Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-01
Public Opinion On Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hum
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.

Alba.
The Union says: The Business MEMS
Association starts out With splendid
lot of officers -every man a pusher and
full of enthusiasm ana progress.
Sidney.
County Recorder Richard Lindsey up
to the present writing has recorded 400
Instruments. This is unprecedented at
this time OF year in Fremont county.
Mt. Ayr.
Amos parson, a farmer, aged So, died
from what was supposed to be blood
poisoning resulting from a vaccination.
He was sick about week after being
vaccinated.
Henderson,.
George H. Parker, living near Han
derson, Mills county, isas a saw mill
busy cutting up his big cottonwood
grove. He expects to get 600 feet of
cottonwood lumber and $4,000 feet OF
other kinds.
Boone.
e. v. Harding received a telegram
Wednesday morning in which he was
informed that the body Of his son
Charles. who recently died in the Phil
ippines, had arrived in San Fra:lcisco
and had been sent from that port to
this city Tuesday, February 26
Shenandoah.
Claude Story. Q years old, eldest son
of q. o. Story. the carpenter, $ the
second victim of smallpox in this city
- Tie poultry houseis getting nearer
every day. There is now something like
thousand dollars to be secured and
then the Sentinel will be ready 10 say
well Done.
Sioux City.
James Larson, of Whiting. came to
town Tuesday with bullet in s,le of
his legs. 1t had been there some time,
he having received it accidentally some
time ago. The leaden missile entered at
the hip and all probing failed to reveal
its whereabouts. When the x-ray was
applied it was found that the bullet was
down near the knee.
Red Oak.
Red Oak has touch of smallpox
scare at least. number of persons
have been troubled with a breaking out
and asbarber and his family have been
placed under quarantine The result of
the barber being quarantined has been
to give every man in town a scare. Ev-
eryone is growing long beard now
The Express says that the disease has
not progressed far enough to give a
correct diagnosis.
Clarion.
the subject of organizing a Sons of
Veterans camp in Clarion is being talk
ed. Considerable interest Is manifested
in the movement and the prospects are
very good for organizing a camp. :
The Monitor understanding that Rev.
HOWE who was extended a call from
the Clarion Presbyterian church, has
declined the offer. he having been given
more lucrative position with the state
prohibition organization in Kansas.
Davenfort.
The Iowa Telephone Company whose
chief Office is here, will soon complete
its arrangements for all the capital II
will need for Improvement, replacement,
repair, and rev construction work in
this state this year. and the large cam
paign in these lines, some time ago
mapped out. Will go ahead. Already
$4,000 worth Of copper wire, of the kind
used In ariel line construction, has been
bought. and this will soon be swung to
the breeze along the lines of the COM
pany's pole routes.
Cttumwa
The door OF the city Jail was left un-
locked by one Of the policemen Wcdnes-
day morning and two men charged with
grave crimes walked out unmo.ested
and made good their escape. The men
Z were Sohn Collins. charged With the
robbery at the Big Store Monday tight,
and Frank Wesner, OF Bloomfield, who
was arrested for Bloomfield officers, be-
ing charged with perjury. They We're
discovered on the street and chased, but
made their escape.
Grundy Center.
Last Monday Clerk Elliott issued the
largest number Of marriage licenses
that has been granted in Grundy county
on one day during the past six years
Mr.. w. j. Oxley has sold the farm
known as the w. A. Elliott farm to MIR
j. E. Simms, consideration $50 per acre
Mr.. Oxley has bargained for Mr. b. B
Coles farm for $64 per acre and thai
gentleman has an option on fine farm
near Wellington, Kan. to which place
he win probably move his family.
WEBSTER City.
There walked into the county clerks
office Wednesday afternoon an appar.
emily demented man, who asked to bt
incarcerated in the county jail. He
gave the name OF v. j. Curley and say.
he has been working on farm neal
Jewell. He was placed In the Jail and
DR. Pond summoned. The doctor is a.
yet unable to decide whether the mar
is mentally unbalanced or has a bad fl
OF mlelancholia, brought on by broodinf
over something. For the present he viii
be confined.
Wateeloc.
The golden wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs
J.. d. Ferris was quietly celebrated
Wednesday at the home OF their son
DR. A. ". Ferris, on West Fourth street
at q dinner to which number OF tht
oldest settlers of this vicinity were in.
vited All OF the carpenter WORK
in the offices OF the new shops CT ths
Illinois Central road was completed
Wednesday afternoon and eight Of tn,
carpenters were sent back to Chicago
Only a few OF them have been retained
to finish up the small Jobs until the
building Is occupied.
Clear Lake.
The warmest school director cam
paign which has agltated the qule
n 80 - ~ 4 4