Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10
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The D0ingS of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

the board mas allowed. lne lawyer oAii'
alone amounted to s555, two hundred
and fifteen of which the county attor-
ney paid for assistance in the prosecu-
ton and $40 being allowed the attor-
ney in the defense. all of which must
be paid by the county. The salary and
expenses of the juries in those cases
amounts to S614.50 besides the mileage
and salary of the special venire of nine
ty-five jurors that We're drawn.
Germania.
Miss Vadna Pesha in filling gasoline
stove allowed some of the gas to es-
cape, which ignited when she struck q
match to light the stove setting fire to
her clothing and some papers on the
wall. She ran out. gave the alarm while
she was all ablaze, and then turned her
attention to putting out the fire on her
self by rolling on the grass until assis-
lance arrived. Aside from her hair and
eye brows being singed and being bad
ly frightened she was uninjured. The
fire in the house was eXtinguished be-
fore any damage was done.
Rowan.
Lately one of the railroaders east of
town traded horses with the 16-year-
old Payton boy and of course got the
better end of the bargain. The boy re-
turned home and his father not pleased
with deal went to the camp and tried
to persuade the man to trade back. The
man refused and papers were sworn out
against him and placed in the hands OF
Constable Hoke who arrived at the
camp about midnight to find the man
had left with his property about half
hour before He was traced as far as
Clarion from which place he probably
went to Fort Dodge.
Charlton.
A young woman, Mrs. Ellenberger,
of Omaha. a small town in putnam
county, Missouri, came on the south
branch train on Wednesday in search
of her husband who had run away
with another mans wife. The couple
passed thru Charlton about three
weeks ago and We're noticed by the
officers. A letter written by the wom-
an to her husband begging him to
forgive her and take her back, was In
Mrs Ellenberger's possession and To-
Gated the couple at Granger small
town IS miles north of Des Moines.
A warrant was issued and placed in
the hands of Deputy Sheriff Pullian
who arrested the couple and lodged
them in Jail here.
Audubon.
The republican county convention has
been called for June 25. AT that time
county officers and delegates to the
state convention will be nominated
There seems to be no strife for the
offices this year, as present incumbents
have given such general satisfaction
that it seems now all will be renomin-
ated, practically without opposition
The subject of the primary election TO
supercede the caucus system Will also
be given hearing at the convention. A
committee was appointed at last years
convention to report at this one on the
feasibility of the plan and It's workings
in other rural communities. 1t is un-
derstoed that the members of the COM
mittee are all favorable to the scheme
and the prospects are good for the
adoption of the system.
-Clarinda.
The greatest flood in the history of
Clarinda visited this city, Thursday
night and thousands of dollars of dam
age was done. The rain began at D.
m. and continued for over two hours in
one continuous sheet of water. Water
street, which passes thru the center of
the city. became a raging flood and ev-
erything except the larger buildings
was swept away. The water was sew
eraI feet deep on the site of Richard
sons lumber yard and the lumber was
washed all over the lower part of town,
doing untold damage. The barn of Mr..
Crabb, one of the mail carriers, was
picked UP bodily and f1oated down
the street for some distance. David
Harris house was 1loated from its foun-
dalton and the water In the house was
several feet deep. The family had to
have help in getting out. All the houses
along that street We're flooded and the
outbuildings washed away.
Bode.
Confirmation Sunday was great day
at the Lutheran church. Thirty-one
of the bright boys and girls who have
completed the course of reading, were
confirmed and admitted into the church.
The ceremony was In the Norwegian
language, and was very pretty. The
young ladies were all dressed in white
and the gentlemen in black. All were
arrayed in new costumes, and presented
a pleasing sight. The church was
crowded to It's utmost, many being
present from distance. George
Fletcher, aged u, met with an accident
recently, while hitching broncho to
cultivator, the animal struck him with
her fore foot, on the head, knocking
him down and cutting a bad cash just
above the forehead. She then struck
at him again, but he was saved from
the second blow by his brother, Price,
who dragged him beyond reach just in
the mick o'time." The wound upon the
head bled terribly, but did not prove to
be anything dangerous.
Read 1t in His Newspaper.
George Schaub, well known German
,;.;uo,, Of Nav T,ahanop Ohio Is a con-