Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-30

Missouri Valley.
c. w. Smith was indicted for malicl-
Gus mischief in Missouri Valley ana
| pleaded guilty He got thirty days. he
had a disposition to break the globes
on the electric light wires which caused
his trouble.
Madrid.
The Hotel Arie building, which has
remained in a state of unrepair since
the fire couple of years ago. is being
remodeled into store rooms with room
! ing quarters upstairs. force OF car
/ penters have started the work.
CIarinda.
/ Scott M. Elrick, an old time resident
! of Page county, died at his home in
Wisconsin, and his body Ias brought
here yesterday for burial. Mr. Elrick
was for many years a resident Of VAL
! ley township, where he practiced his
profession of veterinary surgery.
Madrid.
] A union delivery has been instituted
| in Madrid by C. NJ. Peterson, who has
! contracted with five of the business
houses. Delivery to the various parts
Of town will be made four times each
day, at $50 and 1920 in the forenoon
and $3.50 and 80 in the afternoon.
Columbus Junction.
/ Jute Beecham, aged 80, a negro en-
ployed at the st. James Hotel at Dav-
export, was killed underneath the
1 wheels of a Rock Island train Sunday
night and parts of the body were
scattered along the right of-Way for
distance, one foot being found near
Cotter
BURLINGTON,
Richard Fennimore, for sixty years
a resident of Burlington, passed away
ESunday afternoon at o'clock at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Arthur
j. Meyer on North Eighth street. Mr..
Fennimore had been in feeble health
/ for several weeks and his decline was
gradual, there being but slight hopes
entertained for his recovery.
Red Oak.
Mrs. Eliza Keys, aged 81. died at the
home of Mrs. D. o. Robinson on Pros
pect street Wednesday morning ana
was buried Thursday. Mrs. Keys deed
ed her property to Montgomery county
several years ago, they in turn agree
ing to keep her and give her re-
spectacle funeral, which they did. She
is survived by two sons who were not
able to be present at the funeral
keokuk.
Four years service as an army nurse
| in the three war hospitals in keokuk
land in a number of places in missouri,
is the record of Mrs. Sarah Jane
Thompson, who Tuesday afternoon will
be buried in the National cemetery
here by the side of the body OF her
husband, being one of the few women
of the country who receive the honor OF
burial jim the national cemeteries, anu
the first one for Keokuk.
Coin.
Saturday was probably the greatest
day for eggs in this town. The mer-
chants during that day took in sixty
three cases of eggs, 1880 dozen, or
226sO eggs, about one for each man,
woman and child in Page county. They
paid 20 cents per dozen, while other
| towns were paying II cents and they
reaped a harvest of business. The
Jordan store reports that 1t was the
biggest day of business for them they
ever had.
Davenport.
| Actual work on the immense water
power dam to be erected in the Mis-
sissippi river by the Davenport Water
Power Company for the generation of
power, was started Monday morning,
| near the mouth Of Duck creek. A
| large force OF men and teams started
the preparatory work, and it is likely
that after the city election, next Sat
urday, when the franchise of the COM
pany will be voted on, work will be
pushed on larger scale. The COM
pany was recently financed, It is said,
! TO a large extent By eastern. &c .,itel-
Charles Francis is the engineer and
secretary Of the company. At the cleo
ton the franchise Of the com pany Tor
the privilege of using the alleys ana