Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-24
SOUTHERN IOWA NEWS
Brakeman Seriously Injured at
Hopkins = Creston Demo-
cratic Convention
NO ACTIVE CANDIDATES OUT
Hon. w. H. Robb Mentioned For Repre-
sentative-Other Probable Officers
Dedication of $1,000 M. E. Church at
Alton an Occasion of Much Impor-
tance to Methodsts of That Section.


Special to Times Republican.
| Creston, Aug. 2i.-G. L. Peters, a
brakeman on the Creston & Hopkins
branch, was seriously injured by fall
ing between the last car and the way
car While at work at Hopkins. He was
brought to his home in Creston where
it was ascertained that his back was
severely spralned and that his head
was badly cut and his body terribly
bruised. lie is unable 20 go TO work,
bu; as no bones were broken it is
thought that his injuries VIII not prove
serious.
| The democratic county convention
for the nomination of county officers
has been called for Aus. -. There is
no active campaign for the nominal
tons. but the leaders of the party are
talking OF several candidates Tor each
office. Hon W. IL. RobD OF this place
editor OF the Morning American and
once a candidate for congress from this
mentioned for representative, While c.
c. Webb, formerly the superintendent
OF the county farm, is thought to be the
choice for sheriff. With no active cam
didates the convention promises to be
very free from the interest manifested
il the republican convention, where
seventeen ballots were necessary to de-
eide the candidate for sheriff.
Miss Lille Danieson of this place,
who has been student at some OF
the leading schools OF the east, and
who has been employed in giving re-
citals and concerts around Creston,
has had her talents recognized IN q
substantial manner and has accepted
the offer of the chair IN eiocution and
dramatic reading at Tabor College, Ia
bor Iowa. She will bann her duties
upon the opening of the fall term a
that school.
The little daughter of Conductor and
Mrs. Ponte died at her home in Cres
ton after sickness OF Two weeks. |
Dysentery was given az the cause OF
her death. but this was caused by the
little girl swallowing some green peas
whole and the vegetables sprouting and
starting to grow in her stomach.
ne so'ooo NJ. Il. chufcl AT Anton was
aeacated sunday py Df Is. l. IVES OF
AUBURN. N. u one oi 'he liSost ho'ea
Givines of the NJ. Il. church, who has |
dedicated 5000 Methodist churches |
thruout the United States The ocea |
sion was one oi !iiipot'ai'ee W tie
-hsthooisls Oh TINS sec.loi' anu 'iie
sFcises were atleHueu ny iaiSe eio"a'
from the surrounding 'o"ns. me eoi
her stone OF the new S"euisi Lutliei an
enufcn Oh inns ptate WIS aiso ta.u W
ReV. Iheoaore Seashoie. Oh ESSEX
president or the stanton olstrlct CON-
terence OF thdl ueiioli!iias ion. ne eot
her stone Oh the new W. H. ciiute n "
TINS place was 10 nave peeh lalu the
same daE, out tue wet weather h.i" Ne-
iaSeu the ouis0ins 80 siea'is 'i'a.
was not III Shape loi 'iiS eoi me- stoii.
laying, winch was poslpoiicU uii'ti
sometime III Septelnpti.
Reports from an over 'he county III
aicate that corn is IN pretty pau saape
ana mat much OF II VIE produce noun
ing put FODDER heavy rams anu eolu
weather last week SET IL paeh eoisi"e,
abiS, put warm "eathef Inns week Is
heEplhs IL. oats are averaging aoous
twenty-five pushe4s TO 'he acre. pota
toes are goou, apples VIII De soou
yle!d ana saiiall fruits are oo!hs ninety
Inc new Masonic Tempe ana lem
pie Grand lheater IS no"
completed ana manager ia =. helth
mas announced the opehlhs oate TOT
sept. :. RE mas secured the services
The Prince of Pilsen," one Of the fines;
day, for the opening night. Ihis play