Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-06

Western road some time ago, NAVE di
rived in the city and are being put IN
place. The work on the elevators, how
ever, will take three or four weeks be-
fore 1t is completed. Work had been
going on for the past three weeks, but
the elevators are so situated as to inn
pede progress and for that reason 1t
will be some time before they are COM
pleted.
Fairfield.
Mrs Sarah Hunter. whose married
life extended over period of seventy
three years. died at the home of a
daughter. Mrs. w. II. Sullivan, four
miles southwest of this city, Wednes-
day. Her aged husband survives her.
There is very good authority for the
statement that Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter
were for some time the oldest married
couple in the United States. Mrs. Hun
ter was born in Pennsylvania on May 5.
1910. When a child she came with her
parents to Ohio, where she grew to
womanhood and was married on Jan.
%, 1929. She had been a wife seventy
three years.
Schleswig.
The suit of the state vs.. Claus Sin
jen. jr, was tried before Justice Hues-
chen at the Schroeder hall Monday
forenoon. Defendant was accused of
carrying concealed weapons, to which
charge he plead not guilty. County
Attorney O'Hare appeared for the
state and j. f. Glenn, of Denison, was
employed by the defendant. Testimony
was introduced showing that defend
ant struck one Peter>1Soysen in the face
with lead ball Weighing about two
pounds. The justice found in favor of
the state and imposed a fine of $50 and
costs. The defendant furnished bail
and will appeal to the district court.
Shenandoah.
Jessie Gilmore and Hannah Strom,
two young girls residing in the east
part of the city, ran away from home,
Friday night and by the foolish esca-
pade caused their parents and friends
a great deal of sadness and mortifca-
ton. AS nearly as can be learned they
went across the country to Riverton,
where they took the train, Sunday
morning, to Hamburg and spent Sun
day there. From there it is not known
definitely where they went, but it is
learned that the Gilmore girl was met
on the street in Omaha by her brother
in-law and was taken in charge by him.
The girls are about 16 years old.
Charlton.
Some of Chariton's physicians have
been suspecting of late that there were
some smallpox cases in the city that
were not reported to the authorities, and
accordingly they made a still hunt last
Sunday and unearthed several cases
which We're quarantined on Monday.
Harlan Rhodes, living on East Armory
avenue, was found to have had the dis
ease for three weeks past without re-
porting it. Charley Dots. aged eight
years, son of Homer Dots, and Clar-
ence Turner, in the same neighborhood,
also had the disease. Mr.. Flora Mar
shall's son was also found to have
smallpox, and all four of the cases were
quarantined. 1t is said that there is
another case near the slaughter house,
east of town. which makes five cases in
the community, in all. So long as ply
sicians are careless in diagnosing cases,
or the patients do not report them, the
disease will spread and become worse
pest every year.
Red Oak.
Red Oak is minus street car system
and from the present indications the
shortage will be permanent. Several
weeks ago the city council notified Mr..
Wallace, who has charge of the Red
Oak Street Railway property, that UNI
less the track was taken up with the
paving district, the city would under
take the work. Monday morning of
this week the rails were taken up by
men employed by the city. Mr.. Wallace
was very indignant over the summary
manner in which he was put out of
business and declared his intention to
see lawyer with a view to bringing
suit for damages. AS there is little
likelihood of the street railway company
paying its share of necessary paving
the probability is that the track will
not be relaid, and Red Oaks famous
one car system is a thing Of the past.
While this may be unfortunate for Mr..
Wallace the public will not be greatly
man, has ordered gasoline power au-
tomobile of the twelve passenger brake
variety and will use it as part of
bus line which he will put on at once.
The automobile was ordered two weeks
ago and is promised for delivery by,
June Is. Red Oaks street railway be-
came widely known, but 1T is likely that
its successor, Mr.. Thomas horseless
bus, will give added fame to the city.
The new vehicle will cost $4,000
Virulent Cancer Cured.