Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-18

Hast Monday evening for Boulder, COLO
ra,lo, where she Will renain Indefinite
ly in the mountain attitudes. Miss
| Clark has been a school teacher Tor d
number Of years and the confinement
of the work has made her the victim
OF lung trouble.
Heosauqua.
Rev. c. Il, Perkins, whose resigna-
ton as minister of the Congregational
church here we mentioned some weeks
ago. and who is at present in New
York. will likely be re-employed and ii
so Win return to keosauqua about Sep
tember /, to commence his work for
the coming year.
Jefferson.
Miss Maggie Roberts met last week
with what might have proved very
serious accident The Kerosene can
had been filled with gasoline at the
grocery store by mistake Miss Rob-
crts was using some of it to start the
fire with The gasoline WAS true to its
reputation and flashed UP, burning her
face and hands severely.
| Eidora.
on account of ill health and not
being able TO attend meetings. Thomas
Walton has rendered his resignation
as &; member of the board of supervis-
ors. The auditor, clerk and recorder
have the power to appoint whom
they desire to ill the vacancy, and it
| is quite likely they will name T. X.
stevens, the republican nominee, for
the office.
Fonda.
A stock company is contemplating
putting in u gas light plant in Fonda.
A number of the moneyed men are in
vestigating the necessary cost, and If
such a plant as they desire is not too
Expensive are ready to form the COM
pany. NJ. CT. Coleman and l.. $. Straigh
visited Marathon recently represent
| ing the new company and We're we'll
pleased with the plant i'll operation
there.
Renbeck.
Ii is now question of only few
months when Reinbeck will have u new
pos;ofiice. says the Courier The con-
tract will be let as soon as possible
| after The architect plans are complete
ed The building will be two stories
high with basement heated by steam
/ and modern and handsome in every
lparticulal Ii is expected The build
ing viii he ready for occupancy by De
cember LIST or soon thereafter
Petersburg.
According to the Eclipse. an amusing
incident that taxed the gravity of u
sedate congregation happened In
church not fifty miles from Parkers-
burg on u recent Sunday evening.
when one of the deacons, AN estim-
fable old gentleman, in passing the con-
trbution box accidentally stepped oil
backward in the baptiStry, which had
been prepared for u couple OF candl-
dates at the close of the services.
Spirit Lake.
1t is reported that the crop of prairie
chickens this season is very large, and
hunters are anXiously waiting the
opening two weeks hence. The
Beacon says: A big. fat, dirty tramp
raised Il mournful vail Tuesday, be-
cause he MAS ordered out of town. The
lvagabond had the gall to say he could
not find any work. 1t is the proper
thing to hustle such specimens of hui
manity to the country without delay
when farmers are in such desperate
straits for help. For several weeka
the prevailing price for farm help has
been 81 per day, yet tramps continue
to call for handouts.
Traer.
Ora Green has begun suit against
the Cedar Valley Telephone Company
for damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by the delivery of a wrongful
message. AT the time of the carnival
at Reinbeck Allen Wilson attempted TO
telephone to Mr.. Green to look after
some stock at that place. He and his
Wife We're there and it is claimed that
the messenger told them they had been
notified TO come to Traer at once be-
cause the formers father was dying.
Much alarmed and excited the couple
rushed to The depot caught Il train and
came TO Traer Hurrying to the Eb.
Green home they We're amazed To find
him sitting in his easy chair smoking
and enjoying the best of health 1t
seems there was Il misunderst anding
beteween the operators at Traer and
Reinbeck as To what WAS wanted of
Mr.. Green. The case Will come up in
the district court in Toledo, October
term.