Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-01
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings Of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

~ AoV A1kS0
The funeral OF Mrs Anna Protex-
ter, wife of Walter Protexter, was held
yesterday. She died in Murray county,
MINI. The funeral was at the Methodist
church and the interment in Sibley
cemetery. She left a husband and small
children.
lndianola.
The young men of Indianola have,
| agreed to furnish the money to build a
swimming pool in that city. The pool
is to hold 10000 gallons OF water. The
water works company ask $3.50 per
week for water, and uniess they cut the
price the pool will not be built.
| franklin.
1 Lightning struck the barn of John
/ Wilhelm during the electrical storm on
Wednesday night. About fifty tons OF
hay, a wagon and other farming imple-
ments were totally destroyed. The barn
was covered by $3.50 insurance, but 1t
will not nearly cover the loss. 1t was
5huilt two years ago.
Glenwood.
There is a conflict in dates OF the re-
unions of the old settlers of Pottawatta-
ME and Mills counties and the Potta-
watamie Couny Veterans Association
Both reunions are dated for Aug. 81 to
%. The former will be held at Glenwood
and the latter at Hancock. AS many
of the old settlers of this county desire
to attend both reunions an effort will be
made to secure the change Of the date OF
one or the other.
Washington.
Washington Press: A queer thing
happened Saturday noon. dark cloud
went over from the south, and seemed
to break up in dew drops. It was as
rare sight, almost, as snow in Egypt.
The drops falling in the road made little
geysers of dust. which drifted away like
smoke from pressed puff ball. and the
roads looked pitted like the face OF a
smallpox patient. What was? Rain"
some said. but what is rain?
A 0ttumwa.
Miss Emma Akers, who lives with her
\ grandmother, Mrs. Jane Baker, 1929
Castlee street, was bitten recently by a
neighbours dog. She had not noticed any
thing wrong with the dog and was
walking on the sidewalk when the dog
buried its teeth in her right arm at the
elbow, inflicting very painful wound.
DR.. Frank Mills was called and dressed
the injured member. So far no danger
Gus symptoms have appeared.
u onawa.
The Monona couny normal institute
has lab members enrolled, which is con-
sidered good attendance; Prof. H. "
Failor, Of Denison, is instructor In alge-
bra. history. civics. economics and read
ing: Prof. Styles in arithmetic, physics
and grammar; Prof. A. B. Warner, OF
L Missouri Valley, has grammar, reading
!. and didactics, and Miss Lizzie Haas, o.
Boone. instructor in geography and pri.
: mary methods. Prof. Davies Is instruc.
3 ltor of music.
III Crest
RI Conductor J. G. Felker and his crev
: had some trouble recently with tram]
E lat Hillsdale. The hobo was beating tn,
I railroad company out OF a ride over tn,
1 Edivision and was detected at Hillsdal,
e by the trainmen, who put him off. Al
a demonstration of his indignation tn,
e tramp pulled out a revolver and fired a
i the caboose but did not hit the trail
men. He was arrested for his murder
GUS assault and is now in the Glenwoot
Jail.
Des Moines.
81 The state fair is already feeling tn,
IS effects of the rain in the encouragement
{ of farmers to attend the fair and al
J. sorts of exhibitors to make exhibits. Thu
I correspondence in the secretary's ofttc'
n indicates that the exhibitors especially
j. Who are able to judge by experience o
i, what may be expected, are looking 70
ri the biggest fair Iowa ever had. The ap
el plications for space are larger than eve
! before and include better class of ex
!. hibitors.
]. Orange City.
a Henry Dowdy, Of this city. we'll
d known and reputable farmer, who wa
!, arrested on the charge of COMMITTING
S incest upon his 1e-year-old daughter
preferred by his wife. has been released
/. from Jail on 81 600 bail given by the Or
!. ange City bank. A suit for divorce wa
o. brought, and Dowdy alleges that hi
lwife manufactured the charge of inces
Il against him in order to procure di
, 'yorce. Dowdy has retained G. A. Irwin
n of Sioux City, as counsel, and Will figh
IS the charge on that ground.
( Dougherty.
e Thursday afternoon while engaged II
ell plucking some bananas from stock
D Sheridan Hams came In contact with
e full grown tarantula who showed a dis
?. position to protect his lordship at an.
) cost. Sheridan and Druggist Ryan trie'
" to imprison the fellow in jar and pre-
serve him by adding alcohol, but Mr..
n Decided that he himself was deadl,
# poisonous without the aid of alcoho
y and resisting his pursuers, gained SAT
e hiding place under the sidewalk.
J, Bloomfield.
q Ralph Frazer. young son of Mr.. an
Mrs. j. C. Frazer. was the star actor il
q little drama on the tragic order OF
Saturday evening when. in attempting
Z to jumpAonto one of the cars Of a Ion,
freight train that was pulling out of tn
I X. C. depot, he lost his footing and fel
I SO near the track that the rear car
PASSED over his clothing. cutting hi
rantaloons in two the entire length o
= the side. Altho terribly frightened tn
: young man was otherwise uninjure,
!. and is now rejoicing over his narrow es
cape.
Fort Madison.
w. II. Dixon has been taken in charg
by the county authorities. being brough
Z here from Montrose by the marshal O
e that place, on the charge Of insanit,
I He got off the steamer Quincy, trinkin
he was at Fort Madison when he was
i NfoptroSe and was wanderinu otn,,oS eli