Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-02
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The DOings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

were watched and she was apprehend-
ed as she was attempting to leave on
the west bound train at 1891. She was
held for hearing.
Iowa Falls.
Marshal Barrick has arrested Will
lam White and locked him into the city
Jail. In March a set of good harness
was stolen from the Leonard store,
which was found in the country. south
of town this week, and led to the ar
rest. 1t seems the above party stole
the harness and afterwards sold it to an
innocent party named Harve Conrad.
OttumWs.
Ed Dawson, of Pekay, convicted OF
assault on i2-year-old Katie Gallagher,
was sentenced Wednesday to eight
years in the penitentiary by Judge
Vermillion, and a motion for new
trial overruled. The crime stirred ur
much feeling thruout the county, and
there was much talk of lynching Da-
vison at the time of his arrest in Feb
ruary.
Oskaloosa.
Rev. Engstrom and family arrived
in the city Tuesday afternoon at .
o'clock over the Iowa Central, coming
from Evansville, Ill. They We're met at
the station by good-sized company of
the members of the Presbyterian
church. and the greeting was of most
cordial nature Rev Engstrom Will
enter at once into the midst of his Ia
bors in the city.
kensett.
Frank Barclay, of Knoxville, Ia,
shipped train load of cattle from
Goidonsville, Northwod and Kensett to
South Dakota Tuesday. The cattle
were picked up in this part of the coun-
try and will be turned out on the Da-
kota ranches this season. William Bu-
chanan, of Gordonsville,. assisted Mr..
Barclay in buying the stock. The cat
tie cost about 100000.
Scranton.
Mrs. Mary j. Presnall died at her
home Friday morning, April 20, 1902.
Mrs. Presnall has been a sufferer for
weeks with heart trouble and has grad
ually grown weaker. The services were
held at the NJ e. church Monday az
ternoon in charge of Rev. w. FL. II.
Smith All the surviving family were
present with the exception of one son
who is in the Philippines.
Jefferson.
Mr.. George Bowley lost five head of
cattle as the result of a stroke of light
ming last Thursday evening. Mr.. Bow
ley lost twelve head during the win
ter as the result of hydrophobia, and
this last defamation of the herd from
another source he regards as rather as
rather too much of a prank of fate.
The five killed last week were insured.
however, so the loss will be at least
partially returned to Mr.. Bowley.
Essex.
j. A. Bowman, one of the candidates
for the republican nomination to the
Office of auditor of Page county, has
announced his withdrawal from the
race, leaving the field to Messrs, Con-
way. mayor of Shenandoah. and Hens
leigh, the present auditor, who is now
as King for fourth term. Mr.. Bow
man gives as his reason for withdraw
ing that his mothers sickness, which is
of serious nature, necessarily COM
PEELED him to stay near at home.
clarinda.
Monday afternoon DR.. Farrens found
Ed Claver with breaking out that
loked like smallpox. Later the doctor
mace a critical examination and pro-
nounced the disease smallpox. Ed.
Claver came here last winter with his
wife and three children and rented the
house at the corner of Sixteenth and
South streets, where they now live. The
city authorities We're at once notified
and the usual quarantine regulations
family was vaccinated.
Perry.
The Perry Brick and Tile Company,
which was organized some time ago.
by Mr.. Carl Arnold and others, has I'M
dergone reorganization, and a num-
Der of new stockholders taken In in orr
der to furnish ample capital to carry
on the business successfully. At a
meeting Monday night nearly all the
stock was subscribed for, which would
indicate that it promises to be a big
success. 1t is understood that Mr..
hartman will become president and
general manage of the company.
Fort Dodge.
The work on the new court house is
progressing with favorable rapidity and
of being nearly completed. The car
penters will finish work this week and
but few men will be left at work
The cement men have completed all
but a little of their work and this is
true of the marble workers who have
finished nearly all their work and will
complete the rest when the plumbers
get thru. The steel work of the Jail will
be finished as soon as the remainder of
the steel arrives.
Grundy Center.
Last Friday afternoon during the
thunder shower lightning struck the
steeple of the new Baptist church of
this place, which is yet unfinished. The
bolt descended the steeple, leaving a
path Of torn shingles and disordered
bricks, the damage amounting to about
500, which is fully covered by insur-
ance. Contractor Gardiner, who was
working around the building, was
stunned by the shock and felt its effect
for several hours. Several other per-
sons were also less seriously affected
by the electricity
Bancroft.
Deputy Marshall Sheldon at Ban
croft wanted to give a stray dog good
scare so he pulled his revolver and
pointing it at the ground touched the
trigger The Register says 1t happened
that his right foot protruded in the
range of the bullet and the slug struck
it square on the top, running around
the bone and lodging in the muscles at
the bottom. DR.. West was called down