Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-25
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ana fen0efeQ oXC0ueuI service. The
warehouse was destroyed, however.
Workmen have already begun the build
Ing OF shed to the east Of the burnt
building which WIN afford temporary
quarters. It 10 to be twenty feet wide
and 40 In length. AZ soon as circum-
stances will permit 1t is the Intention
ito begin the erection OF a substantial
brick structure on the site OF the old
i one.
/ Kanawha. /.
The Record thus speaks Of the chief
thoroughfare OF this new town: Kama
wha's main street Is streak OF mud
and water about as bad as 1t can get.
It's at the risk Of spelling dress by
/ splasfes of mud and dirty water for q
lady to travel the sidewalk. And to add
to the unpleasantness, an odor as from
a pig sty has commenced to arise from
the street. The town can not expect
Its streets to be graded and drained and
sidewalks and crossings laid except
thru a municipal organizations"
Monticello.
The city began pumping water from
the new well last Saturday. The water
is OF an excellent quality, and the flow
enables the pump to throw a stream
amounting to A0S gallons a minute into
the reservoir on the hill. This insures
an ample supply il 1t only holds out.
With the old well It has been necessary
4 to pump night and day for some time
\ past to meet the requirements Of the
consumers. According to the present
outlook four or five days pumping each
week will furnish an abundant supply
/ OF water.
Sioux City.
Because OF the heavy rain Sunday
night the basement OF the United
States Clothing Company was flooded
and about $4,000 worth Of goods were
damaged. The work Of secur-i
ing members OF the Sioux City Business
Association has heen suspended until
after the work for the fall festival is
finished. There are already 800 signers
on the list Of members. Two hundred
more are desired. Thirteen
pounds of graduated sugar cost 81 in
Sioux City recently. Six months ago
eighteen pounds could be purchased for.
that amount Of money.
IRed Oak.
Charles johnson. a former resident Of
4 this county, met death in horrible
manner at Omaha on Sunday. the 18TH
by coming in contact with live cleo
trio Wire which was hanging from a
pole in the rear of restaurant. An
| other party had accidentally brushed
against the wire and was rendered un-
conscious by the shock Johnson was
present at the time. and without heed
ing the warnings given him deliberately
took hold Of the wire and was Instant
ly eiectrocuted. The remains were
brought to this city and on Wednesday
Were inferred at Nyman.
Cedar Rapids.
The depredations Of flower thieves in
the city have become such as to de-
mand more than passing notice. and
the police have been ordered to be on
the watch for the fellows who have
been committing the depredations.
Sunday night unknown parties went
into the yards Of several people living
on Second street between Seventh and
Ninth avenues, and not only destroyed
I the flowers in the yards but carried
away large number. even going so
far as to help themselves to the pots
A which contained the flowers There is
no clue to the perpetrators.
Spencer.
Work on the M. & St. L. goes forward
as rapidly as the weather will permit.
the recent rain having tnterfered great
| ly with the progress of the work. The
surfacing crew are hauling gravel from
/ the Willow Creek pit and putting it at
such points as 1t is most needed. 1t is
the intention by this means to get the
4 line in operation as quickly as posi-
BILE and as soon thereafter as possible
give 1t an additional surfacing. The
company is very anxious to run trains
over this part of the road as the people
are clamoring for them; also the road
/ pays nothing unless operated says the
News.
Upton.
1 During the storm on the afternoon of
4 June 90 q meteoric fragment fell on the
/ farm of j. c. Fowlie. In Red Oak town
ship. 1t fell within short distance
! OF Mr.. Fowlie. who was driving home
4 thru the rain. and buried itself in the
I ground to q depth of several inches.
4 Mr.. FOwlie marked the place and dug
4 II up the next day. In size 1t was about
4 as large asa tin cup and nearly round
i In shape. He brought 1t to town last
Saturday and gave 1t to DR.. Peters,
who sent it to Iowa City for analysis to
determine whether it Is a true specimen
Of meteoric iron. Should 1t prove such
\ 1t Will be valuable.
Fort Dodge.
The Chronicle says municipal owner
ship of one public utility in Fort Dodge
1 has proven a great success. The water
works have now been given a long and
thorough trial and the ability of the
i city to manage and direct its own af-
fairs and the competency of its officers
are shown by the success Of what
seemed at first to be q hazardous ex-
periment-that Of entrusting to the care
OF an irresponsible city government the
management OF an Institution involv-
ms many thousands of dollars and the
4 welfare OF the entire population Of Fort
i Dodge. The present lifting pow
err OF the large and small pump at the
station near Duck island Is 2.75OO0O
4 gallons per day, and with the installa-
ton of the new pump the capacity Will
he 4.750.000 gallons per day, or enough
to satisfy the driest water drinkers.
Along with this the filter galleries on
4 Duck island will be extended so as TO
4 nearly double the present Intake. The
approximate gross income from the
water department at present is $4,000
and the approximate running expenses