Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-24
Walnut.

Walnut.
The mayor is circulating a petition
to present to the railroad commissioners,
asking them to interest themselves IN
securing a new depot here. 1t has been
signed by every business and profess
sional man in the town.
Silver City.
While cranking up his brothers auto
Artie Rommel had his right arm broken
by the crank flying back and striking
him between the hand and elbow. DR..
Moore reduced the fracture and the
little fellow is getting along as we'll as
could be expected.
Muscatin
Officer Hugh Smith with a Gagged
wagon started out at 7:15 o'clock Mon
day morning rounding up all the dogs
he could discover on which no tax had
been paid. Chief of Police Vannatta
stated that the department would
vigorously push the campaign for dog
tax until. either the dogs are gathered
in, or the money paid. 1t is probable
that some prosecutions will follow
against those who persistently refuse
to pay the tax, and have dogs conceal
ed in their possession.
Columbus Junction.
A serious runaway accident in which
three people were more or less severely
injured occurred hare Monday after
noon, when g hsese driven ny DIR. Sena
Wilmering suddenly iGrcfivd to one
side, throwing DIR. Wiln.ring and her
niece, Miss Nellie Ctltcamp, of York
Pa, from the buggy and dashing across
the Iowa river bridge ran into another
i buggy in which were Mrs. Charles
Blankenhorn and Ben Knott, upsetting
it. and hurting the occupants to the
bridge floor.
Dewitt.
According to a section Of the liquor
law it is claimed that Dewitt, where
the Clinton county fair is held each
year, will be much affected by this pro-
vision in the law Heretofore the sa-
/ looms at Dewitt have not closed while
the agricultural show and race meet
were on, but this year it is said that
conditions will be different. 1t is
claimed that the show grounds are
within half mile of all the saloons ir
the town, and this means that all will
have to close during the week.
Harlan.
tor at the Great Western depot fol
several years, left town very uncere-
moniously and without any apparent
reason. His accounts with the railroad
company have been found to be al
right, board bill at the hotel squared
up and no reason whatever can be dis
covered for his leaving in this manner
The last seen of him he was waiki1l.
out of town on the Rock Island and +
is supposed he footed it" to Cor1ey
and purchased a ticket for more dis.
tant point.
Bloomfield.
N. S. Johnson, chairman Of the board
of trustees of the Odd Fellows Or
phans' home at Mason City, has jus
purchased three handsome curtains ant
\ $50 worth of books for the library o
/ that institution. Mr.. Johnson is treas
urer to the "Whitenack Penny Act
penny contributions from Individual
i and social gatherings for the furnish
ing for the state library of the home
Since the ''Whitenack Act" came int,
effect 1858 has been raised MI
Johnson is notified every fifteen day
of the cash on hand to date.
Council Bluffs.
I The meeting and initiation will b
held in Shady grove at Manawa. J
high board fence surrounds the grove
At some distance outside the fence
sentries will be posted to keep inquis
tive passersby at a safe distance fror
the scene. While the date for the bi