Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-30

warrants were issued to Leveille. the
man who had the court house contract,
and who got into trouble and left the
He disposed Of the warrants
to the company which made the pur-
chase upon the superstition that they
represented the honor and integrity of |
the county.
BURLINGTON-Wm Browner and
George Arbuckle, colored, will have to
answer to the law for the alleged hav-
ing in possession three turtle doves, the
Iowa game law having classed doves as
song birds and prohibited their Staying.
The charge is brought by Game War
den Johnson. The penalty for this vio-
lation of the law is a fine of from 81
to s25 for each bird.
COUNCIL BLUFFS-Simpson Fin
nell, prosperous English farmer and
stock raiser Of Hamburg, we'll known
in this city. recently shipped seventy
car loads OF cattle direct to England,
the largest single shipment Of cattle
ever made by the Burlington road. He
received cents q. pound for the cattle
in the field, and they We're purchased
by an English syndicate.
LENOx - James T. McFee, a we'll
known farmer and stock raiser of Len
OK, Ia, has filed petition of bank
ruptcy in the federal court at Council
Bluffs, setting forth his liabilities at
$31,575, and his assets. all claimed as
exempt, being household goods the
homestead and farming implements, at
$4.320. Mr.. McFee invested heavily in
blooded horses and sheep and lost.
STANTON--Call: Professor E. e.
Frisk, our townsman who was honored
by being chosen a member Of the ma
tional expedition to the fossil fields In
Wyoming. returned home the latter
part of last week. He reports a very
enjoyable and profitable time while
gone. He was fortunate in finding some
good specimens of which he shipped
over ninety pounds of these specimens
| to Tabor College. He also secured some
fossils and specimens in botany and ge-
lology for himself.
| OTTUMWA-Rev. u. B. Smith, man
| lager OF the Ottumwa branch house of
the American Home Finding Associa-
ton, states that he has just received a
donation of $500 from an Ottumwa
woman to be used for the purchase or
rental of a building suitable for the
/ philanthropic work which will be car
ried on in this city under the auspices
of the above association. Rev. Smith,
as manager. has supervision of the
work not only in Iowa, but in Nebraska
and Missouri as we'll.
/ WATERLOO-The higher prices for
fuel that consumers may expect to pay
!. during the coming season are illus
4 trated in the bidding of the various
, dealers for contract of supplying coal
for the schools of West Waterloo dur
ing the coming year. The contract was
let to A. Wood & Son, whose bids were
as follows: Hard coal. per ton, $3.50;
Little Muddy soft COAL $3.50. The con-
!, tract prices last year for the very same
), grades We're, respectively, $685. and
$3.50, a difference of sl.25 in price OF
hard coal and of 80 cents in price of BIZ
luminous.
AZ CLEAR LAKE-At the T. P. A. pic
mic Saturday one of the most amusing
: features of the sports was the nail driv-
ing contest between the fat and lear
5 ladies. There We're a number of bruised
!, fingers before the contest was finished
I while some of the ladies drove then
: home as true and straight as carpen
: ter. The match was Won by the ia
: ladies in minute and "a seconds tn
ladies; Mesdames Fl. C. Stearns, S.
: Bennett. c. C. Barrett c. j. Winter. W
i. 20. Clark, Tom Davey and j. II. Cum
d mings.
a IOWA CITY-Fire destroyed the oil
e electric light plant January 3d. 1s9!
S Phoenix like, the company has risel
S from the flames better and stronge
e than ever Today, less than sevel
: months later, new plant, costing s25,
900 stands on the old site in Coralville
d a monument to the energy and enter
: prise of its projectors. Henri,
> Strohms will has been filed for probate
He appoints his wife and Z. Broadway
executors and leaves his wife every
! thing except $500 to each of his chi
dren. The estate is estimated to b
Z worth $4,000.
Enjoy Life.
How we all desire to enjoy goo
? helath; to enjoy life as our neighbor
e do: to laugh and have bright. spark
ling eyes, to be free from plan. 1t wi
u cost you one dollar. Beggs Blood Puri
6 fer mkaes pure, rich blood. Geo. T
IS Powers.