Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-22

Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.

Inc le0cnef IN QuS1llOn lS SAID TO De a.
conscientious and tireless worker; that
the whipping administered was more .se-
we're than she had contemplated. = =
Last Wednesday, there we're shipped from
South Omaha to Mills county twenty
two cars OF feeders to nine different
parties This makes In the neighborhood
OF 900 cattle coming to this county in
one day to be, fattened for the markete
Fort Dodge.
The decree has gone forth from the
city authorities that all dogs who bear
not about them the stamp of owners ship
shall straightway be retired from cir
culation. Joe Kinney, whose services az
dog catcher have proved themselves of
value in other tlmes of need, has been
placed in commission, and has COM
menced his onslaught upon the vagrant
canine.
Counci Il Bluffsy EI(l k1 EyIs
There has lately sprung up consid-
cradle agitation in favor of golf club
in this city and It is stated If enough
Interest is shown an effort may be
made to arrange links at the Driving
Park. Mrs. John n. Baldwin, who
spent the summer in the east. played
the game there and be came SO charmed
.with8it that she is taking an active part
in the agitation for q local club.
Mason City.
A squirrel hunt was engaged in
Thursday by John Wilcox, Nit Water
bury, Drs. Williams and Marston and
Mr.. Van Note. They arrived home that
night with thirty-seven squirrels and
three rabbits as result Of good mark
manship in the tail timbers near the
site OF Hanlontown. Libbie Van
Note. whose mother is just recovering
from Siege of typhoid fever, is VIC;
tim Of the contagion herself. Miss Lo-
zetta Brahm is the nurse in charge.
Webster City.
Clerk Wier has just completed his re-
port of criminal cages for the year end
ing Sept. 30, and finds there have been.
but two criminal cases tried in the dis
|trict court of Hamilton county during
the past twelve months. In both of
There cases the parties were indicted
and sentenced, but one of them has ap-
|pealed to the supreme court. In the
Isame period there ilas been but sl35 col-
llected in fines. This s the lightest
showing made in many years.
Ottumwa.
In a petition to the district court ia
cob Chiffon asks that the county treas
Iurer be restrained from selling his prop
Ierty on North Court street for paving
Itax, and gives as reason that all mat
tier leading up to the assessment for the
| Improvement was done with the idea Of
making him pay for it according 70 the
number of front feet. which plaintiff
says !s unconstitutional. He further
says that the assessment Is a cloud up
on the title to his property which he
desires removed.
Charlton. "a
Robert Herring. one of the old and
highly respected residents of Lucas
county, who resided in Warren town
lship about eight miles from Charlton,
ldied suddenly at his home Thursday
morning. He had been IN Charlton the
lday before his death. and appeared to
\ be in unusually good healthsand spirits.
ION Thursday morning, however. soon
latter he had left the house. to go to
work, he returned to lie down. Before
1.-THE neighbors or any medical assistance
lcouId be summoned he had died.
4 DUBUQUE.
/ "A special election on. the library ques-
ltion will be held Nov. g. 1900 on that
lday all qualified electors will have an
opportunity of casting their ballots for
1.-THE maintenance of a free public libra-
Try or against the establishment of the
|same. A funny election bet was
made Thursday. A prominent saioon-
keeper promised to stop drinking wins
ky for year if Mckinley is elected
His opponent promised to do the same
lie Bryan received majority of the
electoral votes.
|Oelwein.
The railroad shops here have ceased
running on Sunday = = Tuesday c. b
miller. late of the Merchants hotel Du-
Ibuque, assumed charge of the Meaiey
(which he HAS purchased of O.. A. Cum
|mings. Mr.. Miller Isl an ole. hotel man
thoroughly up-to-date in his ideas OF
hotel management. A meeting OF
shop employees was held Sunday al M.
1.-THE 14th. in the Maple Leaf club room
flor cooperative store, and commit
tee was appointed TO investigate.
Icreston.
Fritz Falcke has had loads of trouble
since taking up his residence in this
lefty. Fritz engaged in the saloon bust
neg. buying out John Braunberger
This business gave him more or leo:
anxiety, expense and trouble. He nov
finds himself the defendant in $4,000
damage suit brought about by Dora
Hebberle, who charged Fritz with cir
jculating defamatorS reports about hei
character. She rented house O!
i Falcke and when he succeeded in get
5lting her out he gave other renters a
bad report of her character. and hence
1.-THE suit.
Dies Moines.
The report Of the relief work done by
the Humane Society for the month end
ling Oct. IS. 1900, is as follows: Casas
lchild beaten, l Old person abused. i,
Idesti tution, 4; horse underfed i aorses
DESTROYED, 10: horses unfit for ssrvica
horses lame, ?; dogs destroyed, 3;
lcruelty to chickens. I: injured on de
Istroyed. !. The educational work is pro
greselng we'll. Several Bands of Mercy
lare established and more will be next
IWyeek. The question of approaches Il
local bins was discussed at Thursday
Injecting. A list of the worst places Nil
be made and efforts made to improv.
them az fast as possible.
Cedar Rapids.
The two big cannon. which Alderman
Haskell, chairman of the park commit