Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-24
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Selma.

Selma.
DR.. Loar, of Selma, was taken to the
penitentiary Tuesday by Sheriff RAM
sey, to serve out six months sentence
| from criminal practice on the person Of
young girl at Hillsboro some time
ago.
Sac City.
Some boys using a target rifle, fired
shot that passed thru the door of c. C.
Penniman's house a few days ago. Tie
target rifle is a nuisance and it's use
inside the incorporation should be pro-
hibited.
Audubon.
w. G. Law reports that his mail box
on rural route No. 3 was torn down
Tuesday night and ]. Snively's box OPP
ened and letter in it opened. A $40 re-
ward is offered for the detection of the
disturber.
Carroll.
Friday evening the wind shifted to
the west and the thermometer dropped
to about 40 degrees above zero. Early
this morning, frost was seen in low
places along the Middle Coon just south
of town.
Winfield.
William Holloway, a, wealthy mera-
Der of the Methodist church at this
place. who has no nearer relatives than
two nephews, has donated the Congre-
cation at this place $4,000 to build a
new church on condition that the con-
gregation secure like amount by Sep
TENDER l.
Fairfield.
At meeting of the county central
committee the date for the republican
county nominating convention was
fixed for Saturday, August 81. Local
republican politics primes to be quite
interesting this fall, as there are num-
erous applicants for most of the offices
to be filled.
Villisca.
Just now there seems to be a good
prospect that the proposed electric rail-
way between Atlantic and Villisca by
way of Grant will be erected. At cleo
lions held in Douglas and Washington
townships last week a tax was voted to
aid in the building of the road. the ma
jority in favor of the proposition being
quite large. Elections will probably be
held in several townships in Cass coun-
ty also.
Emerson.
A. w. Culver of Emerson. died Tues
day evening at the home of his brother,
CT P. Culver, in Red Oak. Of appen'ii-
citis, aged 46 years. Mr.. Culver went
over Friday for few days visit and on
Monday he was taken i'll with Appendix
citis. The case was too far gone for
treatment to do any good and after two
days of suffering he passed away. He
had been prominent travelling man
and was engaged in merchandising at
Emerson.
Delmar.
Conductor Mike Lucas has a bottle.
There isn't anything strange in a con-
ductor having bottle, we suppose, but
this bottle is filled with something
which distinguishes 1t from the bottles
usually carried in this country, and still
it's contents are of volcanic nature.
1t is filled with gray dust from the era
ter of Mont. Pelee, that fell upon the
deck of passing vessel seventy miles
distant from the great catastrophe. 1t
Is quite curiosity.
Lake View.
a. L. Clouser, thru his attorney John
A. Metcalfe, has brought suit against
A. Sisley, of Lake View, claiming dam
ages in the amount Of $4,000. The de-
PENDANT is charged with the striking the
plaintiff heavy blow on the head Nth
club or neck yoke, inflicting injury
that confined the plaintiff to his bed
three months and that incapacitates
his for work. The injury is alleged to
have been inflicted February IA, 1901.
in the defendants livery barn in Lake
View.
AIgona.
A good story comes from the Sunday
picnic at Arnolds park. A man with
the voice and appearance of a street IA
kir mounted box. He talked and
waved his arms for few moments and
had attracted several hundred people.
He informed the crowd that he would
turn bottle of beer into human be-
ing, and after rolling up his sleeves SO
that all could see he had nothing con-
cealed there he took a cork screw out