Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The DOingS of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

come haD1tual drunkard, and on THIS
ground, together with that of cruel and
inhuman treatment she asks her de-
cree. She ayers that on one occasion
her husband brought poison home and
placed it in the food of the family, SO
that all but himself were dangerously
Ill.
Rockwell.
The lot of nice evergreens planted on
the school house ground by Principal
Fleming and pupils last Arbor day have
finally all died and been removed from
the ground they encountered. Their
failure to survive was doubtless caused
by the hot, dry weather, or else the
heavy names given them at planting,
according to the Photograph.
Waterloo.
The corner stone of the new high
school building in West Waterloo was
laid Tuesday afternoon without for
NAL exercises. : /. Five Waterloo
people have purchased $4,000 acres OF
land in North Dakota in the vicinity
of the big bend OF the Missouri river
west OF Bismark. 1t Is splendidly wat
cred and undertake with coal from IS
inches to feet thick.
Boone.
The last two cars of machinery to be
used in the completion OF the Rogers
Cereal mill was forwarded from Mil
waukee Monday morning, and tracers
have been sent out hurrying it to its
destination, this city. The millwrights
ARRIVED Wednesday morning and work
at the plant will be pushed so that ops
erations may begin as early as the 9Th
of the coming month.
keokuk.
In the grounds of the government
plat around the headquarters building
at the lover lock Major Meigs has
placed an imense rock. the largest in
stalled there as souvenir. It was
taken out OF the river near Gregory
and five boats hit 1t more or less dur
ing last season. 1t weighs $4,000
pounds and there is no fear Of relic
hunters carrying 1t off.
Clinton.
The steamer Chauncy Lamb deliver
ed q raft of logs here Tuesday for the
mills OF c. Lamb s. Sons, which will be
the last raft to be brought down the
river this season for this firm, and as
soon as these logs are cut up the mills
will be closed down until next spring.
Altogether this has been a good sea-
son for these mills, and thousands of
feet of lumber hae been cut, furnishing
to many men for q num-
her of months.
vinton.
One of the important deals Of last
week was that by Matt Cash of his
farm to A. W.. Kinney for what is|
known as the rink barn. The deal in
cludes the horses and equipments Of the
barn. On the part OF Gaash the deal in
cludes 500 acres of land, the consldera-
tion being SIS. $50; the barn and contents
were valued at $4,000. Mr.. Cash has
operated the farm for some time as a
stock farm and has placed q good many
upon II.
Dubuque.
The annual banquet of the Dubuque
Travelling Mems Association will be
.ning, Dec. 26. The city lost in |
the first round of the back salary cases
low being tried before Judge Matthews.
Last week the city attorney fled q mo-
Ion asking the court to direct the
plaintiff to set out in their petitions the
and the date of their adop-
ion by the council when the salaries
ire alleged to have been raised from
$500 to $500. The motion was argued
and submitted to Judge
Matthews who yesterday afternoon
rendered decision oyerruling the mo-
ion.
I.eMars.
A movement has been on foot for
ZONE time to take steps to build hos
,ital, and the smallpox scare has given
The idea a renewed impetus. A number
are in favor of using the old court
rouse building for hospital purposes
when the new building is complete If
suitable arrangements can be made
With the board of supervisors. and favor
,s removal to a convenient site on the
outskirts of town. 49, Considerable ex-
element was stirred up in the city on
when it became known that
'acond case Of smallpox had made its
appearance. The victim is Harry
Zones, a nephew OF Mrs. B. r. Hodg-
nan, who recently came here from Gar
etson. S D., where his parents reside.
Webster City.
An amusing incident occurred in the
vest part OF the city Saturday evening,
avs the Freeman Tribune. Two we'll
Known young men We're talking together
lnder small tree in front of resi-
ence, when they became conscious OF
peculiar odor In their vicinity. They
ERE leaning against a small tree when
NE of them happened to look up, and
here, not three feet from their heads,
sitting in the crotch of the
rec, was a most beautiful cat. 1t had
white stripe down its back and large
'llshy tail. The said " m. Immediately
'ot move on themselves and pelted
he cat with clods of dirt, and finally
ucceeded in dislodging the highly per-
umed animal. But-whew! You had to
cid your nose when you wen. that way
or day or two. 49, The Christian
turch of this city, which has beer
tithout pastor since February of this
ear, has called minister. The trustees
the church have secured Rev. j. "A.
eaton, late of Spencer.
ason City.
The Globe Gazette states that Hon.
'om Way will not become permanent
esident of Mason City till spring, but
II of his associates and force will move
ere about Nov. 1. The Western Elec-
rio Company's transfer here means
inch to the business and social life
T the city and the colony of fifteen de-
;yo bJa families will raceiye q hearty