Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-10
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

HARTLEY--The people of this neigh
borhood are enjoying good sieighing &
this week.
kEOKUK-The revival meetings be- 4
ing held by the combined Methodist
churches of the city during the past
four weeks have resulted III ninety-fiv
conversions.
MASON CITY-The Initial revival
meeting Of a series to b. h.sId under
the nastesfu leadership o. I.Ianeclist
j. X. Pratt was held last night al the +
Congregational church.
WATIlRI.OO-Th Reporter states
that the police are signing for business
slt mas been several days since an ar
rest mas been made and 4 month since
an ofiense graver than iiifs3xication has Is
been reported. The principal business
Of The patrolmen is reporting dead gas
lights.
WtlLIAMs--A numbsi d he prom
Iineat ladies Of the city niet with Miss
l.aona Harrison last F'risiaS afternoon
and organized a woman literary club. +
which VIII meet once cyerv NO weeks +
at the several homes Of tho I,,stfl bars I
| The club starts out with good niem- i
| bership.
| SAC ClTY--The canning factory well
is now down $50 feet. The hicago &
Northwestern RaiiWas Company
agrees 70 guarantee the canning oon,-
pany Mater if il will proeeea With the
erection Of the factory Oh The sta Sc
lected. The canning company pro badly
lSwill accept the proposition
! IOWA GlTY--In the District court in 4
1.-THE case Of Hoover vs.. Hoover, a di-
yoree action. the Defendant with6feN
and the plaintiffs demand for atlmony
/ to The amount of $500 Mas withdrawal
Default was entered against the de-
lfendant Which signifies Thar tne faatri-
lnonial alliance woula De mutually
I.broken off
i GRESTo Nc arpenters who have
been in cresten for a Nugnbea &c FEARS
expect plenty Of empla3nenf This sea-
son Thes- believe that building win bs
4 INDUCED in sufficient prarortlons to
> give Work for allsthe me- hanles IN the
Icty. but do not think X VIII beto such
Ian extent hat very in,ieh foreign labor
will be necessary.
i ALBA The subject 81 general con
versation in Abba and Monroe county
in the pas, day or two has been the *
orbitant cost of the smallpox troubles
Il al coalheid. 1t is detemnined that
smallpox is a luxury and rather eost-i
Is. SAYS the Union. That paper states
!, that taxpayers ram consider themselves
lucky if they get off Nth paying a sum
. of between $1,000 and SeHoQ
HAsbPTctN Hotel Hampton ,iiangs,,
hands on Thursday Feb. i. a. q e.ias-
vail. Who mas had charge oa the Motel
during the past year. sseps lown and
J. son, no has leased M property, Mr.
I Whitson Il a hotel man Of expetienee
and = well known 70 ne travelling pubs
In Iowa for Years. says ttiis week s
Recorder.
FORT DODGE-Nir. O. Cealiley Of
], Iderailing device thorough test and
those who Witnessed the test iiaatis on
! he side track leading 10 tbs neV lophs
fruft house on "Wednesday pronounce
I tbs derailer a success. The sample
. used was made in tlne shops in this city
by George Landers. under Mr.. coak-
. q patent on II
HtsBBAIslo-o city aldermen hell
: a special meeting last Satulciay5ex evening
10 decide the matter Of purchas rg
e ieew'Ar tor our CITY water works. rhes,
2 cpnsilered the question we as 10
Z whether a gasoline engife Nnia 81
; preferable over q steel wiultn ae1l
they came q the sensible conNillsi@s.
: that an engine would be the atepAr
: poMer They accordingly purehased a
! seven-herss power engine al 4 cost Of
!: $3.50