Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-22
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
--Your Old Home.

came alarmed over his actions and filed
information against him. He has a
number of hobbies, the principal enc a
political hallucination that w. j. Bryan
!! is the president and that he (Carrigan)
is the vice president. He says that
Bryan advised him of his appointment
several days ago. The message was
communicated by telephone.
Iowa Falls.
The inmates of the pest house were
discharged last week, and thus closed
Iowa Falls exciting smallpox incident.
The volume of business trans
acted by the banks of this city last
month eclipsed all previous records, aud
the business at the office of Recorder
Ryan was also the largest in the history
of Hardin county.
Story City.
The west end of the bridge across
Skunk river east of town washed out
Monday. The high water washed out
the bank and the support CT the app
rroach. and the southwest corner
dropped down nearly to the water. This
is a very substantial iron structure; the
main span is safe. but the approaches
" ere not SO substantially built.
T'itonka.
The much discussed Titonka trade,
in which JAS. Whalen of Bancroft got
the Durston stock of goods for piece
OF land owned by c. c. Samson, is set
tied. The case was tried TO Judge Quar-
ton some time ago and he took it under
| atlvisenient. He had not rendered de-
cIsion when the settlement was patched
up. MIR. lDurston gets his stock of goods
again and has opened his store for bus-
ness.
Webster City.
On account of the roads being blocked
with snow the rural mail carriers did
not make their usual delivery Wednes-
I:day. The city carriers made only the
business circuit in the morning The
Chicago and Dies Moines regular morn
ing mail did not reach the city till noon,
consequently a residence delivery by
city carriers this morning would have
been of little use, even had the walks
rot been blocked by snow.
Algona.
The Central school for Fenton was de-
feated. The Lutherans generally OPP
posed the school, and many others
Wanted 1T located In the center of the
township Fenton is now talking of an
independent district, which will take iii
several sections adjoining the town. The
central township school seems to b.
hard to get adopted. but 1t will come.
|Eoth Fenton and Lone Rock should
have schools that would accommodate
all the neighboring territory.
Nevada.
Representatives Mr.. d. NJ. Grove, OF
Nevada, authorizes the statement thai
he Will be a candidate before the repub-
lean primary for representative. Mr..
Grove is a man of energy and ability
end has heretofore proved himself a
.successful politician. His service as
county auditor has given him fainili-
arity with public affairs, and he has
very considerable outside acquaintance.
1. nominated and elected the county
would have in him diligent, fair
minded man and capable guardian of its
interests
New Sharon.
Rather peculiar case is set for hear
ling before Mayor Graham next Friday.
II appears that William Williams pur-
chased a case of beer in Oskaloosa, sem
IL to New sharon by train, intending to
take it to his home at the coal banks.
An officer took it from the depot and
the matter will come up as stated com
corning the rights of property and the
lights of detention The Star under
stands that Mr.. Williams claims it as
property he had bought and paid for,
give away.
Keokuk.
1t transpires that Nose Brown, who
suicided here recently. was al the med
ical college trying to realize on his body
for dissection purposes. He offered to a
number of students to give them his
body for comparatively small sum,
but he was healthy looking and the stu
dents did not care to speculate in that
kind of futures. They had fun with
him and told him grewsome tales, but
he stood pat and insisted that he. want
ed 10 sell his body. When they took him
10 the door of the dissecting room he
baked, however, and said they were not
going to get him in there while he was
alive.
Boone.
Fifteen people are under quarantine
for smallpox at the home of Mary Il.
Miller, in the Fifth ward, Mrs. Rapp.
who is stopping there being the victim.
In pursuance of a request from the
HEADQUARTERS at Galeshurg ILL.,, local
Scandinavians met and organized an
association in Boone Ernest Carlson.
who was delegate from Boone to the ma
tional convention held at Galesburg on
March IA, VAS chosen president: Henry
Welin Was chosen vice president and
Eric Anderson secretary and treasurer.
Previous to this meeting Anderson had
served In the capacity of secretary.
rhe meeting place was the store OF
Carlson. Bookson & Co.
Muscatine.
There was recently organized in our
city corporation called the Gibson
Heater Company, to manufacture an
improved feed-water heater for use on
all kinds Of steam boilers. Letters
patent for the device have been grant
ed and issued and are now owned by
the company. The invention consists
of simple and yet novel device by
which water as 1T is fed into the boiler
is brought to high temperature thru
an intensifer-t1en passing into a sep
arator where all foreign substance is
thrown Off thru slush pipe into the
ash pit before being admitted into the
boiler. thus preventing the accumula
ton of dirt and scale-a thing dreaded
by all boiler men and engineers.
fCedaf Rapids.