Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-06
WHAT They ARE DOING
Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.

fires was "a hours ana IS minutes. The
distance travelled was SO miles ana Q
blocks. Tho loas on buildings was
Ss.202.3s and that amount OF insurance
was recovered. The lors to stock and
fixtures was Ss,0ts.43 and OF this So
993.43 was recovered
Eagle Grove.
The machinery for the new creamery
has arrived and will be placed in POSI-
ton at once and the creamery put In
working order. The prospects now are
that the first Of the month will see
Eagle Groves new creamery ready fol-
business.
Auburn.
AS result Of Halloween pranks j.
II. Wilson'S Jersey COW was found
contentedly chewing her cud in one OF
the rear rooms OF the Charles block.
Last accounts were that Mr.. Grants
cow had been spirited away and could
not be found.
Rockwell City.
Work Is progressing on the mill prop
osition. Over $500 Of the $1,000 needed
has been pledged up to this time and
the committee is actively at work to
secure the balance II possible. No boz
nus no mill seems to be the situation as
far as Rockwell City is concerned.
Newton.
Mrs. II. B. Preston moved from Dies
Moines to Newton recently. A short
| time before coming here 5000 was stoler
from her. The amount stolen was re.
turned to her later by being placed in.
side the door at the home Of he,
nephew, James Holtz.
| Des Moincs.
Agnes r. Farley Saturday received
a verdict against the city for $500 as {
result OF the trial for damages insti.
l5tuted by her and heard before Judge
Conrad and a jury. She sued for $500.
for injuries received on a defective
sidewalk, receiving fall which result
ed in the breaking OF her leg.
Belle Plaine.
1 AT a meeting OF the stockholders o.
| the Big Four Fair Association FRIDAY
afternoon 1t was decided to sell tn.
grounds, pay or the debts OF the asso.
lciation and discontinue the fair. Thi.
step was taken only after 1t was fount
to be Impossible to raise enough money
| by popular subscription to pay up thu
deficit from this years meeting.
Dubuque.
Two suits were filed Saturday in tn,
district court against a. Conigisky, thu
boot and shoe merchant at 469 MAR
street. One OF these suits was brough
by Smith. Wallace & CO., for $l,055 ant
1.-the other by "A. A. Putnam & Son fol
1905. Both suits were brought on &C.
counts, and during the day attachment
we're issued and served by the sheriff
Both creditors belong outside.
Perry.
Another of the head officials Of tn
Milwaukee will move to Perry. MI
John Wilmott. general travelling audi
tor for the Milwaukee,, will moe hi
4 family from Chicago to Perry and VII
/ occupy Mrs. Courtney's house on FRS
iavenue. now occupied by L. Dodson.'
Father Clearly has completed plan
4 for handsome new church to take tn
4 place OF the present structure. which i
jtoo small and unworthy of such a con
Igregation as he has. In general di
|smensions the new building will be GO.
no and when completed will not onl!
be the largest church in the county, blu
the finest.
Webster City.
While rolling dough Friday after
moon Phil Reuillard met With an acct
8Ident which may necessitate the amuu
3Itation OF his right hand. It Is neces
lsary in the manufacture Of crackers t
run the dough thru heavy steel rollers
lit happened that Mr.. Reuillard wa
working dough for sweet crackers. TIL
glrollers are not set as close Tor this pur
.lpose as for the other brands OF crack
lers. His right hand was caught in tn
rapidly moving machinery and befor
the machine could be stopped his han
Twas drawn in almost to the wrist. On
bone was broken and the flesh tissue
) were terribly lacerated and torn.
I Red Oak.
William Lundy. now OF Seward, Neb
4 but for several years renter on tn
farms of G. Dennis in Garfield town
ship, has been arrested at Seward
\ Neb., charged with larceny. For TIL
past two years Lunny has been en-
4 ployed by j. X. Dennis as manager 9
1.-THE westrope farm in Washingto
township. In August he left for Ne
braska without notice to his employer
= anl 1t is alleged sold property an
stock to the amount OF several hundre
Z dollars that did not belong to him. TIL
! present grand jury indicted him for lat
lceny and Sheriff Thomas wired tn
lsherin at Seward to arrest him and no
The will have to answer for his crime.
Cttumwa.
From all indications the proposed cit
park on the grounds north of the unio
:. depot Will have TO be abandoned. TIL
Anheuser-Busch. Brewing Assoeiatio
|, lhas profited by the time allowed by II
!, law governing condemnation proceed
I ings and has so far advanced the I'M
!. lprovementg on the property that tn
assessed valuation. $4,000, is considers
far beyond what the city is able to pa
for 1t. The council met In caucus FIR
day evening and ,altho its session Wa
J behind closed doors 1t is understoo
! that the conclusion arrived at was ths
> the city will guarantee $4,000 Of II
I amount necessary to purchase ii
property in question IL the citizens
Ottumwa succeed in raising the d.
/ |ficency the property will be purcha se'
) Already 1880 have been pledged b
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