Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-07
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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JEFFERSON - The teachers Of
Greene county, at the close Of the nor
NAL presented Superintendent Jeni-
son with handsome gold watch, as q
token of their appreciation.
FIT. DODGE-City Solicitor Mitchell
has about completed the drafting Of the
city ordinance prohibiting the sale Of
milk in the city from herds that have
not been inspected for tuberculosis.
KEOKUK-The contract for the j. G.
Hubinger Bros starch factory was let
Thursday afternoon to McCutcheon
Bros, they being the lowest bidders.
The building Is to be completed in sixty
days.
TIPToN-Miss Eta Robinson has re-
signed her position as assistant in the
school here. She has been elected to the
schools at Billings. Mont, at salary of
$75 per month, an increase Of SIS over
what she has received here.
CENTERvILLE-Th rock pile at the
Jail is not in working order yet notwith-
standing the popular impression. sher-
III Clemie Is waiting on the screen
which will arrive shortly and then the
prisoners will be set at work.
IOWA CITY-The corner stone Of the
w. F. Main jewelry factory was laid
Saturday with imposing ceremonies
- The Iowa City Fire department
has decided to hold its annual celebra-
ton and review Thursday, Sept. ia.
RED OAK-Miss Lena Pilkington re-
ceived from a friend in Honolulu, s. L,
the other morning unique birthday
present. being watch chain made
fv0, u
ors. Miss Pilkington values the present
very highly.
MARENGO-with crop Of small
grain harvested that surpassed all pre-
vfous records, and cornstalks reaching
up in rivalry to the celebrated bean
stalk, II will be surprising IL the exhib-
,ts at the county fair do not show up
some wonderful productions.
OSKALOOSA-The Hanna overalls
factory now employs thirty people and
| is increasing its force from day to day.
| Orders are coming in from various
sources. and despite the fact that the
factory is turning out from 100 to 1875
dozen garments each week, 1T Is behind
| with its work. This is one of the lead
ling institutions of the city and was
started less than a year ago.
FORT MADISON-The workmen on
the Fort Madison end of the cycle path
TO Burlington are leveling up the path
and rolling it. They are also widening
lit in places where necessary and put
Iting another board on the culverts.
making them three feet wide. When
this part of the work has been COM
|pleted then the cinders will be put on,
commencing first where they are needed
1.-THE most.
/ SPENCER-Railroad work on both
4 Hines Is progressing favorably, though
there is much trouble in securing the
necessary laborers. A great many men
lIhave been shipped in, but many of them
Ileave before doing any work. 1t is said
that next week construction material
for both roads will begin to arrive In
i great quantities and that track laying
4 on the Milwaukee and bridge building
on the NJ. & St. l.. at this place VIII be-
4 gin soon.
CRESTON-In all 81 votes were cast
at the special election on the Sd on the
proposition to bring the water works
plant inside the city limits, or perhaps
more properly speaking to extend the
city limits westward so as to include
the water works plant, thereby bring
ling in for municipal taxation the COM
pany's property. the tax of which nov
goes to Spauldlng township. Three
hundred and ten votes We're cast in
favor OF the proposition.
NEVADA-The Journal reports that a
Listener on the streets of Nevada can
hear so many different stories and re-
i ports regarding the u. & N. o. railroad
| that one does we'll if he is able to reach
5Ihome, able to maintain his senses and
know his family and friends when he
meets them. One report has 1t that the
road is dead. no money can't build a
road, don't know how. etc, etc. Now
the Journal believes that the road will
be built, built as soon as possible, but
built we'll.
4 TRAER-The managers of the new
lie. g. n. w. line between Belle PLANE
land Mason City have purchased eighty
acres of the Charles Barrett farm.
4 eleven miles north of Traer at $50 per
tacre. The eighty has no buildings and
was not bought to get the right of way,
las the right-of-way was purchased be-
fore that. From the circumstances it Is
thought town will be located on this
farm. 1t Ia half mile north of the
lGleason farm. 1t is said that the right
lof-way man bought the Gleason place
las speculation of his own.
SIOUX CITY-Dressed for bed, his
head resting on the bottom stair and
his body inclined upward. Edwin E.
Parker, 20S Main street, was discovered
at 9 o'clock Thursday night cold in
q death by his wife, who had been abb
A sent from home. While alone In the
house he had left his bed to go into the
i basement dining room for some pur-
pose, and when he started back up
stairs was stricken, the doctor said,
with heart disease. He must have died
( without struggle, for his body did not
roll to the bottom, and his face wore a
lcontented look. He had been dead about
fourteen hours. Mr.. Parker was 81 years
lold.
MASON cITY-william Frederick
Elsie, of Mason City, has gone into vol
untary bankruptcy. and his case is now
|beore Referee Cummings. His liabilities
are $4,000 and his assets $3.50, which is
claimed exempt ss' The notice O.
appeal in eleven of the cases for addi-
tional damages in the matter of the l,
NJ & N. W. right-of-way have been
filed with the clerk of the courts. In
the IL cases enumerated there is diff
! ference between the amount claimed