Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-07


Ing. Work on the new seaverns
elevator in the west end OF the city is
making rapid progress and the indica-
tons are that 1t will be finished before
snow flies.
Ottumwa.
The death OF Earnest Edgar owens
occurred at the Ottumwa hospital at
II O'Clock Tuesday night. after a three
weeks illness of typhoid fever. The
deceased had been at the hospital a
little over week. during which time
his condition was most critical. Mr..
Owens was Burlington freight con-
ductor. and had been in the employ OF
that company for he past fifteen
years. His parents reside here.
Cedar Falls.
The canning factory closed Saturday
night after one OF the most successful
seasons in its career. 100000 cans Of
corn are the results of these few weeks
of activities. Long hours and busy
workers have been necessary to accom-
plish this amount Of work in the limited
time. The pack never was better, the
corn being in prime condition, and will
fully sustain the reputation the factory
has for supplying the market a No. I
article.
Dubuque.
q The geology Of Dubuque county, COM
piled and carefully prepared by Samuel
Calvin and H. F. Balm, the state geolo-
gists. has just been issued, and is a
work in neat book form. The
book contains about 300 pages, and is
Illustrated turnout. The book contains
many items OF interest. as DUBUQUE
county Is rich in mineral deposits and
ores. The biologists spent many weeks
in the county, and found many inter-
asting facts.
Boone
The police spent the greater part Of
two days this week in looking for and
trying to get q shot at a mad dog that
is said to be at large. The dog, accord
ing to the telephone messages received
at the department. must be twins. for
he is seen in several parts OF the city
at the same time. Tuesday
afternoon Miss Edna Jones, night oper-
ator in the Boone County Telephone
Company's Office, was accidentally shot
and painfully but not seriously injured
In the hip.
iDenison. s
3 Last week DenisOn was afflicted by
couple of street evangelists, who pro.
fessed to have corner on salvation
Later it was found that they were not
what they claimed. and that on the con-
trary. altho passing as man and wife
they We're not such. They Were fired
10, u,
which they found shelter and were sent
on their way. These travelling hyp5-
critics do great harm to the cause Of real
religion. Our people and our churches
should be careful Of these wolves in
Sleeps clothing, says the Review.
Grundy Center.
Republicans: Mayor Pierce, OF Mar
shalltown, appeared before the board 81
supervisors Monday for the purpose OF
securing the contract to ferret out the
unpaid taxes in this county We are
candidly Of the opinion that the amour,
of property found will not justify the
county for the time and trouble In
volved in collecting back taxes Not
only that, but neighborhood quarrels
will be started that will end in all kinds
nf trouble. Miss Nellie Skinner,
formerly of Grundy Center. has secured
a situation in the public schools OF Wa
terloo.
Centerville.
The settlement OF the Shoemaker es-
tate Yesterday made Attorney Mech
ems Office look like the Paris exposi-
ton for brief space OF time. About
f,p ha shsi js,tt nj
office to sign up papers and agreements.
The 27O-acre farm in Johns township
was sold to ]. "A. Shoemaker for $7,70O,
each Of the other heirs signing quit
claim deeds to the land. After the busi-
ness was transacted the heirs all went
to Eckermans photograph parlors and
had their pictures taken. Many Of them
live in Kansas and Oklahoma. This
seems good way to settle up estates
instead of the heirs going into court
and quarreling over matters. spending
money and creating enmity among
themselves. says the Citizen.
Sioux City.
The poundmaster's report for last
and impounded, 1877: dogs killed after
being impounded, $50; dogs redeemed.
twenty-three: dogs sold. six; dogs now
In the pound. eight. The amount Of dog
tax collected during the month was
$50: pound fees. $10.25: dogs sold, S.
cents: total amount collected, $3.50.
The grand jury made Its report
just before noon Wednesday and among
the true bills was one against Frank
Peyton, charging him with the murder
OF John E. Robson in this city last
December. Peyton is now in the cus-
tody Of the authorities at ST. Louis. He
Is serving q three months Jail sentence
for larceny. His Indictment here means
in all probability that efforts Will be
begun at once to have him brought
back 10 Sioux City for trial during the
present term Of the district court.
Shenandoah.
Saturday evening about ten O'Clock
while on his way to his fathers home
east OF town Mr.. Fred Fischer ran into
a barb wire tightly drawn and tted
across the bridge across Four Mile
Greek just east Of the H. & 8. shops.
The wire, a two strand barb, was tied
to the posts OF the bridge about two
feet above the ground. Just the dls.
lance to- entangle q team and perhaps
seriously hurt some one. Mr.. FlScner
went on to. the corner north and then
came back to town and hunted up
Marshal Coloneus. Together they
went out and when almost to the bridge
hsard Q bury coming at q rapid eait;
The marshall m forward callIHg rs III
people ~ stop aAA III bugEy NaashSlt.