Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-03

the death rate CO per 1000. very low
rate. but nearly double what 1t was IN
1900. 1t is safe to say that there is no
more healthful locality than north-
western Iowa and take it one year with
another there is no place with as low
death rate. This being a healthful 10
cality doubtless accounts for the hlgh
birth rate. Two hundred and two re-
ported and several that doubtless were
not reported would indicate that this
was very productive county.
Buffalo Center.
1t is reported in good authority that
Rake has a case of smallpox. Hefb
Mccoy, the barber, and a fellow work.
ing in the Register office are under
quarantine for the disease. They nave
it in a mild form and it is thought that
by being careful there will be no FUR
Their spread of the disease. But
falo Center will celebrate the glorious
fourth. The business men have put up
$500 for expenses and to insure IN"
venture q success.
Webster City.
Friday afternoon the farm house, tool
house granary and large wood pile
on the Alonzo Crosby place, near Sara
toga. burned to the ground. The family
were away from home at the time and
the two boys were in the field. When
discovered by passers by it was too late
to save anything but n part of the fur
niture on the first floor of the nome.
The fire evidently started in the gran
airy and from the long wood pile reach
ed the house. Its manner of origin is
unknown.
Napoleon.
At a special meeting of the fire de-
partmept it was decided that hose
team would at once be put in training
for the annual tournament of the Maple
Valley F'iremen's Association. which is
TO be held at Early June is. Up to last
week but little had been said in regard
to attending the meeting, but as the
time for the tournament grew near the
boys begun to think, and the result was
the organization of a hose team, which
the trainer, Albert Holister, says is q
sure winner.
Oakland.
The old soldiers of Oakland and Vi
entity have at last raised sufficient
money and have purchased $1,200 sol
diers monument which will be erected
in Oakland cemetery, near town. 1t Will
bit put up at once and will probably be
in place by July Fourth as the order has
already been given. On the stone is to
be inscribed the names of all old SOL
diers who have died in the vicinity of
Oakland and who We're connected in
any way or at any time with the local
G. A. r. Post.
LeMars.
The city council has accepted the
plans made by Charles G. Carpenter,
of Omaha, fos laying out and beautify-
ing the park. 1t is contemplated to
spend In the neighborhood of $1,000 this
year in fixing up the park and the work
of laying out walks will be commenced
at once. A number of the south side
residents paid for the plans which
amounted to $50 and a number of the
ladies in the vicinity have a small fund
in hand which they will donate towards
q band pavilion and other improve
ments.
Des Moines.
Mrs. Leslie M. Shaw, wife of the Sec
rotary of the treasury, was in the city
last week. She said that Miss Ada Nc
Clelland would probably take Miss Enid
and Miss Ruth Edmundson to Europe
this summer. for years study, and
plans are being made for Mrs. Shaw
and Miss Erma to accompany them, but
to return in September. Mrs. W. r..
Marshall and her youngest daughter,
Miss Margaret, will probably accom-
pany Mrs. Shaw, if she decides to go.
If Mrs. Shaw does not go, as she plans,
she and the secretary will so up to one
of the summer resorts in norther Maine
for the summer. Their son, Earle, who
has been at Cornell College, Mount Yer
non, Ia, will be with his father in any
event during the summer.
Maquoketa.
Another case of smooth swindlers
work the town has been reported. For
the past three weeks a trio of young
fellows claiming to hail from Newark,
N. j., have been stopping at the Ad
vance Hotel and selling a patent flat
iron to the ladies of our city. The fiat
irons seemed to be a good thing but it
is quite certain that the men We're not,
for when they left they failed to pay a
number of bills contracted for livery,
washing, etc, and IS borrowed from
young woman was also forgotten, Mar
shall Lancaster saw the boys at the in
stigation of the young woman whose
money they borrowed, but they squared
this and were not arrested. Their other
swindles came to light later, and tele-
gram was sent to Monticello asking for
their detention by the authorities, but
no word has been received so far. The
given by these young impostors
We're John w. Hayes j. M. Boltz and B.
C. Hole.