Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
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With the former. 4 fact which viii me-
cessitate the immediate enlargement OF
the local plant. II Ii expected that the
number OF employees Will reach 150 be-
fore the middle Of July. - = The death
of George w. Martin, who for nearly
fifty years has been resident OF Wa
pello county, occurred Tueeday morning
at his home on West Fifth street. On
April 4, of this year. Mr.. Martin had
the misfortune to fall from the top OF
a building. injuring himself SO severely
that his death resulted.
Boone
l.. ". Reynolds says that work will
COON lie commenced on the extension of
the street railway line from its present
terminal point to the Incline hill. The
right OF way for the Improvement has
been secured and the extension will be
about quarter OF a mile In length.
The Northwestern fence builders arr
rived in town Tuesday and Will at once
go to work fencing in the new double
den
Niadrid.
All the old teachers of the Madrid.
public school are retained in their re-.
spective positions for the next year. at
an additional salary OF $3.50 month
excepting Professor Meek, whose sal
ary was raised $3.50 month. The
raise In price applies to the old teachers
providing they accept. The teachers
are, Professor Meek, principal: George
Hutton, grammar: Miss Dennis, inter-
mediate: Miss Miller, second primary
and Miss Otis primary.
Council Bluffs.
The Retail Clerks Union at a largely
day evening decided to start move
ment for the closing OF all the retail
stores in the city at $3.50 o'clock every
evening Of the week except Saturday.
4 The clerks will ask all the other labor
unions in Council Bluffs to assist them
in securing early closing hours. Sixty
a members were present at the meeting
\ and thirty OF the women clerks of the
a city were admitted to membership.
Dubuque.
Peter Werner, OF Rockdale, is confined
lin Mercy hospital as an insane patient
& pending the decision OF the commission
\ ers OF insanity as to his mental condi-
{ Ition. Werner was for number of
years saloonkeeper at Rockdale. He
saved all he made and invested $4,000
which represented the accumulation OF
4 a life time. The Investment proved bad
and he lost about $500. This was more
than year ago. Brooding over his
4 losses he became crazy and complaint
was lodged against him. Sheriff Conlir
went out to Rockdale and took him into
/. custody.
i Creston.
The United States senate has passed
, the house bill for the re-division OF TIT
lsouthern district OF Iowa, creating q
new seat of the federal court at Creston
!, The bill had already passed the houa
. and with the approval Of the presiden
> will now become a law. At present Their,
are three divisions Of the southern dis
! trict of the state. with seats OF the cour
. at Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Keo
kuk. The territory for the formation
of the new division will be taken from
the middle or Des Moines division ant
: the western or Council Bluffs division
e leach losing number OF counties.
Des Moines.
Edward Overfelt will be sent to tn
!, elISdUc asylum az xlOQill Ialet1sdill al
Will not stand trial on the crimina
charge OF arson. The man was take
before the county commissioners of in
: sanity and 1t did not take them long I
i decide that he was of unsound mind
;. Indeed. Overfelt complained of troubl
y in the head: but denied all knolwedb
!. or remembrance of being at any Of tn
r places which lie is accused of settin
e afire. He was at the Mount Pleasan
asylum three years ago, and altho dis
). charged after time, vas never full
$ recovered and is now apparently sui
e fering from a dementia which lead
! him tn sprorliscuous arson. Overfelt
: about GO years of age and has a VIII
: living in Dies Moines, she being the on
!. Ily relative whose whereabouts any
g thing is known. This is his home. alth
S since returning from Mt. Pleasant h
: spent some time in the Soldiers Hon
! at Marshalltown. He ard his wife ar
J not living together
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