Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-15


drenched shoes. dress goods, etc, Tor y
space OF about twelve feet In length
clear across the store. It was diScov-
cred that : faucet had been fastened
open in the lAvatOry of the lodge room
above and the water; had been flowing
all night. The capacity fone the drain
being much too small for the flow the
flooding OF the store resulted, damaging
1000 Worth Of goods more OF less.
Boone.
w. G. Rabbit, grocer, has made an
tors to H., l.. Canoe. His liabilities
500. with the assets reaching nearly the
came amount, and 1t is thought by both
the assignor and assignee that the
stock OF goods and personal property
will protect his creditors from loss.
Grundy Center.
The shipment OF potatoes from this
place this fall has been heavier than
usual and the price has been better
than usual for 30 large yield. There
have been fifty-nine car loads or a.
500 bushels shipped from here since Oct.
1 1. Most Of these goto Kansas City and
LIST. Louis. Potatoes are a good, profita-
BILE crop every year, says the Democrat.
Dubuque.
Word was received here Friday OF the
death OF Miss Maude Agnes F1tzpat-
Trick, which took place in Columbus
hospital at Great Falls, Mont. Tuesday.
| at the age OF 2s. She left Dubuque the
latter part Of June for Montana tc
spend the summer months with her
brothers, Charles. Frank and Harry.
4 who reside in that place, and her health
which had been poor failed her, when
4 she was removed to the hospital, where
she died.
Spirit Lake.
There is more grain coming to this
market than in any previous season.
lit is necessary to run the elevators
nights to handle the large volume OF
4 business. The Beacon says that
thigh water in the Mississippi is pre-
l5venting Fish Warden Delavan from
slseining in the bayous and transporting
4 Ssh to the lakes In his car as has beer
his custom the past few years. He il
lin hopes he will be able to accomplish
I something in this line before it freezes
4 lup.
4 Dies Moines.
II "Wednesday afternoon about o'clock
a man who gave his name as Harry
A Roberts and claiming to be from Stuar
attempted to commit rape on the person
of little Florence Gothschalk. of Vale,
/. Junction. He was seen and caught
Marshal Gould taking him into custody
He had preliminary trial before JUS
Itice G. L. Miller and was bound over t.
the grand jury and was taken to TIL,
a county jail in Des Moines to await hi
trial. He was employed in Martin.
barber shop but had been discharged al
!, noon. He stole several articles from thu
barber shop. consisting of razor, nip
I. pc rs and mug, which were found on hi.
4 person when arrested.
'Tfaef.
A farmers boy over years old VIII,
\ refused to be weaned was promised {
pail OF candy II he would reform. II
1 agreed, The farmer came to Traer ant
bought the candy and at last account
father, mother and son We're as kapp.
. as successful candidate the morning
after an election. There ar
\. twelve divorce cases in the presen
). term OF the district court. Tw,
horse buyers have been here this wee
gathering up heavy animals. They pal
5000 each for two horses, and CAV
; $3.50 to SITS for several. Compare thes
: lprices with those paid here four year
ago, suggests the Clipper.
Belle Plaine.
a A mania for gambling seems to hav
struck the boys of Belle PLANE and Il,
:. good offices of the city officials hay
been called into service to suppress tn
!, lsincursions of the evil. A walk abou
ssltown during the hours when the school
a are not in session will discover man,
groups of young boys in quiet, out-of
ithe-WayS places shaking dice. or In tn
! vernacular of the fraternity. shootin
: craps" And not always for fun, bu
-slstakes of a penny and a nickel ar
-SIoften put up to give zest to the game
The grocers are laying in thei
winters spply of potatoes. Most farm
lers say the crop is not much over hal
ian average crop and that it runs un
e Ievenly al that.
Sioux City.
Frank II Peyton. who has gained s
. much notoriety thru his confession tina
he helped to murder John Robson. ha
: more trouble on his hands his wife haN
ling left him. as a result of a quarre
land gone back to her mother in ST. Lou
is The trouble is the result of Peyton'
D Jealousy. Pent up behind prison bar
S and seeing his wife only once u week o
e so, he became posse ssed of the idea tina
i she was dividing her affections, and h
E lmade accusations. The little woma
s who has stood by%him so bravely in hi
I present trouble resented his charges
Wept bitter tears and picked up her fa,
belongings and returned home. No,
!. Peyton has no visitors at all in his!one
!, ~ cell at the county jail.
n Cseston.
s Evangelist sunday who a few week
; ago passed thru the city on his way /
: Maryville, to hold union meeting
9 closed With results of $50 to the church
Ies He is now in a meeting at Villiscs
A proposition has been made i
! the owners of the fair grounds to Civ
: an agricultural fair next year. The mat
= ter is uAder Amusement. Part of III
Z proposition has been accepted, but no
I in its entirety, and therefore the hitci
i The owners have agreed to lease tn
IA grounds for five years, but the partie
Z interested Wantthe grounds for ten an
are. unwilling to make shorter lease. a
81 they figure on bad seasons and posslbl
Losses, they Offering to give the owner
25 per cent of the profits.