Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-06
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Mason City.
AS the result of several meetings held
in the Main street Christian church by
Harlow. Isl have been added
10 the church.
Waterloo.
G. a. Niles was at Rochester. Mimi,
last week where hesbought the trotting
mare. Jennie Bell, With record Of
2.27la Mr.. Miles will put the mare in
TO training on the Home Park track and
expects to race her during the coming
season.
Oskaloosa.
Articles Of incorporation We're filed
Saturday with the county recorder for
the firm of Lewis Bros & Montgomery
implement dealers. The company has an
authorized capital stock OF 900 and
is to run for term of 90 years The
incorporators are NJ. r. and j. w. Lewis
and Robert r. Montgomery.
Carroll.
1t is understood that as soon as spring
opens up the Neville branch Of the
Northwestern. between here and Car
.narvon, will all be relaid with ninety
stwo-pound steel. which will be neces-
sary on account of the heavy trains that
will come over that line to strike the
double track at this point.
Clinton.
Clinton business men have got togeth-
'e,' in the form of the clinton CONNER
lcial Club. Over 100 of them signed the
membership rolls on the occasion of the
initial meeting They are going after
two or three hundred more The aim
and object of the club is to push clin-
ton along in every way. till it is one
CT the best Of the Mississippi valley
cities.
Alden
According to the Times. plans have
reen prepared already foy the erection
of about fifteen new buildings in Alden
during the coming season. With the
impulse that will be given by the cree
ton of that number of buildings ii is
very probable that others Will catch the
spirit of Improvement and double that
number will be erected before another
winter. Alden is improving.
Cresco.
Last Thursday D. r. Andrus saw a
lscat eating a pigeon near his house and
len examining IL closer noticed small
band about half an inch wide encrcline
Is leg Just above its foot The band is
aluminium. is very nicely made and
Iftted to the pigeons leg and has ths
Hotter A and the figures 25l05 on it. BY
jsome 1t is thought to be one u the car
Irier pigeons taken by Andrec in his bal
I5loon trip across the north pole
Madrid.
/ The series OF meetings which have
been in progress at the Christian church
| tor the past three weeks closed las,
week. The visible results are five con
tensions and noticeable strengthening
Of the church. The Register News says
lone of the novel features of the meet
4 Ing was a boys service, conducted eyer,
afternoon of last week: as a conse
i quence there Is not so much profanit,
among the boys Of the town"
!!n4:aco!s.
il The family of Ben Lucas were place,
Il under quarantine ON Tuesday morning
on account of the illness of Miss Ben
sliett, a student ropming at their home
4 The yellow and black flag waves owe
4 the premises and the usual ropes ar
4 stretched up. 1t isn't genuine smallpox
/ but 1t must be called smallpox until
I lsuitable name is found for the disease
Miss Bennett has just recently com
Il there from Leon. coming after the An
II dersons quarantine
Mt. Pleasant.
Il S. w. Garyin has traded his stock o
dry goods here to G. ID. Roberts, VIII
j lives west of Wayland. Mr.. Garvin get
:, lin return for the stock the old Morri
farm of 321 acres, two miles west 4
: Wayland. MIR. Garvin may conclude
start up a new store, or he may con
, ciude to run the farm. MIR. Roberts wi
take charge of the store at once and rn
it till about March !. and then mov
what remains to Dakota. The farm
valued at about $4,000.
Clear Lake.
The movement for camp of sons {
1. veterans at Clear Lake started most aus
J. riciously Saturday night and the cam
= is an assured fact. There was niue
e and twenty three enlisted as charte
r members to the camp. 1t was as fine
: body OF young men as one could see all
y reminded the visitors OF the kind
c sturdy manhood who went from II
farm and shop and store and counrir
! aouse nearly forty years ago to pr,
. serve the union.
Ottumwa.
Q The grand jury sprung surprise .
h Monday afternoon, Immediately aft,
: court convened, by reporting a batch
8 sever indictments. 1t is thought mo
. OF those indicted are gamblers and s,
8 .oonkeepers. -" Mrs. Myrtle Ro
II has filed petition asking a dlvor,
e from her husband. Thomas j. Ross. 81
a alleges that they were married In Fee
" ruary. 1894, at Bloomfield CRUEL and Il
i human treatment is set forth. as Il
e grounds for the action. Rev.
X r. Beard. pastor of the Second Congr
II eational church, rendered his resign
/, ton Sunday morning after a pastora