Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-12
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car averaged $75 per head for the AMI
mails in 1t. Mr.. Holland sold the first
thirty-three car loads, one car being Of
fered at time, In Just forty minutes.
The animals were all western horses. It
is said the sale was the largest Of its
kind ever held in the world.
Manning.
Citizens have raised fund OF $500 to
ibe expended in celebrating the Fourth
of July. $50 The board of education
met on the Wednesday evening and
among other business. the resignation
| OF Miss Adora Smith was accepted and
Miss Selma A. Daum. who graduated
last month from the State University,
Twas elected assistant principal.
Clinton.
w. H. WILDER. who was sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary a year
land a few months ago, has been
granted pardon by Governor Shaw
and is now in the city. coming here FRI
day night. WILDER was found guilty Of
securing money under false pretenses.
from the Peoples Trust and Savings
Bank Of this city. the amount obtained
being $50.
| La Verne.
News: A good story is going the
rounds of landlord not over a hundred
miles from Lu Verne. A travelling man
stopped at the hotel for breakfast. At
dinner time, while he was standing OUT
side. the landlord came out and rang
the dinner bell A small dog nearby be-
gan to howl dismally. Turning to the
dogl the travelling man said: What the
ID are you bowling about? You
ldon't have to eat here The landlord
didn't do a thing to the dag
Dialogue.
The East Dubuque Pearl Button and
Novelty works has filed articles Of in
corporation with County Recorder
Stewart. The capital stock is $4,000
and the corporation begins business on
June Is. The affairs of the company are
to be conducted by board of directors.
80 Marjorie Tyler residing on Nevada
street, was overcome by the heat while
.lriding her bicycle Thursday. and for a
while was in serious condition. She
|has almost recovered from the prostra-
9Ition.
Boone.
Mrs. Josephine Barnes has leased the
new Dewey hotel. She is busily ems
gagged now in furnishing the building
and fitting it up for the accommodation
of the public. = y The physicians report
that admirable progress is being made
lin the sale of stock for the new hospital
!, The stock is on the open market" as II
\ We're, and Is being sold to all classes of
5lcitizens in order that the interest in the
institution may be made general, and
that all may feel themselves entitled to
its privileges.
Keosauqua.
Ten pieces Of property in Pennington,
Bonaparte and Keosauqua. against
which the liquor mulct penalty had
lIbeen assessed during the past five
years. were sold by the county treasur-
1.-the highest bidder The actual value
slof this property is several thousand dol
liars. and it all went for the total sum
i of $3.50. the bidders being j. p. Starr
lis. r. Irish and e. r. Harlan. The liens
,Iagainst the property amount to SO, S74.54
(which must be paid before the property
can be redeemed by the owners.
Sioux City.
4 Judge George w. Wakefield is prepar.
ling report to the Iowa State Bar Asso.
4 citation which will meet at Iowa City
\ July Il. of the mem bers of the associa-
Ition who have died during the year
i among them being Col. j. H. Swan. OF
this city; John Adams of LeAIars;
Z Judge Henry Ford and o. c. Howe, for.
! merly district attorney in this die
,,itrict. Judge Wakefield brought home
1 with him the gold headed, ebony stick
4 (which bears this inscription: Hon G
4 w. Wakefield, from Cottrell Post. G. A
y r.. and Citizens of Hull, Ia, May 30
I 19OO.''
13Ute.
7 independents: There has been some
! discussion on the street corners as t.
whether an open saloon paying $50 pei
! month into the town treasury would no.
be better than bookkeeping and holes
(in-the-wall. The law and order people
i believing that a prohibition is worth
more than $50 per month to the town
4 refuse.to countenance the open saloon o.
i to disturb the present illegal sellers IL
t the meantime, hot weather is upon us
the water works not yet completed. {
4 warm political campaign is just open.
s ing. and the dust of travel lies thick OF
the road from Ute to the saloon cursed
town of Charter Oak. where even thu
tantl-saloon people Of prohibition Ute
seem not Mortified to do their trading.
Glorious News
!, Comes from Dr. y. b. Carlyle. q
|Washita, l. T. He writes: "Eiectri,
4 Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrof.
lula, which had caused her great suffer
ling for years. Terrible sores would
break out on her head and face, and tn.
best doctors could give no help; but nov
:. her health is excellent" Electric Bitter.
lis the best blood purifier known. IT.
: 1.-THE supreme remedy for eczema, letter
salt rheum, ulcers. boils and runnins
sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys ane
bowels, expels poispns. helps digestion
builds up the strength. Only so cents
Sold by Geo. p. Powers. druggist Guar
, anteed.
American Association OF Nursery.
men. Chicago. June 1914.
For this, their annual convention
the Chicago Great Western railwa,
Z will, on June IA, sell excursion ticket.
on the certificate plan to Chicago, goot
to return June is, at one fare and one.
third for the round trip. For further
Information inquire of any agent C. G
. w. railway or address F. H. Lord, G
p. and T. A., II 3Adams street, Chi
cago.
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