Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-25
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.

and Communities.
Toledo.
Prof. H. w. Ward is conducting a
summer school in the ancient lam
guages. He has sixteen enrolled.
Traer.
The gentleman's Shirt waist" is not
getting to the front very rapidly-at
least in this section, says the Free Press.
Reinbeck.
The crop of cherries in this locality
this. year exceeds that of any recent
year ard they are selling for about 10
cents a quart.
Ogden.
The NJ. & ST. L. railway company
have purchased lots nearly opposite MIR.
Streams it is presumed with the inten-
tion soon to erect a depot upon them.
Mt. Pleasant.
Major w. n. Dnwidde, of the State
Normal school cadet corps has been
compelled to retire from that position
on account of ill health. He was cadet
Instructor here for several years.
Ocheyedan.
Mrs. w. Z. Lane received quite seri-
Gus injury a few days ago by fall
caused by a defective sidewalk. The
towp authorities settled the case by
payment of $50 out of the town treasury.
Ute.
John Flynn sold his eoo-acre farm, 8
miles UP to the Soldier valley, to- Peter
Clausen. of Crawford county, for $5l.75
per acre. He has owned this farm
about five years. and it cbst HON less
than $50 per acre.
Indianola.
The Herald Of last week devoted large
spec to the commencement exercises of
Simpson college, from which sixteen
students graduated. A dozen excellent
views of college. officers and students
were given by that paper
Cresco.
The number of frames up, celiars
dug and houses approaching completion,
leads the Times to believe that an esti-
mate of 100000 to be put in buildings
this year is about the right figure.
Cresco is growing along all lines.
Rockford.
Marshal Jenkinson very cleverly put
to rout gang OF noisy charivariers on
Wednesday evening last week. getting
into the bunch and belaboring several Of
them over the head before they We're
aware of his presence. A good job well
done, remarks the Register
Odebo1t.
a little boy gathered up a large bas-
ketful of empty whisky bottles IN the
streets Monday morning. Beer kegs &c
In and out by the dozen. We are enjoy
ling the blessings of prohibition 90,
forced on the community by a minority
says the Chronicle. which declares that
all its predictions have been verified.
Grundy Center.
Mr.. John Lamar has peach tree in his
garden which is something of rarity
IN Grundy Center. The tree is loaded
with fruit which promises TO mature II
season -. A swarr, of bees took pos
I session of Hotel Wegstein last Friday
| They are onto their job when it come:
/ publican.
Madrid
Inside of year and a half, the Reg
1 ister- News has published articles of in
| corporation for eight different coinpan
les. They are the Light and Power Com
4 pany. Carpenter Coal Company. Davis
Milling Company, Norris Scale Com
/ pany. Mt Hope Cemetery Association
4 Lawbaugh, Slower Comapny, Rees Bros
Coal Company, Peoples Telephone Com
/ pany.
Shenandoah.
H. Dunfee was just stepping into hi
4 house preparatory TO eating supper tn
other evening when he was struck o.
the left thigh by twenty-five callibe
! bullet. which cut thru his pants an
4 into the flesh short distance. makin
a slight wound. The bullet the
dropped down his leg onto the floor
/ Mr. Dunfee did not hear any report 8
supposes the party who fired the sho
must have been some distance away.
Keokuk.
Clarence Browning, the 16-year-o
son of w c. Browning of io4 Mort
Ninth street was drowned in the cana
opposite the electric power plant al
/ O'Clock Friday afternoon. While in bath
ing With four companions. Brownln
! could rot swim and waded out into tn
; canal beyond his depth. He nigh hav
. gotten out all right, but was caught b
i a small pile of brush there on the bot
! tim of the canal which held him dowr
!, The water was over six feet deep at thi
point.
! Sioux CITY.
Private Tryon, in charge of the loci
recruiting office of the United States
hopes that he will nave better luck dur
81 ing this visit in Sioux City. He has thu
= far obtained five recruits. and expects
get four or i've more this week. The
i Mil be sent either TO Vancouver ban
racks. Wash. or TO Fort Meade. S. /
-. C. NJ. Robinson. who is crcusatin
for the signatures of business men tn
statement that Sioux City bushes
!. men. instead of being unfavorabie
Sunday excursions, as WAS represente
, to the railroad officials. are in favor {
. them. visited the stock yards distric
) Friday afternoon and secured the sis
. natures of twenty-six commission firm
doing business at the yards. The state
!. ment, Mr. Robinson said. had bee
. signed by about 400 business men.
. Mapleton.
i. Within short time Main street an
those portions OF Fourth and FIT
!. which business houses front are to