school attendance just now thru
out the city is very satisfactory. AL
most 1000 children are in school. every
day. 7. J. Savage who accident
ally broke a rib while stepping down
from his engine three weeks ago ls now
able to resume work on the fast mail
Council Bluffs.
Chris, 13-year-old son ofsC. Larson, 722
South Fourth street, lost his lower lip
and part of his chin by the bite OF q
horse Monday morning, and Is disfig-
ured for life. The lad was standing on
the sidewalk near the animal, when II
suddenly turned his head and snapped
at the boy.
Rake.
Howard McCoy's team of bronchos
got away from him last Wednesday
while hitched to buggy and took quite
run around town. One wheel CT the
buggy was smashed by coming in con-
tact with post. but no further damage
was done. He got Off easy consider
ing the breed of his steeds.
Berwick.
August Gilbert, 20 years old, q Ber-
wick farmer, was found dead at coun-
try road; crossing Of the Northwestern
iroad Sunday morning. His neck was
broken. Corner Ankeny investigated
the case and concluded that Mr.. Gilbert
was thrown from his buggy, his horse
taking fright at passing train.
Primghar.
r.. c. Morris, the. young dentist who
got into trouble at Sutherland by doc
ling an unskillful job Of tooth pulling
let his case in the district court go by
default, and Matte Townsend secured a
Judgment of $500 against him. 1t is
claimed that he has been practicing
without complying with the law
Carroll.
The city council has passed an ordi-
nance giving the Mason City & Fl.
Dodge road or its successor (the Chi
cage Great Westerly the right of way
down Fourth street. $50 ]! L. Powers
has been appointed by Mayor Michigan
| member of the public library board to
! succ ed Rev. c. e. Bentley. resigned.
Sheldon.
| Mali: Warren Potter has brought In
those home grown butternuts. as he
promised he would. He says the seed
for the trees was brought from Wis
consin. and that the trees are over
twenty-five years old and about fifty
fleet tall. The nuts look just like those
I've used to gather when a boy In Ohio.
Marion.
The Register says Unknown to the
public of Marion, last Friday two OF
their citizen young men went hunting
After walking thru the woods all day,
lstearing clothes, wearing out dogs along
with themselves, they ran across one
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