Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-29
SOUTHERN IOWA NOTES
Sale OF Lots at New Town OF
Leith City Highly Sue.
oessful.
Change Of 20" superintend.
ents-Bedford Mans Hard
Road to Matrimony.
Big Woodmen's Tournament at
Creston-Union County Pc.
tato Crop Ruined.
Special TO Times Republican.

C'reston JULY 29.-The first town eS.
| tablished by the recently incorporated
Iowa Land and Town Site Compan,
seems to have been Il great success. /
| Lyman Waterman, the promoter OF ths
company, and is situated in Union
miles from Creston on the line CT tn,
| Creston and Winterset electric railway
4 The company held public sale of tow
lots and about seventy-five We're dis
posed at an average price of 500. The
buying attracted Il large number OF
men of wealth, who had faith in the
future prospects of the town ant
| bought many lots as II speculation
/; There is now assurances of the erection
of a large power house, a brickyard, ar
elevator, Il creamery and canning
factory being established there, and the
building of business and residence
houses will be commenced as soon as
the weather will permit.
The rumor of triple change in the
division superintendent of the Bur-
lington road, which came here from the
east. and according to which, Superin
tendent G. W. Fabens now at Ottumwa
was to accept the Hannibal and ST. Joe
that superintendent. James Duggan
formerly of this place, was to be re-
turned to the west division with head
quarters at Creston, and Superinten-
dent O. L. Stewart, now located here
was to be returned to Ottumwa. Su-
perintendent Stewart says that no such
arrangement has been made and If it is
even in contemplation he is entirely
ignorant of it, and Superintendent Fab
ems says there is absolutely no foLnda-
ton for the rumor.
The sequel to pretty little romance
was enacted last night about 10: 81
o'clock at the office of Justice Gouldin
when j. Berberick, OF Bedford, and
Cora Turner, of Greene, Butler county
were married in the presence of the
night policeman and a few newspaper
men, Mr.. Berberick is superintendent;
of the new water works plant being put
in at Bedford and wanted to get mar
red without his friends knowing of 1t
He accordingly told that he was mar
red. He did not have time to go to the
home of his sweetheart for the cere-
lnony. and wrote her to meet him in
Creston a week ago last Saturday night
and he came up here and procured the
marriage license. after having to tele-
graph for a friend from Bedford to
come up and identify him. The lady
was expected to arrive in Creston Sun
day noon and they We're to be married
and return to Bedford on the evening
train. The justice was notified to be
ready, but the lady did not show up. She
did not arrive on the evening train nor
on any of the trains the next day. and
Mr. Berbericll went back to Bedford to
see if there was a letter for him. In the
meantime the lady arrived in Creston,
expecting to have him meet her here. 1t
appears that the mail had been delayed
by the high waters and the letter die
not reach her in time to get here while
the anxious groom to be was in waiting.
She got on the train and went TO Bed
ford, where matters We're explained and
Strengthened out and the couple re-
turned to Union county TO use the mar
riage license, which was over a week
old. The joke that Mr.. Berberick in
tended to have on his friends was thus
turned on himself. but he appears to be
happy and contented.
The second annual tournament of the
Modern Woodmen of America will be
hed here on Aug. and I. and fully 49,
COO visitors are expected in the city.
There has been an excellent list of
amuSements and attractions secured.
including Lione Legare, IN his perlous
and marvellous spiral tower act, games
and contests by the Woodmen, free
shows ef every description. band con-
certs and contests, Forester team con-
test drill, continuous vaudeville enter
tainments, ball games and dances. -Four
bands have been engaged. and Jerry
Greene, state lecturer, and c. G. Saun-
Gers Iowa's member of the board of di-
rectors of the Woodman lodge, and Hell
en- Growinger, state oracle for the Royal
Neighbor lodge of Missouri, have prom
ised to be present and address the
crowds. Liberal cash prizes have beer
offered for everything, and special
trains will be run from Charlton, Red
Oak, Hopkins and Cumberland. With
rates from these places. and
with good weather the tournament
promises to be a grand success.
Work on the public improvements
row going on in Creston and the work
on the farms has been greatly inter-
fered With the past week by heavy
rains. Friday night, Saturday night and
heavy rains fell, about two and
one- half inches of water falling. With
the condition of the ground from the
heavy rains of last week, the condition
is very serious and great damage was
done to hay, oats and corn that are on
the bottom lands. The early potato
crop. which promised such a bountifu
Weld, has almost been ruined, the
being too wet for digging. and
many of the potatoes are rotting in the
earth The farmers are very much dis
Outraged and all classes of trade are
THE STORM AT BLOOMFIELD.