Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-16
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Observation-Disclosures,

cHARITON-An epidemic of humps
has struck his city. Twenty-Five cases,
many of whom are seriously i'll. have
been reported, and two deaths have all
ready occurred from the effects of the
disease.
LEON The, women of the New Salem
icnurrii IN iiamiiton township, Decatur
lcounty, have made handsome crazy
quilt With over 700 names worked
thereon. II Will be sold to the highest
bidder for the benefit of the church.
BOONE Several changes are taking
place in the Office of MIR. ~. ~. Schenck
ldivision engineer for the Northwestern
there. Mr. X. c. Zinck has been trans
ferred to Chicago. and Mr.. Chance Will
lleave for another point Monday. Mr..
| Dyer, the stcnographer, has accepted
/ position at Lake City.
LIE MARS-A. j. Slang. county treas
urer, has submitted his semi-annual re-
| port to the county commissioners, and
| 1T makes good reading for Plymouth
county taxpayers, showing a surplus of
I s95,229.57 in the treasury. The re-
port Of the poor farm shows that it is
innw on a paying basis, having this year
yielded a profit Of s4US.s3.
WATERI.O 90 Sheriff Law on Friday
gave deed to the Fields farm. known
as Cedar Fails Stock farm, in favor OF
Mrs Nioletta Fields who has redeemed
the property which was sold under a
mortgage Jan. 10. 1899 The property
was bid in at that time by III. b. Allen
for sl7,405.lc, the amount of the judg-
ment, Interests and costs taxed against
the place. The deed conveying the prop
erty to Mrs. Fields was authorized by a
sertificate assigned to her by MI. Allen.
ana lne eoiiNtsalice SHOWS tiit pu'Sii Ia
price the same as year age. me
farm consists OF efo acres.
GRAND JUNCTION game of
i chess IS now being played, by mail, be
tween Mr. Phil e Rendbsrg Of Ogden
land MIR A. b, Taylo, OF Grand Junction
Both are said 10 be good chess players,
but as Mr.. Taylor has Won about eveiy
game he has played 50 far the Head
light feels like predicting that he VIII
get the best of 1t with the Ogden ger
t.enan. 1T Will take SIX weeks TO play
8 the game by mail.
IlEOKU iS-Satulday evening Officer
Fields arrested a man at Fourteenth
and Concert streets Who manifested all
Il the symptoms and characteristics of ar
insane man. He was taken TO police
headquarters. where he gave his flains
as James Murphy. He is rather tall. ha.
a black beard and appears TO be abou
40 years of age He talks great deal
but nothing can be gained from wha
he says. He told Officer Fields that h.
was once policeman III Chicago. Hl
Twas also heard To mention the town @
Mt. Pleasant and it is thought from
: that he is an escaped lunatic.
i SIOUX lITY--C'ity Solicitor F. T.. Gil
& Iexpects a busy week when the listtic
! Icourt takes up its law docket Jam 90
5 ISix different personal INJURY damae
{ suits arg set for that week. None o
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n,o,en,eats As he entered state stree
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4 T.-R. STGG ESTION INDoRSED
,s.fisWo.,i. Jan. ls Eater is-is: Dec
Sir-Your editorial on the need
4 male teachers in your excellent pape
4 os January Ii attracts attention on a,
4 count of the inference that fenia
, teachers arr. incapable Of aaministerln
punis hment with the rod Nov. NJ
IF Editor we met an instance recent
ID where boy showed night and tae iae
$, teacher young woman OF oruihai
10 size, took MN ny the eoiiaf ana Puis'
d him out OF ms seat, tlreshlns ~
A. soundlS ana tiius queiiiils an s
3 ton that haa been Turned over 70 ~
4 by man wao preceuea hef. IN o.
,ta pf it is quite the ST,