Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-28

We're notified to keep on the watch for
them, but as yet no clew has been
learned of their Whereabouts. II they
come to this city, they will withou
doubt be taken in, as the officials OF
| Muscatine are noted for their efficient
work in experimenting men OF such
character.
GIidden.
A meeting of the city council was
| held Saturday evening to decide wheth-
er or not a special election should be
called to grant franchise to a COM
rany which proposed to install a tele-
| pine exchange. After weighing the
arguments advanced for and against
the proposition the council voted down
the suggestion to call special election.
Cumberland.
During the high winds of two weeks
ago a corn crib belonging to Joseph
.iston was overturned and being busy
with farm work Mr.. Liston left the crib
lay. Upon strengthening up the crib the
other day he was surprised to see two
hcgs get up and try to walk. Mr.. Lis
ton took good care of the porters and
twelve days of confinement without
feed and water.
Woodstock.
Henry kassler, one of the old and
substantial settlers of southern Wright
county, died at his home near this city
on Saturday, after lingering illness of
stomach and heart trouble. at the age
of Ga years. Deceased WAS born In
France and came to America with his
parents when 6 years old. The family
settled in Illinois, where the deceased
was m arried in 1867. In 1870 he came
to Iowa and settled in Wright county.
living continuously upon the farm
which he bought thirty-two years ago
until the time of his death.
Murray.
j. r. Reasoner. who lives near Hope
vile. was bound over to the grand jury
Saturday by Justice l.. A. Conway, of
that place. Mr.. Reasoner thought tha
school grounds on the corner of his
farm occupied a strip of land that
should of right belong to him. and not
waiting to confer with the trustees he
put crew of men at work and moved
the fence to the place he thought 1t
should be, and consequently found him-
self in the clutches of the law The
strip appropriated by Mr.. Reasoner
contained all the shade trees in the
school yard.
Malvern.
The sixty sixth semi-annual session
of the Council Bluffs district confer
ence of the Methodist church will be
held in Malvern next Tuesday and
Wednesday. May q and IS. The de-
liberations of the body will be under
the supervision as chairman of DR. d. |
w. c. Franklin, of Council Bluffs, the
presiding elder of the district. Thirty
three churches will be represented. |
The session begins at o'clock Tues
day morning, the first matter to come |
before the conference being the ex-
of conference undergradu-
ates. The entire morning will be ia !
ken up with conference business.
Fairfield.
According to the assessors returns
there are 23,021 head of cattle in JEFF
ferson this year as compared with |
1882 last year. The number of cattle
being fed was LOGO, against 2,1S7 last
year, decrease of over so per cent.
At q special meeting the city
council let the contract for paving to
be done the coming summer. There
were half a dozen bidders and the con-
tract was finally given to the McCar-
Thy Stone company, of Davenport.
The paving is to be Il single course of
brick on six inches of stone
and concrete and with sand filters,
to be of natural stone. The
bid of the successful company was
s1.67 per square yard for paving; SO
cents per lineal foot for curbing and
30 cents per cubic yard for grading.
The work is to be completed by No
sember l, while the company is un-
Ter bond to keep the paving in repair
or one year. Work will be begun
about July 1.
Mason City.
Quite a serious accident befell Mr.
Van Week, a farmer residing about
i've miles northeast of the city Satur-
lay night while he was returning
nome from the city. He was driving
North on Superior street and when
Yearly opposite the high school build
ng a small pony belonging to some
party in the city came dashing down
he street and in passing ran so close
o his horse that he became frightened
md unmanagable. The horse swung
Lround and in turning ran up on the l.
pavement east of the school house
the rig and throwing Mr. I
IAN Week violently against the steps |
# the sidewalk leading to the build
ng. Tho not rendered unconscious
lie was badly daZed. a long cash was
ut in his head from the hair down
ust above the eye which required
everal stitches in sewing the wound {
lis bruises tho very painful are not !
bought to prove fatal as the skull ]
vas not fractured and there are nc
of conclusion.
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