Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-19
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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LEMARs-aorseth have been
operating In Plymouth county and sew
eral animals are missing.
COUNCIL BLUFFS-Three marriage I
insists are seeking divorces in the per-
sons OF Jennie Wienberger Bertha UNI
BILE and George w. Penn.
MASON CITY-Nov. is the date |
stated for the first engine to appear in
this city on, the new C. 4 N. W. line
now being built from Blue Earth, I
Mimi, southwark.
BELLE sPLAINE-Thirty acres of
land on the H. B. Edwards farm have
been secured for material tracks which
will be Laid there, and rails, ties and
bridge timber unloaded.
VINTON-T Thomas Donley is prepar-
ing to build new house. He has just
returned from trip through Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorado, and came
home satisfied that Iowa is good
enough for him.
ALBIA-The drums and horns for
the Hooking bard lately organized in
that place have arrived and are in the
express Office in this city. They will be
taken to Hooking this week and the or
ganization of the band will be COM
pleted. The instruments cost about
$685.
FORT DODGE-The city council at
its meeting Monday night decided to
meet with the physicians of the city on
next Thursday evening to discuss the.
tuberculosis question. and the matter
of framing q city ordinance regulating
the sale of milk and dairy products in
the city of Fort Dodge.
IOWA CITY-Republican Rev. o.
II. l.. Mason, who left the law school to
lsnter the Spanish war, is
here from Green Mountain, Iowa He
will re-enter the department later. He
was chaplain of the Forty ninth Iowa.
| and won unanimous vote of thanks
and praise from his boys during the
| war.
MOUNT PLEASANT-An excellent
vein of coal has been discovered on the
farm of Rev Jonathan Lee, in Tippe
canoe township. Henry county. 1t is
| over three feet in thickness and with
proper working might make a paying
mine. There is strong talk of Develop
ling i. and taking out coal for CONNER
cial purposes.
KEOK UK-Deputy Treasurer Menu
went to Fort Madison Monday with
s25. 600 on his person and met Treasurer
kiehl. He mad sent over $4,000 up pre-
slviously. and the Keokuk office fur
Inished over $4,000 toward the paying
lof Lee county bonds, interest and state
taxes. County bonds to the amount of
4 $50, 900 were retired in accordance with
I a recent resolution of the board of SUI
pervisors.
DuBUQUE-County Auditor John
Weimer has made report to County
Clerk Hayes of the cost of criminal
prosecutions in Dubuque county for the
year ending Sept. &c. 1889. The code re
quires that the county auditor make
such report. The total cost of prose
cuiions. as shown by Mr. Weimer. is
$751; which does not include the
sheriff's charges for feeding and lodg.
ing the prisoners.
SIOUX C1TY-The latest promised
addition to Sioux citys commercial es
Establishments is big branch of the Nc
!. Mccormick Harvester Company. 1t wa
some time ago when the announcement
Twas made that the concern proposed Z
locate house in Sioux City. Then. TO
!. La long period, nothing was heard of tn
:. matter and local business men began I
), fear the deal had fallen through. Re
cent advices indicate that it is nearl,
. lconsummated.
BURLINGTON-Haw a ho
dressed in the garb of a man occupied
seat in the balcony at the Gran
Thursday evening and s1uirted tobace
Juice on the carpet under and alongsid
III. Mon \ NH ~
: his house furnished until it stands sec
y ond to no playhouse anywhere, TIL
t carpet ruined by the human hog cos
:. not less than s1.5o per yard. The mana
! ger is on the lookout for this class G
s people, and it viii not go easy with an
5. one caught marring opera house furni
e ture or furnishings
! CEDAR FALLS Mayor Melend
Il went to Minneapolis Thursday mornin
> to meet the returning soldiers OF tn
!. Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment,
!. (which he has two grandsons- Ehms
% Bassett and Ralph Melendy. He di
u not arrive in time, Company q havln
~ left about two hours previous for the
'e home. Red Wing. Mr.. Melendy stoppe
y for a day to see the president and h
IS cabinet and then went to Red Wing
III see the boys. He says they look heart
, and rugged, neither of them seeing
~ sick day while in the Philippines. III
w regiment brought with them your
y Filipino to educate also young Spal
: lard, and monkeys too numerous
mention.
BURLINGTON Tuesday morning
10 o'clock the wheels of industry
!. Burlington's first pearl button factor
=. were set in motion. and the industl
!. which has gained such a foothold q
- along the banks Of the upper Mlssi
sippi and which furnishes employmel
= for thousands of hands, has at last b
~. come established in Burlington. III
=. honor of bringing the first button ia
- tory to this city belongs to John
=, Baner. former wharfmaster and SIX
~ Eliveryman. The factory is equipp'
= with six machines each one making
different seized blank. and when in II
blast will have capacity of about
~ gross of blanks per week, reauiril
? about two tons of shells and Civil
- employment to seven men. The M
chimes are run by gas engine and I
=, plant will be enlarged as rapidly as I
business permits. The blanks will
shipped east to be finished.
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