Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-06

Audubon.
The strained relations between pas
tor and people in the Audubon Meth
| odist church, has resulted in the re-
tirement of the pastor.
Mason City.
A car load Of buffalo calves passed
\ through this city Sunday morning over
| the Chicago & Northwestern from
Pierre, s. D., enroute to Chicago where
they will be distributed to several Of
the large parks.
| keosauqua.
Leora Duvan committed suicide FRI
day by taking poison. The unfortunate
girl went to Keokuk Wednesday night
on the Rock Island train from Keosau-
qua She spent the night at hotel
there, and the next day was found by
her father and brought home. The
suicide followed.
Davenport.
The case Of j. w. Nesselbush VS..
the Rock Island railroad is being heard
in the district court. The plaintiff
sues the road for damages in the sum
of Sit, 900 for the loss of his right leg,
while employed as brakeman for the
defendant company. The accident
happened at Rockford, Iowa, October
Is, 1904.
Webster City. ..
Judge Whitaker Of Boone, has Just
rendered his decree In the famous
Strever drainage case. The resolution
of the board Of supervisors establish
ing the ditch is revoked and set aside.
The Judge finds that ditch already
exists which will take care Of the ov-
erf1ow Of water If Mr.. Strever will ex-
tend it to his farm. He also finds that
the great cost Of a county ditch would
be an unnecessary tax on the district
and the amounts Of damage to be as
sessed burdensome.
Sioux City.
While every one was away from
horne the old Cobb residence, Seventh
and Jones streets, owned by ]. w.
Hubbard and occupied by Mrs. Flor
ence Summers, caught fire about $3.50
o'clock in the morning and was par
TALLY destroyed before the flames were
extinguished. The house is one of the
residence landmarks in Sioux City. N.
Cobb and family lived there for years.
Mrs E. H. Hubbard, wife Of the Ele-'
venth districts congressman, is a
member of the family.
Iowa City.
William p. Pratt has sold his farm
in Graham township, five and one-half
miles north Of town, to Earnest Voel-
cheers. The price paid indicates that
the right kind of Iowa real. estate is
not going down very rapidly whatever
the rend of the population. It was
sixteen thousand dollars. Mr. Pratt
is one of the old residents of Johnson
county. He came to Iowa City fifty
one years ago finding only a few log
huts on the bank Of the river. He
drove the oxen to break the ground at
Crousetown in 1854 and afterwards
followed the carpenter trade until
1863. During that year he married and
moved on to farm adjoining the pres
ent pratt Farm which he purchased
three years later. Since that time he
has lived continuously upon "the old
place" as a prosperous and successful
farmer.
Ida Grove.
Cupid has had very busy time in
this city and as a result seven mar
riages took place last week. j. F. B.
Babcock and Miss Nina Smith were
married at the home Of the brides
mother Arthur B. Harrington and
Miss Eva Merl Secor were married at
the home Of the brides parents. Pc
ter McDermott and Miss Maria Nc
Namara were married at the Sacred
Heart church and left Immediately for
a trip through the west George Ru-
pert and Miss Attic Patrie were mar
ried at the brides parents home. The
groom Is one Of the progressive busi-
ness men Of this CITY. Robot Huston