Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-21
Jones IS OUT OF TOWN
Many People Of This City Mourning
the Sudden Departure Of
Contractor.
Several Transactions That Look
Crooked on Their Face-Raised
Bond.
Also Collected on Contracts Drew
Checks When He Had No Money
and Skipped.

The latest play in Marshalltown is
not Browns in Town. but Jones is
IOut of Town" and the paramount ques-
ton with many business men and citi-
zens is, Where is Jones? 2"
Jones is, or was until a day or two
ago, a contractor of this city, doing
business on an extensive scale, but he
is now out of town, leaving many cred
itors, several uacompleted contracts,
many employees with worthless checks
in their possession and a record with
several features that may lead to Grim
| inal prosecution.
! For the past two years II. f. Jones
| has been engaged in building opera
! tons on an extensive scale in this city.
He has advertised that he has built
more houses than any other contractor
/ but some of those who had houses to
build are now sorry they did not turn
down Jones low bids. 1t has baen a
matter of general comment among con-
| tractors that Jones could not do bust
ness great while at the prices be ac-
tcepted work for, and that it would be
i only question of time until a crisis of
some kind would be reached. Notwith-s
standing all this, Jones got numerous
/ contracts, much financial credit and
considerable personal credit for being
a hustler. He must now be given credit
for being smooth for he did not leave
town a pauper.
4 LIENS ARE FILED.
Monday it became rumored about the
city that Mr.. Jones had left town. This
resulted in a stampede for the court
house among some of his creditors who
took steps to protect themselves as far
as possible Before nightfall seven
mechanics liens were filed against the
contractor and people from whom he
had taken contracts. The records show
that the following liens Were filed:
Kreutzer & Wassem vs.. H. f. Jones
and T. S. Courtwright S2s3.4S.
Frudden Lumber Company vs.. III. f.
Jones and II. "A. Kinnan, Sis.
Kurtz Bros. VS.. Clarissa c. Bige-
low, $40.
kurtz Bros. vs. Mary C. Dooittle,
1910.
2 Kurtz Bros. vs. George ID. Moore
s10S.9s.
Kurtz Bros. VS., Harry A Hurd. Sls.17
! A. A. Moore VS.. H. A. Kinnan, s3lls
Today H. P. Bigelow filed another 70.
s66
And there are Others who are credit
Iors of the contractor for various sums
Including hardware merchants anc
: other firms who handle building mate
Trials. The heaviest losers are probabl.
kurtz Bros, VINO say that they are on
about $3.50 through their dealings Will
: Jones DIR. H A. kinnan says Jone!
has $500 of his good money ON an un
completed contract. The F'rilddel
; Lumber Company is interested in Jone
to the extent of about $3.50, kreutzer &
, Wassem would be pleased 70 write
. : receipt for nearly 1890 and many other!
: mourn his absence to the extent Of va
= rious unnamed amounts. Numerou:
. employees have checks in their posses
:, sion which they would probably dis
: count at 10 cents on the dollar 1t i
estimated that Jones has the best O
Marshalltown people to the extent o
fully $4,000
:. THEY. LOOK SHADY.
+ Several dozen mechanics IN the con
!. tractors employ received checks for va
rious amounts on Saturday night fo
. time put in during the past two weeks
: These checks were drawn ON the Mar
Z Ishalltown State Bank and range II
n amounts from $40 80 $50.
a, AS they were received after bankini
= hours en- Saturday some of these check
/, found their way into the hands Of va
!, rious merchants with whom the EN-
! ployes do trading They began to shoy
~ up at the bank during Monday, bu
Il payment was refused on them, as Nj
Jones had no money in the bank. tn
bank will not lose by this transactio
! and neither will the merchants VII
:, cashed them, provided the men VII
= endorsed them over to the merchant
- are good for the respective amount:
il The hard working mechanics will b
J. the losers.
!, Another transaction has come
- light that may cause an effort 70 b
:, made to bring Jones back TO the cit
i, and prosecute him on criminal en- arg
!. DR.. Kinnan insisted on good bon
- from Mr.. Jones wren he awarded hin
: the contract for building his new nous
MIR Jones agreed TO put up bond fe
:, ST 600, and furnished one signed by
- c. Abbott and DIR. G. A. Billings. Nj
- Kinnan says he finds that this bond
- worthless, as Messrs. Abbott and Bill
= ings aver that the bond they signed va
for $500. If Mr.. Jones has raised tn