Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-17
Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids.
M. p. Anderson, charged with the
larceny of his daughter-in-law's
patchwork, pleaded guilty in Justice
Sloan's court and was fined $50 and the
costs. The fine was suspended on pay
ment of thte costs and pending his
good behavior.
ottumwa.
w. c. Brown, president of the New
| York Central lines accompanied by
his daughter, Margaret, spent Sunday
here with his brother, Capt. C. p
Brown, and nephew, B. P. Brown, en-
route to his farm at 'Clarinda to spend
a vacation Of a month.
Cedar Rapids.
]. "A. La Haria bought ticket at the
Rock Island Office here to Mexico City,
Mexico, and return that was the long
est single ticket sold here for some
time. There were fourteen coupons on
the ticket and it was considerably
over yard long.
Davenport.
In the federal court here, in the case
Of George C. Tank against the Corr!
Products Company for $4,000 for in
juries alleged to have been received
| thru the carelessness If the company
while employed by it, verdict was re-
turned for the plaintiff for the sum of
So, 900.
Des Moines.
1t will take 10000 tons of coal to
keep the inmates Of state institutions
warm next winter, according to statis-
tics compiled in the office of the state
board Of control. The contract for
this vast amount Of fuel will be let in
a few days. Bids have been received
from dozens of coal companies, both in
Iowa and adjoining states. The coal
for state institutions represents an an
nual expenditure Of 1926, 1000.
Harlan.
There is more building going on in
Harlan this year than for several years
past. All carpenters and mechanics
are kept busy. The governtn ere
register shows that during the months
of March. April and May 1855 inches
Of water fell at Harlan, and so far this
month 1855 inches, making 1911 inches
to date. The farmers of this
vicinity have been compelled to re-
plant much of their corn, especially
that planted on sod.
Denmark.
Mrs. George Cunningham died
Thursday night. When the children
got up about O'clock they went to the
bed where their mother was sleeping
and tried to have her get up. But not
being able to arouse her they went to
the neighbors and told them that their
mother was lying on the bed and they
could not wake her up. The neigh
bors went to investigate and found
that she had died some time in the
night. Mr.. Cunningham was away
from home.
Museatine.
Clifford Staley was arrested at OF
tumwa Sunday morning by the OF
tumwa police, with the horse stolen
from the John Lee farm in Seventy
Six township. In his possession. and
brought to the county Jail in this city
by Sheriff Benham. Thus the thief is
captured and the horse will be restored
to it's owner. Charles Randall, Sta
ley's companion, exchanged q rather
decreptt pony he was riding for a good
horse at a little town in Keokuk coun-
ty, and he now languishes in the Keo-
kuk county jail at sigourney.
Hopkinton.
The first monument to union SOL
diers Of the civil war erected IN the
north by popular subscription is To-
Gated on the campus OF the Lenox Col
lege at Hopkinton. The Gettysburg
monument. erected by the government,
is the only one KNOWN to be older. This
monument is square shaft Of white
marble on q base of native NIAGARA
limestone. the whole structure bsins