Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-19
Nevada.

Nevada.
The Story county fair, which occurs
this week. is expected TO attract a big
crowd.
Clear Lake.
A large number of campers have
come in this month and practically
every cottage on the campground is
now occupied.
Ruthven.
A Rock Island surveyor has been in
the city marking out the grounds fol
the new round house. Work will bt
commenced at once.
Linn Grove.
Several children in town have the
humps and some of the Older ones are
also afflicted, among them being DR.
Pease and Johnny Evans.
Cedar Falls
Miss Mary Patten, n graduate of the
Il. S. n. s., has been elected to a po-
ston in the Indiana State Normal al
Danville, to teach either Latin or his
tory.
Hartley.
A new gasoline engine has been put
in to operate the city water works. II
is a big Improvement over the old en-
CINE and Will do the work of pumping
water for some time to come.
Ocheyedan.
The Ocheyedan bankers have adopt
ed The nlan of orening their places OF
business al s O'Clock 4. IN. and closing
at ) y. m. Heretofore they have been
open for business at nearly all hours
day or night.
Traer.
ON the night of the Stf about mid
night thieves stole six shoates from
Robert Younge's yard near town. His
daughter heard the pigs squealing, but
no notice was taken of the noise. The
thieves had II buggy or wagon The
pigs weighted from fifty to 100 pounds
Gladbrook.
The Iowa Light and Heat Company
has begun the erection of its gas
plant at this place. The building vii
be located opposite the city Jail. The
ditch for the 4-inch mains is being
dug, but owing to the limited amount
of help, the laying process is slow.
Madrid.
t. Il. Dresser was accidentally hurt
Tuesday evening. He was riding q
pony and leading a cow that was tiec
to the bone of the saddle. The COW
began to resist the onward movement
and in so doing pulled the saddle
around thus throwing Mr. Dresser off
As a result of his fall one rib WAS
broken.
Bows.
Charlie Gregart's big stock and hay
barn, six miles southwest OF Dows, was
struck by lightning, Wednesday morn
| ing at about o'clock and WAS entirely
lcons,lmed by fire. II. H. Kingdom was
| another who suffered loss. A large hay
stack on his premises was struck ane
completely consumed. Both Were
partially insured.
Esthervile.
Deputy Fish Commissioner Peterson
was down from Spirit Lake Tuesday
/ with a wagon load of buffalo fish Which
he WAS retailing at % cents for eacl
/ five pounds. They We're seined from
1.-THE lakes by order OF Commissioner
\ Lincoln. They are not game fish an(
on account of their habit of eating the
/ spawn of the game fish it is though
best to get rid of them.
OskaIoosa.
On the 18th the "Women's Res
Room in the basement OF the cour
| house WAS opened and has since beer
fused for the purpose for which it VA:
designed Each of the ladies otgani-
/ ~. mr. tps
/ number take charge a week ut a time
furnishing a lady every day To look af
| fer the room The room will be
great boon TO ladies who come in t,
trade. or who are detained IN town be
tween trains.
Bayard.
Eayard now has library, the book:
being deposited Saturday With G. Il
| Doudna who will act us librarian
/ Mr. Duble the agent who WAS her,
/ succeeded in securing % members L,
the library club which entities them t.
/ 1iftv books, these books are to be re
placed with others at the end of si'
months giving the subscribers lo'
hooks q year. The membership fe,
lis 81 for two years on 104 weeks anc
entities the member to zoo books TO
their library.
Lehiah.
The Argus, in explaining the sui
for $50. 900 damages against the Lehigi
Brick & Tile Company, by twelve dis
| charged worl>men, says: The difficult,
out OF Which the suit arose, spruns
tfrom a controversy over the employ
mcnt of non-union engineers i'll the
plant of the Lehish Brick & Tile com.
pany. The works have been closec