Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-03
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ROCK ISLAND SURVEYORS.


and striking the NJ. & st. L. on what
is known as the ]. c. Tabor farm. They
are said to be as mum as ever.
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ANOTHER PHASE OF TRAMP
PROBLEM.
[Dumont Times.l
A couple of covered wagons passed
through town Tuesday, which con-
tanned a couple of strengthening men
and two children. The great lazy louis
sat in the wagons and made pretense
of buying a few old rubbers, while the
children were sent around to beg food
and clothing. People who give to such
critters are only helping to sustain the
tramp problem instead of trying te
abolish it.
PROVIDING FOR THE STREET
FAIR
Richmond Herald.l
Belmond had her street fair last Sat
urday night. After the performance
the participants We're cordially invited
by the mayor and Marshal Kenefick to
share in the city's hospitality Every
available space in the city hotel was
occupied and many turned away A
few thought that the rate (s13.S0 pei
day. was little high. considering the
accommodations, and took the first OPP
lportunity to change their quarters.
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RAISING THE FUNDS.
ICouncil Bluffs Nonpareil1
Copies OF Governor Shaw's letter to
the bankers of Iowa, calling upon them
10 advance the money for the transpor-
tation of the Fifty-fi first Iowa from San
Francisco to this city We're received at
the Council Bluffs banks yesterday. The
amount for the bankers of each county
lis only about s400. Speaking of the
matter yesterday afternoon an official
of one of the banks said: We have
just received the governors letter and
don't know just how we or the other
banks will care to act in the matter,
but you may rest assured that If this is
to be plan Pottawattamie county will
not be behind the others"
KEOKUK'S GREATEST PROJECT.
[Gate City.]
If we were asked to name the one
institution that is greatest as a mark
lof enterprise and a sign of the great
character of the people of keokuk we
would say the Y. NJ. c. A. building and
Organization. OF course the people have
found by the proof that 1T is managed
| in most successful way by some of
our greatest business men. Nothing
succeeds like success. But that this
|people would give the money to erect
that great building and then give the
/ steady income that maintains the Y. NJ.
Il ~, In nj Is
i marks this as one of the exceptional
Communities of the United States.
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TROUBLES OF PROSPERITY.
Manson Democrat
4 Col. Frank Yates is again in trouble.
| He was in town Monday to engage a
lawyer to defend a suit which one of his
4 neighbors has brought against him fof
trespass. 1t seems that Col. Yates
corn grew so tall that it shaded about
ten acres of the neighbours corn and
| killed it out. Some pumpkins that he
/ planted grew so large that they crowd
| ed the line fence six feet over onto the
/ neighbours land. Besides this Col
i Yates fat cattle have become so siick
that they slide through the fence any
where and destroy more than they arr
worth. To add to his misfortunes Col
i Yates lost one of his best cows one day
last week in a very peculiar manner
She was nosing around the granary ane
ran into roll of $40 bills which tht
colonel had stuffed into Knot hole t
keep the oats from running out. Sh'
|pulled them out and tried to swallow
them, but was choked TO death by tn
wad.
| Ia. C. BONDURANTS QUEER WILL
VALLEY Junction Express.l
t The Will of A. c. Bondurant, founde
2 of the town of Bondurant, and b,
: (which property valued at a quarter of
: million of dollars is disposed of. va
filed for probate with the clerk o
5 courts Tuesday 1t is one of the mos
! peculiar wills that has come to the at
tention of the court in many years.
First it names NJ. NJ. Bondurant an
: J, S. Ward as executors and, proceed
Il ling. il provided that Mrs. Bonduran
2 shall have the absolute right and It'll
! TO the homestead during her life which
: by the will, is interpreted to mean al
LOT the thousand or more acres compfis
ling the home place. Further than this
III is provided that of his personal prop
4 erty enough shall be converted int
!, cash 10 give her $4,000 After this i
! done the executors are directed TO hol'
E The entire estate intact for period o
$ ten years and to invest the proceeds
G Ian personal property until that tim
land at the expiration of ten years II !
: no be divided between his children an
e their husbands and wives and M
g grandchiidren now living or born pilo
7 10 the expiration of the term. share an
! share alike Ii is further provided tna
d IN the event OF the death of his VIII
G within ten years the homestead Is TO D
: taken over by the executors and DIS
:, posed of with the other property as pro
$ yided. The executors and three person
\ whom they shall appoint are to max
the division.
!. Does Coffee Agree With You.
g II not. drink Grain-O--made fror
4 pure grains. A lady writes: The frs
g time made Grain-O l did not like i
! Thu, after using it for one week nothin
would induce me to go back to coffee.
1T nourishes and feeds the system. II,
children can drink il freely with gres
benefit. 1t is the Strengthening sui
stance of pure grains Get packap
. today from your grocer, follow the d
: rections in making 1t and YOU will HAY