Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-03

SCiil1Ss
The walls Of our new school house
are now completed TO the first story
the basement having been finished Sat
urday. Mr., Eastman and his brick lay
ers are making fast progress and it
Will be only a short time before work
on the inside Of the building will be
commenced.
Jefferson.
A business landmark on the north
side Of the square changed hands last
week, when John Mccarthy sold to
Judge Church the store building just
vest of the Bofink block, being the
room last occupied by the Jefferson
Shoe Company. The consideration
vas $500.
Des Mones.
one of the largest brick kilns in the
state is being built by the Shackleford
Brick Company at its plant near the
detention hospital. The kiln is of the
continuous variety and will cost more
than $4,000. The foundations for the
kiln are completed and the masonry for
three Of the arches erected.
Denmark.
Miss Mary E. Barbour, national
lecturer and evangelist Of the W. c. T.
L. spoke in the Academy hall to a we'll
filed house. Her suitcase was left in
the cloak room during the services and
some one emptied its contents and
/ filed it with old dirty clothes. This
I caused quite a sensation when it vas
4 discovered.
Malcolm.
Ephriam Lamb was very seriously
hurt while disking with team of colts.
The colts became frightened at some
imaginary terror, swerved so sharply
that the disk was thrown over Mr..
/ Lamb. Severe injuries, which might
overcoat which he wore, were inflicted
Medical aid was summoned immedi-
ately. He will recover.
Fairfield.
John ". Fritz, of Louisiana, Mo.
was here closing an unusually large
deal in real estate. In the transaction
the large brick building at Eas'
Plea SAINT Plain, owned by j. Harvey &
Co, with its stocks of dry goods, gro
ceries. hardware, etc. become the prop
erty of j. W. Caldwell, while Mr.. Har-
vey gets the title to 467 acres of bot
tom land in Pike county. Mo The
amount involved was about 100000.
Grand Junction.
AS the section men of the c. G. n
". were starting for dinner James
Glenn slipped as he attempted to ge
on the moving hand car and fell with
one leg under the car. One whee
passed over him, bruising the limb ant
cutting an ugly cash, in addition tt
producing a compound fracture. H,
was carried home and the fracture re
duced at once, but it will be some tim,
before he will be able to get around.
Bonaparte.
William j. Johnson died at the hom
of his son, Joseph A. Johnson, at tki
place Mr.. Johnson was 81 years o
age and had been in i'll health for SOM
time, principally due to the infirmitie
, of old age. He was one of the frs
settlers of southeastern Iowa, havin.
come to Bonaparte from Ohio in 1873
!. and residing here continuously sine
that time. He was a prominent bus
, mess man, being one of the first mer
chants of the town.
Des Moines.
, Five death messages in the past Fey
} days is the grewsome record kept b.
} Mrs. Sidney Williamson, Forfeit
J street and Ridge road. While pre-
, pairing to go to the deathbed of
; brother In New York, Mrs. Williamso
} received a message announcing IN
} death of an uncle in New Mexico. Late
I she received news of the serious Hines
| of a niece in Springfield, Ill, and fer
) hours later came telegram announc
} ing the death of another niece, and las
} came a telegram telling OF the death {
J a sister in Chicago.
, What Cheer.
1 Recently Edward Grove stopped {
d the home OF his daughter, Mrs. Bert
Lawrence, in What Cheer While on h
d way Que Of the househe struck a mate
to light his cigar, and passed on dow
1.-THE street. He had gone but a fe