Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-10
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VlueQ they are given the same number
OF men, and they have not any inn
proved apparatus either. The board Of
supervisors, road supervisors, cOntrac
tors and many others interested in road
building were present to learn some
thing new" but they could not be con-
WINGED that the piece of road built was
any better than is now to be seen
Throughout the city.
WATERLOO-E c. Case, of Cedar
Falls, brought to this city Saturday one
Of the largest stone axes probably in
existence. He found 1t few months
ago near the Indian burying ground at
Beaver Grove two and one-half miles
north of New Hartford. The blade is
eleven inches long, eight inches wide
and two and one-half inches thick at
the heaviest point. 1t weighs eighteen
and one-half pounds. 1t is grooved for
the handle and shows evidence of use.
IDA GROVE-The work on the stand
pipe is progressing very well. About
half of the tank is up forty feeD. Any
one who will watch the process of put
ting the pipe together for few min
utes will not doubt but what 1t Will
aold water when completed. The plates
are riveted together with seven-eighths
rivets put in white hot and hammered
TO head before cool, SO that the plates
are drawn together more closely than
could otherwise be done by the con-
traction of the rivets when cooling
MUSCATINE--Mor than any person
has an idea of people have been moved
to stop and gaze for moment at the
| Mississippi river during the last several
9 ~; II
was a beautiful sight with the water as
calm and peaceful and mirroring the
different colorings of the sky and trees.
The stage is somewhat lower than it
was a few weeks ago. On the first of
| the month it was 3.6 feet above low wa
ter mark but has now fallen to 81
/ feet above The river, however, is high
| in comparison to other years.
IOWA CITY-As to raising the s4o0
for the return of the Fifty-tirst Iowa
the First National Bank and Farmers
Loan and Trust Company (acting con-
| jointly responded with an offer of 500.
1.-The johnson County Savings Bank said,
Wen send s1C0, and if that isn't
Ienough we II furnish the whole $500. The
IOxford banks have expressed their Will
tingness to contribute their quota. and
There is no doubt that the other banks
lof the county will do as Well Thus the
s40O will probably be divided pro rata
Iamong all the banks of Johnson county.
/ SIOUX CITY-Col. 1. G. Elston stated
4 Saturday that the International Pack
ling Company would begin the repairing
and charging of the Silberhorn plant
within three days after Sioux City had
subscribed its pledged portion of the
Ibonus. New boilers will Immediately
be put in and the killing of hogs VIII
begin in about three weeks after the
Ioverhauing has been started ThS
stock yards committee, j. H. Ma
son chairman, and the committee oil
/ Wholesale grocers. druggists and com
Imission men, John Hornick chairman
held meetings Saturday afternoon ane
lsubscribed about s4 800 toward the DO
mus and laid the wires for 5000 or 50,
Loco more About half of the $4,000 DO
nus has been pledged
SAC cITY-Sun, 5th: The railwa!
track and dump cars in use by the MI
i Yankee railway graders at Sac City VII
be moved today To the long cut abou
tyvo and one-half miles northwest o
town. Grant, Linton g. Co. are now t
Iuse five trains of dump cars and abou
roo men in that cut. The deep cut JUS
west of old Ashwood Park in this cit
lis not completed. Today fifty-iiye team
are in use there. MIR. Grant says ina
lat the contract price per yard he IS los
ing money in that cut, equal to about )
! yer team each day. The bridge force !
still busy on the Cedar bridge. Tn
piles are all driven at Sac City. but tn
), carpenters may not be here for severa