Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-16
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The D0ings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

haSOuS ~-W men MOuIQ DflilS The iiSll u
land anyhow. Then again il seems q
vast amount of labor lost 10 throw q
fine four pound pickerel back into tht
water to be caught by a hook. line, ane
hateful worm. BE that as / may one
had better not risk the present state ol
his health ana exercise by chasing fish
with q seine unless the proper Oil er is
along to see that the seine is worked
according to law.-Tama Democrat.
1 Nevada.
a new pastor of the Lutheran
church has been secured i'm the per-
son of Rev. John Il. Hummon. Mr.
Hummon supplied the pulpit her.
lin the summer of 1900. during the alb
sence of Rev Shrader on account OF
illness. Hit had not then been or
the past two years has been in charge
lat Urbana, Ohio. He made very
Favorable impression when he was
late here is pleasing 10 all who then
made his acquaintance. He will begin
his work here September l.
Clear Lake.
Wednesday a test was made of the
iliulid which has been sold by Richard
iSabricil at his store a part of which
Vas confiscated by the police and which
was pronounced by Mr.. kabrick to be
Notwithstanding but a beverage which
was toning to the system. 1t was pro-
/ nounced to be beer His case comes UP
for trial August 10Th at which it is
! thought that there will be some damag-
Ling testimony given agains; him. Had
he have not carried the case into the
court TO begin with it is thought by
some that he would not be asked II pay
the penalty that he now will il he is
convicted
Eagle Grove.
a party went to Clear Lake Wednes-
day to enjoy Il two weeks outing in the
city, guests at the Oallcs. In the par
ty were Mr.. and Mrs. T.. r. Platt Mrs.
&c l.. Hanson. Mrs. L. p Matthews,
Mrs. l.. II. Matthews and Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Collins. MIR. c. +. Hanson ar
rived Thursday. being detained on spe-
cial business. They took with them
their golf clubs and other necessities
used in playing the game and will, if
possible, lay out links on the camp
grounds There is not much place on
THE grounds for links and it is doubt
| full if they will have an opportunity of
| enjoying a game there.
Pomeroy.
| Thursday morning there strayed in
to town, a man, destitute of clothing,
except for a pair of shoes and some
dirty socks. He was corraled in an
empty coal shed and the mayor notified.
Mr.. Stewart attempted to find out
where the wayfarer was bound and
whence he came. but Very little in
formation could be obtained, either be-
inability to answer the questions. He
may have been an escaped convict or
an inlbicle, we do not know which.
says. the Herald. A, any rate the may
or gave him a hat. shirt and pair of
trousers With which TO conceal his max
Council Bluffs.
Wednesday was pay day among the
striking machinists and boilermakers
of the Union Pacific system, all of
whom receive weekly strike benefits
from their organizations AT the pres
Ient time there are about twelve of the
former employees of the company who
are receiving these benefits, which they
claim will enable them to continue the
strike for an indefinite time. They are
Hooking forward, however, to a settle
ment of the strike in the very near
future. Practically all of the Union
Pacific trains We're from one to three
hours late Wednesday in reaching this
city, this condition having existed daily
now for the past two weeks.
Fairfield.
Eleven new law and chancery eases
have been filed for the September
term of district court, five of which are
actions for divorce. The follow
ing losses on buildings We're sustained
by the Jefferson County Farmers Mu-
tual Insurance union in the storm of
last week: Geo p. Spratt, hay barn,
5000; II. A. Hopes, barn. $500. contents,
$500; Joseph Parrett, barn, $500, con-
tents 500. 1t is proposed to levy an
assessment of three mills to pay these
losses and others of the past year, and
it will leave a balance in the treas
ury In four years past the losses oC
this association have been paid by
three assessments of one mill EACH
Mason City.
Fred Rich. whose former home was
at Charles City but who is now en-
ployed in the Mason City Manufacture
ing plant, met With a serious accident
Wednesday afternoon while working
Ground one of the circle saws. He was
lifting a board over the saw when not
knowing it he got the board too close
and the saw being in motion the teeth
caught in the wood violently forcing
the end of the timber against his body
striking him in the abdomen. He was
struck twice before he could get out of
the way. He WAS taken to his home
and will have to take an enforced va
cation for a few days. The injuries are
all internal but it is thought that he
viii recover in Il short time.
Fairfax.
Regardless of the discouraging
weather. "Wednesday morning, the Prai-
RE Valley fair at Fairfax opened auspi-
Ciously with more than the usual run
CT displays in every department.. All
the available space on the grounds is
taken by stands and first-class shows.
With more clamoring to get on Wetines-
day might The rain of the previous
hight WAS the best thing that could
have happened for the track which
was hoated and drained early in the 1
morning and by 10 O'Clock was in per
feet condition, soliily packed and
smooth The grounds We're dry by noon
and the early crowd gave evidence of
the great interest that people from
10th far aud near have in the annual