Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-28
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The DOlngs of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Y0ur Old Home.

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the interest of j. f. Boyer in the Avoca
Hotel Company and with it the ieas'
of the Rockhold hotel, taking posses
sion a few days ago.
Manning.
The city council at their meeting last
| Thursday night entered into n CONTRACT
with the Manning Electric Light com
pany whereby that company VIII &c
| the pumping of water for the CITY II
! the future. A large well is being aus
near the power house and an abundant
supply of good water is assured.
] Denison.
! Last week competitive examination
/ for admission to West Point was held
al Denison, Arthur w. Hanson, of For
Iest City, being the winner in the con-
test. Congressman Conner will, there
fore. recommend him for the appoint
ment, altho he has another severe eX-
amination to take before entering the
academy.
Coon Rapids.
Captain Perry Garst is expected in
the Rapids this week from Annapolis.
About year ago he was sent to the
Philippines in command of n vessel. but
soon afterward took quite sick and was
in the hospital for considerable time.
As soon as he recovered he returned to
the states, and is now being sent to the
western coast.
Perry.
r. NJ MoNfanus, who has been en-
ploved by the Lansing Printing Com
pany for some time went to Waukeo
Saturday evening to work on new
paper which is being started at that
place by young man named Everett
The paper will be called the Wauket
Banner, and the first issue will APP
pear in about two weeks, says tho
Chief Reporter.
Shenandoah.
Hamilton, Juvenile band will make
its initial appearance in a series of
evening concerts in the parks on
Wednesday evening of the coming
week This organization is we'll known
in musical circles in this section of
the state. being composed of twenty
four young lads, all with the excep-
ton of their leader and director, Pro-
fessor Hamilton, being under Is years
of age.
Atlantic.
Ira Dusl1in and Clarence Morris were
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury for maliciously and felon-
iously killing a horse owned by Ora
Berry, who lives about six miles south
of the city. The deed was committed
at night, at which time the boys were
passing the farm house of Berry, when
Morris pulled out his revolver and fired
twice in the direction of the house
with the above result.
Carroll.
Rev. w. II. Jordan was duly installed
as pastor of the Presbyterian church in
this city Thursday evening last. The
hard rain storm about the hour for the
services kept many away, but the cere-
mony of the installation took place as
except that Rev. A. G. Mar
tin, of Denison, was substituted for
Rev. j. r. Groendyke to preach the SER
mon. which was an able and cholarly
address.
Des Moines.
Judge Prouty on Monday sentenced
Albert Jackson to five years in the pen
itentiary on two charges. The first
was for two years for break
ing and entering and the second was
for three years for assault with intent
to commit murder. His brother, Wal
ter Jackson, was sentenced to jail for
ninety days for breaking and entering
and was given thirty days and a SO
Gne for assault and battery.
Jefferson.
Mr.. L. c. North is going to build a |
small automobile for his own use in |
few days. equipping it with one OF his
Simplex" motors. The machine will |
be light one, of the run about order. |
and adapted for use on town streets. |
Mr.. North will experiment with the
machine, with relation to the matter
Of power and price and if his investi-
cations prove favorable he will add the
business of automobile construction to
tis present line of work.
The waves of the Mississippi are
lcw tapping against the warehouses of
he Carnival City Packing company
md the Diamond 10 line, on the Bur-
lngton here. The stage of water here
1t present is feet, So inches, a rise
II 10 inches since last report The
liver bulletin announces that the river
VIII continue to go up. At st. Paul a
Use of inches is record, and at Dav-
IMPORT l foot and inches. AT La
crosse there was a fall of 3 inches.
Davenport.
Earl Murray, the 12-year- old lad who
now under bonds of $4,000 on the
harge of burglary, was arrested yes
erday afternoon again by Officer
ames Brnn as he was leaving the