Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-16
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REINBECK-A large crew Of men
are at work grading along the Burling
ton tracks in the east part of town for
the purpose of extending the passing
track, which has become Inadequate
for the demands of the company. The
old track will be extended 1900 feet.
WALL LAKE-The town council at
its last session decided to purchase two
drinking fountains. One will be COM
bination fountain for man and beast
and the other for man only. Both are
made of iron and very ornamental as
we'll as useful, and will cost in New
York 1893.
ODEBOLT-The water famine is at
an end. The big we'll at the south
dumping station has been connected
with the springs by six-inch glazed
tile. cemented at the joints, and the
water is running in so fast that the
supply greatly exceeds the consump-
tion. The street sprinkler resumed OPP
erations Monday and the lawn sprink-
| lers are whirling again. A line of small
| er tile has been laid in the ditch with
which gathers in the channel.
TAMA.-In the First National bank
| is an exhibition Of corn which is at
/ tracing general attention. 1t was
picked by j. l.. Bracken from G. r.
| Johnson's cornfield. while driving home
from the Dolezal sale Monday. There
| are eighty acres in the field and Mr..
4 Bracken thinks 1t will average forty
/ Sx,n fn ho
seems to be fully matured and out of
the way of the frost. 1t is good corn
1 but not exceptional in south Tama,
i where one of the finest corn crops ever
seen anywhere is rapidly maturing.
TOLEDO Saturday morning at 10
4 O'clock the board of supervisors went
down to Deer Creek to accept or reject
4 the new iron bridge which has recently
been erected there. They found every
Z thing as the contract called for and the
q bridge was accepted. This bridge has
been long needed and is finely con-
structed being composed of iron with
the exception of the flooring which is
= constructed of 5 inch hard wood planks
; 1t sets up about six feet from the leve
of the road and the approaches are be-
2 ing filled in with dirt. We have bridge
: now that will undoubtedly not give any
more trouble for q great many years.
AMES.-During the past two weeks
about fifty samples of native plums, In
addition to other fruits, have been re-
cefved by the horticultural department
: in response to requests sent throughout
. the state; it being the desire of the de-
= partment to experiment in the line oil
crossing native and imported stock tc
Il get hardness, flavor, and bearing quail.
ties combined. The different varities
are Photographed. notes taken and rec
: ords made for future use. One specimen
of an improved native apple was re.
ceived from Louisa county which wa.
: a cross between the native green crai
! and cultivated apple and combining
: characteristics of each.
: SCHALLER-Both the saloons a
= Schailer are now closed and the peopl,
are experiencing the most effective pro
:. hibition they have witnessed in severa
. years The Jensen saloon is closed b.
J, Itemporary injunction and there was al
y old injunction against James Waddicor
which made it eXpedient for the Doug
las saloon, which he was running, t
close also pending the determination o
the legality of the statemen of consent
. 1t is not unlikely that the saloonist
: will decide not to defend the presen
: statement of :. consent, but will begi
securing new one on next election day
? 1t is we'll that opponents of the saloo
, act upon this theory and prepare t
y fight against the securing of neN
. statement. Once it is secured, saloon
:. in Sac county will have a safe foothol
$ for many years and will become activ
y factors in county politics.
y AUDUBON = Tuesday, as NJ. [
Thomas was pulling up the Tremel hi
with his separator and engine, the pi
that holds the road gear to the engin
y broke in two. letting the engine ru
o down the hill backwards, pushing tn
separator. AS they neared the bottol
II of the hill the separator ran off TO on
2. side. pulling the engine down against
J. smashing one wheel and truck so ths
\. Mr. Thomas was compelled to leave tn
:. separator where it was until he coul
le send and get new wheel and sue
J. other repairs as was needed. Fortl
l. nately no one was hurt, but when yo
think Of it, it seems almost impossib
t to escape the danger they We're in {
e, all the hands that so with the machir
y were riding on the separator. The
IS soon saw their danger and flew in a
Or directions. Mr.. Thomas was runnir
J. his engine himself and stayed rigl
If with it until it stopped. Every one col
l. cerned can not feel thankful enough
r. think they came out as well as they di