Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-06
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The D0ingS of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Uko Wierda the handsome sum ol
432. The lot weighed 2l,3S0 POUNDS
and the price paid by Buyer +. u. Rlch-
ardson was 500 per 100 pounds.
Rowen.
The steel on the Great Western is
laid to within about four miles of
Rowen and the gang will reach TINS
point soon If no rains set in to hinaer
the work of finishing the grade.
Victor.
A travelling representative of Mil
waukee whisky house was In TINS VI
cinity Friday and Saturday. and we are
told by the party who drove him over
the country that he took orders for over
$500 worth of liquors, to be paid for
when tested.
LeMars.
f. H Bush, the expressman, recently
released forty pigeons from five crates
a; the depot They were shipped from
the Twin City Homing Club at ST. Paul
for a race. The birds were beauties
and when released circled few flights
and then sped rapidly north.
Lake City.
r. Maranville, a man IS years of age.
living seven miles southwest. cut his
foot with an ak last week on Wednes-
day in such a manner that the amputa-
ton of a toe became necessary. The
old gentleman is In a critical condition
and the doctors fear gangrene.
Newton.
Madge, the 11-year-old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rothrock, fell while
running Monday afternoon and broke
the small bone in her left fore arm. A
physician was called and reduced the
fracture and the young lady is getting
der the circumstances.
Glenwood.
Oscar Halls was arraigned before
Justice Day en- Tuesday and admitted
having killed a black squirrel within
the city limits by the use of rubber
sling shot. He was fined $40 and costs
amounting in all to abou ISIS. The az
rest was made by Deputy Game Ward
en- Story who intends to prosecute all
such violations of the law that come to
his notice.
Waterloo.
wv. P. Hoxie of East Waterloo has
formally retired from the race for the
nomination for county attorney. Mon
day Mr. Hoxie held consultation with
his opponent, Sherman T. Mears. of La
Porte City. and at it's close announced
that the fight was finished, that Mr..
Mears was the victor, and from this
time forth should have the earnest sup
port of his opponent.
Charles City.
ROLAND Townsend was painfully IN
jured in a runaway accident Saturday
evening. Three ribs were broken be-
sides many bruises about his, person.
He and his hired man We're returning
from his farm near Usage and on the
way the team became frightened and
Runaway, throwing Mr.. Townsend out
with the above result. He is up and
around today tho feeling quite used up.
Tabor.
While John Christy was working in
his field east of town Monday afternoon
trying to complete some work, lightning
came near killing both him and his
team. The horses were struck and the
team made worthless, and Mr.. Christy
was rendered unconscious and his body
all along one side blackened; but he re-
covered from the shock and will APP
parently suffer noserious conse-
quences from his CLOSE CALI
Clarinda.
Earl Mclean at recent meeting Of
of the school board was elected as prin-
cipal of the North school in Clarinda.
He was principal of Braddyviile school
last year. = Will Lucas, held for
murder, and Eugene Mason for perjury,
were. last week transferred to the Pot
tawattamie county Jail at Council
Bluffs there to be held while the Page
county bastile undergoes repairs which
are now under way.
Conway.
E. S. Chesbro. the recently elected
mayor of Conway, was in the county
seat Saturday piling up trouble for G.
o. Hall, editor of the Conway Journal
and L. j. Myers, proprietor Of the Con-
way house. He filed damage suit, it Is
said in the sum of $4,000, against the
above named persons. on account OF an
article which appeared in the last issue
of the Conway Journal rejecting upon
the character of Mr.. Chesbro.
Perry.
A day or two ago, says the Chief
Reporter, we reported new daughter
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Null
hern, down on the old Davy Blue farm,
and now we have to report baby
daughter at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
d. C. Mulhern, who live on the same
farm. The Mulhern brothers married
sisters on about the same date and now
their homes are blessed with girl babies
born only a couple of days apart.
Manson.
J. E. Williams and wife, of Manson,
Iowa. are en- route to their old home in
England, where they will reside the
remainder of their lives. The couple
came to America about twenty years
ago and since that time have amassed
enough to insure them plenty for the
remainder of their days. They have
disposed of their property at Manson
and are visiting friends in different
parts of the state before crossing the
ocean.
Iowa City.
Iowa City wants cheaper water. AT
present the city pays $50 apiece for
seventy hydrants, and $50 apiece for the
remaining 103 hydrants. The commit
tee proposes $40 cut per hydrant, con-
templating that the city will introduce
within the next two years enough en-
tras to make total of about 200 hy-
drants. Their proposition Will make
total of $4,000 for the first seventy plugs
and 5000 for the remaining ones,
grand total Of $500.