Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-07
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

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hundred and sixty-six being for and
/ twenty-four against the proposition.
Under the law women have a right to
vote on the proposition and forty-two
OF them availed themselves Of the priv
ilege and everyone Of them voted for
the waterworks.
Carroll.
/ The new city we'll was completed Sat
urday and 1T is expected connections
with the pumps will be made this eve-
ming. Then, after few days for pump
Ing out the dirty water and filing the
tank, we will have plenty Of good water.
Clear Lake.
The northwestern road run Its first
excursion into the lake Sunday. There
We're seven coaches crowded to the limit
and bringing about 800 people The ex-
cursion started from Tracy and was
trolley.
Sheldon.
Not all corn stalks having q dead top
are without life and corn below. This is
shown by a stalk that DR.. Gilmour
gathered at random and left at this
office. This stalk bears two ears of corn
and is green and all right from the tas-
i sci down.
Ottumwa.
1 The lack of iron, which has held back
the work on the Carnegie library for the
past few days, is no more a deterring
4 factor, and work is progressing on it
satisfactorily. 1885 hogs were
Il
packed in Ottumwa last week against
1856 the week previous.
Boone.
| The Northwestern has sunk a we'll at
the new round house in Boone to the
depth Of 1O4 feet where they struck q
bed Of sand which is furnishing all the
water needed. "A thirty days trial Of
the we'll shows an abundance of water.
The pump has been going constantly,
pumping 100000 gallons day, and there
is apparently as much water in the well
as at the start.
ocheyedan.
During the heavy thunder storm Fri
day night, the 26th, lightning struck the
barn of John Hesebeck five miles SOUTH
west of town. John Hesebeck, Jr., and
his mother and other members of the
| family had taken shelter in the barn,
and all were more or less shocked, but
the son was so seriously injured that a
4 physician was called. After three hours
L of Inconsistencies the victim rallied
and has since completely recovered.
Bayard.
4 Prof. Reeves who was elected by the
4 school board last spring to the primes
palship of the Bayard scnooIs, resigned
/ sometime back because he succeeded in
his efforts to get a better appointment.
4 The school board met again on Monday
night to select some one to fill the va
cancy. There were q number OF appli-
cants for the place and after duly con-
sidering the different applications, Prof.
F. j. Mautz, OF Audubon, was chosen.
Y Fort Dodge.
Our yield of apples at 50 per bushel,
the unusual price at which they are SELL
ing now. will bring not half SO large a
sum as the regular yield at 60 cents per
bushel," said j. "A. Haviland, who owns
the large orchard east OF the city. II
do not expect to pay expenses this year.
My loss may be in the neighborhood Of
$4,000. What apples we have are very
small. / doubt if you will see any apple
wagons on the streets of the city this
/ year.
Pocahontas.
Terry Doyle has decided to put up a
story and basement brick building north
of Simpsons store. The building will be
| the full twenty-five feet wide and eighty
feet deep. Work will be begun at once
and pushed forward as rapidly as pos
sibie. $50 Milt Burkhalter has bought
nine lots of Barney Kruel from his
Hr,r,, ly,1o
Grafton $3.50. Mr.. Kruel reserves his
house and out buildings which he will
move further north on land owned by
him.
Spencer.
Mr. Sheehan is still in Spencer in the
interest of the flax business the News
mentioned last week. He has purchased
enough flax to warrant him In locating
here, which he has decided to do. He is
| now arranging for location for his
works, will order machinery, and in due
time will be preparing flax fibre for the
linen mills Mr.. Sheehan is man who
makes but little noise, but he is in earn
est and we confidently expect to see him
establish an extensive business here. 1t
Is earnestly hoped that he will have the
hearty cooperation Of both farmers and
city people.
Sigourney.
Deputy Sheriff Moore took Vaughn
Webb, of Sigourney, and a boy of about
the same age from Hedrick to the re-
form school Wednesday The news says:
1T seams the boys fingers are little
sticky Vaughn Webb is bright,
capable boy and once away from his as
soclates here he may develop into a
good man. He is a bad boy, but he has
many lovable qualities and il he will try
to be man he will find many good
friends waiting to receive him when he
comes home. He was not the worst boy
in town by any means. He happened to
be caught. There are others Just as
deserving Of punishment"
keokuk.
Gate City. 4th: A number OF the Keo-
kuk fans who are all enthusiastic in
their admiration for Ruby Wick. the
popular pitcher for the Keokuks have
prepared to present him with a testi-
monial Of their appreciation Of his phe-
nomenal work this season. 1t will be a
handsome ruby ring, one Of the best
that can be secured and viii be given
to him a the game this afternoon. Wick
is crack pitcher and works both his
head and his arm. His work this season