Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-28
Local Affairs in Hundreds of Iowa Towns of
Interest to the General Reader.

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Dewitt The principal place for tram
sacting the business of this association
shall be at Dewitt, Iowa. The object of
this association is to mutually insure
the property of its members against loss
or damage by fire and liughtning.
4AIBIA-Is is expected that the Con
sotidatioI Coal Company will put four
new coal drills at work in Bluff Creek
township this week Each drill weighs
5000 pounds and is equal 70 five-horse
power The three drills the company
has been using are only three horse
power
sCRA NTON- Mr.. Thomas Rhodes
mas sold ms farm 10 Mi t. T.. Shaw
and MIR. Rhodes has in turn purchased
1.-The Paul Hanson farm east of town.
He sold Il quarter section and pur-
chased the same number Of acres of
Mr.. Hanson. This gives Mr.. Shaw a
farm of $40 acres, and there is no bet-a
ter farm of its size in the country. Mr.
Hanson, with his family, will move to
| Nebraska.
CRESTON-Eids for the new govern
ment building to be erected in this city
when the government gets ready were
| opened Monday in Washington. The
| treasury department, which has charge
Of this matter reserves the right 10 re-
| fuse all the bids. 1t may he that none
of those submitted viii ne accepted. An
agent of the government is expected To
| visit the city and look over the pro-
| posed locations.
cENTERN LILLE Lord Rosebery.
Jbhn Stricklsr's famous horse, Will be
shipped to Chicago on April and Will
participate in races in the grand racing
Ieircuit of this year, Which includes De-
troit Dubuque and other large cities.
Rosebeiy has been leased for one year
ito II. l.. Haywood, Of Chicago. The
morse is in good trim, having had good
care thru the winter, with exercise
every day. ard great things are ex-
peeted of him
TIPTON The saloon problem in
i Cedar county is creating no little ex-
Ecitement The anti-element now claim
I the petition containing the requisite
4 number Of signers authorizing saloons
i lin the county contains at least 800 Sig
natures that are not bona fide, and
i hence an objection was entered against
these names These 800 people are now
being summoned To appear before the
\ court for examination. These examine
\ tions Will last several days and cost
Thousands Of dollars.
SHENANDOAH Mr. e. Ne Castle
the carrier for rural mail route No. l.
! is out inspecting the route. getting ac-
'I.quainted with the farmers, collecting
the names and showing sample boxes
! which the farmers can purchase. One
box has two signal flags. two keys and
s sells for 50. The other mas no keys or
! flags and sells for 20 cents. The farm
lers are not obliged to take either. but
a they must provide box that is
weather proof Mr.. ingalls,, of route
No. ., will go over his route next Week
on a similar errand
DAVENPORT on Saturday after
noon j. a. LeG,iaire. the acting police
4 magistrate. held in effect that the tram
! sient merchant ordinance Of the city
MAS of no account and that the city
Il could not enforce the payment of $50
! transient merchants license. and $25 q
4 day for the transient auetioneer's IL
license. The articles OF iGcorpor-
alton q the Jones Bros. Company, Of
this city. have been filed with the see
rotary Of state at Des Moines. It's cap
itai is $4,000, and it viii manufacture a
varied line of merchandise
otfTIrMNNA George u. Rand. tbs
young man recently indicted by the
grand jury on the charge of the larceny
1oaegett e. Sons, il, is said has beer
receiving letters from a young woman
in Illinois who purports to be his sis
Il ter signing the name Of Malone. and
addressed To Martin Malone Rand N
t.,f,s