Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-19
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Your Old Home.

The consideration of the first deal was
s20,500. and for the latter, $4,000.
Jefferson.
The Bee says: 1.-THE re-appearance of
white. clover in the lawns and fields is
exciting a good deal of surprise. II
usually follows a winter Of deep SHOWS
which we did not have. Who will eX-
plain?
Oelwein.
Rev. j. r. Shreve is the name of the
new pastor of the Christian church of
this city. Rev. Shreye has just closed
successful pastorate at corydon, Iowa,
and enters upon his work here with
bright prospects.
Hampton.
The force of men working on the
Great Western keeps growing and they
have now unloaded about 300 carloads
of heavy oak ties besides laying an ex-
ira side track Work on the thru line
is going o he pushed right along.
Reinbeck.
John A. Watson met with quite a ser
ious accident quite recently. He was
milking a kicking COW and he had the
beast strapped to prevent her kicking,
but she nevertheless made an attempt
and in doing so fell upon Mr.. Watson
fracturing his collar-bone.
Wesley.
Bert Lloyd met with an accident last
Saturday. He fell off the barn, a dis
lance of twenty-four feet. His nose was
broken and he was badly bruised up. He
Is able to be around the place again, bu,
it will be some little time before he viii
be able to attend to his work.
Grand Junction.
Headlight: Miss Emma Birbeley. two
miles northeast of town, while helping
Mr.. Birmeey build fence got her hand
badly mashed. 1t seems she was hold
ing the Wire away from the post while
Mr.. Birmeley drove 1t with a sedge, ans
by some accident he hit her hand
Gladbrook.
The city council has secured Landt's
| threshing engine to furnish steam for
1.-THE city pump while the new twenty
horse boiler is being put in position.
80. w. a. Woolf, contractor for the
| rev NJ. r. church informs the Northern
that he has the church nearly COM
ipleted.
Iowa City.
The Republican states that County
Superintendent Whiting is actively
pushing his candidacy for the democrat
lie nomination for state superintendent
lof schools and ia reorted as meeting
with excellent success. He is being sup
ported by large number of democratic
papers in this part of the state.
Fort Dodge.
The Illinois Central is now commenc-
ing operations. which will revolutionize
1.-THE yards in this city. Mayor Bennett
has received series of blue prints Of tn
proposed changes to be made accom-
lpanied by a letter from Superintendent
| Clarke in which he stated that the worl
would commence at once. detailing the
| change which has already been given Il
| Chronicle readers. He has confirmed
that statement that the Central would
invest $4,000 in improvements before
the coming cold weather.
| Carroll.
| Joseph Seyller was the victim Of an
other accident at rountI house Frda.
| night. As he was repairing an engine
| underneath he had to crawl in the phi
under the engine and while there a pips
\ bursted and the steam and hot water
rushed out, burning Mr.. Seyller On the
| shoulders and feet. Owing to MIR. Seyl-
ler's presence OF mind he escaped with
| but few scalds, altho he will be laid W
| for week or ten days. In making his
escape he had to pass thru space less
| than foot high and in doing so his
! jacket caught on pipe. holding him in
this position for a few seconds. which
was the cause of burning his arm and
4 shoulder. The bursted pipe was one
1 that had been disconnected and plugged
up for many months and in connecting
other pipes, Ralph James in some man
ner tapped the defective ripe with a
| crowbar with the above result, he also
| receiving bad burn in the region of tbs
| stomach.
Hartley.
The Herald says important new build
!ngs are to be a tangible evidence OF
Hartleys prosperity. The old schoo
buildings are now off the grounds and
| the new 100000 brick and stone structure
will go up as fast as men and money car
| make 1T go. 1t is an interesting enter
prise and the pride of our school loving
progressive people. Then the three-room
| two-story brick block to be erected by
| Or. Stewart and Col. Messer &. Son vii
be another monument to Hartley's on
| ward movement this year. Fhe exca-
| yations have been completed and the
| foundations will at once be commenced
These progressive gentlemen hope tc
have the building completed early in the
| fall Then our town hall and engine
room and water works buildings are be-
| Ing fitted up in grand shape. The build.
ling was the newest part of the OH
school house and when the repairing
is completed 1t will make the most con-
venient town hall in the county.
Davenport.
Here 10 tip for boarding house
keepers. The Argyle Building company
| by Its attorney. has filed rather spicy
ieply to the counterclaim agains. the
| company in its suit against Mrs. j, A
Kennel. This woman leased the base
1 ment fiat and dining room in the Argyle
building and conducted a restaurant
| there for time, being sued on her leas.
latter she removed. In her answer to
1.-The suit she had alleged several things
among them that she took the fiat anc
dining room on the assurance of the
agent for the building that she could oh
ltain at least 90 boarders at good prices
In the paper filed in reply, the attorney