Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-18

paid his fare into the Junction with the
4 expectation of coming to town on d
street ear. but figured that he would be
10 cents ahead if he could ride into the
city on freight train. While clinging
TO the side of IL freight car his right
foot slipped between the bumpers and
Was badly mashed He will be manned
for life City Physician N. NJ. Smith
was called upon to treat the case. Ii is
feared that the lower limb will have to
be amputated.
Waterloo.
The home finding society is doing ex-
lcellent work. One lady i'm this city
bies in the past week in this city. Those
/ helpless innocents awaken pity in every
feeling heart and to find them homes is
a beautiful labor of love. enriching the
| lives of those devoted to it. While OPEN
ing to the little ones n possible future of
1 happy usefulness. says the Courier.
( The Reporter states that catch-
| ing croppies has furnished great sport
| tor the fishermen the past day or two.
| The fins seem to be travelling in great
| school, and they swallow bait with
great avidity Several hundred We're
taken out the other day and early the
next morning one man alone captured
eightyfive. The fish We're mostly small
ones, and a great proportion of those
caught were thrown bhck in again.
Council Bluffs.
From the quiet conditions that have
prevailed at the Union Pacific round
house in this city since the bolermak-
ers and machinists who went out or
the strike We're succeeded by imported
men, that place has now become the
grounds for spirited struggle be-
tween the strikers and the men who
have been employed in their stead as
Well as the company that has employed
them. Union pickets are now being
constantly maintained in the vicinity
of the roundhouse While the Union Pa
ilc company continues to maintain
its armed guards which We're put on
when the strike was first ordered As
vet there has been no clash of any
kind and it is not likely that there
will be. as the union pickets declare
they are making a principle struggl,
and will simply confine their efforts to
trying to induce the men to quit work
So far they claim they have been quite
successful.
Dubuque.
George McBarne and Minnie Prdaus,
hailing from Lancaster. Wis, appeared
in the office of the clerk of the courts
Monday morning and requested Mr..
Stemm. the accommodating deputy clerk
who has charge of the Cupid depart
ment, to issue a marriage license to
them. The aunt and uncle of the young
man We're with them, and said that it
would be all right to issue a cupid
plaster The young couple felt hap
Ply, and their faces We're Illuminated
but Clerk Stemm looked grave and
said: Il am sorry. my young friends,
that l can not comply with your re
quest" Then the young man. In an ex-
cited manner, asked: why not?"
simply because l have q telephone
message from the sheriff of Grant
county warning me, at the urgent So
licitation of this young lady's father,
not to issue license to YOU" The mes
sage stated also that the expectant
bride was not of legal age, and when
MIR. Stemm apprised the young lady of
this fact she threw back her head and
said: Il guess I know my age. I'll be
~ next November The license was
refused. however. and then the young
lady. With twinkle in her eye. re-
marked: "Dubuque's not the only place
in this country where people may Sc
cure marriage license" and then
turning to the man who had Won her
heart and hand said: George. what's
the matter with going to Galena?"
George thought Galena was all right, |
and the quartet then left the office, in
tent on going to the former home of
Ulysses the Great. The girl was spunky.
and the flash in her eye would answer
for a headlight.