Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-13
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John NJ Mason has sold his ROLAND
Record to NJ. j. HeglaHd, of Roland
who will hereafter conduct the paper.
i United States secret service men, il
is reported are looking up the perpe-
traitors of vandalism near Gladbrook
Unknown parties have amused them
selves by shooting holes thru rural mai
OF Gladbrook and will be likely to re-
pent their target practice.
Billy" Hamilton. of the Odebol,
Chronicle. doesn't mind being called
names, but there is one thing he viii!
not stand for. and that is the accusa-
ton that he is a CRATER He has heard
frequently Of late that while he sub
scribed for $500 worth of stock in the
gas plant he has paid nothing and is to
receive his stock without paying for it.
/ Both statements are branded as lies
made out of whole cloth. as he has paid
the first call and will pay the second.
The attention of bullhead fishermen
is called to a case at Ringstead, where
the family of Peter L. Peterson, living
northwest of town, were taken sick and
gradually grew worse until it was de-
cided to call in physician; but the
case had not developed sufficiently to
warrant him in deciding fully just what
it was. but on his second visit he
learned that they had been cleaning
bullhead fish and had their hands
scratched on the fins or the small horns
on the heads of the fish, and blood poi
son was the result. Catching bullheads
may be perfectly safe. but it seems
best to be on the safe side and leave
the cleaning process to the wife or
hired girl.
well, 1 got rid of that life insurance
agent in short order" savagely re-
marked Mr.. Higgsworthy.
You didn't insult him, did you?"
asked his wife.
Insult him? No. l gave him my APP
plication for policy, blame ihm.'
Chicago Tribune.
The Iowa Falls Citizen gives space
to report of pre-nuptial musicale.
where vocal and instrumental music
delighted, the decorations We're mag
nificent and the refreshments dream.
A year or so from now, when the past
nuptial musicale occurs nightly, when
the music Will be entirely vocal, the alb
sence of decorations borders on negli-
gee and the refreshments are served in
3 bottle. the Citizen will scarcely fea-
ture report of the proceedings.
Rev. George l.. Cady, of the First
Congregational church of Iowa City. |
has received the degree of Doctor OF
Divinity from Grinnell College.
The Story county fair IS likely to be- |
come a thing of the past unless the as
is able to finance its big debt
in some way. 1t owes $1,000, of which |
$3.50 is past due. Story county nor any
other county can afford to lose its an
aual fair. 1t is a gathering place for
IN annual meeting of al county citi-
sens on common ground and should be
lept up. Don't lose the county fair.
Keokuk newspapers are urging the
development of the water power of the
for the production of cleo
richly to make ozone with which to
purify the Mississippi water for drink
ng purposes. But it's a long way
'ound.
Illinois will receive s5e,9S0 as its pro-
portion of the allotment of the $1,000
100 appropriated by congress for the
equipment of the organized militia of
he states. New York and Pennsylva-
Tia are the only states in the union |,
which will receive a larger proportion
han Is allotted to Illinois. New York
viii get $7647O and PENNSYLVANIA $67,-
10. The allotments are based on the
lumber of men actually under arms.
owa will receive $27.614, Kansas s21,-
Al, Michigan $29,72S, Minnesota s19.-
II. Nebraska sl6,993. Ohio $4S.S56,
$25,490 ana Indiana S3,S62.
A. NJ Whaylen secured a fine moving
picture of the business men of Conrad
lie did not have as good, success here,
ut will try again at some future time.
Reinbeck Courier
Wonder why? Were. the business men
n ReinbeclS moving foster or slower
han the Conrad contingent?
A novel and ingenious monument by
3amholdi to the aeronauts of the siege
!. Paris Is TO be erected in Montinartre
n its vicinity 1t will stand about sixty
eet high, and be capped by balloon