Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-27
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

accepted g. call to the passionate OF MS
Baptist church at Spencer.
Spirit Lake.
BY mutual agreement the three drug
g;sts of Spirit Lake have surrendered
their permits to sell alcoholic bever-
ages.
cIear Lake.
Dexter calkins, the rural mail car
rier, charged with cruelty to animals by
the humane society. was tried on the
charge before Justice HOLSTER and
fined SO.
10 Mars.
Thomas Stokes, a survivor of the
Mexican war, died here recently. This
had been his home for forty years. His
birthplace was Dublin, Ireland. and
he had reached the age Of 81.
Des Moines.
In divorce petition filed by Mrs
Nettie Ice in the district court she de-
clares her husband treated her very
coldly and in an inhuman manner from
the time they were married in June,
1906. The defendant is resident OF
Johnson county.
Hawarden.
A meeting is to be held at the Baptist
church July to take steps toward or
ganizing Holland church in Hawar-
den. AS result OF an investigation
by Rev. II. j. Haarsma, of the Leban-
on church. it Is found that there are
twenty-five Holland families living
near Hawarden.
Estherville.
The alumni Of the Baskerville high
school held their third annual ban
Quet at the Presbyterian church. A
large number of the old graduates were
present and enjoyed the excellent pro-
gram. A number OF toasts were given
to which II. W. Nahum, as toastmas-
ter, responded.
Clinton.
Local Weather Observer Luke Rob-
erts has compiled figures. showing that
the mean temperature for the 1910
summer solstice. June p and %, was
the highest in thirty-two years, the ex-
tent Of his records. And the mean
Of those two days exceed
ed the normal mean temperature for
the same dates In thirty-two years by
10.1 degrees.
Farasut.
After thirteen years of service for
Uncle Sam as postmaster of Farragut,
A. ]. Vaughan has sent in his resigna-
ton, but he Will continue with the
work until another appointment is
made to release him. He is retiring on
of his health. which has been
very poor during the past two years.
AS yet there Is no idea as to who will
take his place.
Extensive preparations are under
way for the firemen's tournament which
will be held here July and s. This
Is the southern Iowa tournament and
all the towns in this part Of the state
will be likely to participate. The vari-
Gus committees are now at work.
There will be plenty OF free entertain
ment during both. days, and the even
Ing attractions will be up town In the
public park.
Iowa City.
The other evening at the Mercy hos
pital the plug which holds the am
monia in the ammonia. tank, blew out.
Quite disturbance was caused for
some time until it was generally
known turnout the hospital what was
the cause of the explosion" The mat
ter was soon remedied and the ice
machine is working as merrily as ever.
no one was near when the
plug blew out.
Ida Grove.
Corn is growing at the rate Of two
inches every twentyfour hours, and
much of 1t will be knee high by the
Fourth of July The dry weather has
spoiled the hay crop and 1t will be the
I; - In will he
a poor crop, but Ida county is pinning
her faith on corn this year. Consider |
ing seed corn conditions a very good
Persia.
Mr.. and Mrs H H. Davis have just
celebrated their golden wedding ami |
versary. 1t was made the occasion of
a very large and pleasant social event
here. Relatives and friends from all
over the county, as well as from Wash
ington. D. c., were in attendance. Many
and beautiful presents were
presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, !
which were $50 in gold and a
handsome and complete set Of Havi- !
land china.
Sioux City.
The continued dry weather is begin
ming TO cause considerable apprehen-
sion in this part of the country re-
garding crops which have already suf
fered very material damage. The nor
NAL annual precipitation during the
month of May nearly equals the entire |
rainfall up to date in 1910. Since Jan.
1 the total rainfall has been SOB inch
es. while the normal May record is |
43s inches. The normal rainfall up |
to June. 80 is 13.41 inches.
Corning.
Rev r. c. Rowley. an aged retired |
minister living in this city at the |
home of his daughter Mrs. j. L. Twin
ing, is to be honored by having a |
window in the new Nodaway |
church. Rev Mr. Rowley |
Is 80 years Of age and was the organ
yer and founder of the church at Nod |
away and was pastor there and at |
Brooks church for a period of forty |
years. The people there appreciated |
MS work and show it in this way that |
his memory may always remain with |
them.
Sioux City.
James Conley will have to swelter
three days in the county Jail despite
the action Of Us wife. who refused to
appear against him IN police court af-
ter he had knocked out several Of her