Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-20

tice LeBaron there has been commenced
three suits. An attachment was issued
and his household goods We're stopped
and yesterday three executions We're is
sued against them. Since his failure
| here Mr. Bell attempted to commence
business here again and recently r. CT.
| Dunn has reported that he had bought a
grocery store in King City. Mo-. and had
represented that he had $1,000 in cash.
Wall Lake.
In one thing Wall Lake eXcels all
towns in this part Of the country,
which is the transfer of passengers,
baggage, express and freight. From
the amount of work done one could
easily imagine they We're in quite
city. Another thing Wall Lake may
justly feel proud of is the two splendid
hotels, the Brunton and the Swan
These houses are without doubt UNI
excelled by any others to be found
anywhere in towns many times as
large. The travelling public all speak
highly of these hostelries.
Cedar Rapids.
Wednesday a number of Cedar Rap
ids merchants met in the parlors of the
Commercial club for the purpose OF
forming. an association to be known as
the Cedar Rapids Merchants Associa-
ton They plan to offer to persons
living out of the city their railroad
transportation free If they purchase
goods to certain amount at any or at
several stores belonging to the associ-
alton. The meeting Wednesday result
ed in the merchants forming an organ
;,at rr
printing for carrying on the plan.
Harlan.
Shelby county summer school opened
today. About forty We're present ut the
opening session. A strong corps OF
teachers are in charge and the usual
good work will be accomplished. The
instructors are Il. S. White, formerly
superintendent of the Harlan schools;
C. r. Garrett, principal of the Shelby
school; Benjamin Boardman, principal
of the schools at Ute, Ia, and Miss
Gibbs of Irwin. The summer school will
continue four weeks and as has been
customary in the past the Shelby coun-
ty teachers institute will follow it with
a two weeks session.
Charles City.
trio plant, realizing that the demands
of the city have outgrown the present
capacity of the two plants that have to
this day given satisfactory service to
the past. have taken steps to organ
lie the Charles City Lighting and Heat
ing Company with a paid UP capt.
tai of $4,000. In a recent visit of
George e. May to the East, the sale
of bonds for the company We're nego-
tiated, and the company will proceed
at once to spend from $4,000 to $685.
600 for grounds, buildings and the nee
essary machinery. The present two
plants are merged into the new one.
The company will erect a new brick
building S0xS0 feet, place in it 1.400
horse power Corliss engine, boilers
with capacity Of 400 horse power, and
100 horse power engine, one 1000 ID
dynamo; one 1000 dynamo. All street
lights to be changed to new enclosure
arcs.
Hudson.
The reunion of the Strayer family,
an event observed annually for the
past six years, usually by holding
picnic in the woods adjoining the
town, was held last Saturday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs w F. Thompson.
to participate in the festivities. They |
came from many points and some of
them from Pennsylvania, the old home |
where the mother of the family lived |
nearly sixty years on the same place. ]