Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-04
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

mead of our schools, according to the
Beacon. Employees of the c., NJ. &
st. u. declare that the road will be ex-
tended north from Spirit Lake to some
point on the southern Minnesota line
and be in operation some time the com
ing summer. 1t is also stated that a.
summer hotel will be built ON Spirit
Lake
Ottumwa
The news was received in this city
FRIDAY with a feeling of satisfaction
that the Milwaukee Railroad Company
had voted to increase its capital stock
10 per cent to pay for the much talked
of CUTOFF between this city and Daver-
port and the construction of 100 miles
of road between Flvarts. S. d.. and Hell
sena. Mont The amount of increase is
nearly $9,000,000.
Oelwein.
Recently farewell services were held
at the BAPTIST church for Rev. and
Mrs. Day. who have gone into Salvation
Army work. Rev. Day delivered SER
NOR in the morning and a shors talk
was made by Mrs. Day. In the evening
the local lodge of NJ. w. A. was pres
Sent and the church was crowded to the
doors by friends of the pastor and wife.
Later they left for Nebraska.
Jefferson.
f Miss Helen Russell will sail on the
9Th of April for Europe, in company
with her friend, Mrs. G; w Wattes, of
Omaha. The ladies have both travelled
on the continent before and go this
time With no fixed plans or itinerary.
save that they will spend their time
largely in Italy in the cities of the great
art galleries. They are happy N the.
knowledge that they will be members
of no party, and will be bound by no
rules S to the length of their stay in
the various places save their own de-
sires and hence they will do Italy in
their own. way, according to the Bee.
Garner.
Ralph spayde was arrested at Garner
on "Wednesday charged with robbings
the United States mails. Spayde broke
down when arrested and made Il full
confession. He at one time worked for
w. a. Bracket editor of a paper at
Garner. and was accustomed 10 get the
mail for the office. When ne lef: Mr.
Brackets service he still continued TO
get the mail until Mr. Bracket began
70 miss letters and started investiga-l
tions which led 10 the arrest Spayde
confesses 10 having burned two letters
containing money orders. but aside
from these it does not appear that he
took anything of great value. He was.
given preliminary hearing and was
bound over 70 the grand jury.
Council Bluffs.
according TO a divorce petition flied
in the ofiic of the district clerk the
married bliss of Anna and James Boggs'
did not last long. The wife alleges that
they We're married in June, 1898, and
tina in February Of the following year
nc deserted her. The petition alleges
tina. he is a florist in Dies Moines and
the Wife asks for 500 temporary ali-
mony and $50 a month permanent. The
couple was married in this city. :
Ada Eel Waugh Thursday flied suit
for divorce against her husband! Al.
bert L.. Waugh. alleging desertion. The
couple MAS married February of last
year ard lived together but few
months. The wife asks for Slo0 Tempo
rars alimany and $40 menth p1rina-
nent alimony She also wants the care
OF their s-mpnths old boy.
Davenport.
Three new cases of smallpox IN the
light form in which the disease exists
to a limited extent in this city at pres
sent. We're discovered Thursday by DR..
Preston the city physician. Each OF
the new eases exists in n home already
quarantined. Two OF them are at the.
residence OF Mrs. Ed Larkins. The pa