Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

IOWA NEWS ITEMS
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Ute.
A nursery agent made 500 tree de-
livery to parties In Ute and vicinity one
day last week.
Mapleton.
II blossoms are any indication this
vicinity will have an abundant fruit
crop this year.
Clarinda.
The frost OF last Thursday morning
is said to have injured nearly half the
strawberry crop in this vicinity.
Webster City.
Evangelist 6. K. Little has written
that he will be here in time to begin re-
vival meetings sunday, May 13.
Manning.
Manning is to have another saloon,
making six In all, which is remarkable
number for a place Of about $500 popu-
llation.
Harlan.
]. w. Davis and wife, Of Avoca,
transferred the opera house property
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as will be seen by the list Of transfers.
The consideration was $1,000.
Corning.
4 Saturday morning County Treasurer
Shinn paid OFT the last bond against
i Adams county and will have 1t framed.
The citizens are proud to think that
Adams county is out Of debt.
Fort Dodge.
/ The blacksmiths of the city have
agreed to make a slight advance in the
price of work. The advance is made
necessary by the raise in material In
all lines of labor. The change takes sef-
feet May Z.
| Red Oak.
Acitizen reports the sale OF the George
Wubker farm in Grant township, con-
sisting Of 81 acres, to James and
George Boileau for $50 per acre. Also a
two-thirds Interest in the r. H. Halter
property on the north side of the square
to H. G. Houghton, for $4,000.
Eddyville.
AT the meeting Of the school board
Monday evening Professor Thompson
Twas engaged for the ensuing year. The
former teachers were all elected with
the exception OF Miss Schmidt who
goes to Bonaparte. Miss Emma Scrib-
lner was elected to fill her position.
Sioux City.
TIE water department is continuing
to install meters in residences all over
1.-THE city. Thus far few complaints are
being met with. Superintendent Spald-
ling thinks the new arrangement will
give better satisfaction when consumers
become accustomed to il. than the old
lone.
Mason City.
F. ]. Toland. the business college
manager, was in the city last week and
decided to locate here with the provision
that he could find suitable rooms. He
tasks no bonus OF any description. He
said he wanted room 50x10O feet or
A Whereabouts and was willing to pay fair
Trent for 1t.
\ Keokuk.
1 Saturday the Carson-Rand company
had fine mare injured seriously in a
livery peculiar way. The animal stepped
lon the end of q board several feet long
with her fore feet. and the other sharp
lend flew up and was thrust into the
|rear part of her body to a length OF
eighteen inches.
Iowa City.
"A number Of prominent taxpayers Of
this city are circulating protest
4 against the issuance OF sos, 900 worth OF
bonds for the construction OF the new
high school building on the grounds that
the debt will be raised to an amount
4 beyond the constitutional limits. The
4 petition has quite number OF signers
land from reports many more are being
secured.
Boone
The trial OF Robert G. vanGorder, on
4 a charge of bigamy, occupied the at
:. tention OF Judge Whitaker and Jury
in the district court Saturday. When
placed on the witness stand to testify
lin hir own behalf VanGorder offered as
his defense for marrying the second
time the excuse that he thought his first
lwife was dead. His defense Is consid-
erred weak. and in view Of having
4 nothing better to offer, his chances Of
Iescaping punishment seem very small
IOnamy i, sss = " s.,s
{. twenty-five burial permits were ;.sf is
I sued by the city CLERK during the
i month of April, nineteen of them FOR
3 persons who, died Ing this eitysfas
against twenty eight for the preceding
month. The death rate has fallen per
$4,000 Of population from .ls 10 i. 12. No
ltcases of scarlet fever Is are reported
a while but sone clsS each sof scarlet "a:
!; tSeg. diphtheria and lusmbsaneous