Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-27

tee will not be done until the last
bond assigned to Keokuk has been
sold, but the experience thus far indi
Gates that the allotment will be all
taken.
Lake City.
| Robert Tickle who went to Oklahoma
something over year ago, writes that
! three of his four horses have died, and
what crop he raised was largely des-
troyed. Work is scarce and wages low
| 70 cents per day without board. This
family is in hard straits, says a cores
pondent of the Rockwell City Advocate
Cedar Falls.
The heating apparatus for the large
new normal building is one of the most
complete and successful that was even
manufactured. The fan system is used,
and the heat is generated and dissem-
| mated in the most scientific and eco
nomical manner The plant cost $4,000
| and it is one of the most interesting
| gate.
Victor.
| Superintendent j. l.. White says:
there are many fads in education but
no substitute has ever yet been found
for good. hard study as means of
mental development. The teachers
who Smooth down the path of learn
ing and make the work easy" may be
popular, but they have ruined thous-
ands of minds and doubtless will ruin
thousands in the future.
Pocahontas.
The Record of the gath states that
stone measons were busy all the pre-
vious week laying the foundation for
the new Bank of Pocahontas, and
nearly succeeded in finishing the same
before the change in the weather. The
work Is we'll along and as soon as
spring opens the work of laying the
brick will be begun and the work rap
idly pushed forward to completion.
Ocheyedan.
Ocheyedan will soon be lighted by
electricity, as stated by the Press. A.
d. Fritz has received one of Edisons
latest improved dynamos and switch
boards, and will start the ball rolling
on small scale. This machine is of
only so light power. but ii satisfactory
to this extent. ard the business men
and residents of the town are willing
to patronize it more extensively the
plant will be enlarged in accordance
with the demand.
Rockwell City.
Rev. Charles S. Mckinney, of Candy,
Mimi, has accepted the call rendered
Kim by the Presbyterian church of
Rockwell City, and will fill the pulpit
here for the ext year, with view to a
permanent passionate. He writes that
he will be here as soon as he can get
things satisfactorily arranged at Car
by. Mr.. Mckinney is man under
thirty-five, unmarried, a graduate OF
the famous Princeton theological SEM
mary, and man of excellent spirit and
companionable manner, according to
the Advocate He comes from very
successful pastorate of six years in one
field.
Muscatine.
I'VE are busy making contracts for
the coming year in the pickle bust
ness" said j. G. Miller, at the train,
while en- route to Nichols in the in
terest of the Heinz Company. Re
Stunning he said, Il am going to Mich
OILS, where l shall probably be kept
busy for the next four or five days
making contracts with the farmers
who want to raise pickles for the fac
tory. / will contract for 1000 acres
this year, as we want to handle that
much. am meeting with fair sue
cess. as the farmers are contracting
readily and everything is going along
as nicely as possible"
Anamosa.
Mayor Jackets is doing mighty
good thing for some of the truan,
school boys in this town, according to
the Eureka, which says: He is taking
their names and getting them back
to their studies. The example of one
boy sent to the reform school is hav-
ing q healthy effect. These boys will
thank him some day for his endeavors
to lead them to realize the value Of
their opportunities for getting an ed
ucation. Parents, we are glad to know,
are also cooperating with the mayor
in this enterprise. They have very good
reason for doing so, and if they can
keep their boys in school it may save
them sorrow hereafter.
Audubon.
Last week according to call a large
number of farmers assembled in the
court house to consider the subject of
organizing a mutual telephone COM
pany. An organization was effected and
practical steps Will follow 1t is planned
that each person Joining will take a
share paying $25 for it and that this
will construct the lines. Two or three
lines are already assured, one from
Viola and Melville townships into Au-
udbon and another from Cameron, Lin
coin and Douglas townships in to Au-
dubon. A large number of subscribers
can be obtained, enough to average
about two to the mile. A central office
of their own Will be maintained, or ar
rangements will be made with Mr.
Hooker, the resident manager of the
Audubon County Telephone Company, |
to enter their central and get the benefit |
of their large exchange.
Hampton.
John Harms, whose arrest for forg-
cry was announced last week, stiN |
holds out in the county Jail. being un- |
able to get signers to his bond. Since
lis arrest numerous evidences of his |
light, and one of the larger ones took |
place at Sheffield. where last summe
he called at the Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank at that place and repre-
'ented himself to be a son OF Mr.
Miller, living near that town. He
wanted the loan of $3.50 and informed,
he bank that his father would sign
he note with him. That was the last