Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-27
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Wright city food in spector, and one of
the leading veterinarians of this sec
ton, Wednesday morning to Demo-
icrat reporter, when scribe asked him
whether other parts of the country
We're getting ahead Of us In this regard.
SO far as know none of 1t has resulted
fatally. The horses afflicted with 1t get
their eyes closed up. weep copiously,
have swelling Of limbs and high fever,
but have come out of 1t in good shape
in week or ten days Sometimes 1t
times both eyes, but the cases here have
not been severe enough for that
Grundy Center.
The contract for the new clock for
the court house tower was let to the
Seth Thomas people for sl,5s7. The
clock will have a $500 pound bell and
all modern improvements. 1t will be
guaranteed to keep good time (not
\ varying ten seconds in a month";. for.
| five years. The dial will be made 80 it
can be Illuminated by electricity II de-
sired. 49, Mrs s. H. Baldwin has
sued the town Of Grundy Center for
$1,000. He claims that water from the
standpipe has damaged his property to
/ that extent. Contract has been.
yet for midway show at the county
fair. There are to be sixteen different
shows.
/ Cherokee.
The tax ferrets are having trouble in
this county. TheSmade contract with
1.-The board of supervisors Of Cherokee
4 in January to investigate delinquent
EtaXes, asssassmertaja and moneys due thru
error or the omission of officers, the
compensation to be 80 per cent In April.
81. 800 vas paid in by Clerk McNeal, and
the compensation Of $500 was clnimed.
1 The claim was allowed. County Attor-
lney McCulla opposed the experts. Thir-
8Iteen plaintiffs, all parties affected by
the investigation, have served an In
junction on the supervisors enjoining
1.-THE payment of more than the Is per
cent allowed by the law Of the twenty
Y eighth assembly on further claims on
the contract. The petition claims $500
of the supervisors.
4 Muscatine.
Il Opera House Promoter Johnson, was
lin the city Tuesday and departed again
Hast night for St. Louis, after letting
some of the contracts. The iron work
goes TO the Niver Iron Works. and the
AIuscatine Pressed Brick c ipany is
to furnish 100000 brick. His foreman,
: who is at work on the Kokomo, In.
diana, house, will be here in a few days
and then the work will be pushed with
, all possible dispatch For the Second
and Walnut street exteriors st. Louis
pressed brick will be used. 1t is prob
able the structure may develop into q
four story building. 49," The health
physician reported that there is now ne
-Imore smallpox in the city. The last
case Was released from quarantine ana
effects dsinfected on July H.
sllowa City.
III William Brlckle, thru his attorneys
Ihas filed petition with the clerk OF
courts claiming $4,000 damages for in
J, ijuries sustained While working on thu
I new collegiate building. Brickle claim
: that he WAS ordered To go aloft ant
:. carry a number of sawhcrses across
:. narrow twelve-inch plank. He claim
Sion the beams and that he wake,
!. tacross without knowledge OF the fact
: BY reason of this he was thrown from
the plank and .precipitated vioientl.
downward. striking n steel rod. TIL
: injuries he claims We're permanent
! making him sick. lame and sore. H
y asks that a Judgment be entere'
g against Warren Roberts, the ney
= building contractor. for $1,000.
d Algona.
! The Masons have for some time beef
considering the practicabillty of buying
ground and building a Masonic temple
The enterprise has progressed to tn
u point OF securing an option on the cor
!. ner lots belonging to Bert Salisbury
e across the street south from the Gil
= more store. the price named for the tw
o lots being $4,000. There is considerable
n doubt regarding the contamination o
l, this deal and nothing can be predicte
d With a ssurance. The investment If mad
Mould likely approach $4,000, and
WOULD seem to give promise of protita
II bic returns. So says the Republica
h. 80 According tothe Upper Des Moine
IS John Cialbraith expects to let the con
i tract soon for his two-story brick, so a
!. TO get 1T enclosed before cold weather
\ lie is now having conn Bros perfet
!. THE plans. He Will build a two stor
!, building 44xloo feet, after an artistic dc
Z sign. 1t VIII be one Of Algona's hand
!. soonest blocks
Boone.
The Republican reports that a lad
70 who apparently came from the countr.
,e accompanied by n small child. pun
rs chased !; t:c!Ss; Ger Jordan Tuesds
10 evening and inquired of Agent Skid
ps more how she was expected to boar
NJ the train. and what she should do whe
le she got on the train. and II all she ha
q to#de when she got 10 Jordan. il 81
al knew when She arrived. was just to <,
ID out of the ear and 90 away witho,
~ saying anything to any one, or wOu
she have To pay anything extra. ST
also wanted to know II some one wou
ask for her ticket or was she suppose
- to put in something like a fare BIO
"a She said 1t would be her first exper
:, ence at riding on a train, for that 81
:. had never been in a passenger coat
:, before. and she didn't want to appe,
- green" SO she had applied to Mr.. Ski,