Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08
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Cedar Rapids.
The Rock Island has installed a new
night telegraph office at Rutledge. a
siding about four miles south of this
city. The increased passenger service
on this division nights necessitates an
operator at this point
colfax.
The Colfax high school will this
year turn out ten graduates, five girls
and five boys, this being the twentieth
annual commencement of the Colfax
high school. The class play is now in
preparation.
Oskaioosa.
A couple of ST. Louis horse buyers
We're in Oskaloosa Saturday afternoon
at the Walthall feed yard, and the two
men purchased eighty-six head Of
horses from Mahaska county people.
They purchased horses of all types, tie
prices ranging from $50 to s14O.
Des Moines.
Vice President and Traffic Manager
L. S. Cass of the Great Western rail-
road will retire on May /, going to
Waterloo, and taking up the man
agement of the Waverly & Cedar Falls
railroad and Waterloo street railroad
system, both of which concerns Cass
owns.
Bear Creek.
After sobbing necessarily for ten
weeks with a pain which he said was
in one of his eyes, and the cause for
which could not be ascertained. the
young son of Postmaster Jack Sutton
was taken to an oculist and piece of
glass half an inch long and nearly as
wide was found lodged behind the
child's left eyeball.
Shenandoah.
The executive committee of Shen-
andoah's 100 boosters met and decided
that Thursday should be set apart as
Factory day in Shenandoah. Provis-
ions have been made for twenty-five
automobiles to form in procession en-
Thursday after lunch and go in body
to the various industrial institutions of
Shenandoah, there being over twenty
such.
Marenso.
The Dose Hotel, the most popular
hosiery of the city, has been sold by
ID. r. Crowel, the late owner, to e.
H. Mahan, owner of the Marengo
Brick & Tile Company. Mr.. Mahan
will take charge of the hotel on April
Is. Oscar Klenk, who has been city
marshal for several years, but who
resigned his position Wednesday, will
conduct the hotel. Mr. CroWell and
family will move to Des Moines.
Muscatine.
At . o'clock Monday afternoon
Paul Andreen and c. ]. Bergman
students of Augustana College, Rock
Island, reached this city, after a
ten hour walk from that place TIC
Muscatine. The distance traversed
was more than thirty-six miles and
! is the longest hike reported in this
vicinity in several years. The men
were tired and dusty, but declared
that they enjoyed every mile of the
trip, and they were in jubilant spir-
its when they arrived in the Pear
City.
Clinton.
! Gerald, the s-ycar-ola Sun OF MI
and Mrs. John G. McGrath. was saved
from death by drowning Saturday
morning thru the presence of mind Of
Howard Muesse, 10 year old neigh
| Dor boy. Saturday morning While
about the yard little Gerald walked
over boards that covered the opening
to a cistern. Fortunately the Muesse
boy saw the accident and had the
presence Of mind to run to the cistern
reach down and pull Gerald out. Had
the lad waited to go to the house ant
call help, it is probable that Gerald
would have met an untimely end.
MccausIand.
The petition asking that McCauslan,
be made an incorporated town was filet
with the clerk of court late 'Saturda.
afternoon. The petition was filed b.
Attorney Fred Vollmer, of Davenport
and contained the signatures OF TWEEN
ty-seven people, two more than is re
quired by law in order to have tn
question put to a vote. After the peti
ton was filed the matter was takel
before Judge Bollinger and the fv
commissioners were appointed. Thcs
five men will have charge Of the cleo
ton, will fix the date on which tn
Iagestion is to be voted upon. secure