Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-31

N. Grain, j. A. Swanson. w. c. Brown
A. r. Galloway, H. A. Strickland, Chas
A. Warner, Alfred Johnson. The pres
ident is James Pollock; vice-president
C. N. Grain; secretary, j. A. Swanson;
treasurer Swan Swanson.
Red Oak.
| Captain Guy Logan now receives
! Company Ms orders direct from Wash
ington. This is one result of the new
| law recently put into effect which prac-
| tically makes the militia part OF the
regular army. AS 1T now is, the ma
tional guard of all the states is SUBJ
! ject to orders from the president. Sup
plies are issued to the guard from
| Washington, and all orders pertaining
| to it's regulation are issued therefrom.
Orders have just been received con-
corning small arms pratice.
Goidfield.
A meeting Of the Goldfield Telephone
company was held Tuesday and the
following board of seven directors were
elected to hold office until the first an
nual meeting of the company: w. v.
Palmer, Howard Grill, Dan Stephens,
John Montgomery. Chas. Bowers, B. w.
McElhinney, l.. A. Mcintyre. The COM
pany expects to begin work on their
! line as soon as the organization is per-
fected. They will build an exchange
in town and several rural lines.
Vinton.
1t is wonderful how the mail OF bus
| mess OF the Vinton Postoffice has in
creased in the past four or five years
In 1897 the receipts for the previous
year were $4,000. Since that time there
| mas been Constant Increase and by
the end Of the present quarter March
l31, it will amount to nearly $1,000. When
1.-THE receipts are below $4,000 the post
office department very generously al
lows the postmaster to pay all clerk
hire but when lit reaches $4,000 and
above it loosens up and helps the post
master out.
Linn Grove.
H. H. Powell recently shipped two
cars of fine high grade Shorthorn cat
tie to the Chicago markets. The "a
head averaged 1910 pounds each and 1t
lis generally admitted by all who saw
them that it was the finest bunch of
cattle shipped out of here this season.
The cattle have been on feed a little
over five months and show wonderful
Improvement for that length of time.
Mr.. Powell still has his best load of
cattle in his yards, which he will feed
for some time yet before disposing of
them.
Glidden
Walter, the fourteen year-old son
of C. Coder, met with quite serious
accident Monday. He was out hunt
ing Wth a rifle and while walking
down the Great Western track he
slipped, the gun being accidentally
discharged and the ball penetrating
his foot. He was brought to Dr.
Downs X-Ray machine for examin-
alton to determine, whether or not the
ball had lodged in the foot 1t was
found that the ball had passed thru
but breaking one of the small bones
of the foot. He Will be disabled for a
considerable time as u result Of the
accident.
Montezuma.
The suit OF John l.. Cummings VS.. W..
f. Tibbals for $4,000 damages occupied
a prominent place on the court calen-
dar last week. This suit grew out of
mortgage which the plaintiff had given
on bunch of cattle about five years
ago. The mortgage had been foreclosed
and the cattle We're sold by the sheriff.
Mr.. Tibbals had acquired half interest
in the mortgage and at the sale pur-
chased the whole herd. Cummings
finally started this suit for damages
claiming there was collision between
several parties to defraud him of his
cattle. After hearing the evidence In
the case Judge Preston directed the
jury to return verdict for the defen-
dant.
Thor.
The North Western depot at Thor
was robbed one day last week in broad
daylight by two boys aged twelve and
fourteen. They also took an express
package containing Q remittance Of