Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-29

zette's prosperity ceneus II to last only
this week, for Saturday IL the limit Of
the count. s The city has been divided
into 1856 census tricts from one to four
blocks and enumerators are asked for
every district. II has been the aim to
givet but one. block to one person, but In
some cases the surrounding blocks have
been so sparsely inhabited. especially In
the newer additions In the city that III
has been advisable to give more than
one block to a single individual. Already
a number Of the blocks have been enum-E
Grated and the, returns made and Il the
average SO far holds good there will be
no trouble in counting more than 5000.
people.
Boone
Louis Altoona, who was lately a resi-
dent OF Boone and who went thru bank
ruptcy proceedings while here, Ii, ac-
lcussd of having concealed his good cash
from some deserving creditors when he
should have handed it over to pay his
debts. Altoona is now in Des Moines
and Bailey, Ba!lreich & Preston, OF that
city, on Saturday took the fret step in
an action involving the bankruptcy law
that promises to develop some interest
They made a levy on the interests of Al
toona in the Des Moines Scale Manu-
featuring Company. under an execution
issued on a judgment obtained in Sioux
City several years ago, and which was
scheduled by Altoona as a liability IN
bankruptcy proceedings from which he
was recently discharged. 1t is claimed
now thatat the time he went thru bank
ruptcy he had standing in hie name de-
posts aggregating about $1,000 in a
Boone bank secured by certificates of
deposit, and that he failed to list these
assets.
Creston.
In the case of Marshal Field & Co, Of
Chicago, Vs. the Oren Ruffcorn Co.,
judgment was rendered in favor of the
lplaintiff for $3,S6s.25. The plaintiff sued
| on three promisory notes The defendent
made answer that a the time of giving
the notes the Indebtedness OF the cor
operation was beyond the limit Of $50. 900
land therefore the notes were invalid.
Another defense made was that the
notes We're signed by Oren Rufrcorn,
who had no authority to sign for the
lcompany and thus the notes were not
4 subject to execution. A third clause in
4 the answer was that the plaintiff verb
ally agreed to extend the time of the
notes to Oct. 1. 1900, and then brough,
the suit pre,natnrally, action having
5lbeen commenced at a former term OF
Icourt. The defense also filed counte,
gI5claim against Marshal Field & Co., ask
ling for $4,000 damages for malicious
4 prosecution, on the ground that TIL.
Iplaintiff brought the suit after agreeing
A to extend the time limit on the notes
4 asserting this was done for the purpos,
j LOT driving the defendant into bank
!. truptcy, giving annoyance impairin,
lcredit, etc The court did not sustain tn.
defendants claims.
]. Webster City.
Work was commenced Tuesday morn
} ing by Contractor w. j. Zitterell on tn
= foundation for the new city hall, whic
Z will occupy the northwest corner Of TIL
e market square. The building, whe
2 Icompleted. will occupy a frontage Z
: twenty seven feet on Seneca street, an
n Will extend back sixty-two feet on SEQ
i ond street. 1t will be comprised Of tw
y stories. and basement. The city jail wi
: be in the basement. the police office Q
: the fret floor and the mayors Office ar