Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-13
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The DOings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

SpITiI Ldkes
The Y. p. S. c. e. county convention
was held in Lake park Saturday, May
10 and IL. The program opened Sat
urday evening at s o'clock. The Ep-
worth league will hold its county con-
vention in Spirit Lake May % and "a.
Fl. Dodge.
City Engineer Charles Reynolds was
called to Rockwell City Thursday to
act as expert witness in damage case
against that city. The title of the case
was Reinhart VS.. Farnhamville and
was a dispute over sidewalk improve"
ments.
Rowan.
The grade of the Chicago Great
Western between Hampton and Clarion
is almost ready for the steel. 1t is
thought that the first construction
train will be run over the link about
June /. Ballasting will be well under
way by July l.
Winfield.
The farmers of Henry county are
making good use of these favorable
days for planting corn and each day
sees thousands of acres planted in this
county. The grass and oats are doing
fine since the rains and the prospects
are now good for big crop all over the
county.
Mt. Pleasant
President Hancher, of the college.
had narrow escape from serious ac-
cident recently. He was hurrying to
catch passenger train No. 6, east bound,
and it was pulling out when he at
a 1>,,{ hn r1f n M
was dragged quite a distance before he
was thrown off. He was bruised up
some, but not seriously hurt.
Harlan.
The city council has been putting
in some pretty hard work recently.
They have had several sessions and
have transacted large amount of bus
ness, which is hoped will be helpful to
the city and SO far as water is concern
ed, will materially increase the city's
revenues. Some of the regulations
seem exacting, but it was found neces-
sary in order to save the city from Sc
rious loss.
Extra.
A. f. Littlefield, one of the best
known and most highly respected far
mers in this part of the country, died at
his home four miles east of this city
morning. He had been in
feeble health for some time, so that
death was not wholly unexpected. He
was one of the concverts made by Rev.
w. A. Sunday here last fall who have
stayed by their convictions. He was 55
years old and leaves a wife and four
children.
The Clinic case is grinding slowly
and tibet prospects for it's going to the
jury Saturday are becoming more re-
mote The evidence is being care
Iflly brought out by both sides and
every feature of the case is being Care
fully brought out by both sides and
every feature of the case Is being pre-
sented to the jury, so that whatever
the verdict of the jury may be 1t can
not be said that the case was not we'll
tried by either side.
Sioux City.
Three firemen Thursday afternoon
had narrow escapes from death at a
fire which destroyed the big pile bridge
which spans the Floyd river from
Chambers street to the Sioux City
Stock exchange building. They We're
Fahey, Peter Soelberg and
Frank Ulrich. The bridge which was
burned was known as the Chambers
street bridge. and was used almost ex-
,lusively by farmers and stockmen. The
oss on the bridge, as estimated by City |
Engineer Lewis, will be $4,000.
Des Moines.
Reports from the smaller cities Of
Iowa indicate that great deal of paw
ng is likely to be done this year, in
various parts of the state. This will be
good news for the Des Moines brick
men, who last year sold hundreds of
thousands of paving brick to small
titles in this state for paving purposes |
Abba did considerable paving, as did
,ther cities of this class. Among the
smaller towns that are agitating the
paving question this year Is Center
Vile.
Council Bluffs.
Mike O'Neill, from Cherokee, Ia, was
leld up, slugged and robbed by foot
Dads at a late hour Wednesday night |
IN South Main street. The foot pads,
Who were five in number, relieved him
If his gold watch and chain and SIS in
ash O'Neill alighted from the mo-
or in front of David Bradley &c Co.'S