Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-23

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actual results. ne ihsA y y sevsnteenj|
acre field that yieided ~ sbslas,eis more
than Twenty-Five bushels 10 the acre.
For his SEED he receavsd IN 1ojust q
strifie less than 80 an acre. The man /
who beats this record this year or any
iotlier year WI, have to hump himself,
declares the BeA~ N.
Council Bluifs
Six CAGES Of scarlet fever were re-
ported to the city clerk Friday. making
twelve cases reported this month. In
one family four children are Ill.
Hugh Smith, the evangelist, has been
secured to assist Rev. NJ. C. Waddell in
a series Of revival meetings to be held
in the Broadway Methodist church In
January. Mr.. Smith is a son of a for
mer presiding elder OF the Council
Bluffs district, Rev. w. T. Smith, who
made his home in this city. The evan
gelist is accompanied by singer.
Keokuk.
Saturday a deal was completed by
which the Gate City Gas Construction
II SOIlpd!y UOukHl eSllS GS-'6NOk y 5sStAStA5
building on the northwest corner of
Fourth and Johnson streets of Mrs
Katherine Mcnamara for its new fac
tory. The consideration was $1,000 and
Improvements will be made which will
bring the cost up to 5000. The COM
4 pany will8remodel the building. put on
a new roof and put in plate glass
front The factory will have 5000 feet
II x.,tll ba farftlr.
ling acetylene machines by December.
Bows.
Silas Wright met with an experience
Hast Thursday night that is causing.
lhim to wonder why he still happens to
/ be on this earth. He was sOiling the
4 windmill on G.. H. Jamerson's farm.
4 the tower of which is 50 feet high. " hen
4 in some way he lost his hold and fell
a distance Of forty feet, striking in
A tree. The branches broke the force OF
1.-the fall and Silas landed in a crotch
of the tree all right side up with care.
Aside from a few severe bruises and a
terrible shaking up he is little the
q worse for the fall. Mr. Wright Is q
a man of 200 pounds.
Belle Plaine.
Not quite half of the construction
#Ifwork on the C. & N. w. extension into
Monroe county is done, tho the con-
struction train is now at work, on the
!. other side of the river and pushing
s along as fast as possible. Work mas
been delayed during the summer ana
fall by the lack of laborers and is stu
hampered from the same cause. In all
1 some nine or ten miles Of track nave
: been laid. This includes a big bridge
i across the Des Moines river. The con-
i tractor is hurrying along 70 get the
!. work done before winter weather sets
lin. as the management wants to open
sup the mines this winter
: Macon City.
a The case of Fitzgerald We Mason City
d which involved the Willow creek sewer
r and which has, been on the docket for
: the past three years, was compromises
4 by the contractors in the city getting
together" 1t was All action brought
|norninally BY Ford & DeLaHunt. con-
:. tractors, against the city for ALLEGED
|nonfulfillment Of contract. The amount
1.-THE contractors claimed as the result Of
$ work not paid for and loss on profit:
= which they averred could have beer
= lmade blythe compilation Of the sewer, to-
( gether with interest and another adden
da figured up in the neighborhood Q
y $4,000. The case was settled for $500.
- Sioux City.
i Patrick j. Conway, of Sioux City, ha
! flied bankruptcy proceedings, namin
=. mis- liabilities al s11.747.70 and his asset
u as sl75 in household goods and clothing
e which are exempt. A petition has bee
d. filed by simon j. MONTE. Of Hartley
with liabilities of sl,495 and no asssts
n Arthur r. Paige. of Sioux City, has pc
III 4titloned for his discharge in bank
Il. ruptcy Thursday night tn
is BARRIERS union will meet and tn
A. names OF the shops which have refuse
;e to close early will be reported. Thes
IN Twill be presented to the Trades Assem-
VS. |biy and the delegates will carry ther
Y to every union in the city. Members {
Eall organizations will be asked not !
!. patronize the shops. a union man sal
the statement that eighteen shops ha
not agreed to the unions propositio
- | was not true; that the number VIZ
- NOT over a half dozen and they we,
ii small shops.
he Dubuque.
to The case of a woman sudden1
n changing her mind came to light Sa
5urday when Mrs. Celia Reilly. o. Iie
West. called on P. G. Murray, the a
! torney in the bank and insuran,
- building, and stated tina she wanted
! Withdraw her suit for divorce again
- her husband, Hugh Reilly. Mr.. Ma
IA ray was the attorney for her huaban
who was about to oppose the 81,
~ which was being waged in the e1ui
a. Scourt. ard was still more surprs'
10 when Mrs. Reilly engaged him 70 a
ne las her attorney in the settlement Of q
estate of her Brother, who died over
Grant county fs,w days ago. n
brother was a wealthy bachelor farms
n who died without a viii. bequeathi,
Use all his estate TO Mrs. Reilly. who Is t
ad only heir. Mr.. Murray at once prepar
nd the papers for the withdrawal Of n
Is divorce proceedings, she agreeing
IN pay up all costs
Il "A Rockwell City.
ral The town well is down nearly 4c0 fes
ia, but at 800 feet the casing IS stuck and
is taking considerable work TO move
There seems 10 be a defective place
the hole, whsre the pipe becomes ia!
.eu and the contractor is now engaged i
LOT pulling the casing out for the purpo
aes8 of raynedying the defect il ossibls.j i