Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-17

doing the brick work on the new Metro
politan opera house to be built at Iowa
Falls The building is to be fine one
and will cost about $4,000
SIOUX CITY-A number OF the fine
old trees OF the John Peirce homestead,
now the property OF the Mercy Hos
pital Association, are being cut down to
make room for the $4,000 addition
which will be built to st. Joseph hos
pital.
MAxWELLrThe annual reunion Of
Story county veterans was held at Max
we'll last Friday and Saturday. Many
attended and a pleasant two days ses-
sion was spent One of the interesting
features was an address by Hon. A. B.
Cummins.
KNAWIA-The banks in this new
town are paying out large sums Of mon
ey for grain. One day recently the
amount paid out was over $500. -
Negotiations are about closed for the
building Of a $1,000 structure, which Mr..
AL. Cleaves will lease.
FIT. DODGE-The work on the base
ment of the new Midland theater was
started Monday morning. The sub
foundation will be laid in cement and
will be of brick and stone. The COM
pany is now receiving bids for the con-
struction of the main building.
MIJSCATINE-James S. Stewart has
kindly donated twenty-five Norway
spruce trees for the ornamentation OF
Weed Park, recently given to the city.
DR.. Weed expresses his appreciation of
this generous gift, as they will add
much to the beauty of the park.
T WATERLOO-The grocers of Cedar
Falls and Waterloo held meeting
Monday night in Waterloo at the office
of the Smith, Lichty & Hlllman Com
pany, in this city, and formed an assoc
citation to be known as the Grocers' AS
ISOLATION of Cedar Falls and Waterloo,
for mutual benefit.
DUBUQUE Benny Kaiser, 10 years
old, was drowned Monday afternoon at
1890 in the Mississippi river just above
the mouth of the ice harbor in front Of
Fischers ice houses. He was unable
to swim far, and getting beyond his
depth. he could not reach the shore and
sank never to rise again.
SPIRIT LAKE-The town council has
decided to replace all street crossings
hereafter with stone. Investigation
proves that stone crossings are cheaper
in the long run and much more salts
factory. - Seven new steam thresh-
ing outfits have been unloaded in Spirit
Lake thus far this season.
CRESTON-There is no immediate
prospect that the citizens will be called
upon to participate in q. special election
for the purpose of voting to the Cres-
ton Gas and Electric Company TWEEN
ty-five years franchise. Action on this
question was indefinitely postponed at
the adjourned session Of the city coun-
Gil. held Monday night.
ATI4ANTIC-The Atlantic canning
factory commenced canning the sea-
sons corn Tuesday noon, and it will
keep them busy from now on to take
care Of the crop. The yield this year
is enormous and 1t is expected that the
output Of corn for the season OF 1893
will surpass that of any previous sea-
son. In anticipation Of the big output
the factory has been compelled to pur-
chase an additional million Of cans.
CEDAR FALLS-Harris & Cole
Bros, OF Cedar Falls, through their at
torneys, Saturday evening secured an
injunction restraining the city of Cedar
Falls from interfering with the occu-
pancy OF certain buildings on Main
street of that city. The city contends
that the buildings are distractions to
the street and short time ago removed
that portion OF one which 1t was
claimed encroached upon the city
street.
KEOKuK-This city has big idle
pork packing plant worth close to $751;
600, which committee has been yainly
trying to sell. Ever since Coey & Co.
the former packers. withdrew from this
city the people have anxiously awaited
the arrival of some one who would take
up the work where Coey left off and OPP
crate the plant as 1t has been operated
for many years past. Coey & Co. got
into financial difficulties and are now
in the hands OF a receiver.
DIES MoINES-s. c. Davis. Win
terset, a lawyer. has been recommended
by Congressman Hull to President Nc
Kinley for the position of census
supervisor for the Seventh district OF
Iowa. Capt. Amos Brandt. 1t Will be
remembered, was appointed to this po-
sition and resigned to take position In
the volunteer army. Work will be
started In the district as soon as Mr..
Davis appointment is announced in
Washington and the commission has
time to arrive.
IOWA CITY-Ex-S Sheriff John ].
Englert has brought sensational suit
In the district court against William C.
Dow. Mr.. Englert is the duly appointed
guardian of Dora Dow, an aged pioneer
whose mind long since gave way The
defendant in the case is her son, against
whom MIR. Englert lodges grave
charge him OF robbing the
mother Of several thousand dollars
worth of farm land. in Jefferson town
ship. southwest OF Shueyville.
OTTUAiWA-Among the possible fu-
turc Industries for Ottumwa is pearl
button factory. A Butcher, of Musca-
tine, proprietor of pearl button fac
tory in that city, arrived in Ottumwa
en- Monday. ana Tuesday morning in
company with gentleman who is ia
miliar with the Des Moines river. went
to Investigate number OF large clam
beds. which are said to exist in the Des
Moines river in this vicinity. When he
returned he was much elated and when
the shells are tested he will decide the
question OF establishing the industry
here.
CEDAR RAPIDST The park commits
tee IL pushing today over serious pro-
position, tho care 6f the hundreds 81
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