Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-17
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


Primghar.
Our doctors are still rushed and have
as much as they can do. The sickness
is mostly In the country
Greenfield
The board of supervisors as tlei ii las i
meeting appropriated $50 to aid the
Adair County Fair Association and au-
sthorlzea the auditor to issue warrant
for the amount.
LeMars.
Rev Father Feuersteld, of Dubuque,
who was recently appointed to take
charge Of st. Joseph's church in this
city arrived in LeAlars on Saturday
and preached to his new charge on Sun
day.
Winterset.
Farmers in the Britain neighbor-
hood. six or eight miles north of Win
sterset, are Installing neighborhood
telephone system and it will in all
probability connect with Winterset by
way of the Hawkeye line already built
to the west of them. 8
Eddyville.
Rev. Westfall has resigned his pas
torate at the NJ. e. church and will
move with his family to Kansas City.
Mo. Rev. H. j. Gilbert. of Mt. Pleas
ant has been engaged 10 take his place.
Mr.. Westfall in mis- short residence
among US has gained many friends,
and we regret to see him leave.
Clinton.
DIR. ID. Langan has Won his suit
against the four insurance COMPANIES
which carried insurance to the amount
of $4,000 on his handsome residence.
which was burned three years ago last
winter. The litigation has covered a
period of three years. but is now at an
end, as no a ppeal can be taken from the
court in this suit.
Vinton.
The people OF Ninton are arranging
to give Calvin Titus, the boy hero OF
Pekin, big reception on his return
home He will be back soon from
China to take examination for West
Point on the appointment of the presi-
dent, which appointment was made as a
reward for his gallantry al the siege OF
5Pekin. He is an Iowa boy and fully
deserving of his promotion and his
Abba.
Arthur o;op,er. OF Foster was ar
rested by Sheriff Donor last Sunday
and placed in jail IN this city upon
charge of attempting TO commit rape.
The crime is said to have been attemp-
ted upon the person II Miss Sarah
Lambert, Gooter was up before Squire
Wright Monday morning and entered
a plea of not guilty. His preliminary
was assigned for hearing next Monday
morning. He WAS unable to give $500
bond and is confined in the county Jail.
Muscatine.
Il. S, Van Horne, of this city, was in
dicted by the grand Jury of the United
States court at keokuk on the 18th inst
for mailing skull and cross bone" en-
velopes for the bad debts collection
company, of which he is manager. He
appeared in court on the 18th In COM
.pany with his attorney. and pleaded
guilty, pleading clemency on account OF
certain extenuating circumstances
Judge Mcpherson sentenced Van Horne
TO pay fine of IS and also to pay the
costs
Cedar Rapids.
Clara w. Watkins has commenced
suit in the district court against the
Cedar Rapids and Marion Street Rail-
way Company for $1,000 damages. The
plaintiff alleges that on October 4. 1900,
she took car at Sixth street and G.
avenue. west. to go to First avenue and
Third street; that by reason of the neg
ligent conduct of the driver OF the car,
in making the turn at G avenue and
Third street. west, at dangerous and
reckless rate OF speed the car was vio-
lently shaken and jeyked and she was
injured thereby.
Ottumwa.
In addition to two other prisoners,
there we're thirteen Migrants in Jail Fri
day night and they certainly had a
celebration. Chief Gray had placed the
confisoated liquors from Pasnau,s sa-
loon in the cells OF the city Jail, and the
men who were confined there had got
ten long stick and pulled GONE OF the
jugs UP to the front OF the cell, where
they could reach In and pour out the
liquor. When the officers went to get
the men for their appearance In police