Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-13
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Y0ur Old Home.

not, of course working on Sundays
This is averaging over two cords pc.
day, and besides this he claims &c
have done up" several cords for him
! men care to, says the Enterprise-l In
dex.
Waterloo.
The brick work on the Curtiss flats
on the west side will be finished soon
One of them has been sold and four
are yet for sale. The first six erected
have all been sold and are occupied.
The row complete makes very fine
looking array of homes.
Iowa City.
The Republican says: Athletics
carried to extremes was again illus
trated in Saturdays game. Mr.. Wat
tiers WAS taken from a sick bed to the
field, went into action and was carried
out at the finish in a fainting condi-
ton. Mans inhumanity to himself is
Eone of the mysteries of human nature.
Charlton.
Twenty six boys, ranging in age
from IA to is, from Chicago, passed
thru Charlton on No. 8 last Friday on
their way to San Francisco where they
will enter the marine service as re-
cruits They were mostly street urch-
ms, smoked cigarettes and We're
pretty fair sample of boys who grow
up on the streets of a great city, and
the rigid discipline they will be sub
jected to in the marine service will be
a beneficial schooling for them.
Charles City.
Charles City boasts of as fine look
ing, intelligent and sprightly brigade
of octogenarians as is seldom met with
elsewhere, according to the Press. Four
teen (and there may be others) who are
past eighty years of age walk our
streets and mingle in the everyday af-
fairs of life, in evident good health and
taking lively interest in scenes and
events about them. OF this white
haired brigade, l.. NJ. Foster is the cid
est, having reached his ninetieth year.
The average age is 81 years.
Denison.
Denison ate duck one day as the re-
suit ofthe success of Denison sportsmen.
Messrs. Brown, Tamm, Kelly and Chas
Cramer They had a fine time and
hundred ducks. Thursday evening the
ducks were on sale at Kelly's store and
it was not long until they We're all
disposed of. 1t is not known how
many the boys shot themselves, how
many men they had hired to help them
and how many they bought at Wall
Lake, but they got the ducks and they
We're fine ones, says the Review.
Red Oak.
Smallpox has made its appearance in
the country outside Of Red Oak. Frank
Stratton, son of Hon. G. l.. Stratton, of
Sherman township has the disease in q
mild form. He was student in the
high school. The following families
We're quarantined: J. NJ. Sanders, C. l..
Stratton, Joe McCauley, j. j. Abbott.
Rev. Reznor. Several other cases have
been reported since. In Read Oak the
disease seems to be under control. Only
three patients are detained at the quar-
antine station and one family is quar-
antined outside.
Eidora.
The Herald states that new and
important enterprise has BEEN started
in the vicinity of this city which may
party or parties engaged in 1t. 1t has
reference to the coal mining industry.
A drift has been made into the bank
north of the river on the land recently
purchased by e. II. Lundy, and just
east of the old coal beds, and the work
will be pushed during the winter with
the expectation of striking fine vein
of excellent coal. In fact the inter
ested parties are certain that 1T will
be able to mine sufficient coal of fine
quality to supply the consumption of
this city and perhaps more.
Mason City.
Out at the Military college grounds
the new college building is progress
ing finely and will be under cover by
the time winter settles down in earnest.
Clara Barton has given her enthusi-
astic endorsement to the Barton me-
mortal hail, except modestly stating
the good women who have the matter
in charge should have chosen some
other name. The matter is in the hands
of the Daughters of Veterans and the
funds for the hall will be solicited
among that order in systematic and
successful effort The memorial win
COWS LOT lIle WIZ IIluSculIl dIc COMING
finely. Croker Post G. A. r., of Des
Moines, wants to furnish one at a cost
of $100 and the post at Denison, the
home of the former department COM
mander, wants the privilege of put
ting one in. besides numerous other
offers and inquiries which will lead to
still further ones.
Upton.
The Advertiser says: If the paving
contractors had hustled from the start
the way they have been doing the past
few days the work would have been
nearly done now. The recent cold snap
seemed to inject life into the Barber
Company and much larger force is
now at work Fifteen negroes came
from Kansas City this week to work
on the job and more are expected. The
foundation is now complete
from Hotel Upton to the Upton Saw