Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-01

The NEWS. FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

Is showing symptoms OF laIllng d victim
tosit. 1t appears probable tnat it will be
developed in her case in a day or So
more. The other patients are doing WELL
end Il number of them are we'll ad-
yanced on the road to Improvement
Sac City.
The project of changing the Heagy
residence into a hotel has been atan-
idoned. The objection of some of tha
owners of residence property in the
neighborhood caused some of the heavi-
est probable investors to believe tho,
change inexpedient. Sac City soon VIII
Rave good hotel, however tho it may
not be built this season. says the Sun.
Eldora.
DR.. w. f. Whitney presented Mrs.
Whitney with handsome rubber tire
ltuggy a few days since as a birthday
present. He also presented her with a
gentle horse to drive - Hardin
county farmers raised 171,75o bushels of
spring wheat last year, an average of
fifteen bushels per acre. The general
average turnout the state was l4.3 BUSH
els per acre.
Hampton.
President "A. b. Stickney to Hampton,
says: In conversation with Mir.
sStickney we We're informed that the
Great Western would be extended from
Hampton to Clarion during the sum
imer and that there was no doubt but
what the line would be completed and
trains running early next fall. He MISC
gave assurance that the mucll-talked-of
extension to Omaha and Sioux City
would be built in the near future.
Ottumwa.
The third case of smallpox was dis
covered in Ottumwa Monday afternoon
The patient is Frank Hetherington,
Who lives a SIS West Mechanic street,
and has been working for III. W.
Sprague. The mans symptoms are
Very slight as yet, hut in order to be
on the safe side, DR.. Herrick ordered
him to be taken to the pest house and
his home quarantined He was there
fore removed to the pest house by the
police. II is not known where he con-
tracted the disease.
Nevada.
L. #. Dawson, who has been danger
cusly sick since the death of his son a
short tine ago, and has been unable TO
attend 10 his spring work on the farm.
received very kind treatment from his
FRIENDS and neighbors this week On
"Wednesday these generous people with
Twenty-Five teams put in sixty-five acres
Of oats for Mr. Dawson. AS all farmers
are so busy this spring, is Is we'll nigh
Impossible TO get help, and If this had
not been done his oats would probably
not have been sown, says the Journal.
Sioux City.
A record of 900 births to go deaths in
Woodbury. county during the year 1900
/ is shown in the returns Of thirty city
town and township assessors which
lave just finished coming in at the Of
fee of the county clerk. If the
weather is favorable for holding the
dedication ceremonies for the Floyd
monument at the monument on May 80
the committee on arrangements Will
ave a special train of ten coaches on
the Sioux City & Pacific railroad ready
to carry the crowd to the monument
ond back again after the ceremonies.
Council Bluffs.
With the changes that go into effect
Il,
will be new roadmaster at this place.
Roadmaster Milliken will be stationed
here and assigned territory from
Council Bluffs to Rockwell City. Ii is
said that men are busily engaged in re-
pairing the old depot at Fort Dodge for
the reception of Superintendent Clark
and one or two men who will go with
him. 1t is thought that these vii. be
only temporary structures, as it is UNI
derstood the Illinois Central will erect a
Few depot in Fort Dodge some time tf>e
gear.
Red Oak.
The school board of Muscatine on last
Saturday notified Superintendent w. r..
Chevalier that he had been elected to
the supsrintendency of schools of that
City. The position is one of the most
important in the state. Muscatine Being
a city of nearly $4,000 inhabitants Mi.
CHevalier has signified his acceptance.
and consequently will close his term Of
service IN Red Oak with this school
Year. This has covered period of
twelve years, during which our public
schools have made material and sat
isfaetory advancement. ranking high
with the very best in the state.
Charlton.
The Patriot announces that the ven
cradle Samuel Maris, of this city. having
sold his farm in Warren township. viii
move with his family to McAiinnviil.s.
Ore. in the near future MIR. Maris is
COW in his Saith year. still hale and
strong, and talks about making the long
journey with entire confidence of being
able to enjoy the trip-not his first-to
the Pacific coast. Mr.. Maris has been a
resident of Iowa nearly half a century.
Coming from Washington county. Ohio.
in 1856. he settled in Wayne county, near
Cambria, living there until 1869, and
came to Warren township in that year
having purchased the farm which he re-
Gently parted with.
Cedar Rapids.
All the b.. c. r. & N. stopmen who
are among those who walked out re-
Gently have been ordered to register
Very morning at Federation Hall il
they desre to participate in the distribu-
ton of funds every Friday. 1t is ex-
Eected that next Friday will be an I'M
usually good one, the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen having generously
contributed 800 to the fund. The train
men say that they will soon give an
other amount which will duplicate t.5s.t
last donation of s130. Money continues
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