Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-20
NEWS FROM HOME.
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.


three days, altho extra horses Were put
on. On another route a carrier was two,
days in making the trip, and all of them.
bad n hard time, their horses and bug
gies suffering from the experience. 1t is
needless to add that the farmers appre-
ciate the strenuous efforts of the rural.
carriers to serve them, for only one of
them has complained-and he will prob
ably think better of 1T, upon reflection.
iDes Noines.
Henry Fox, a student residing at 1924
High street, who accustomed considera-
hle excitement about a week ago by go-
ing out into the street in his night shirt
died Sunday afternoon. He had been
suffering With measles for two weeks
Fast. The exposure during temporary
delirium no doubt caused his death. His
brother. who roomed with him, is very
ill of the same disease, and is not ex
pected TO live. The young men came
from Wall Lake, Iowa.
Ottumwa
A telegram was received from Samuel
sGompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, by j. F.. Byrne, of
this city, state organizer of that body,
stating that 100000 toilers in the
I'n ited States would stand by the Retail
Clerks Protective Association in their
fight against Silverstein Bros, OF Dav-
export in their fight to force the above
firm to keep closed on Sunday. 1t is
GAINED this is the only firm in the state
which insists in keeping open on sun
days.
Laurens.
There is now a move on foot for the
establishment of q rural telephone en-
change. The proposed system is TO he
a corporation of farmers and it is esti-
mated that it will cost the farmers
about $50 each to establish the system.
The proposed line is to go north OF tow,
hy Athinson's place and NlcNee's and in
all take about twelve or fourteen
houses, going east from the lake. There
Us to be about ten miles of this line, and
then a similar line Is to connect It with
Plover.
Alba.
a man bought ticket at the Abba
station last Friday morning for Macon,
Mo- and got on9t the Iowa Central going
north. He had bottle of whisky in his
pocket, from which he had inbibed
pretty freely, and he was So drunk that
hapman found 1T difficult &c
secure his Ticket He was put off the
train at Eddyville But If reports are
correct he was not in worse shaps
than one Of the tellers at last Thursday
rights convention, who scattered tick
cts all the way home, and let his tongue
tell tales.
Centerville.
Citizen: Clyde Mostly. the we'll
known horse trainer. arrived in the city
Monday from Eddyville. bringing Will
| him John Strickler's horse, Lord Rose,
berry. and Ed Cranes promising colt
\ Charley Whiteface. which he has beer
Training at Eddyville during the winte
months just passed. MIR. Mosby ha.
l.rented stalls at Agricultural Park fol
1.-THE season and from now until the be
l3ginning of the racing circuits he vii
lshave Rosebery and Whiteface on tn,
track and being put in condition TO
winning racing laurels this summer.
| New Sharon.
| Postmaster Nicholson is in receipt o
| Information from Congressman Lace.
| to the effect that the rural mail rout,
| worked up by Fred H. Bryan and "A. c
| F'ox received his endorsement and ha
\ been passed along to such a stage il
1 the proceedings as to now only avail
such time as the department can reacl
II. The route from New Sharon soul
/ and west covers little over twenty
l seven miles and Mill accommodate
about 600 people. Postmaster Nicholson
/ is of the opinion that the route can no
pe established until some time after tn
first of July
Dubuque.
John Faith. Of Rockdale. and Stephen
Thealany, of Key West. had a marrow
1 scape from death late Saturday nigh
at the Illinois Central crossing I Rock
Idale. 1t appears that these two men hat
Ibeen in Dubuque Saturday afternoon
Land were somewhat belated in starting
llor their homes. They reached Rock
dale about IL o'clock at night and II
come unaccountable manner got ont
1.-the railroad track with their horse ant
Light wagon in time to be caught by tn
west bound freight train No. IL, whicl
MAS in charge of Conductor joyce ant
Engineer Biddalph.
Seek CT.
t. F.. Wakefield and l.. G. Everis
.Ihave spent most OF their time for tw,
lweeks at and near Dies Moines wher
'ltaey have let the contract for the con
|struction of the Empire Coal Company
railway from Cedar Greek to Bussey. OIL
1.-The Wabash, eight miles, to Price Bros
4 The shaft of the mine will be begun a
lonce and will be completed by the tim
/ the railway is. The company owns o
|leassd 1900 acres. of land in tn
iowa Big Veil" field, with coal five i
thirteen feet thick and in places within
sixty feet of the surface. About 30
miners will be employed when the de
lvelopment is begun. The output of TIL
lmne is estimated to be about 1850 tons
Glenwood.
The fact that two Mills county stock
men topped,the Chicago market. the pas
week is only another Illustration tina
this region is fast becoming noted for it
| fine stock and that the farmers are de
voting more attention to the Improving
OF both cattle and horses. NJ. I. Nun
singer of Tabor received s6.25 a hun
dred for Il car of Herefords. the hes
| Price paid at the Chicago stock yard
4 this year. while George Cross, of Elmer
son. received $3.50 for lot of blacl
Iolled cattle. Mills county breeder
have of late been bringing In some goo,
4 individuals. both male and female. tin
result being that the various herds o
Thoroughbred cattle, such as Herefords
4 Shorthorns and BLACK" cattle hay