Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

build an addition to the present build
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/ Fontaneile.
John Bang, of Berea, and Rev. Per-
lrin We're in town on Memorial day and
did some soliciting for a new United
Brethren church to be built at Eureka
Center. They already had $500 sub
scribed.
| Dubuque.
| Dwight Smith, manager of the Stand
ard Oil Company interests in Dubuque,
died in Chicago Wednesday at II
o'clock as the result of Bright's disease.
His remains will be brought to Du-
buque for intermlent.
Eagle Grove.
| A sale of the Times Gazette has been
been made to Mr.. Peterson, of Mahaska
county, and another young man. The
| new proprietors will take possession in
July. Mr.. Hayes has not fully deter
mined as to his future engagement.
Dana.
| Patrick Burke died Saturday morn
| ing of consumption and was buried in
the Catholic cemetery at Grand juno
| tion on Monday. He was a young man
and lived with his brother east of Dana.
He has been sicl, for long time, altho
not confined to his bed.
Grundy Center.
Mr.. Ed Henrik, the young man who
was accidentally shot thru the stomach
last week, is thought to be on the road
to recovery. His case has been watched
with considerable interest on account
o. the wound being very similar to the
one that caused the death of President
Mckinley.
Weldon.
and said that the prospect for corn at
present is as good as he has ever known
during the twenty three years he has
farmed in Iowa. He finished cultivat-
ing over once an eighty-acre field of
corn last week. commencing Monday
and closing Saturday evening.
Britt.
Recently while on his rounds of duty
Night Watchmall Black had occasion to
go up the stairway between the Nc
Carthy and Brlrdick buildings. The
light was poor and in some manner he
made misstep and fell to the ground,
a distance of about fourteen feet, sus-
tanning a broken bone in his; left leg.
Massena.
A special crew came up the branch
yesterday to carry the regular weekly
run of stock. During the past two
weeks the managers have tried to
handle this business with the regular
trains, but it has made the mall late
and so demoralized branch business
that the special service was made nee
essary.
New Sharon.
The committee appointed by the citi-
zens of New Sharon to consult with the
Central officers relative to the location
OF the new depot report that there
seems to be but one place for it, and
that the one selected on the stock
yards site, condition resulting from
the big cut north of that. This would
seem to settle the matter.
Creston.
A vote has been ordered to be taken
in Union township, Adair county, on
the proposition to allow tax of per
cent to be levied in aid of the Creston
d Winterset Electric railway, and the
election on this proposition VIII take
place on June II. A vote Will also be
taken at Macksburg and other town
ships thru which the road passes in the
near future.
Crystal Lake.
The little girl of Charles Oamus, who
resides in the Rluver house Ill the west
part of town, lately met with very
rainful and serious accident. She,
with some of her young companions.
was playing with an ak. ana in some
manner one of them struck the hrst
finger of her left hand while 1T lay upon
the chopping block, almost completely
s,.vering that member.
Davenport.
Miss O'Connor, residing opposite the
jail on Fifth street, found barefooted
baby boy about az years OF age play
ing on the railroad track near her home
Thursday. The little fellow couldn't tell
his name. He wore dirty slip, which
was once white, and was Innocent OF
any other clothing. The lady took the
child to the police station, and the
question puzzling the officers is who thu
boys parents are.
Mount Pleasant.
The two young men arrested on the
charge of stealing from Claude Essley's
store at Coppock We're given prelim1-
nary hearing Monday by Justice Van
Beck. They gave their names as Ray
King and Thomas Gleason. They
waived preliminary examination and
were bound over to the grand jury.
which meets on Sept. 80. In the mean
time they will be the guests of Sher-
if Norman.
.Voorhies.
The storm last Monday forenoon
promised to be quite destructive In the
neiehborhood of VOORHEES,. The wind
blew with great violence, accompanied
with hail. Many trees We're uprooted.
The Townsend & Merrill lumber shed
at yoorhies was unroofed and a barn
belonging to William Suhr merchant
aft VOORHEES, was blown off its founda-
ton. John Mnstin, living near Noor-
HES, had the framework up for large
new barn and this was completely de-
stroyed. The main force OF the storm
seemed to center in the neighborhood
OF VOORHEES, so far as we have been able
to hear.
Jefferson.
Every soldiers grave in the Jeffer-
son cemetery is now marked with a.
slab of some sort. Some time ago q
committee from the G.. A. r. went to the
board of supervisors and upon present.
ing the fact that there were about
twenty five unmarked soldiers graves