Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-07
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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Sanborn.
Mrs. Bert Ferris made an unsuccess
ful attempt at suicide here. Trouble
with her husband was the aus
Onawa.
The Monona county republican con-
vention has been called to meet at On
ava on Saturday, May 10. 1t will Sc
lect delegates to represent the county
at the republican state convention and
the Fourth district judicial convention
ViIIisca.
At the special election last Tuesday
to vote a special tax of $4,000 to add tc
the previously voted $4,000 for build
ing the West school was unanimously
carried, and the contract has been lei
to w. w. WEIGH, Of Clarinda, for $15,-
lh5.
Correctionville.
DR.. J. A. Thornton, member of the
Woodbury. county board of supervisors
from the Third district, died at 1870
o'clock Sunday at his home in Correc-
tionville of cancer of the stomach. DR.
i HOTHlOl Idu pSSi III ~ SoAk "
almost a year.
Ciarinda.
Kirk Berringer's little boy seriously
cut his right leg in the region of the
knee last Tuesday. He was u chop
ping with a Ratchet when it glanced
and struck him in the leg. DR.. Far
rens was called in and took six stitches
to sew up the cash.
vinton.
Joseph Penrose, mayor of Shellsburgi
died of pneumonia at his home Friday
ct noon. He leaves a family and a
large circle of friends to mourn his
sudden death. He was one of the pio-
neers Of Benton county, as he settled
near this place in 1889.
Guthrie Center.
The mother of Maconah Lemon, ex-
auditor Of this county, is here visiting
her son. The venerable lady's home is
in Washington. Iowa. She Is now 80
years OF g and made the Journey from
her home to Stuart alone, where sha
stopped to visit her grand daughter
Mrs. Chittenden.
Dayton.
The Dayton Telephone Company
which was organized only a short time
ago. has bought the Martin line from
Harcourt to Gowrie, thereby getting
full control of h telephone business
west of here. Under the present man
egement the line nov controls oveI
fifty miles of toll line. with six toll sta
lions.
Atlantic.
Miss Marie BARLEY and DR.. I. F
Crosby were married Thursday even.
ing at the home of the brides parents
Miss BARLEY is of Atlantic's most
popular young ladies and her husband
is one of the leading physicians OF
Stuart. The newly married pair lef,
on the flyer for an extended trip in the
west. After their return the will settle
in Stuart.
Rolfe.
Crop prospects were never better ir
this section of the state. = Rolfe
has a new musical organization known
as the Rolfe Choral Society, consisting
OF about thirty members, under the in.
s.ruction of Professor Collision, Of New
York City. We have four lady
basket ball teams and any town in tho
state wanting a game can write the
manager of the team,
Boone.
Northwestern Freight Conductor Je.
rome Deyers met with a painful bu'
not serious accident while in the dis.
charge OF his accustomed duties a
Missouri Valley Saturday morning. HI
was thrown violently to the ground, IL
,rI.lot f,lJ ha ,,,cta;ra1 n I;sl-o,{;a, ~
the shoulder and a badly la~cerate.
bead. He was brought to this city ant
at present is planning on at least {
weeks vacation from his duties on tn,
road.
Council Bluffs.
Laced in a straight Jacket, Han:
Fsun, an inmate of the insane ward a
st. Bernard's hospital, mad his es.
cape and, rolling down the side of the
bluff on which the hospital is situated
made a dash for liberty down thu
street. The police We're at once mott.
fed and succeeded in heading him of
near Bluff street. The man appeared
perfectly harmless and consented to re.
turn without offering any objections
At the police station he drew from hi!
pocket a small clothes brush ant
brushed off a large quantity of the mut
and dirt which he had accumulated b!
rolling down the embankment.
Tabor.
Stockmen and others have a favorit'
theme for gossip in the operations o
Tabor's Cattle King" Myron Nun,
singer. He has been gradually increas'
ing his herd of feeders" and fat cattl,
until Saturday morning he had owe
1000 head. Few realize the expense o
keeping and improving such a herd. MI
Munsinger has now on hand about co.