Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-02

nishes the roofing material and does
the work for 5000 w. y. Gordon has
the contract for the frame husking
sheds 3s15zz by 1e0 feet and the once Il
by 20 feet, performing the labor for
1850. Mr.. Mark Reeve. Of Garrison,
will superintend the construction on
behalf OF the canning company. Work
will begin az soon - the weather will
permit.
Okden.
Mr.. Martin Ritter. OF Noble county,
Indiana, father OF b. F. of Amaaua,
and brother-in-law OF Mr. H. a., Nc
lCaskey, Is visiting with his relatives I'M
and about Ogden. Mr.. Ritter spent the
winter in California visiting with his
son, Joe Ritter, who lives at Monrovia.
in Los Angeles county. Mr.. Ritter was
charmed with the country and climate
He purchased an orange farm. paid at
the rate OF 5000 per acre. His son Joe
will look after the orchard. The trees
are just beginning to bear at years
old.
Dubuque.
Kolf' & Fuller, shoe manufacturers,
made an assignment Wednesday, for the
benefit OF their creditors. The assets are
about $1,000, and the liabilities $11,S00.s
The firms offices and factory are at
Main and Second streets, where the bus
mess has been located for many years.
1t has been known in business circles
for some time that the firm has been
embarrassed financially, but the BUSH
ness was continued in the hope that
eventually there would be a change for
the better. The members of the firm are
both reputed to be honest and conscien-5
|3tioVR men.
Museatine.
The private telephone has lately come
into use with quite a number Of the.
farmers in this locality and new ones
Those who already have them see what
long needed Improvement they are.
In case of an accident or a fire few
Years ago, the farmers would have to
take horse and ride to the nearest
farm house for help. but. instead. all
they have to do now, is to go to the
phone and call up their neighbor, in
about two minutes, where before 1t
took from half an hour to an hours
time to get help.
Davenport. M
AS reported by the city physician
there 555 births within the city limits
of Davenport during the calendar year
of 1899, PA males, 276 females and not
lspeclfied. DIR. Preston has gathered
these figures from Assessor Bierring's
lreturns and believes them to be about
correct. He holds however that 1t
would be better if the old law requir-
ing the attending physician or midwife.
in each case to report to the clerk of
the health board, giving more full par
ticulars than are now secured. The
number of marriages in davenport from
March 1, 1899, to March, i. 1900, was
322.
Sioux City.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector p.
=. Marcy, of this district, Is in the city.
He reports considerable bootlegging in
a number OF the northern and north
western Iowa counties, where the liq-
uor dealers failed to secure the neces-
4 sary percentage of signatures on petit
Etions for the operationsof saloons under
1.-THE Martin mu!ct law. The trouble has
/ been especially noticeable at Esther
vile. The bootleggers are not only vio-
Hating the state but the federal laws
and the United States officials are hot
on their trail. A number of arrests
have already been made. Thus far al
4 the alleged offenders have been ar
raigned before the commissioner al
Clarion and committed to jail at Fort
Dodge.
'T'raer.
/ 1t has been learned from good author
lity the plan for the new depot of The l..
NJ. & N. w. has been decided on. 1t will
be a very attractive frame building.
with a gable fronting on the track in the
middle of the main part. There will be
4 a waiting room for men on one end, and
a waiting room for women at the other
1 end, with the ticket Office and registry
lroom between. The freight room Will be
in a lower part of the same building and
Eadjoins the ladies waiting room. 1t has
mot been fully decided which side of the
main track it will be on, but probably
Will so on the east. facing the west. "A
Mr.. Conner, of Cedar Rapids, has se-
cured the contract for all the depots,
.stockyards. etc, along the line. 1t is
said there will be three styles of depots
and Traer will get a No. 1. the best
brand.
1 Jefferson.
The smallpox scare of the past
month has pretty nearly knocked the
wind out of the High school lecture
course. The Vending date had to be
cancelled and he can not be secured
i again; Henry Watterson wrote last
week and said he would come April 8
Il but Professor Carlisle was not sure
enough about future conditions to ac-
lcept the date, and SO that is gone;
while Professor Denote. the star Of
4 the whole SERIES who was to have beer
here this week, was Withdrawn by Iii,
bureau last week and sent elsewhere
4 because it was impossible to advertise
sI him with certainty. Professor Carlisle
lis going to try and patch up this badly
A shattered program for the series III
some way, and il he fails to do so there
Twill be a refund announced for season
1 ticket holders.
4 Millions Given Away.
4 1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know OF one concern which is
not afraid to be generous. The pro-
a prietors of DR.. Kings New Discovery
4 for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
have given away over 100000 tria
/ bottles and have the satisfaction 81
4 knowing 1t has cured thousands Of
hopeless cases. Asthma, bronchitis, Ia
II Crime and all throat chest and ling