Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-13
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.


week. Sheriff Lewis arrested the Fitz-
gerald boys Saturday and two of them
were bound over In the sum of 5000 each
TO await the action of the grand jury,
asst wastoo serious a case for justice
to handle, says the Leader.
Rippsy.
Chester Hall had the misfortune 10:
cut off one of his fingers last Monday.
He was running with the ak in HIS hand
when he tripped on a tree root and fell.
The ak struck the third finger of his
fright hand, cutting it off and slightly
|injuring the other fingers. DR.. Shipley
Was called and sewed on the finger.
Oskaloosa.
Bootleggers have been catching pen
alties In the district court. r. S. Mink.
Ter, charged with selling contrary to
|law, pleaded guilty Saturday and was
fined 5000, in default of which he was
committed to jail for three months Tom
Jackson, of Pekay, pleaded guilty of the
same charge and received like SEN
Hence.
Webster City.
Mrs. George Frame met Will, rather
serious accident the other day. In att
Tempting to carry pail of coal up
stairs she somehow missed her footing
and fell the length of the stairway
lbreakirg three Ribs. Dir. Desmond was
lcailed and successfully set the broken
bones. No serious results are antici-
lpated
Co1fax.
The Clipper states that William Win
lpigler, who has been for several months
lipast an inmate of the Iowa Soldiers
Home a Marshalltown, returned bone
Hast Saturday and will not reenter the
lIione. He does not like the noise and
confusion in fact cannot stand IT. His
! nome will henceforth be with his son,
Barney, here in the spring city.
Ida Grove.
| Frank Maritz of Hayes received an
Injury last Sunday that will keep him
from using his left hand for several
ldays at least. He had picked up a piece
tof a doubletree and in swinging ii to
lstrike with. one of the hooks caught In
his left hand and pierced clear thra the
flesh just between the first two fingers.
| 1t Was a very painful wound and Frank
will spend some time nursing IT,
! Villisca.
4 The contracts for grading the new
llins of the c., II. & q. railroad between
\ Red Oak and Nillisca aggregate $780,
Loco, or an average OF nearly $4,000 per
lmile. That this sum must be expended
exclusively for the earthwork, with
| bridges and track still to be added is
ievidence that there Is country border
| ing on the mountainous between this
ltown and the eastline of the county.
Eddyville.
| At a conference between Calvin Man
lining of Ottumwa a, representing his faith
Ter. Edwin Manning, of keosauqua, and
#. NJ. Epperson of this place. 1t WAC de-
tcided to close out the mercantile bust
4 ness of the firm which has been In OPP
Grafton for the past thirty years. The
4 bank will, however be continued Tie
lIclosing out of the business marks the
passing OF landmark in this part OF
1.-THE state.
Mt. Pleasant.
John Broberg had the misfortune To
|have a foot badly crused while AT work
lon a bridge On the railroad al Yves,
4 Point. He was assisting in unloading
hsavy timber when thru some cause one
LOT them fe,, on his foot. He was
drought az soon as possible to his nome
there, but the physician vas unable to
tell at that time whether or not there
were any broken bones; the member
being swollen badly.
Ida Grove.
Il A report gained circulation the fore
slpart of this week that George L. Viii.
liams. editor and proprietor Of the Era,
had been quaantined down in Oklahoma
for smallpox While George is in q
.lsmallpox infested district of the terri
ltory. and is burning sulphur and other
Wise taking preventatives. still tbs lat
est advice is that the disease has moi
made its appearance and he is still
lhussling among the natives.
Mapleton.
4 joe Taylor accused of stealing a
|horse belonging to j. NJ Boltinglluuse
lone evening last week. was arraigned
stbefere Justice Scott last Saturday af-
lternoon III preliminary hearing and was
bound over 10 await the action of the
! grand j.:.y az :t:c APRIL .e--.... Tx
horse was recovered In a field north OF
l.. Il. Reeds house, northwest of town
and there is no doubt but that Taylor is
the culprit He is now in jail at Ona-
wa.
Glsnwood.
Sheriff Morgan on the 4th took DR.
ID. NJ. Hamilton to the hospital for the
insane at Clarinda. The doctor has
long been one Of the well known citi-
zens Of Glenwood, genial and kindly
and his condition is the cause OF much
lregret. He is 10 years OF age. In his
lmenta collapse he believes his children
are prosecuting him. He wants to ge,
rid of his property and talks Of giving
lit to the city. and he has d mania for
burning everything in sight.
Waterloo.
Marriage license book r was opened
by County Clerk Williams Monday. The
first license in the new book was Is.
sued to Elmer Bullock and Mabel Phil
pot both of Cedar Falls. 1t Is number
1867. The book Just put away is called
book % 1t was started on the 9Th
Iday OF October. 1899, and since that date
/ there have been issued In this count,
ATS licenses AN average of more than
one day for all the working days OF
the time, one year and five months
Boone.
Saturday was busy day for recorder
Olson and his deputy. Saturday wa.
also busy day for some real estate
dealers. Two of the biggest and bes,
farms in the county We're sold and the
deeds recorded. The farm of Joseph w
Cline, of Jackson township was sold to