Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-06
IOWA NEWS Items

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raging just now among children at
several points in Van Buren, county.
Waterloo.
The library board will spend 500 for
new books, which will be divided be-
tween the two divisions OF the public
library.
Rockwell City.
Contractor Burge now has the town
we'll down about $50 feet and has gone
thru two Veins Of water, 10th of which
We're not sufficient to supply the de-
Imand.
Iowa City.
\ VIM. II. Conant, editor Of the Repub-
|lican, accompanied by his son, Francis
departed on Monday for Mr.. Conant's
old home in Maine. there to enjoy a
four weeks vacation revisiting the
scenes OF boyhood days.
Webster City.
Rasmus Carlson. the man arrested
for stealing horses from Albert II
Johnson and Nick Estrem, near Jewell
had his preliminary hearing before Jus
tice Bonner Monday morning, and was
bound over in the sum of $1,000.
Grand Junction.
The Headlight says Grand functions
mayor is making quite record for
himself by seeing that the laws are en-
forced Mr.. Harker is one of the
youngest mayors in the state but he is
proving to be a mighty good official.
Fort Dodge.
| Another case Of smallpox was dis.
covered Sunday in the family OF Mr.
Theleen in West Fort Dodge. Their
daughter. Miss Jennie IA years OF ase
has contracted the disease. There was
but one house in quarantine at the
timc.
Clear Lake.
The excursion over the Iowa Contra!
on Sunday brought about $50 people t.
our city and brought back real mem
cries of last season to the minds of ev-
cry one. after six months hiberna-
tion. The crowd was in every respec,
We'll behaved.
1 Carroll.
Miss Minnie Ryan. for several years
teachcr in the south school building, re
signed her position. to which she was
recently reelected, Saturday. Miss Ryan
has been an excellent teacher and he,
resignation will be regretted by those
interested in the schools.
Cedar Rapids.
the 1889 levy of taxes there have now
been paid into the treasury the sum
lof s123.G54.5s. leaving only about sl5,-
0co unpaid. People are still paying
their dog tax in good shape. over q;
ItT,1,s i,
date. II is expected tina the 800 marks
will be passed this week.
Cedar Rapids.
The site for the waterworks plant to
be put in at Cedar Rapids was pur-
chased last Monday. 1t consists of six
teen acres and lies just above the cit,
on the West side Of the river. The con-
federation was $1,000 The articles OF
incorporation have been filed with the
secretary of state by the water com
pany, With a capital stock of $4,000
Sioux City.
A young woman employed as a cook
in a restaurant at 1919 Fourth street
attempted suicide by the morphine
route Sunday night. a doctor, who was
llcalled to attend the case, worked over
the patient from $3.50 until 2:3O but
finally brought the sufferer through
safely. The young woman would as
sign no cause for her act. The doctor
thinks she must have taken four or
five grains of the drug.
Mason City.
Saturday afternoon at 1926 Irene
Paulus. the baby daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. g. w. Paulus living at 743 Eas!
Miller street, while playing on the porch
drank kerosene from the effects OF
which She nearly died. The oil can had
been left where it could reach 1t and the
child took about a tablespoonful of it.
When she was discovered she was in
! terrible agony. Emetics were inmedi-
ately Administered and u physician " as
sent for. and recovery followed after a
long effort.
Creston.
a SEQUEL to the rumor that has been
floating about the city for several
weeks assoclating the names of a
prominent citizen and married wom-
an developed into something tangible
Monday morning when Attorney James
NJ. Locke filed in the county clerks Of
flee petition for Cara A. Roberts,
claiming of Charles w. Carroll the sum
of $1,000 damages for attempted rape.
Notice was served on the defendant
Monday. and the case will come up for
trial in August.
Belle Plaine.
Following the work of trackiaying
on the new Northwestern line to Blue
Earth, Mimi. which Will be completed
this week. will come the graveling OF
| the five crews assigned to the work OF
crawling two will be engaged in bring
ing the trains TO Tama, one from Tama
here and two to carry it up the line
and distribute 1t. A month ought to
see the graveling completed and the in
auguration of thru service from the
Dakotas to Chicago via Belle PLANE. At
all events trains will be running on the
new line between Belle PLANE and Blue
Earth and to sanborn long before the
first of July.
Muscatine.
A public library building, hand
some monument to advanced public
spirit, is now an assured fact for Mus
catine. Thru the generosity of one of
Muscatine's citizens building sur
passed by none under like conditions
will soon be erected in the city to ac-
commodate the free public library At
meeting of the board OF directors OF
the Public Library Association Monday
afternoon a public announcement was
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