Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-03
VIA I They ARE DOING
Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.
IOWA NEWS q ITEMS s

colfax.
DIR. weirick arrived home Friday
afternoon from q trip to southwestern.
Nebraska, where he purchased . s20-;
acre alfalfa farm.
Sock City.
William c. Gerver, Of Alton. has filed
|a petition in voluntary bankruptcy,with
$5,2s5 liabilities, and 1855 assets. Sol.
Davis. of Sioux Rapids, has fled sim-
liar petition, with $1,00s liabilities and
no assets.
Fairfield.
County Treasurer Hopkirk was very
busy In his Office collecting taxes for the
last three days of March. The tax col-
lections for Friday were $1,000. the day
before s., 600, and the collections on Sat
urday reached 81, 900.
Kanawha.
Mrs. r. 4. Bray suffered a very pain
full accident Wednesday which may re-
suit in the loss Of the first joint OF a
finger OF the right hand. A gust of
wind blew the door shut. pinching her
finger and nearly severing the flrst
Joint. x
Alta. ST.
The thank offering taken. at the Meth
odist church, March 20, amounted to
nearly $1,000. The threatening weather
kept many away. otherwise the full
amount OF 81 800 that was expected from
this charge would no doubt have been
raised In full.
Creston.
A business man talking with re-.
porter recently said one OF the eVi-
dences of Crestonss prosperity was the
unusual demand for Office rooms
There has been a greater inquiry than
for long time and the desirable quar-
ters are most occupied.
Giidden.
John Harris and William Snyder have
purchased the boarding hall and the
four lots on which 1t iss located of the
college board. Consideration, $500. They
are taking the building down and will
use the lumber, so far as 1t will 60, in
building two residences.
Belle Plaine.
A new elevator is to be built by Mr..
sF'anton on the site Of the one recently
burned. Work Will commence as soon
as the debris is cleared away and the
weather becomes favorable for Out-of-
door work. The new structure will
have a capacity OF from 1000 to 5000
bushels.
Davenport.
Judge Bollinger disposed OF the case
lagairst Alice Williams, one Of the tough
lcolored women VINO have lived here
largely by robbery for some time. A
motion for a new trial had been pre-
viously- argued, and was overruled by
him Saturday morning, and Aliee was
sentenced to two years at hard labor at
Anamosa.
Webster City.
4 On one of the fiat cars on the freight
from the north Saturday were three
covered wa CONS. The horses We're in a
box car on the same train. The piopec-
lily belonged to a party of movers Who
had been overtakeE by the storm, and
trather than go on thru the mud they
decided to ship their property thru to
ltheir destination.
4 Oskaloosa.
In the district court in the case of
Clara Barton VS.. the Iowa Central rail-
Nay. for dana gee on account Of running
4 track across her property, the plaintiff
was awarded $3.50 by the court, and
There is judgment against the defendant
4 for costs. The motion of the defendant
for new trial was overruled. There
Twill probably be q bill OF exceptions
filled.
Cedar Rapids.
\ Nothing has occurred since the move
ment was started a year a go looking to-
ward the building of an auditorium in
Cedar Rapids that has given as much
lsatisfaction to the people as did letter
Ireceived Saturday morning by c. G..
4 Greene, from the Chicago & Northwest
fern Railway Company, in which was en-
lclosed a check for $500, free donation
Ito the Auditorium Company.
l Anamosa.
II After thirty-four years, residence
iamcng us Mr.. II. T. Curry has finally
decided to close up business and re-
move 10 Carroll, where his son VIII has
lbeen carrying on merchandising most
isuccessfully for years. FL. T. will 90
Into business With him on terms that
Twill be mutually beneficial. II will
hardly seem like Anamosa with Mr..
Curry gone, says the Eureka.
Boone.
The health officer notified the ladies of
the Benevolent Cociety that the quaran-
ltine would be lifted from the homes of
1.-THE Coleman and Hardin families on
Monday. 1t will be remembered that
these families have suffered from small
ipox and that all Of their clothes and
\ bedding must be burned. The Benevo-
|lent Society has therefore taken I'M the
task OF securing necessities for them.
Swaledale.
H. s. Cogswell was presented a medal
from one of our townsmen for his
bravery at the fire. = The Record
isays: Those who are inclined to think
THAT preachers are not useful members
Iof society should have been at the fire
i the other morning and seen Rev. Moss-
imam leading the procession to the top
lof the hotel to find place to play the
nose for effective work. Nothing slow
about the Methodist parson.''
Rockwell.
A AT recent meeting OF the Rockwell
.ischool board It was decided to change
1.-THE course of study, adding two more
grades. making twelve instead OF ten
This change was made In order TO pre-
pare the scholars for college immedi-
ately after graduation and is considered
livery favorably by the, patrons OF the
echocI, The matter OF retaining Princi-
pal y. sN.. Fleming was also brought up