Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-19
The NEWS FROM HOME.
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

ters, and DR.. Murphy was summoned.
After a careful examination the doctor
decided that the break was serious
one and that 1t would be necessary TO
place it In a plaster cast, which was
done Wednesday morning.
Alba.
Rufus Sykes. who has been confined
in the county Jail for a week, was given
n preliminary hearing in Justice
NVright's court recently and was bound
over to await the action of the grand
jury. He is charged with assault with
intent to commit murder. The assault
vas made a week ago when Rufus was
crunk. He went to the home of Ella
Watson In Coalfield and shot thru a
window at her, and She Immediately
caused his arrest
Rockwell City.
The committee of the board of super
visors awarded the contract for the new
county infirmary last Saturday to j. w.
zittrell, of Webster City, he being the
lowest bidder. The contract price is 49,
'061, for the poor farm building com
plete. The next lowest bidder was NJ.
Knapp, of Rockwell City, who bid 50,
.33S, and Baker & Middlekauff, of Rock
Well City, came next Skinner & Peter
son, of Manson, Knutson of Ponesoy,
and firm from Perry also submitted
bids.
Diagonal.
new telephone lire is to be con-
structed between Diagonal and Benton.
A sufficient number of shares has been
ter, 10 81
lowing officers have been elected by the
shareholders: S. E. Dillie president
r. %. Stevens, vice president: Frank
'Isychonovsky, secretary; and j. u. Dill
lie, treasurer. Board of managers: NJ
S. BSerly, j. A. Stevenson and E. S.
Myers. a committee has been appointed
to select name for the line and to
craft a constitution.
Gravity.
/ Charles Remington, against whom
Judge Towner adjudged fine of $1,000
at the last term Of court for contempt Of
court for violating an injunction, has
Paid his fine and his bondsmen are re-
leased His business associate, Frank
Bailie, who was fined an equal amour,
with an additional sixty days in jail is
at Greston for the time ordered, sixty
days. and to be further confined unit
said fine of $1,000 is paid or served a suf-
flcient time as required by law Mr.
Bailie IL to be taken to Creston on Tues
day evening, March 10.
Ames.
Professor H. G. Price. Of Columbus,
o., the new professor OF horticulture
elect, visited the college last Friday and
Saturday, looking over his future work
He expressed himself as pleased with
the prospects for the future and thought
that with the addition to the horticui-
tural building which was projected las
year and temporarily abandoned, blu
which will no doubt be built this year
that the equipment will compare yer,
favorably with other horticultural de.
Eartments in state schools in the matter
|of equipment. He will take charge Of
his work here about the first of May.
Council Bluffs.
II. G. Fleming seeks. to secure dam
ages in the sum of 1890 for being hur
On Upper Broadway on the evening o.
Jan. 10. this year. The City Gas & Eec
Is:ric Company is made a party to tn,
suit, as 1t is claimed that the lights wer
not burning at time when they shout,
ave been. The petition rectes that ha(
1.-THE lights have been burning the acct
lsGent would probably not have occurred
| 1t is claimed. however that there is
steep embankmenta and the place is dan:
.gerous after dark. Fleming says tina
owing to the darkness and the embank
lment he fell and was injured about tn,
back and groin.
Glenwood.
j. s. Vaughan received a letter Mon
day from the United States quarter
l8master general at Washington stating
that the body of his son, Edward
\ Vaughan, had been buried in the ma
tional cemetery near San Francisco. i
Twill be remembered that Edward died o
Ismallpox while the Fifty first Iowa wa
stationed at cavite in the Philippines
his death occurring March 3, 1899. II,
belonged to Company G and was tn,
first member of the Iowa regiment /,
Idle in the Philippines. His body wa
recently brought to San Francisco, bu
lon account of the disease causing hi
death the express companies refused t,
transport the remains to Glenwood.
Red Oak.
4 County Attorney Greenlee went owe
Ito Villisca last week OH Thursday i
prosecute cast against Clyde Gourley
1 oharged with criminal assault on Thyr
sza curtis. the 13-year-old girl who wa
sent to the reform school for girls las
week. He gave bonds for $1,000 and wa
released: The girls step-father, Will
liam Curtis. was brought over an,
irlaced in Jail on Friday charged witt
Iincest. Congressman Walter
ISmith returned to his home at Counci
Bluffs the latter part of last week an,
he admits that he likes his job. He vii
lremain at home until the new congress
1 convenes. So George c. Bass ha
l3sold his farm of 244 acres three mile
northwest of Red Oak to John A. Norir
of Seward county, Nebraska; considera
ton. s1S,l7o, or $54 an acre..
\ Bloomfield.
The good people living in the neigh
borhood of Albany. small village Ii
the northwest part of Davis county
have been greatly stirred over strang
phenomenon which frequently make
gn appearance there In the form of
large ball of fire. which passes over
Irueadow. crosses the highway and dis
appears in the woods. One night no
long ago James Albright. respecte
Citizen of that neighborhood. and hi
family we're returning home fror
IIchurch. 1t put in an appearance Jus
as they We're crossing It's accustome
4 path. 1t did not appear disconcerte