Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-14
Those Who Did Not Move Away
Are Doing Something
Every Day.
The News of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
end Communities.


Washington.
The Old and New Vets Will hold Il
reunion here Oct. ., and have shan
battle, and Kettle of hot beans 70,
all and sundry, says the Press.
Nevada.
AS good a crop of corn as l evel
raised is the way Mike Erickson, one
successful farmers, describes this
years crop on his farm near Roland
according to the Journal.
Sioux City.
The teachers committee of the board
of education was authorized at the
meeting Monday night TO arrange TO
have Humane officer Nreeland assume
the duties of Truant officer under the
provisions of the new compulsory ed
ucation law.
Cedar Falls.
The school board has received the
resignation of Ada Houck- Graham rs
year. Several applica tions for the po-
sition have already been received and
in a few days the election of a SUE
cessor will be announced.
Hartley.
Travelling men have been plentiful
the past week The Herald counted
thirteen of them in town at one time.
The prospect of excellent crops and a
brisk fall trade bring II large number
of the knights of the grip TO our thirty
ing little city every day to supply cur
Rockwell City.
The Advocate states that King Corn
is making phenomenal and magnificent
progress during these favorable days
and, nothing preventing, old Calhoun
gives promise of doing herself more
than proud this fall and what may
have been lost in other directions will
be amply covered by a bumper corn
crop.
Iowa Falls.
The annual library report OF the
trustees shows that the receipts from
all sources the past year amounted to
sS65ls, and the expenditures We're
S546.72 The big cannon for
lIie IJti dtIlNcd Heic iiuI SUD- IuoA II
ing and Will be mounted at once in
Central Park at a por:t opposite the
one already in position.
Clarion.
The workmen at the round house
made good progress last week. bringing
the wall up to nearly the top of the
windows for more than half of the way
around and to the bottom of the win
1ows for the balance of the distance.
The second side track has been eX-
tended along the north side and matte
.ial is now being supplied at both sides.
AIsona.
Several weeks ago the pension de-
oartment complained to DR.. Morse of
he local pension examining board on
he score of laxity In The examinations
the doctor sent in his resig
nation. DR.. Tribon received notice a
ew days since that the board had been
suspended. Whether the department
will have men imported to do the work
s not learned.
lorthwood.
Corn isn't so very backward in this
section. Last Friday r. H. Root left at
he Anchor office stalk that was fullyl
welve feet in length. and the ear was
bout seven feet from the ground. Mr.
Root has quite field OF corn, of which
his stalk is fair specimen, and he
avs it will be fit for roasting in a few
lays. 1t will be an awfully early frost
hat comes in time to injlYe that crop.
Waterloo.
The county officers are now enscons-
a
curt house building and are rapidly
setting things in shape. All are highly
,leased With the new office rooms and
many modern conveniences. foremost
lmong which are the commodious
'aults arranged for every possible con-
'enience and comfort. This is one
hing the officers lacked in the old
Dubuque.
Postmaster Morgan has received
notification from Washington of his
as custodian of the fed
raj building at Dubuque. The collec
or of internal revenue formerly as
umed these duties. but on account of
Ir. Sammis not residing in the city it'll
vas necessary to name a Dubuquer.
- lIltIt are Ijdiy tIiIiS5 vi IiliBo4
o look after in the care of building
# this size.
)es Mones.
The home of Col. Joseph Eiboeck. ed
tor of the Des Moines AnZeiger, on
Vest Third street, was robbed Tuesday
light The thieves took Col. Eiboeck's
lothes out and rifed the pockets.
'hey secured about $3.50 in cash and a
aluable watch. The loss of the watch |
much affected the colonel 1t is a fine
old one which was presented to Col. |
Iiboeck by the citizens of Elkader in
S72, and was inscribed with a state
ncnt of that fact.
Council Bluffs.
Major General Grenville M. Dodge
las just written a letter from New
.ork greatly regretting his inability to
ttend the Philippine reunion in this
is home city and expressing the high
st regard for the younger veterans.
General Dodge takes occasion in his
atter to comment at length on the all
eyed barbarities of the Philippine SOL |
iers and to make most emphatic as
ertion that the conduct of the
american soldiers in the far-away
stands has been full of honor to the
alton.
:stherviIe.
George Brown was adiudged insane
thursday and Friday was taken to the
sylum at Independence by William
Iaxwell. The first symptoms of in
anity were noticed Wednesday in his
He seemed to be de-
pondent and talked some of killing
imself That night he took out his
and opened it, left his
ONE and went into the woods. Not |