Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
VIVA | They IRE DOING

Taking Place In Iowa
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teal that the citizens Of Pocahontas
are building more than air castles and
in few weeks the appearance of the
town will be completely changed. More
THAN twenty residences have been
erected since last October and there are
now in course of construction a dozen
more. In "a few days the work on sew
Ieral Of the new business houses will be
commenced.
| Council Bluffs.
The total receipts of the city for the
year were $416,5O6.57, while the total
disbursements were $44S,537.0 90. AT the.
beginning OF the fiscal year, April l.,
1899, there was n cash balance OF $780,
954.71 In the city treasury, which was
diminished by the excess of disburse
ments over receipts. leaving balance
of $57, $3.50 at the beginning OF this
fiscal year.
Rockford.
Adam Young, who last October went
\ back to the old country. returned last
sweek, bringing with him a helpmeet-
Miss Minnie Morrowto whom he was
4 married at Belfast March 10 last. There
!came over with Mr. and Mrs. Young
Messrs. Hugh Morrow, William Grimes
land Joe Byers-three statWart young
men who will seek their fortunes in this
western country.
Brooklyn.
1; Joe Harris brought another carload
of horses here last week in four days
and on Monday shipped them to the
eastern markets. They We're even bet
tier than the load he shipped three
weeks ago, and shows that Poweshiek
can produce some OF the best horses in
the state. These in this load weighed
from 600 to 800 pounds and several Of
4 them brought s175.
Mason City.
The big brick smoke stack of the Ma
Ison City Brick and Tile CompanS's
lplant is now entirely completed. The
stack is of hollow building blocks and
lis 125 feet high with a base sixteen
3 fleet square and seven feet clear on the
'linside at the top. The next highest
\ chimney is seventy-tlve feet, and then
There are three others ranging in
height from sixty-tive to seventy -tive
a feet
i Spencer.
The work Of remodeling the Chris
titan church goes forward nicely With
!. 1.-THE exception of rebuilding the tower
n the carpenter. work is about completed.
4 Plastering and papering will come next.
II The pesvs are expected about Mays1 and
.Idedica ton is expected soon thereafter.
lRev. f. o. Fannon, who organized the
lsociety here sixteen years ago, has
been secured to deliver the dedicatory
!. sermon.
I Colfax.
Walter c.. Baker, whose death is re-
corded by the Clipper. was a member
:. of a local lodge of fraternal insurance
! company, which he Joined only last
y June and in which he carried a life in
surance policy of $1,000. The total cost
of the $1,000. which now goes to his
lfather and sister, was s14.35.. = Many
|of the school houses in the neighborins
b|districts are this spring being fitted W
5Iwith belfries and bells.
Belle PLANE.
The track laying machine will COM
llmence operations the first of the pros
: ent week and begin its .ras5els north
\ ward to Mason City. . The Union
ldeclares that some scheme will have
Ito be devised to rid The town of the
llarmy Of tramps which are coming in
! llarge numbers just at present. or
Z Nednesday night fortS-five hobaes
3 slept in the city fail. Most of tEer
lhave the excuse of looking for york
Respecting to find it on the new road
) Oaumwa.
!, over $4,000 young men have visited
4 1.-the v. NJ. G. A. building within the pas
s lthree months, according to the repor,
of Secretary B. C.. Wade, which was
submitted to- the board of directors al
! /; meeting held al the association rooms
oIThursday evening. That means that Z
y good welcome place has been provided
4 for a large number of Ottuniwa young
linen to attend thereby offsetting in q
Very large measure the other attrac-
9 tions that are not SO good.
Cleveland.
!: The little mining town Of Cleveland
No. 4. nine miles west of Charlton
lis rapidly growing into a tlourshini
thinning camp. There are already IL;
S lhouses there. a postotfice has been es,
Established. two mines are in full opera
8 ltion that turn out 10000 to 10000 bush
$ els of coal a day and another vein O
/. coal about five and half feet thicl
Ihas been struck The company is pre-
!. pairing to build $50 more houses Their,
: as soon as the weather permits, and i
. is estimated that before fall there vii
: be over 1000 men employed CONSTANT,
!, in mining.
3 Dubuque.
Mrs. Cecilia Reilly has filed peti
I ton in the district court asking tina
Z her son, Herman Wedge. 10 ysars old
1 be adjudged a fl t subject for The reform
1 school. She states that he lis ullmin
! ageable and runs away from school an,
that he is addicted to lying and steal
8 ing and is utterly incorrigihie. Tn
matter was brous!llt before Judge Mat
: thews. Judge Matthews ordered tn
e boy kept in the sheri~'s Keeping fc
: three days and then sent home. II &c
T the succeeding tan days nc shall beliay,
7 we'll and do us sno.Dsri: bsl.',n.r lie i
to escape confinement in reform
school,
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