Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
Public Opinion ON Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
Tho New. Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.


Spirit Lake.
Such weather as we have been having
the past ten days brings the people to
the lake resorts.
Cedar Falls.
Col. j. A. Olmstead, U. S. a.. has been
appointed professor of military science
and tactics at the normal, to succeed
Maj. w. A. Dinwiddie, who is released
on account Of the state of his health.
Warrington.
We pitched hay and moved it away.
two OF those red hot evening last week,
and couldn't for the life of us tell
whether We We're pretty Maud Muller or
the Judge. All we really know IS we
were wetter'n a drowned rat and red
der'n boiled lobster, says the Press.
Waterloo.
"A team Of horses wearing straw hats
on their heads was to be In Waterloo
Tuesday Several drivers of horses
have placed sponges on the tops OF the
bride the sponge being uampened in
cold water. The arrangement is simple
and costs little. To the horse 1t is hui
name protection from the awful heat.
Sioux City.
Architects in Chicago are drawing
plans for the proposed Chicago &
Northwestern Railway Company's i'm
provements in Sioux City. The plans are
for a union passenger station. enlarged
shops. a rearrangement of the present
terminals Of the Sioux City & Pacific
and Omaha roads and an enlargement
OF the Sioux City & Pacific freight
house.
Montour.
AT the meeting of the members of the
Monour telephone line recently 1t was
decided to divide the line as
there We're so many phones on
the line that the instruments.
would not work properly. The arrange
ment seems to be satisfactory except
that those in the country have direct
connection with stores, while those in
town are obliged to connect by switch.
which Is not so convenient to some, ac-
cordtng to the Courier.
Des Moines.
At q meeting of the West Dies N1oines
school board Tuesday w. j. Guthrie
was elected TO the position of instructor
I In athletics. and mathematics. He is a
& graduate ofAnn Arbor and was super
intendent Of the schools at Milan. Mich.
His home Is in Bedford. A. w Merrill.
OF Des Moines. graduate, of the West
High school and of Iowa college was
elected instructor In algebra. at salary
OF $1,000. He has been superintendent
OF the schools at Stuart Harlan and
Waverly, and was at one time principal
OF the North Des NIoines high school.
{ Council Bluffs.
Officer Platner shot a mad dog at 1O9
Fourth street Tuesday. The dog which
was general favorite in the neighbour
hood showed signs of rabies abou. noon
and was coaxed into woodshed and
there imprisoned. Word was telephoned
to the police station and Officer P,atner
was detailed as executor. He opened
the door of the woodshed little and the
animal, which was large and black, ran
at him. the froth dripping from its
mouth and the eyes glowing like balls of
fire. He slammed the door shut and
found knothole thru which he sent a
well-directed bullet that laid the canine
low. This is the first mad dog of the
season in Council Bluffs.
Laurens.
The Sun says: John Workman. the
blind man. will now start up his broom
factory. George Wright has arranged
for room by putting up building on
his lots. and last Tuesday advanced the
money to buy the mans material such
as broom straw. sticks. wire. tacks. etc.
He then circulated petition and raised
$35 for the man to start on. The ladies'
OF the town will give an ice cream sup
per this week for his benefit. II there
ID one class of people we like to help 1t
Is the blind. a man that is so helpless
and unfortunate. and yet willing to help
himself Is a man that should be helped.
When ne gets started he Will sell his
brooms for the same price as other fac
tories. but just the game no one should
hesitate in giving him a dollar for ev-
cry broom he makes.
LeMArs.
In Plymouth county during the year
1900 there were l6l marriages. l13 deaths
and 49S births. OF the births pa were
males and 265 females and three sets
OF twins: two males two females. one
male and one female Among the mar
riages sixteen men made their second
matrimonial venture and eleven women.
The oldest man to marry in the year
1900 was seventy years of age. 1t was
his second marriage. His bride. aged
forty-eight was twice a widow. The
Oldest woman to wed in that bsar was
Slxty-e eight years old and the marriage
was her third. The youngest bride
chronicled was fifteen years old on her
wedding day. The youngest husband
was twenty-one years old. The Oldest
man recorded as marrying for the frs,
time had reached the age of fifty leigh,
years. Among the deaths the oldes,
man dying in that year was IS years
and "a days and the oldest woman Sc
years, 1 months and days.
Dubuque.
The mulct tax for the quarter begin
ming July 1, 1901. is now due and several
wholesale and retail liquor men have
already called at the county treasurer's
Office and paid up. The money must be
paid in advance. 1t Is reported thai
several saloon keepers will go cut OF
business. 1t is understood that business
has not been good Of late. 1t is stated
also that two or three in the countr.
have decided to step down and out
The treasurer. however. is of the opin.
ion that others will start up and thai
The number Of saloons will be about the
same. In city and country AS last year
xAst year the total number OF wet goods