Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-01

IOWA NEWS ITEMS

this place Is still offering to make per
cent lears on farms
NEvADA--A citizen of this place
and Des Moines have formed a partner
ship and will next month open up a
marble and granite shop in this city.
IOWA C1TY-NIrs. Joel Bartlett was
stricken down with paralysis before |
dawn Friday morning and on account |
of her advanced age is in a critical con-
dition.
ALBTA-Thc Union AYERS that the
amount of taxes the railroad corpora !
ticns will pay in Monroe county annu-
ally hereafter will meet the running ex-
penses of the county government II
kept within reasonable bounds.
COLFAx-rhe Clipper says in Colfax
the question no longer is what shall
we do with our girls?" but what shall
we do for girls?" Girls willing and
capable can secure good wages and
Pleasant homes FOR. doing house work
IN the spring city almost any time in
the year. But they are not to be had.
TRAER-The last census showed a
population OF 1,214 in Traer. Next
years census will show at least 1900
and possibly 1000. - Cholera broke
out in the swine herd of Mart Nichols
lust south of Traer, last week. He
shipped Carload at once. About for
ty died within few days and others
are going.
ROCKWELL CITY-A report comes
to the Advocate from the southeast
part Of Calhoun county that agents of
the Marshalltown & Dakota railway
are bargaining for the right-of-way be-
tween Gowrie and Rockwell City.
a This is the coal road that was built
last season from story City through.
Frazer to Gawrie.
BROOKLYN--C. H. Wichman, who
resides near Malcolm, informs the
Chronicle of another cow whose in
crease of Ter tribe IS worthy OF notice
She gave birth to twin calves in Octo-
Der, 1897, to one in December 1895, and
on Christmas eve of this year presented
her owner with twins again. An iii-
crease of five in two years is not so
bad.
AUDuBON-Grov Anderson, a boy
10 years old, was before Mayor Hanna
last week and was fined SIS and costs
for drunkenness. The mayor then
turned aim over to Judge Green 70 de-
.ermice whether he should not go 10
the reform school. The judge let him
off with the arrangement that he would
20 20 his father, who now lives at AT
lantic
wINTERSET-J. j. Castor broke
ground ON the 27th-literaliy Broke "
for it was frozen-for his new impie-
ment building, to be occupied by sias-
ton & Smith. on Jefferson street, just
east of the Leonard lots a I the nor.h-
east corner OF the public square. Tit
I, wi faft nv
stories high. with a. Placement, fttet
with elevator and heated by a furnace
SLATER Thomas Neck, brothe. o
u 4. Meek, of Slater. Story county
died In the insane department of th'
Anamosa penitentiary last week Mes'i
Was sert there about TWO months age
having Ii come violently insane durin!
~. tirle lie was held for trial on TN
charge of assaulting q number OF litti
o;r,s VIII, went to school TO him. Meel
,,.,ss.,t5 enc time a prominent teacher y
nSs ;,yti;las and was a candidate 10
the county SUPPLEMENTARY OF Poi
county at one time.
wA,rERLOO-H w Grout f'rida
morning got from the express oiiice a
o,d-ti1ne gun which he secured Wnli
east last summer. The weapon wa
carried in the war OF 1912. 1t is mint
lock and has a barrel about four Zee
long Tine diameter of the muzzie
fully three-quarters of an inch
Georve Paul sslipPeu ~ ss'ta "a.
tie and one OF hoss rfiuas -
shipment fof ls9s' u.iis
Mr.. PAU mas shli'i'sa =. a''' re-, .,,,;,,as
stock from TINS s,'' t 80 :, :,
cost him an me way = os', So ~, !.
car, and ne e ~ - ~,
paid the farmers ~ tiiis -
s25O.OOO for Stock auiiilS sne
COUNCIL Bl.si'f 80 ih'o,s
Rinker, who travels Tor .Ns.e'iia
Miller & Co. ana resides on isslli'
street, has filed petition IN Soluli. q,
bankruptcy in the ieaefsi couit u. =
oity His debts foot up S9.3fa.tu, ulNli