Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
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wanted to know at what figure Mr.. Cliff
ford would make the change. To this
Mr.. Clifford's reply was that he could
consider further no proposition whatev-
5er, thus terminating the whole matter
and making plain his determination to
remain in Council Bluffe.
Pocahontas.
The school board met last Friday eve
ming and ordered desks for the gram
mar and primary grades. Plans were
completed for erecting primary build
ing 26x32 feet in pize. with an ante room
Sx1O feet. 80 F. E. Hronek has the
plans perfected for his new store build
ing. 1t will be 50x1O0 feet, two stories
in height. The second story will consist
of a large hall.
OHumwa.
Mrs. Mollie Green. colored lady.
Friday caused the arrest OF Jim Harley.
also colored, charging him with enticing
her daughter away from home. In police
court next morning the court asked the
daughter her age and upon being in
formed that she is "a years old, thought
that she was too old not to. be ac-
quainted with the wiles OF colored bucks
and turned the pair loose.
Manning.
Referring to the prompt arrest OF
cri1ninals In another part of the country
the Monitor says: We are here remind
ed that the slayer OF the Jew peddler,
who was shot down near an abandoned
hut Ave miles north of Manning three.
yearb ago, Is still unpublished. Many
lpeople. however, are confident In their
own minds who the murderer lie. but in
the absence OF proof 1t 10 difficult to
convict.
Iowa City.
The Republican of Saturday says:
The brick Gflouringl mills of the city,
which have been owned and operated by
Frank Tanner during the past two
Years. will be shut down today and Mr..
Tanner will devote his time exclusively
to the development Of the carriage bus
illness. The low price OF flour in this
lefty; is the reason given for the cessation
of the industry and during the past year
| IT has not been extremely profitable"
Dubuque.
i Owners of flfty-nine slot machines
have paid the $50 tax for July. - Word
4lhas been received here Of the death OF
Mike Blumenauer. aged SC years. which
occurred at Spokane, Wash, last Satur-
aiday and which was caused by heart
disease. Deceased was formerly resi-
ldent of Dubuque, where he Is we'll
known, and where his sister, Mrs. j. NJ.
4 Bucholz, resides. Dubuque claims
a population of $1,000. and the second
position in the list of state cities
4 Creston.
Hon. j. B. Harsh and wife more than
fsl 1o
4 news that Minister Conger and his fam
lily were alive. The Harshs and Con-
gers were schoolmates at Lombard Uni-
|versity and are members of the same
sIchurch. belonging to the Universaiist
4 denomination. Mrs. Harsh and Mrs.
SlConger correspond. The minister and
4 Mr. Harsh are old political friends. but
u their personal friendship antedates that
I OF their political fellowship.
! Boone.
I Work on the Presbyterian church im-
n provenent is well under way. The in
ltreior scaffolding Is in place and the
q workmen are now washing off the old
4 frescoinz and making the walls ready
& for new decorations. : Il The paving on
ISeeler and Seventh streets is progress
ling quite rapidly at present. The gravel
\, and sand, which is to be used asa bed"
4 for the brick, is mostly in and rolled
a and the first course Of brick has been
: laid at the intersection OF the two
& streets. y
\ Oskaloosa.
u Minnie Clinton. who was charged by
Mrs. Hannah Smith with enticing H.
! |year-old girl away for the purpose Of
lprostitution, was giving hearing be-
fore Squire Rose Friday afternoon. The
j, woman was arrested in keokuk and
lConstable Charles Carr went to that
place and returned with the woman az
Ibis prisoner. He also brought back the
! young woman who was brought into
1.-THE question. The defendant in the case
Z Twas discharged and the case dismissed
j on account OF lack OF evidence.
Waterloo.
Z G.. w Arthur. Of Poyner township. n
( thinks oats in my vicinity will go about
is very light, but the grain is Of good
. quality. Think they will weigh out
above mea sure. Last year oats in my
|. Ilocality went fifty bushels to the acre
They weighed considerable more, ar
acre averaging twenty burhels more b,
: weight than by measure. have JUS
sold 400 bushels OF last years crop a
81 cents. Corn. from present indications
\ Twill be the big crop. think about NIT,
a bushels to the acre. Last year 1t aver,
Q aged about thirty five bushels.
; Sioux City.
4 The potato crop in THE section Is re
ported to be very short. All the earl!
potatoes were badly injured by the ex
cess.ve heat before the recent rains
The late potatoes promise well, but tn
Z acreage is very small. The, yield vii
be about 40 per cent of the 1899 crop
A young recruit named Arthu
= Monette passed thru here Saturday el
9 route TO China. He had expected to pc
. hIa father, who lives at Morning Side
& and had telegraphed him to be at tn
+ train. His father could not be found
d and the message was taken to the pole
e Istation. Monette wept bitterly Whe
! Informed that his father could not
dllocated. 1t was a great disappointment
Y. TO him, as he feared he might never Sc
d HE father again.
/ 'Traer.
Howell Everts has just sold 400
bushelr of this years barley at IS cent
is per abushel, also 5000 bushels Of las
i years corn at the came price. There
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