Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-10
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.


was under arrest at Marengo for rob I
berry, and slipped away while being
treated at the Jail as trusty.
Ottumwa.
superintendent Miss f. Trotter's re-
port shows that forty patients were
treated during the month of November
by the Ottumwa hospital. the largest
number ever treated in the same eng tn
of time.
Belle PLANE.
The surplus of material left over from
the construction of the /. g. NJ division
of the t.& N w. is being shipped to
Princeton. ILL.,. where it will be used
next spring in the construction of the
line to Peoria.
Jefferson.
The school board has tabooed the use
of the telephone in the school building
for omnibus" purposes, restricting the
service to actual communication be-
tween patrons, teachers and pupils con-
corning school matters.
Colfax.
colfax sports are anticipating grand
enjoyment at the Christmas shoot to be.
held here under the auspices of the club.
They expect 10 have 500 live pigeons,
plenty of turkeys and an abundance Of
targets for all who come.
Dubuque.
The United States grand jury which
MAS in session about one day brought
in its report Thursday forenoon. SIX in
dictfnellts We're found. all of which
|were. liquor cases The men indicted
|were arraigned that evening.
I7ipton.
Ben Bossert has recently completed
for John Willer, Jr one of he finess
farm houses in Cedar county. 1t coz
lftains eight large rooms, With all the
modern Improvements including not
Land cold water plumbing the cost was
over $1,000.
I.Colo.
\ The new elevator IS now all enclosed
land painted and shows sup nicely. The
Lbrick engine room islnearing completion
land soon the machinery will begin TO
abe installed The Banner says Colo can
1 soon boast of the best elevator running
4 in Story county.
Keokuk.
The Eseokuk Medical Society has been
i wears. ard it was rsorganized the other
evening at a meeting at the III. G. *
assembly room. Which was attended bs
a dozen and d half hysis.ians. D.. W
w Holmes was elected president, and
IDr. H a. kinnamanS secretary.
|Indiano!a.
4 The present term OF Simpson College
\ CLOSES With an attendance Of 49, stu
4 dents. The prospects are that this mum
4 Der will be increased about 100 during
1.-The winter term. Treasure
!, Morrison issued sixty five tax sale Ger
4 tificates this year The smallest numbe
in the history Of Warren county.
Extra.
Wilson PARROT and family who move,
y tout to Montana. a littlesover a Year age
Il returned one day last Week to good oil
Iowa. Wilson says that N some way.
8 1t is all right, good wages and plainly .
work but no schools for the children /
n speak of. When they do have school
a is for only three months in the year
! Toledo.
The new pipe organ in the Congrega
lstional church will be Dedicated Dec.
with a grand concert : The sclios
board ordered about s95 worth of book
for the school library last week. that be
ing i5Ncents per each person Of sehos
age in the district. The last bre.
was laid on the new NJ. r. church De-
a.
! Boone.
An old soldier named Williams wh
iesides with his family at Sixth an
Harrison streets, who has suffered fe
the past number Of Weeks from u 81
we're kidney trouble. has been left in
Gepiorable condition by the disease. NJ
: Williams mind has been affected by h
Iillnesss and at times he is a rayillg nls
Mae. but at Other. times seems vei
much improved in his mental cond
Itiol.
Carroll.
The city council is about to pass a
Ordinance compelling the retirement
boys and girls under the age of ISL fro
I 1.-THE streets after the hours of 5 p i
! in Winter and . p. m. during the sun
nler months. The Sentinel says this
good news and the new law VIII be
source of.relief TO the city officers, WI
= have no end of trouble in keeping o
der while youngsters are permittsdsto
s out all hours of the night.
Sac City.
!. The saloon statement of consent
! circulation since election day, was fills
:, near midnight of Wednesday, Dec.
The number of names alleged TO
filed is $50. rhe number required
|sustain the statement of consent is 2
: I749. The Sun reports that the canva.
i lduring the closing days Was vlgoros
= and that Intimidation, misrepresent;
ton and promises akin TO bribery hal
been reported from various persons.
a Ottumwa.
e j. II. Stoessell has filed with Commi
ii soner in Bankruptcy John w. Lewis {
duplication to be declared bankrur
He schedules his liabilities at S2413.
and his assets at sl,136.H. Mr.. Stoasss
:, was formerly one of the proprietors
! grocery store in South Ottumw
. which failed few years ago, and it
said the assets are of but tritiing Walt
as they are apparently old and unct
lectable accounts arising from the ga
&c business.
y Audubon.
!. T. f. Green has recently sold his far
northeast of town to MIR. Frederic
son, from Nebraska. Mr.. Green then.
company with brother in Crawfo
st lco,Inty went out to Dawson county.