Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-24

Marshall Hicks, on charge of fnsan-
ity. Mr.. Ford has been acting strange
ly for some time, having been abusive
in his conduct toward a number of peo-
people. He was at one time in the
asylum for insanity and the police
thought the safe course would be to
have him tried by the insanity commits
sion, and he was accordingly placed
under restraint.
DyersviIIe.
Michael Hennessey, a brother of the
late Archbishop Hennessy, of Dubuque,
died at Mercy hospital last Friday af-
ternon. Since the death of the arch
bishop Michael has made his home at
Mercy hospital, and for the past few
months his health has been quite poor
ly, but his condition was not considered
serious. Mr.. Hennessy was native OF
Ireland and was about 62 years OF age
at his death.
Alden.
w. w. Fiske met with painful pow
err saw accident Wednesday afternoon
by which he loses a portion of the mid
die finger of his left hand. 1t seems
the wood, which he was feeding to the
machine, caught his glove on a spin
ter and carried the hand further than
intended, and into contact with the
rapid devolving blade. Medical attend
ance was promptly summoned and the
injured member made comfortable
as could be expected.
Tabor.
The preliminary contest to decide the
question of Tabor's representatives to
meet those of Tarl1io college was held
at the Congregational church on Mon
day evening Professors r. II. Stetson,
q. C. Schneider and DR.. e. e. Harris
were the judges. A fair sized audience
was in attendance. The judges selected
the following: Miss Jessie Field, Shen-
andoah Mr.. Edward e. Mailman,
Creston Miss Susanna Thorney, Sid
ney, and Mr.. Lester T. Banks, of
Bridgeport, Conn. Tabor will have the
affirmative of the question to be de-
bated at Tarkio.
Mt. Pleasant.
The First National bank of this city
has just received word from Washing
ton that the United States government
has selected it as a United States de-
the treasury will be transferred for
keeping into the vaults of this financial
institutional. This was done on condi-
ton that the National bank here invest
the above sum in United States bonds,
$4,000 worth of two per cent bonds
have been purchased and will be de-
posted with the government at WASH
ington, and the big deposit will be
made here.
Perry.
1t is stated that the Milwaukee will
not do much on the west division this
year beyond Coon Rapids, in the way
of reducing grades and Strengthening
the line, but work trains and crews are
already out putting down new and
heavier rails. Nearly the entire dis
lance between here and Marion was
relaid with new steel last season, and
work Is now progressing rapidly be-
tween here and Council Bluffs. It is
occasionally rumored that estimates
are being prepared for the purpose OF
bridging the Des Moines river on much
the same scale that the Northwestern
did between Ogden and Boone. This
big piece of work will surely be done,
but how soon, is only conjecture.
Princeton.
The funeral services over the remains
of j. w. Nowiln of Princeton. the story
of whose sad death as the result of a
railway accident near Mt. Vernon, Ia,
has been told in these columns, was
held Wednesday at the home OF his
uncle in Princeton. with intermeat at