Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-27
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A Jolly crowd of picnickers spent
Sunday in the woods near Marietta.
Those who enjoyed the days outing
were the Misses Frances McManus, Jul
liza and Nellie Plunkett. Mary Higgins,
Kate Mcclure. Mary Matschie, Nora
Feldt and Kate kunkle, and Messrs u.
e. Abbott. Edward Sheridan. DR.. Col
Jason. Thomas Coughlin, John Coyne
and Edward White.
Mrs. A. l.. Mead of Clinton. spent
Saturday in the city with relatives, be-
ing on her way home from Colo, where
she was called by the tragic death or
her cousins. Mrs. John Lounsberry and
son. who We're killed last Sunday, while
on their way home from church. by
passenger No. 3 on the Northwestern
which struck the buggy in which they
were riding while they We're in the act
of crossing the track. Mrs. Mead at
tended the funerals, which were held
in Colo on Friday.
G. E. Atkinson. Of Webster City,
former contractor Of this city, and Guy
Atkinson. of Colorado Springs, both
brothers of Mr.. ]. F. Atkinson. until re-
Gently of this city, but now of Los An
geles, CAL, have been awarded con-
tracts by the government for the new
Des Moines army post buildings. Guy
Atkinson secured the contract for the
erection of six barracks and stable
buildings, at cost of $154.0OO. G. Il.
Atkinson is to build five officers quar-
tiers, at contract price of $4,000.
Any one who doubts that the inau-
guration of the two new passenger
trains on the Great Western was not
good thing, both for the road and this
city, especially the retail merchants,
should have been at the Great Western
station Saturday evening and noticed
the crowd which filled the building and
the platform, waiting for the evening
trains. The crowd was almost as large
as that at the union station on the
same evening, and almost all were
loaded down with packages and parcels,
evidences of their days purchases here.
All of the outgoing passenger trains
from this city Saturday evening were
loaded with normalites, who have been
spending the past two weeks here at
tending the county teachers institute.
Several OF the teachers who were seen,
expressed themselves as being more
than satisfied with this years normal
and especially with Its management
under the direction of County Superin-
tendent Hostettler who so arranged de-
tails that but little time was lost in be-
ginning their studies. All were loud in
their praise of the efficiency of the
corps of instructors.
Miss Louisa Collins, aged II, who has
been patient in the incurable ward of
the county farm for a number of years.
was taken before the commissioners of
insanity this morning for the purpose
OF having a hearing necessary for her
committal to the state hospital at In
dependence for treatment. Miss Collins
was at one time school teacher of the
and a very bright woman. Fol-
lowing an attack of brain fever, in 1894.
her mind began to fail. and 1t became
necessary to send her to the state hos
pital at Mount Pleasant. There she was
declared to be incurable. and when the
transfer of that class of patients to the
from whence they were COM
mitted she was brought with others to
the county farm at LaMoille. For some
time Miss Collins condition has re-
NAMED stationary, with possibly the
of signs of slight imr
Her uncle, Thomas G. Col-
Inns. of SIG North Center street. is of
the opinion that hospital treatment will
benefit her, and made request to the
board of control to admit her at his ex-
tA6 a n
the formal action Of the commissioners
Of insanity this morning gave the nee
essary papers that gain her admission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins left with their
niece for independence this morning.