Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

Reeds first movement was to remove
the bedding, when it sprang ablaze
burning him severely in the face and
one hand. He succeeded in eXtinguish-
ing it, tho it came uncomfortably close
to causing disastrous conflagration.
The origin of the fire can only be con-
jectured.
Clinton.
DR.. H. S. Marsh, the well-known
Clinton physician, died at 5:45 o'clock
Monday afternoon at the Mercy hos
pital, where he had been conveyed on
the morning of that day for treatment
for blood poisoning. The news of his
death was received with sorrow by his
many friends.
Iowa Falls.
Captain School, who gave a lecture
in this city some time ago, got into a
heated debate with a citizen while lee
turing in Algona. School challenged
his opponent to a duel, mounted on
mules, but the opposition declined
School pretended to be sort of a
preacher while here, says the Sentinel.
West Side.
Dry weather still continues and ev-
erything seems to be backward. 1t is
doubtful If the pastures will be ready
for the cattle the first of May, which is
the usual time to turn In. Feed is
scarce and dear and the stockmen are
not very hopeful over the outlook. A
strong south wind has been blowing for
two days and the air is full of fine dust.
Mt. Pleasant.
The costs in the case of William
Flam against Samuel Lee were paid in
to the county clerks Office Saturday.
The total sum. with interest from
March 10, 1900, the date Of the judg
ment, was $1,7T9.36. Flam sued Lee
on the charge of malicious prosecution
the former having been arrested on
suspicion of having fired a shot thru
a window at Miss Jennie Lee.
Missouri Valley.
J. Wintroub. local Junk dealer, was
arrested on Friday, being accused of
having in his possession metal said to
be the property of the railroad COM
pany. The identity of the parties from
whom he purchased the metal is, as yet
unknown. He was given a hearing be-
fore Justice French and held under 500
bonds to await the trial which is set
for TODAY.
Orient.
The plasterers are at work on the
new buildings on North hill. The other
new houses are progressing finely and
everyone is busy. Two new houses on
the south side are being built by Oil
plant Bros. Trees are being planted
lawns cleaned and spring work in gen
eral is being pushed with energy and
enthusiasm.
Carroll.
Tuesday night the wind, which had
blown gale all day. became stronger.
and during the night became rather
alarming, wrecking bill boards and
some light sheds. and also blew one Of
the awnings off of the front of the Sell
ger block, twisting the iron rods into
real rattlesnake squirms and piled 1t up
between the Seller block and the next
building.
Muscatine.
The Great Western Cereal Company
| in the course of the next week or Sc
will commence the construction of theil
new building across the street fror,
| their present plant at the side of the
Rock Island tracks. The building will
be two stories in heighth and about 1876
feet long. the width being the same Is
the freight DEPOT. which was provided
in the city ordinance. s
Cedar Rapids.
Anton Jonas, a shoemaker living on
Fourteenth avenue west, and George
DENIM, the Sixteenth avenue black
smith, had friendly little scuffle Mon
day, and as result Jonas has broken
lleg Jonas went to kick Dennin's hat
and DENIM gave him a slight playful
push. He fell in such manner that his
LEG struck the curb and the small bone
of the leg was broken.
Waterloo.
1t is reported that the Illinois Central
will open a department business at Wa
terloo for the benefit of employees. Local
stores. they say. are charging too much.
The store will be in the vicinity of the
shops, conducted on the department
plan. The claim Is made that Water
looans are charging more for meats
and groceries than surrounding towns.
They will ship meat daily from the
packing houses.
Eldora.
The large 666-acre farm Just over in
Grundy county. formerlv owned by
Father Clarkson but now the property
of F. III. Quick, has increased in value
fully $4,000 during the time Mr.. Quick
has owned it. Wonder in what other
way the same amount of money could
have been invested to have increased
as rapidly in the same length of time.
The farm is now worth $4,000 at a low
| figure, says the Herald.
Charles City.
A blaze started in the alley in the
rear of Ed Waterbury's clothing store
Monday, which might have resulted
seriously but for its timely discovery.
No one knew how it originated, and
when noticed was burning in pile of
excelsior and climbing ten feet UP the
side of the building. A garden hose
was at hand and but for that Ed might
now be advertising fire sale instead
of those fresh new garments in today's
lad.
Cherokee.
After pumping two or thre days at
the rate of 10000 gallons day on the
well at Cherokee hospital, the water
was found to be as abundant as ever.
and the pumps were set to pump 100.-
coo gallons a day with the same re-
| suit. The state board OF control there
fore feels that the well, which has been
bored to depth of about 1900 feet, is
practically inexhaustible and that there
| is all the water that will ever be needed
| 4 tho state hOSpifal there