Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-20
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

his interest in the implement firm OF
Vincent & Samuelson to j. j. Marsh, OF
Carroll. Ia, possession to be given Oc-
tober 1st, this year.
SchIeswie.
Thirty-four members of Sidonia lodge
of Denison came to Scheleswig 10 IN
stall new Odd Fellows lodge. The
new lodge was named Pretoria Lodge
No. G92 and starts out with twenty
members.
Shelby.
Shortly after o'clock Saturday eve
ming three distinct cyclones were seen
to form In the clouds near here and
pass to the northeast. No damage was
reported from them, so 1t is supposed
they failed to come to the ground.
iowa City.
DR.. j. G. Mueller. health physician
reports that there have been no new
casese of smallpox in the city for two
weeks. All those who have had 1T are
recovering, and the quarantine has been
lifted from many of the affected homes.
ViIlisca.
The missionary convention held here
last week was one of the most success
full meetings the society has ever con-
veEed. An enormous crowd was in at
tendance and over $500 was raised to
help the foreign work along. A special
feature was the music.
Castana.
Willis & Gordon, of Castana, have
lately sold their large general store TO
a Mr. Hamm, of Niobrara, Neb. In the
deal they dispose of their entire stock
of merchandise and receive large
tract of land and big herd of cattle
over in Nebraska.
EddyviIle.
f. p. Elliott and Miss Laura Ryan,
two well known and much esteemed
young people of this place were married
Wednesday evening, May IA. The cere-
mony took place at the home OF the
officiating clergyman, Rev. j. w. Buck,
pastor of the Congregational church.
Allison.
A deal was closed last week which
makes a change in ownership OF the
Digman House. w. e. Ebling formerly
of Bristow, closed the deal and Mrs.
Digman secures 800 acres of land in
Clay county, Minnesota Mrs. DigInan
has been landlady of this hotel for a
long time.
Lake View.
C. Dewey, a farmer living two miles
south of this place, had the misfortune
last week to have five of his Polled
Angus calves stolen from his pasture.
Mr.. Dewey feels his loss so great that
ne has offered 500 for the rturn of the
calves and the arrest and conviction
of the guilty parties.
Mapleton.
II. A. Watson is suffering from Sc
rious accident that overlook him While
returning home from town Tuesday
evening. He was driving q team of
colts which ran away, throwing him out
Of the wagon. One of the wheels
passed over his body and head, lacer-
ating his face in a painful manner.
Bloomfield.
Hon. H. H. and Palmer Trimble, of
Keokuk spent Thursday connected with
the settlement of the case of II. r..
Moore VS.. the K. c. Railway for dam
ages sustained in the werck which oc-
Cured at Exline last fall. Mr.. Moore
sustained serious injuries from which
he has suffered during the past six
months.
Cambridge.
The Cambridge water works plant is
nearing completion. The well just i'm
ished, has been tested and Will fur
nish 1000 gallons per minute without
lowing it in volume. The steel boiler
reservoir is eigNt feet in diameter and
forty-eight feet long and will contain
air pressure enough to throw stream
of water 300 feet high.
OskaIoosa.
Not the smallest item in the improve
ments OF the B. & w. is a new depot for
Oskaloosa AS soon as 1T Is completed
and the new line to Tracy finished, the
present depot will be used for freight
purposes. The passenger trains will
make a straight run thru the town and
save the time and expense of getting in
and out from the old depot.
Aurelia.
July LIST five more rural free delivery
mail routes will be established in this
county according to a Washington dis
patch of the 18th inst. Marcus gets two
of them with total of 4S1a miles, serv-
ing a population of $50. Meriden will
have one, 22sl miles long, serving 500
people, and Washta gets the other two
with a mileage of forty five miles and
serving $50 people.
Walnut.
On Thursday evening DR.. G. P. Hoer-
ing sold his residence, office and prac-
tice to DIR. Jones, of Fort Madison. Dr.
Jones is a young man and son of
Warden Jones of the penitentiary az
Fort Madison and formerly sheriff of
Cass county. DIR. Hoering will retire
from the practice of medicine on ac
count of failing health, but will
continue to reside in Walnut.
Logan.
The old Welch building which has
stood for years on the main street OPP
posite the State Savings bank, has been
removed onto some lots owned by Mr.
Welch ~ the eastern part of town. The
lots ,nadS vacant by the removal of this
building are to be used as the location
for the new State bank building, on
which work will be begun as soon as all
necessary arrangement are completed.
Murray.
William Bowden died at his home in
North Murray Wednesday noon, after a
lingering illness of six months. The fu-
neral services were held at the M. e.
church Friday at o'clock, conducted
by the pastor, Rev. ]. w. Bott and were
in charge of the G. A. r., of which he
was a member Mr.. Bowden was born
in Tyrone, Ireland, July A, 1924. He
leaves wife and one daughter to