Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-08
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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NEvADA-Three hundred and forty
seven people last week bought round
trip tickets from Nevada to the state
fair
IOWA CITY-The board Of supervi-
sors has ordered an assessment of $500
per year against saloon men and the
property they occupy.
DUBUQUE-The owners Of the
eleven slot machines paid $40 into the
city treasury. There are about thirty
eight in the city and ali will have to
pay up or go out of business.
MAXWELI-The promoters of the
new farmers creamery announce their
intention of completing their organiza-
ton and of beginning the constructio,
of the new plant in the near future
NEWTON-Our marshal and deputy
put a sudden stop to a game of craps
by their appearance on the depot plat
form about IL O'Clock Saturday night
The players disappeared in the sur
rounding darkness like magic.
OELWEIN-Tlle Primitive Baptists
have purchased the Lutheran church
and will move it upon lots directly
been donated for that purpose by
lMessrs. Boyack and NJ. Wing.
| ALGONA-As a sample of present
prices a thrifty farmer says he was Of
fered s1S head for calves considerably
lunder a year old. So A new whole
sale grocery house will open on the 18th
The Upper Des Moines says it is hand
somely filled up.
OTTUN1WA-We Wednesday morning in
district court Judge Sloan sentenced
George Weston to eighteen months in
| the penitentiary. Weston is the man
who, on the evening of July "a attemp-
1 ted to rob Rev. shippey. of Lamona.
/ while passing through the city on Bur
iIlington No. 4.
4 EEOKUK-Fred w. Haskins was ac-
i auitted the second time of stealing a
cash register, in the superior court Fri
lday night, and once got service on the
/ prosecuting witness of notice of a sui
4 for $4,000 damages for false imprison-
inent. The suit for theft grew out of
| the authorization of the sale of a cas'
'lregister by it's owner and its subsequent
i sale by him.
4 DAVENPORT-The fuel dealers of
4 this city had a conference Tuesday and
the result was the placing of the price
of hard coal at s7.75, or what amounts
to an advance of Is cents at this place.
for some dealers have been selling at
Isl, trying to give their customers to the
last the benefit of the advantageous
purchases they had made, while others
were selling at $3.50.
FORT DODGE-A stranger went into
IT, H. Pierce's store on Front street
Thursday and asked them to change {
$40 bill. Miss Nellie. 14-year-old
laughter, was behind the counter. The
i stranger held the bill in his hand until
/ the young lady commenced counting the
4 change, when he substituted the ten
with one and the trick was not dis
covered until the rascal had disap-
i peared.
i WATERLOO-Henry McClain, living
A on jefferson. street near West Sixteenth
while in violent fit of insanity Tues
day night was taken in charge by Mar
shall Wetlaufer. He was found running
lin field near his home beating the all
Il with his fists and making peculiar
4 buzzing sound like that of a swarm OF
bees with his mouth. During the night
Int took the strength of several men tc
hold him at times and Wednesday had
repeated paroxysms of the same char
acter The commissioners of insanity
had not decided upon his disposition al
latest reports.
SIOUX CITY-Word was received
Tuesday from w. G. Davenport thai
he had recovered the team of black
g horses and the swell trap which were
stolen from him a few days ago by G
man giving the name of Wilson, who
claimed to be stopping here between
: trains and who wanted to take a ride
LIT seems that he drove the horses as fal
las Lincoln. Neb., and there they were
found with five other stolen horses b!
Sheriff Davenport. The thief. whose
name Is George Gregory. however, hat
mot been caught, although 1t was be-
llieyed that he would be very soon. HI
:. lis very we'll known In Lincoln.
CARROLL-M.Do has sold hi.
farm south Of town to Ben Ceiling fol
$40 an acre, and Will give possession OF
, the first of March. This is the fifth
!. farm Mr.. Donelon has owned and solt
, since coming to the county twenty-f1v,
, wears ago. He says that he has neve
lsold one that he did not realize an ad
, vance OF price, the tendency always be
!, ing upward He bought the John Whit
man place, which he Just sold, SOM
nine years ago for $50 an acre. He
however, made some substantial i'm
!. improvements on the farm since he bough
lit. He is undecided as to what he viii
do, but it Is probable he will again in
vest in Carroll county farm. for h
does not believe that the highest motel
: has yet been touched in price.
COIYNCII, RI.uFFS-Poll Tax Col
e lector Atwood reports that he will com
: |plete the annual collection Of poll take
4 by the last Of the present month an,
e that the amount collected in cash will
be much greater than that Of any pre-
h ceding year. AS fast as his collection
business will permit he is bringing
e suits against those who have not PAL
the tax and in every case has been sue
. Icessful. In two cases decided ths oths