Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16
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FIT. DODGE-The 100000 damage
suit by Montgomery Ward & Co., of 4
Chicago against the Post Publishing /,
Co. of this city, has been carried over
until the next term of federal court.
MONTEZuAIA--Bert 3oydston has
enlisted in the Forty-second Regiment i
of volunteers and is en- route for Ma.
Mia, going by way Of San Francisco in
stead of New York, as was first In
tended.
OTTUMW4A-Th Fadette Woman's |
Orchestra, of Boston. opened the Y. M. /
G. A. star course at the opera house |
Tuesday evening. The Methodist I
Protestant church began protracted |
meetings Monday evening.
WASH and Mrs. Iams
have lived together seventy one years
since septemb Der 90. He is 81 years old,
and gets around quite brskly. They
have forty-eight great grand children.
and one of them voted the 7tn.
IOWA CITY-The Iowa Glove COM
pany has been organized, and will man
ufacture in Iowa City, gloves. mittens.
base ball goods and other leather wares
of various kinds. The new organiza-
| tiOn is a stock company, Incorporated
| with a capital of $4,000.
| DIES NOINES-Judge Woolson con-
| tinues to improve slowly. His daughter
stated Tuesday that there was slight
| Improvement over his condition of
Monday. The judge Is rallying all his
| physics powers and resources and
slowly pulling out of danger.
WINTERSET--Mr. ID. Dement,, OF
/ Douglas township, has shown the Mad
lisonian section of a mastodon tooth
found by his son, Charles Dement,. on
his farm, the old MCGEE place. 1t was
taken out of gulch in pasture. about
four feet below the natural surface
MUSCATINE - Three magnificent
government boats passed the city at
noon Tuesday bound for the lower riv
er They We're built at Dubuque and
are three OF fleet of five which We're
constructed this summer The names
were Leota, Wynoka and Nokoma. The
former was in tow of the other two.
DUBUQUE-In the district court
| Monday the May case ended with a
! verdict against Conrad May for judg-
ment for $4,000 for attorneys fees The
i at torneys had rendered service for
Mrs. May two years ago when she
sued for divorce and as no divorce
WAS granted her IuSOdIlu NdS LSio
: liable for her debts. He is wealthy.
! Observation-Disclosures G. o. Van
, Meter and sixty-four members of his
physics class of the high school visited
I the C.. B. & @. shops Monday forenoon
land for one hour studied applied me-
chanics hydrostatic press, steam ham
mer etc. They seemed to enjoy them
> selves and were unanimous in the
! praise of the treatment they received
II from the mechanics.
DAVENPORT-At recent school
y board meeting it was shown that the
amount overdrawn on all3funds exceed
t ed $4,000. =. - There are hopeful
8 days in store for the little orphans a
ST. vincent's Home. Fortune smiles
= upon them. Bishop Cosgrove receive,
y for them a check for $4,000 from tn
: estate of the late Father Orth, who diet
X at his home in keokuk some few year
ID ago.
s. LA PORTE CITY-Samuel Perry, o
MI I.aporte City, has filed petition il
1t voluntary bankruptcy court. He place
S his liabilities at slI.5S257 and his as
If sets are nothing. This is the case II
the great majority of instances, as tn
law is designed to reach those who ar
utterly unable to pay their debts MI
Perry was adjudicated bankrupt, an
referee Hoxie has set November 25t
as as the time for the first meeting of tn
nj credi tors.
OF MT. PLEA SANT-The prospects ar
OF brIghte for getting the rural ma
rd route out past Oakland Mills. throug
IN the Vega neighborhood and return. a
~ agreement has been reached as to tn
en- proposed route and a new petition ha
40 been prepared and will be forwarded I
OF Washington, and no doubt 1nspectc
10 Conger, who has already viewed II
ne route, will approve it and the servit
u will be started up in the spring. Tn
a makes four routes from this city.
Y WEBSTER CITY-some mischievol
% boy 5 in the northwest part of the Gil
~ came near getting into trouble la
~ Sunday night. They saw your
= lady and gentleman coming and OF
~ secured a can of water and climbed
- tree. the other one hiding in fen
corner AS the couple passed under Il
~ tree, they We're given a shower bat
-, and on reaching the fence corner to-
,an we're given another drenching. Il
- iyaung man threatened to cause the
= trouble. but 1t was finally settled.
acc SIOUX CITY-If a stranger had ha
as Ipened to visit the police court roc
IT Tuesday morning he would ha
~ thought that Judge Gray was presi
r,, ling over a congress of all nations.
u, the prisoners bench before him sat
na American, Mexican, a German,
old Irishman. a Hollander, negro and
TlI Indian and his squaw. wrapped in b
mr. bright red blanket. Clerk Sam Pa
as succeeded in Interpreting for the col
rm all the utterances of this modern bah
of They were all before court for pet
,ay offenses chiefly caused by stro
to- drink.
M MASON CITY-Charlie Ramsey +
the some homing pigeons he thinks {
uld Idandies. The other day he had frie
ter take some out in the country sev
Inv miles to the southwest. In exactly
Use minutes from the time they were |
her Grated they arrived home. Yesterd
rn- The took seven out to Freeman and !
by, Grated them and after they circled
ard few times in the air they made b
end line for their home. He is going to g
did them a fifteen-mile fight soon. .
led. The school board has decided to sho
too en- the afternoon high school session
and half hour, closing hereafter at p.
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