Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-10
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DUBUQUE

Dubuque
In several of the Catholic churches on
sunday the priests admonished their
l,eople against sunday picnics. There
was no concerted action, but the speak
ers We're prompted by the several ia
Utilities that have occurred on Sundays
recently While but part of these were
Catholics they served to inspire the
speakers to urge their people TO pay
more attention to church duties and less
10 amusements and frivolites on sun
day. Sunday picnics are becoming the
rage with all classes ard hence the adj
mention.
jefferson
A contract has been awarded for the
construction of an elegant new home
for Mr. c.. S. Toiver. to be located upon
His residence property on Cherry street
i, is to be colonial in style, with splen-
did broad veranda along the entire east
frontage The house Will contain seven
large rooms. exclusive Of bath room and
halls, and Will b. modern in all respects,
with every convenience the builders art
suggests The interior finish Will be
auarter-sawed red oak. the mill work
! turnout being especially handsome. The
1 heating plant will be of the hot water
variety. The building is TO be COM
pleted by oct. 10.
| creston
Tim sullivan. who claims TO have been
/ working on the grade west of the city,
furnished considerable excitement SAT-
urday evening at the extreme east end
Of Adams street. He became involved
4 IL a quarrel with other graders and in
~;
4 him pulled a revolver and fired promis-
/ shots struck grader in the heel of his
J shoe and he fell like an OK. The Off
cars arrested sullivan and took the man
who was shot to the engine house, Where
an examination resulted. But as no
i damage was done 10 the supposed in
jured man he was released. Sullivan
while in the city jail being searchrd was
called bad name by u colored man. He
broke away from the officers long
& enough to give the colored man blow
in the ear, and the assaulted party
withdrew. The next morning Mayor
Il Skinner gave sullivan twenty days in
Jail. Sullivan claimed that he carried
revolver because he was working
around tough people.
Burlington
The funeral of William I.eidie. who
was drowned on Saturday was held or
Tuesday The body Mas found Sunday
and brought TO this city on The steamer
Nautilus. Enterkrcheis WAGON met this
little steamer a, tn wharf boat ant
conveyed the remains to the morgue
where they were viewed by many
friends Early sunday morning Capt
Rouvia took searching party, consist.
ing of George and Edward Leidis
brothers Of the unfortunate man, and 8
, number of friends and fellow worker:
. at the Murray iron Works. TO Rusf
dam and the search for the body bega,
at once. Several fishermen with tro
lines and drags joined in the search ant
), AZ about 4 o'clock in the afternoon tn
boat from which Ode MCFARLAND an,
Mitchell Beard were handling the drag
!, succeeded In finding the body at a poin
not far from where the ill-fated scow
a with its three inmates, capsized. Tn
Nautilus which had assisted in tn
search. came alongside and the bod
was taken on board and brought to thi
n city.
Wapelo
g There was a pugilstic combat nea
the b. c. r. & n. depot Monday morn
. ing. with Editor Todd of the Safeguard
!. ard r. l.. Reiley Of the Wapeio Tri
bune, on the one side and Ed JOY, GU
: bicycle specialist and taxidermist, o
: the other. Last week Editor Todd pub
4, l.shed an erroneous scrap of GOSSIP
: which he considered news, With som
IL reflection upon Mr. joy. AS the tim
for the b., c. Il. * \. train was al
n preaching Editor Todd and Editor Re
h ley were seen on their road TO the de
is pot and Mere oveftaken by Mr.. Jo
D. who accosted the Columbus Junct!o
b, news gatherer for his indecency. and
IN is said that more ,han words were use
e. for Editor Todd remained in an excite
S. condition on the ground until he he
re barely time to reach the steps of the ca
e. Editor Reiley thru sympathy for Il
V. editorial profession for he has been al,
e. ing Mr. Todd in supplying news for Il
c. Safeguard, buried his fist in the crow
of the taxidermist's hat, whereupon Il
of specialist wheeled about and landed
a. right which brought tbs Wapello edit
D. to his senses. BY this time crowd h;
i'd gathered and the two editors were SAT
a. ly landed on their way to Columb
Junction, and JOY went back to his sh,
he to continue his work. He afterwAr
to promptly paid his fine OF 81.