Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-19

Mount Ayr.
+! The recent high water caused con-
| siderable loss in the county. Forty
| bridges washed out is only part OF
| the damage.
! keokuk.
! A womans name appears on the poll
books for the November election III
| keokuk. The name evidently crept into
| books when bond issue election was
| held last spring. at which the woman
voted.
! Keokuk.
| Mussel diggers in this vicinity look
for a shortage of pearls due to the war.
and are expecting in consequence to
reap the profits. Experts declare that
the war will prevent shipments OF the
| pearls from Europe. and already there
has been a demand for the pearls found
in the Mississippi river ,Dussel.
College Springs.
In the year of 1891 three brothers.
Peter, Henry and William Chase. We're
brought to Page county from central
Iowa William was adopted by Mr..
and Mrs. s. p. Dressed. Of This place.
and the other two boys were placed
with farmers near Clarinda. William
brothers since that time and would
now like to find them.
Shenandoah.
Among the eight candidates that are
taking the civil service examination for
the position of rural route carrier from
Imogene to fill the vacancy caused by
the death OF Mike Dempsey. are hus-
band and wife and a father and son.
Mr. and Mrs. G. j. Cassel are compet-
ing for the office and Edward and
Clarence Smaliey. Il father and son.
are also taking the same examination.
keokuk.
Keokuk preachers must have been
stung by the political bee. The second
keolluk preacher to enter TIE field Is
Rev. w. l.. Hawklnson, pastor of the
Swedish Mission church, who has filed
his papers for the nomination of state
senator on the prohibition ticket. Rev.
j. F.. Sanders. who ran for mayor in
the spring. and who is running for
the legislature on the progressive tick
ct, is the other preacher politician.
Shenandoah.
Six hundred dollars will be spent OFT
the grade of the Lou Warren hill on
one Of the leading roads into Shenan-
doah. Five teams furnished by the
neighbors began the work of grading
six feet off the top of the kill and fill
ing in the bottom last Monday morn
ing, and nine more We're added
Wednesday morning. Fremont county
gave 500. the township $50 and the
citizens Of Shenandoah and others will
raise the sum to $500.
Des Moines.
The c.. NJ. & st. p. has filed esti-
mates with the state railroad commits
sion Of the cost of converting the Cas-
cade branch to standard gauge. The
cost would be $4,000 for widening the
present roadbed: sl.943536 for new
right Of way following the present
towns. and $1,322.447 for relocating the
line. The country thru which it
passes. extending from Cascade to
Bellevue. is hiliy. The company claims
that 1t will abandon the branch rather
than widen it. This is the last narrow
gauge line in Iowa.
Montezuma.
\ peculiar accident is reported from
near Montezuma. Thomas Goodlow
was driving team hitche.l to his bug
gyNalong the highway near his home.
Some one had been hauling fence posts
and one Of them had fallen on the
wagon and was lying across the road
way. Mr.. Goodiow stopped his team
Immediately. stepped out of his bug
! ey. and with the lines in his left hand
picked up the post with his right hand
and pitched ii to the side cr the road.
The post landed in some nigh weeds
and the noise scared the team which
lunged forward. Mr.. Goodlow was