Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-05
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Gilmore City.
Charles Sergeant has sold out his
bank in Webb and, arranged his busi-
ness interests in Gilmore satisfactorily,
intends to start for the Alberta country
this week.
Silver City.
The silver City Times changes
hands this week. r. A. Bates retiring
and Mr.. Ford of Woodbfne assuming
control. Mr.. Ford is putting. in q new
up-to-date press and hopes TO be aoie
to get out the regular issue this week.
Wall Lake.
Rev. Clark Of the Presbyterian
church preached his farewell sermon to
the society here Sunday night. Easter
exercises were held in the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and In the
Methodist church in the evening. Large
audiences and well rendered programs
Randolph.
Thera are now four cases of scarlet
fever in Randolph under quarantine,
three in the home of Frank Walker anu
one in the home of C. C. Sheaffer. The
Walker home was quarantined last
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noon and Whitney Sheaffer took down
with the disease and the residence was
Immediately placed under quarantine.
Dewitt.
John Stahl, carpenter IN the en-
ploy of Kettenring & Muhs, feii from
the roof of the new barn being built
for DR.. LYON, Tuesday morning and
sustained a Potts fracture of the left
anlx,e He was working on the roof
and grasped board for support, Which
loose, allowing him to fall to the
ground striking the scaffold in his de-
scent DR. LYON reduced the fracture.
Saiix.
Fearing that he would be sent to the
reforr, school, Pit ioyce, aged 15, sud-
denly disappeared. Joyce and Ernest
Fensthmacher also about 15 years of
ape had trouble, which was taken up by
the latter's father. 1t is said that when
the latter interfered young Joyce made
threats oeainst hun and warrant was
sworn out for the boy. Friends con-
cealed Joyce and he got away from here
without being arrested.
Rowan.
". n. Bingham is erecting double
front store building 44xS0, two stories
1t will be brick veneer and nicely
finished and fitted. j. B. Mckinstry
is building a good sized addition tc
his store and A. B. Heath is moving
his building back and will build, or
In front. A number Of residences are
:, proiected and all around Rowan mas
an appearance of growth and an ali
of prosperity that must be encourage
ing.
Shenandoah.
Cleveland S. Cox. aged 16, is out on
$500 bond for placing a railroad ne
+ across the tracks of the Burlington lint
In Harlan township a few miles cas-
of here for joke. He has couslr
working on the section gang and N
thought to annoy him by making hin
get off his handcar to remove the tie.
work train coming along few minute!
later and narrowly escaped running In
to the obstruction. The maximum pen
atty for an act of this kind is five years
in the penitentiary. esss
Dubuque. .
The first Indictment for perjury II
the district court of Dubuque count.
in twenty five years was RENDERED
Tuesday. Peter Craner, indicted tol
robbing the till of a local saloon. was
indicted on this charge also for perjury
$3.50 George Cole, travelling man from
Chicago, was rendered unconscious b.
falling against the stone floor in a loca
Turkish bath room Monday night. Bloo'
flowed profusely from deep cash be
low the temple and for tine 10 wa
thought that he was fatally injured. II
remained in a comatose condition TO
about ten minutes and was finally re
yived by the use of stinulants.