Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-15
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applied to the police department for
means to reach his home. His parents
are poor and unable to send him any
money. The police made arrangements
to have him carried back. Freddie will
not soon run away again, says the Re-
porter.
Dubuque.
Four horseg that had been used in the
fire department for several years were
cold at auction at the city hall Satur-
day. Desk Sergeant Reilly acted as
auctioneer. and there Were several bid
ders on hand. The horses brought the;
following prices: 3s1,S77. $40 and sos.
Sioux City.
During the past thirty days the wa
terworks department has installed 400
new meters In the homes Of consumers
turnout the city. 80 "A big batch OF
petitions for new paving will be filed
soon for the consideration of the coun-
| Gil at its next regular meeting.
Giidden.
Mrs. WEIGH. living northeast Of town,
Twas quite badly hurt Sunday evening
| by q vicious horse. She went into the
Istall for some purpose, where the horse
was tied, when IL began to plunge and
struggle. tanning her against the side
of the stall and injuring her severely,
tho not seriously.
4 Clear Lake.
Already every available fishing craft
(which could possibly be pressed into
service for the 18th is spoken for and the
flake will. rain or shine" give a big
showing OF fsherfolk on the eyentful.
15th. The fishing this year gives every
promise OF being something better than
is usually dished up.
Story City.
The order passed by the city council
to remove all hltching posts on Main.
3street did not meet with the hearty APP.
prevail of all. AT present there Is PEE
Itition being circulated and majority
LOT the business men have signed the
same. asking OF the city council that
equal rights be given all.
Mar'eton.
One of the largest land deals that has
lbeen made in Monona county for some
Itime has this week been closed by T.. b.
Lutz wherein some 800 acres OF the
Drake farm in Grant township passed
4 Bloomington, Ill. The consideration was
SIS, 600, or about $50 per acre.
Thornton.
Chris Sorensen met with painful ac-
3|ctdent last Saturday morning. Rab-i
4 bits have been annoying him by barking
ltrees and he concluded 1t was time to
call a halt. He took the gun and went
LATTER them and in some unaccounted
way the hammer was raised and the
consequence is he is one finger short on
the left hand.
A Creston.
Notices We're served Saturday after
noon on the saloonkeepers Informing
them that etitions had been filed against
4 them for maintaining nuisances. The
5|complaining witness is j! f. Ferrel and
y. Il. Barngrover is the attorney. The
cases will be tried at the 1Augst5term of
! the district court the judges not having
.I,time TO hear the cases during vacation.
Independence.
]. f.. Jewel bought last week of G.. w.
:. Handy, Of Bay City,. Mich, what is
A known as the Alinick farm, four miles
I north OF Independence. With the farm
Il he got all the farm machinery, five
4 horses and some cattle. Mr.. Jewel paid
4 $4,000 for the farm and personal pros
4 perty,tne farm figuring at SAG per acre
lin the deal, at which price it is bar
lgain.
4 Eddyville.
Il AT the special election called to vote
on the questioned bonding the town for
y $1,000 for an electric light plant, the
4 progressiveness of our citizens was dem
j onstrated by the measure carrying by
4 lover 100 majority. The vote Was the
4 largest ever polled, the total number
! cast being 1886; ZIG for and 1l3 against
the proposition, with seven defective
I ballots
4 LeMars.
. The grand jury has decided that the
present court house building in and for
Plymouth county. Iowa, is inadequate
to present necessities and an unsafe re-
|pository for the county records and in
lease a fire should occur 1t would result
in the destruction of many of the valua-
would be irreparable.'' The board re-
! decide whether new court house shall
Ibe built.
Mason City.
Il An effort is being made to secure a
permanent band here for this summer.
d A subscription paper Is being circulated
4 and being quite literally subscribed to-
, II sufficient sum can be raised G.. 3D.
| lSoutherland, the famous New York solo
icoinat.st. Will be engaged to come afi,.
take charge of the band. II is expected
that there Will be at least thirty pieces
in the organization. and under good
;, leadership it will be capable of produc-
! Eing good music.
tIBoone.
Justice Parker Saturday morning SEN
fenced Ed Marcus, boy Of IL, and
George Bennett, second offender, to
the county Jail for ten days on the gem
eral charge of vagrancy. They are two
OF gang of five who are believed "a
have stolen some clothing from a store
at Ames and We're arrested by Police
Officer Lille here Mr.. Jacobs an Ames
I merchant. identified the clothing as OF
a the kind he has in his store. City Mar
/, sha! Ricketts,, of Ames. was here and tes-
4 titled against the prisoners The three
men not arrested were heard from at
Jefferson.
{ Keokuk.
/ Fred Thomas an industrious AMI well
known colored man, found the rough
ness OF the course of true love last week
He started 10 Chicago to get married