Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-14
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The DOings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

wan otate Dirk " DIS. IL Is ClalNleu
that under our state law the only penal
" for their offense is $40 fine for each
bill passed. George w. Bowen liz look
ing after the cases for the prisoners and
County Attorney Reynolds is caring for
the states interests.
burlington.
Mechanics are busy on every floor of
the government building. The upper
story is receiving several new coats Of
paint. 1t promises to be a very neat job
when completed. On the lower floor
separate cells or cages are being con-
structed for the registry and the stamp
departments.
Ocheyedan.
A large number of people from all
parts Of the county attended the dedi-
cation exercises of the new German
Lutheran church at this place last Sun
day, Aug. 4. The church cost about 81
700 and is the finest church building in
the town: A parsonage has also been
erected. About $1,000 has been sub
!scribed. $65.75 being raised last Sunday
Upton.
Mr.. j. NJ. Rider drove up from Wilton
last Friday and went out to Springfield
township, Cedar county. to look over
the crop on his farm. He made careful
examination of the corn and is con-
WINGED that the yield will be less than
half a crop. While the stalk and blade
look fair. the drouth has seriously af-
fected the shoot. Ears are small or the
grains have not developed on the cob.
oskaloosa.
The Rosenberger party arrived Sun
al y
abroad. The party was composed of
President A. Rosenberger and family,
Miss Mabel Hill, of Earlham, and
Misses Mary Meredith and Martha
Clayton, of this city. Miss Clayton did
not come to this city, but will be here in
a few days. They have been gone almost
year and have travelled all thru Eu-
rope and the east.
Dubuque.
Within the coming two weeks, the Du-
buque Mailing Company will commence
the erection of a large addition to Its
plant on Upper Jackson street. One of
the officers of the company is authority
for the statement that an addition 75x10O
feet in. dimensions will be erected in the
rear of the boiling works which is situ-
ated about $50 feet east of the main
building. When completed and equipped
the the necessary machinery for bottling
the company's product the addition will
represent an outlay Of $4,000.
Mason City.
The second week OF the institute
opened Monday morning with an at
tendance of about 300. Great interest is
being manifested in the work and the
teachers in attendance are giving care
full attention to the work, which has
been prepared in a most interesting
manner. This week there is to be a
number Of lectures, among them being
the good lecture by Rev. George C. Fort
of Clear Lake. entitled Push VS.. Pull"
Rev. Fort lectures at the high school
building on Wednesday evening.
Clinton.
Professor Scudder, the aeronaut, made
another successful balloon ascension
and parachute leap Sunday afternoon
from a balloon which went up from the
heights at Joyce Park AS on the pre-
vious Sunday, the ascension was entire
ly successful, the balloon going up to a
great height, when the parachute was
cut loose and shot downward a few hun
dred feet at tremendous pace before II
opened. Professor Scudder came down
within few rods of the spot where the
balloon was filled, making pretty de-
scent
Muscatine.
Muscatine hay fever patients are in 8
state of general rejoicing this year be-
cause of the absence of the dreaded
nalady which by this time OF the year
generally has them going around with
tears in their eyes and with red swollen
noses. They attribute their good for
time to climatic conditions which have
not Been favorable to the prevalence OF
the disease 1t is conceded that wher
the air is filled with pollen from certain
forms Of vegetation there are more
tears, more red noses and more sneezes
by far than are noted this summer.
Sioux City.
Charles w. Isbrig, farmer OF Supe-
rior. Iowa, in his bankruptcy petition
filed with the federal court on Monday
swears that he is an absolute paupe,
and can not pay the costs of the petition
His assets consist Of wearing apparel
while his debts amount to s3,004.53.
Mount Sinai Temple, the new house Of
worship OF the reformed Jews In Sioux
City at Fourteenth and Nebraska
streets, will be formally dedicated Sun
day, Sept. 1. The edifice is rapidly
nearing completion and is handsome
structure built in modern style. The
temple when finished will cost about 81
900 and will be dedicated entirely free
from debt.
Iowa City.
Home grown melons are becoming
quite plentiful on the market now. Two
loads were brought in Monday morning
one from Coneville and one from Musca-
tine. The growers say that the melons
are about as numerous as in other years
but not quite so large. OWING to the
fact that there were no rains during the
ripening season the melons are not quite
as sweet and juicy as last years. The
price is still up, and unless there are
| more rushed on the market 1t will re-
main very high. James LES
combe Monday morning caught a catfish
that weighed twelve pounds up by the
dam. This large fish was caught on a
six-ounce rod.
Davenport.
Game Warden George Bethel. of this
city, gives 1t out aolid that the state
game laws are to be enforced In Daven-
port and vicinity, II he has to sit ur
nights to make sure of 1t. This is the
open season on nothing but English
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