Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-05
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Mt. Pleasant.
DR.. w. FL Hoppe preached his fare
Well sermon at the Methodist church
Sunday morning ard will leave in a few
days to take up newspaper work al
Sumpter, Ore.
pes Moines.
Contractor Atkinson. of Kansas City
who will build a portion of the build
work Tuesday of hauling out material
to be used in the construction.
Boone.
Work on the Arie theater building is
rapidly progressing in order that it
may be ready for the opening night
which will be Tuesday, Aug. 26. The
News says the interior of the house
will be the finest theater in this part OF
the country. The painters and decor
ators are at work on the walls and
ceilings at present.
iowa Falls.
City Treasurer Peet will pay off $4,000
of the water works bonds the first of
this month. The balance of the $4,000
cent = The red ants are quite /,
decided nuisance. invading the houses,
pantries and even the refrigerators.
They almost cause some house wives to
forget to attend family worship.
Dubuque.
United States navy recruiting Off
GERS will again come to Dubuque and
a week from Monday open quarters in
the federal building. Chief Gunner's
Mate Danielak was in Dubuque Satur-
day to make final arrangements. The
party is the same as when here be-
fore except that DIR. James G. Field
takes the place of DR.. Crandall who
has been ordered to the island of Guam.
LeMars.
The sale of the old court house build
grounds Saturday afternoon attracted a
large crowd. II. +. Lennon was the
auctioneer and he got quickly to work
announcing the terms of the sale
which were for cash for everything eX-
cept the building itself for which 10 per
cent of the purchase price was de-
manded on the day of sale and the ball
ance in ten days. The old building was
sold to e. A. Vandermer for s4O6.
Northwood.
Some very nice pickerel have been
caught in the Shell Rock river of late.
Several three, four and five pound ones
have been hooked, and Saturday Shir-
ley Eckert pulled out the biggest one of
all, weighing 71a pounds. The boy had
about all he could do to handle the fish
and only landed him after lively
struggle.-Since the above was written.
says the Anchor, RUDE Rolander caught
pickerel that weighed seven pounds
and fourteen ounces, and Is in posses
sion of the belt at present.
Muscatine.
The Hershey Memorial hospital is
now open to the reception of patients.
The superintendent of the. institution,
Miss Edith Hoover. moved in Saturday
and has assumed charge of affairs. A
number OF patients have been waiting
to be taken to the hospital and the first
ones will probably be taken there to-
morrow. The building is nearly all fur
nished, only few rooms remain, and
the facilities are such at the present
time that number can be taken care
of.
Davenport.
Operations at the Sylvan steel mill
of the Republic Iron & Steel Company.
were suspended last Saturday, and
over 125 men were laid off, so that the
company can take the usual inventory
and also get sufficiently we'll started
on the establishment of the new fur
naces and mills, the facts of which
were published several weeks ago in
local papers. The Improvement will
cost $4,000. This shut down, however,
will not be for more than this week,
and next week the same force Will be
put to work again, as there is plenty of
work in sight
TT. Dodge.
The city library presents an almost
completed appearance to the eye of
the passer-by, and those who have not
seen the building for the past few
weeks will be surprised to note the
rapid progress which has been made,
notwithstanding the somewhat incle
ment weather. The building is entire
IN rooted and slated. and the work
men are now busy in putting into
place the heavy copper of the dome.
The Carnegie building justities all its
early promise of symmetry and ade-
quate proportion. ard is already begin
ming to be pointed out as one OF the
sights of the city, well worth seeing.
Iowa City.
Plans for the Cernegie library build
ing have been accepted from Des
Moines architects. M. j. Wade was au-
thorized to draw up a contract and
have it properly signed. The plans are
to be for $4,000 building. The gift
from Andrew Carnegie as 1T now
stands is $25,OOO and an effort will be
made to have it increased $4,000. 9th
erwise the plans will have to be
changed for a $4,000 building. The
building will be beautiful structure of
stone. 1t will be one story high with
basement. 1t is the plan of the board
to make it structure of architectural
beauty combined with utility.
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