Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-17

Charles S. Sloan, is very much in earn
est and considerable enthusiasm is be-
ing aroused in the church and outside
of 1t. The revival meetings began at
the Evangelical church last week. The
services are in German and will con-
tinue for an indefinite time.
& OTTUNWA-Decree were entered in;
the famous paving cases Friday. re-
straining the city of Ottumwa. the
county treasurer and the Assyrian As
phalt Company from collecting the paw
Ing tax assessed against the property of.
the plaintiffs and declaring the assess
ment null and void. More than forty
property owners are interested in this
movement.
ROCKWELL CITY-The Milwaukee
passenger station was moved into the
new building on north Fourth street last
week and the old depot is now used ex-
clusively for freight. - Milwaukee
surveyors north of town few days ago
caused rumors of line being run to
Fort Dodge, but investigation showed
that they We're simply laying out the big
yards north of town.
TRAER-Irve 6ieissinger recently dis
posed of his fine farm in Okoboji and
We tcNiSlliJSs 10 -. DILL VI Ivy
sart, Iowa, for the sum of Sll.3O0. This
is one of the choicest pieces of Dickin-
son county farm property. and Mr.. Bell
is to be congratulated on his good for
tune in securing it. = - The best farm
hands ere asking az high as see5 pc.
month for the coming season
ALTA-Ray Enslow', formerly en-
iployed at the depot at this place but
now lieutenant in the regular army,
was wounded in skirmish at Mont
Albon, near San Mateo. Philippine Is
Hands. The regiment under Col. Locket
made a charge on the Insurgents posi-
| ton, capturing considerable stores and
ammunition. In the charge Lieut.. En-
slow and five privates We're wounded
COUNCIL BLITE'Fs-A voluntary pc
| tition in bankruptcy was flied in the
| federal court IN this city on the 18th
! by Edgar S. Hoyt, a furniture dealer
and undertakerat Anita. la. He sched-
uled debts as follows. Taxes, 500: se-
cured claims, si5S: unsecured claims,
S5,929.S3. He possesses property valued
at s5,413, of which amount s2.516 is rep-
Presented by his stock in trade and the
| balance by his homestead and house
hold goods, claimed as exempt
CRESTON--It is almost settled
fact that at the next council meeting
measures will be taken to present the
proposition to the voters of a small tax
Ilevy for the purpose of establishing a
fund to be used for the purpose of a
city library. The voters will have this
pleasure of voting to establish a park
fund tax-unless they choose to vote
not to. Between a library tax and /;
4 park tax there is little difficulty il
choosing and the choice is of course ii
favor of a library tax, says the Adver-
stiser.
WATERLOO-Ber Edwards, eldes
son of l.. Fl. Edwards, is a victim o
] a premature or accidental discharge O.
la shotgun. and is lying at the home O
Ibis parents, on East Third street, With {
/ frightfu wound in the back of his lief
Thigh. He received the full charge o
the gun, which tore out great pieces o
his hunting jacket, overcoat trouser!
and Understanding, and imbedded then
with the load from the gun in his LEFT
4 limb. His physician reports the wount
"a dangerous one, but no permanent dis
ability is anticipated. The gun was il
s. the back of the buggy in which he wa
riding, and in jolting it was accidental.
q discharged.