Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14

bad that q physician was called to
saoth the y;-ouns oIia. people of lila /
vicinity have not yet determined
whether tramp was the cause of the
fright or not.
Des Holmes.
New smallpox cases were reported to
the state board of health Thursday at
Ruthyen. Grinnell, st. Anthony, Dav-
lenport, Oskaloosa and Highland town
ship, Palo Alto county. The Grinnell,
Oskaloosa and st. Anthony cases will
be investigated to determine the real
nature of the disease. The others are
pronounced types of smallpox.
Burlington.
The new city directory contains 1880
Individual names. upon which basis.
with 2.3O as a mu!tipiier the publishers
calculate the present population of the
city at $3.50. The increase of individ-
5ual names since June. 1898, when the
last directory was compiled, Is 1900.
DR.. Salter contributes scholarly and
valuable Introductory OF the history OF
Burlington.
Sioux City.
Il GIlS ItleSE3S Juice
are numerous to inquire relative to the
prospect of paving during the coming
summer. There is a general disposition
to have considerable of this class of
work done, now that the tangle in the
laws regulating special assessments has
been Strengthened out by the state leg
!islature. The council Will give the mat
ter its attention within the next few
ldays.
Cedar Rapids.
The Cedar Rapids Commercial Club
is lending It's aid in every way to help
make the second annual convention of
1.-THE Iowa State Retail Grocers' Associ-
hation to be held in this city the last
Iweek in April a great success. The
members of the club propose to assist
/ in entertaining the hundreds of people
| who will come here that Week. The
| club has sent o;,t $4,000 invitations to
I.attend the food show April 23-23.
Al2ona.
County Superintendent sagle had IA
1applications for teachers from school
Idirectors in two days last week and
!sent teachers to fill all Of them. Teach
lAers are less numerous this spring than
i formerly, and the scarcity is laid to the
4 fact that the young men nave gone in
Ito other lines that pay better wages
\ Teachers wages in Kossuth county
Irun from $50 to 335 per month for first
land second grade teachers.
Mason City.
Mayor George Brett purchased the
tCook farm sold at auction Thursday for
S3, 100. The farm is 1o0 acres In Pleas
liant Valley township. The new
water gauge ordered by the city has ar
lrived, bur Clerk Fitch has been too
busy 10 put 1t iii place owing to the
lrush Of other more important business
sIt Will be installed. however, in the
course of week, then there will be a
Iccmplete record of the water pressure
lat all times of the day and night.
Jefferson.
4 The Bee thinks the board of super
tvisors did the generous and Just thing
lby DR.. j. NJ. Thornton last week in Civ
ling him 800 extra for his care of the
! smallpox patients during the recent
trouble from that source. AS county
physician for this district Dr. Thornton
lis under contract to do all county work
flor small yearly salary, but this8ex-
4 Extraordinary emergency demanded SO
much extra work for DR.. Thornton, in
addition to#tfle temporary injury to his
Irregular practice that the board thought
proper to grant him this extra compen-
3Isation.
! Newton.
q Mr.. Andrew Failor leaves next weel
4 for Washington. d. c.. where he ex.
Y poets to enter the National Lutheran
4 Home for the aged, beautiful ant
4; comfortable home, where he hopes tt
a spend the rest of his days. This is TIL,
i sculmination Of his desires for year.
] past. and he has been saving none,
with that end in view. All hope hi:
ideas concerning 1t may all be realized
Being a resident OF Newton and Jas
Il per county for SO many years, and be
ling so closely associated with its vari
4 Gus Interests, II seems to the Journa
as ii the change would be radical ant
hard to bear, at this time Of life.
4 Tama.
I The city council met as a board o
health early this week upon the re
4 quest of the city physician. DR.. NJ. L
4 Allen. The doctor appeared before tn,
Y board and gave the opinion that TIL.
. mass OF dead fish in the reservoir wa
!, la menace to the health Of the com
immunity. Acting upon that opinion TIL,
board appointed committee, consist
ling of Counciimen N. e. Carnal and B
f. Hill. to superintend the remova
{ from the reservoir Of the carcasses ant
their burial. - The sealed bids 10
the building of the Catholic church
4 We're opened. last Wednesday evening
q land p. j.. McCavick, of Marshalltown
was awarded the contract, his bid q
$4,000 being the lowest. The work viii
begin m a few days and pushed rapid,
/ until its completion.
Il Carroll. d
!. Assistant Division Engineer Redmal
4 of Chicago and a corps of civil engin
eers established headquarters in THU
lefty Wednesday and have rented offic,
rooms over the Nestle restaurant. Mr.
Redman has charge Of the grading 70
the Northwestern double track worl
between Jefferson and Maple River. 4
I great deal OF work has been accom-
plished along this line between Jeffer
son AMI Scranton, and they are alread,
laying he ties BY next Monday ",
Twill see the dirt rapidly being throw
Iup and formed In q grade for the sec
Iond track Crews Will work both eas
\ land west from this city The ceMpap,