Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
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The D0ingS of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

the next morning. During the night II
took two men most of the time to hold
him down in bed. Had he been hit i
little lower down the forehead, death
would have undoubtedly ensued.
Williamsburg.
Our representative, Hon. John
Hughes, Jr., has secured a promise OF
the presence of Gov. A. b. Cummins
here June IL. to attend the commence
ment exercises. at which he will de-
liver the address,.
Mt. Ayr.
The April term of the district court
will begin next Monday, with Judge H.
NJ. Towner on the bench. The first
week will be occupied with the hearing
of default cases ard settling probate
matters, and the second week with the
trial of Ira Hammond, charged with
the murder of Miss Maude Stone.
CenterviIe.
Mrs j. w Drake of this city has re-
oeived telegram stating that her hus-
band had been killed by the collapse of
a building on which he was working as
carpenter at Dallas, Tex. The telegram
came from Mr.. brakes son, who lives
at Kansas City and who had been noti-
fed Immediately and gone to his father.
Garden Grove.
The town council met on last Friday
evening and passed an ordinance to
punish disturbances and disorderly as
sembly and hired Mr.. Huddelston for
marshal with salary of $40 per
month. The marshal heretofore has
had no salary. They seem to intend to
stop the gambling liquor drinking and
all disorderly conduct.
lorimor.
Lorimor can boast of two sets of Off
GERS. One set was sworn in Monday
night at regular meeting OF the coun-
ell and another took the oath before a
notary public on Tuesday. $50 The
Evangelical conference has given Rev.
G. L. Wilson years leave of absence
in which he will publish his book on
chronology Of the bible.
Kingsley.
j. p Southwick. who left for Chi
cago last Saturday, was called home to
find that large barn containing four
teen horses, several hundred bushels of
grain and some farm machinery, was
totally destroyed by fire. The fire was
caused by the children setting fire to a
straw stack that was near by. The
grain and hay were insured.
Missouri Valley.
The reorganized board OF county SUI
pervisors have refused to sanction the
purchase of the new poor farm. The
farm in question was purchased by the
old board in December, payment of
$500 having been made. Now the new
board refuses to pay the balance and
has adopted resolution multiplying the
old board and w. T. Roden, the owner
of the land. The end is not yet.
Harlan.
The firm of Sorenson & Smith are
making. extensive improvements in
their brick making plant in the west
part of town. All Of the movable ma
chinery and apparatus that was form
erly at their yard in the east part of
town has been removed from the Great
Western right of way to the west yard.
and everything is being put in first
kiln is being constructed twenty-four
feet wide and 200 feet long.
Nora Springs.
!. Mr.. Kashaba, a Persian, lectured in
the seminary chapel Tuesday evening
on Persia. He appeared In a Persia
costume. He can speak seven differ
ent languages and gave an excellent
lecture illustrating his talk by stere-
opticon. He has been in America sew
en- years. and has nearly finished a
four years course in the study OF med
icine. He says there is demand for
doctors in Persia, as there are 10000
600 people and only twenty doctors.
Sidney.
The state of Iowa vs. r. S. Strader &
Son was tried in the district court in
Sidney this week. This is a whisky
case and originated in the seizure Of
some liquor at McPaul few days ago.
The case was taken to the district
court after being tried at Thurman in
the justice court. One OF the states
witnesses is said to have been 80 drunk
that he had to be taken from the court
room by the sheriff He was arrested
and taken before Mayor Vowel, who
fined him $40 and costs.
vinton.
Just as north-bound B., c. r. &
N. train was pulling into vinton yes
terday afternoon some one, alleged to
be a young girl whose name is given
as Henkel, hurled a brick thru one of
TIE w rdow. of the -clr coach. TIVE
commotion that was caused can well
be imagined, but people who witnessed
the incident say that they will never be
able to describe the picturesque atti-
tudes assumed by a travelling man
who had a handful of fine glass hit him
in the neck and run down his back. nor
will they ever be able to quote accur
ately the language that he employed in
expressing his feelings. The motive Of
the young woman was not known, but
the company officials are investigating.