Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-19

cause they are already oversold. Hard
coal is selling in Ottumwa now at $3.50
per ton, and will probably not advance
any until January at which time 1t may
go to SO, but it is not thought that IL
will exceed that.
BANKS PROSPERING.
[sioux City Journal.l
The reports of five of the six national
banks of Sioux City and of the Wood
bury County Savings bank on their con-
dition at the close Of business Septem-
Der We're published in yesterdays af
ternoon papers. These reports show the
total of the deposits and loans and dis
counts to be as follows:
Deposits MISUNDERSTANDING, $40 1852. 2f
Loans and discounts ......... 2.443. 95S. 45
Bankers say their business never was
better than it has been all this year
and the indications are that it will be
good for years to come. The immense
crops Of the country and the activity in
the cattle and hog business augur we'll
for the banks of Sioux City. No money
is being privately boarded or kept hid
away these times and only good secur-
ity is necessary to secure loan of any
amount. The banks actually have more
money than they know what to do with.
They are enjoying prosperity in full
measure.
A DUBUQUE COURT SCENE.
dubuque Tines1
After Justice Carney had disposed of
one lone drunk in the police court, he
turned his attention to the case of a
girl, aged II, who was arrested as fit
subject to be reformed. The girls
mother and the mother of the boy who
was found with her, with the girl her
self, were in the court room. 1t hac
been repeatedly reported to the police
that the girl. and the boy were living to-
gether in shanty on the island oppo-
site Eagle Point, and Thursday Desk
Sergeant Reilly went over to the island
and arrested the girl, the boy being
absent at the time. The mother of the
boy. who is is years of age, became a
sort of moral lecturer in the court, and
| told the justice that the girl ought to be
put in some place where she could be
kept out of harms way. She thought
the girl was all to blame and looked
upon the boy as not having any more
sense than kid of 10 or u years old,
tile fellow and had never done anything
wrong; but the girl was one who needed
great care and watching. When she
was asked IL she had not filled baskets
| with victuals for the boy to take over
to the island, she admitted that she
Ihad, but said that her child" told her
that he wanted the food for some boys
who We're camping on the island with
| him. She was also compelled to admit
that the girl had stayed in her home all
might on one or two occasions. and then
the mother of the girl chimed in. saying
IF you had kept my girl out of your
house as have kept your boy out OF
| mine, there would have been no trou-
BILE
| Justice Carney then reminded the
mother of the boy that the girl had just
as many rights and privileges as her
boy had and then he instructed Desk
Sergeant Reilly to go and bring the
I"child" into court so that the exact
facts in the case might be brought out
Then the mother of the boy entered 6
strenuous objection. changed her tune
and instead of being prosecutor of the
girl became her advocate; she hat
switched around completely The JUS
tice had no sooner made the order fol
the boys arrest than his mother begar
to cry then the girls mother began t.
weep and finally the girl exploded int
tears; and the scene was SO affecting
that IL the justice had not taken fresh
chew Of tobacco he, too, would have
shed tears, while the desk sergeant wen
out on the steps to get some fresh ali
and keep from numbering. Marsha
i Morgan was not there. else he nigh
'lhave wept also. The case became 81
i badly mixed up with tears that the jus
tice thought he was among a lot OF pro
lfessional wake-criers. and hardly knew
4 what to do. The girl made all sorts o
/ promises that she would turn over
|new leaf and her mother made simila
J promises, while the other woman salt
she would do all she could to keep he
hoy in the right path. The justice thel
l dismissed the case, but said he woul,
hold them to their promises, which h
Z did not consider were made like those o
! a political platform-to be broken a
will
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