Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-08
IOWA News ITEMS

IOWA FALLS-TT1e Woods hotel is
to pay $3.50 per year for the use of the
new city sewer, this being the rate
| fixed by the council.
4 ROCKWELL CITY-Revival meet
ings at the Methodist and Christian
! churches have been attracting crowds
and much interest has been awakened
in religious circles.
POCAHONTAS- NJ Hunt was APP
4 pointed deputy treasurer by Treasurer
/ Robinson and entered upon the dis
charge of his duties on Monday. and
Frank Reyburn has been appointed
/ deputy recorder.
4 IDA sGROyE:-The Pioneer claims
that Frank Sorenson has resigned his
position as instructor in Ida Grove
4 high schools and that Miss Gertie Ma
son of Mt. Vernon has been elected to.
take his place next Monday.
RED OAK--Miss Nellie Barton has
I accepted position as teacher of ma
ture study in the Feeble Minded Insti-
tute at Gienwood. She began her work
4 the first OF the week. She receives "a
salary of s35 per month and expenses,
which equals more than $50 per month
as the teachers are usually paid.
5SSI-Ts->t lleIt NNtTt- aIJult1 ls>D ilft
alarms in Spencer during the year 1893;
one Of these was a false one, and the
I other was caused by lightning striking
the telephona wires, following them in
to thecentral Office and burning out the
switch board. What other town of
Is3.0oo inhabitants can SHOW as good a
record asks the News.
MT. PLEASANT-T-h petition ask
from the hospital has been Forwarded
: to the legislature The state is asked TO
assist in providing some suitable
method to dispose of the horrible
. stencil which arises from the creek.
The petition is signed by al the physi-
clans of the city. as Well as many
Others. including the city officials.
FIT. MADISON Stephen Brockelman,
of FIT Madison. aged seventy-six years.
who was struck by KLINE switch ems
:. CINE on September II. last, has sued the
company for 81. 995. claiming negligence
{ m the part Of the company employees
Mr.. I8roekelman was crossing the com
: panys tracks near the Benbow ware
: house at the time of the accident. HI
alleges that he was permanently in
q jured.
. IENlS0 N-There are now eighty-siS
students enrolled in the commercial de-
partinent at the college. The
contract for the Crawford county
bridge building Was awarded BY tbs
board of supervisors To Herman Grill
'ofs'linton, Iowa. The following are tbs
bids Of the different companies Her
man Grill. Si.45 par foot. Wrought lror
Bridge Company, $3.50 per foot; j. u
Marsh. $500 per foot.
\ SIOUX CITY-There is already be.
ginning to be some discussion amonf
the aldermen relative to paving in thu
city this year 1t is unlikely that niuci
/, will be done, says the Tribune, until al
!. tel. the commencement OF the next MS
). cal year. April |. Even then It VII
2 be hard 70 find q contractor 10 carry OF
\ the work unless some alterations arr
!, made in the assessment law as Wi
g bring I, clearly within the Tnitet
i. States constitution.
Z BIrRLI.SGTONs-T The insurance ad
d justers agreed upon a settlement Of III
i. Floss on the Bikien- Winner building
owned by e. H. Blklen, allowing tina
lit was total one and the entir
a amount of $4,000 Will be paid. As tn
estimated value of the building va
$4,000 there will be 4 clearioss of abou
$4,000. A wreeking company Is work
ing on the ruins of the wholesale gro
8. Gerry stock but 1t is said the salvage VII
lie not pay the cost of removing the goods
CARROLL VIM. Sears, one of tn
Hold settlers of this county, died at NJ
r home inthis city, on the lastiay Of IN
year. For many years Mr. Sears ma
been Il familiar figure in this city bu
~ the last year he has been in poor nealt
and confined 10 his home most OF IN
time He was more than elshty year
lsnf age. having been born in New Jes'se
March 10. 1912 Twenty year
It. ago he came TO Iowa and the same yea
of he was married, one son VINO lives
Nebraska surviving him
IS l)TTlTAIWA- Daniel Bfien. by a.
attorney. l.. c. Hendershott. has Tile
e a petition in bankruptcy, seheduiin
liabilities Of owe, So 900, With no asset
g o 'Brien is a barkeeper ne III
10 fend was a prominent factor IN thesde
Z structipn of property in wa alll
~ ing the year ending December 81 lsa
IN Henry Richards, chief Of the Ottumw
re fire department. has Just completed
Y repfsrt OF fires ana losses during thu
period, which foot up s3S,oe4 Il. Q
y which there was ample Insurance.
WINTER $ 1.-TWO weeks ago
N somewhat extended mention WAS mao
lin the Madisonian concerning the ei
: Itcrprise of j. w. Younger Of STUART
Il build mill worth a least sS,c9o IN tn
city The plan was then briefly gu
,lslinetl TO- wit. Mr.. Younger IS 70 put
NOT lass than 600 of his own none
Iif the citizens win loan him $4,000
!. shares Of sleo each. Mr.. Younger a
rived IN the city Monday and has sin'
- been al work getting signatures for u
w. 1000. and II is learned that he HI
~ raised already about one1half Of Il
amount.
- BOoNE-N rich coal find is rsports
! on the farm of Y. y. Sellari in l;eav
q township, some Two miles south
Beaver station MIR. Sellard has be,
& in the city several times of late confe
g ring with prominent coal operate
< With regard 10 making thorough te
81 of the vein and If the Investigate,
g should prove satisfactory his desi
XII was 10 sink a shaft and commence o.
8 erations on an extensive scale. NJ
$. Sellard was in the city the other ds
" and stated that he had about complete
Fl arrangements whereby the tests are
be undertaken soon. slr. sSellard stat
that the partial tests made indicat,