Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-06

vas during tie hay machinery SEASON..
Just now the factory IL working On
mills, the season for tfsse mills,
having just begun. : ! I. Ihirty.ilys %.
tiefits were treated At the Ottumwa
hospital last month. twelve sof whom
we're helc. over from the precedinga|
month. Two deaths occurred during the
month. The gum Of >470.l0 w a. received
from all sources during the month, Sl105 \
Of which was from patients. the remain
der being the proceeds Of the city and
county grant.
Mason City.
The Milwaukee right-of-way agent
has notified the property owners who
have sold their property along Sheridan
street to vacate the came at once. which
means that the Milwaukee viii begin at
once to lay the tracks and otherwise
arrange the new city yards. The new
freight depot will be begun soon on
iDrummond street on the east ride Of
Sheridan, and will be Of ample size and
slightly architecture and will probably
be constructed OF Milwaukee pressed
brick. This depot will be finished this
fall and the new passenger depot Will be
completed by Spring.
sDes Moines.
The interest OF C. G. Gilman in the
south half OF the Grand avenue river
front court house cite was purchaeed
Thursday by F. NJ Hubbell, the coneid-
Grafton being Ga, 500. The Register says
s"this gives Mr.. Hubbell the controlling
interest in the site, and he can now ak
whatever price he wishes for the prop
erty The deed was not fled Thursday.
but II. F.. Teachout lie authority for the
report ofsthe purchase. The county Of
fer of $l00, 900 for the Bite in question exc
pires Saturday noon, and 1t is supposed
that 1t will not be considered at all now,
since the purchase by Mr.. Hubbell.''
lama.
Three young men, H. Graham. 8. In-
mis- and "A. Dlngee, who We're en- route
from Tama to Chelsea, last Friday eve
ming. thought to save railway fare and
for accommodations and passage. In
who were riding for pleasure at the ex-
'pense of the railway company. After
lsleaying Tama the three bume held UP
the Chelseaites and secured their loose
change and other valuables. When the
u 4
dropped off and eluded all efforts to cap.
ture them. The Chelsea boys vii, ride
on tickets after this.
Boone.
The News states that lately Rev. Guen-
4 Their had an unueual caller. A typica
bum stopped at Rev. Guenther's houst
and inquired II he, the reverend. coult
4 direct him to a clergyman, as q weel
Il from that date he would unite I'M wed
lock with one OF Boone's fairest daugh
tiers Uf he could get one). OF course tn,
reverend gentleman did not direct HIN
4 very far. but told him he thought HI
A could give satisfaction. The bum vac o
the politest sort and thanked the gentle
man Very profusely for his kind infor
), nation. Then, as IL lightning had strucl
him. he asked II he could borrow 5
}. cents. The balance OF the story 1t IL no
/. necessary to relate.
Museatine.
Altho surrounded somewhat by mys
terry considerable excitement is bein
aroused regarding the proposition mad
Z the council recently by Mr.. Nick Barr
to establish a large manufacturing plan
s lin Muscatine. The8nature Of the buzz
s ness Was kept secret, but rumor no,
! says that 1t IL to be q button factor!
: and the other button factory men OF III
: I city are up in arms. The concessions {
: taxes. etc, asked by Mr.. Barry llav
a already been granted by the council, 1
4 the matter is now doubtless publ
{ one. But appears now that, accordin
< to the understanding OF one Of tn
E councilmen. the plant ID to be simply
button factory for both cutting and fir
ishing similar to several that are now
, the city.
: Dubuque.
: The vote on the library propositio
e can not be held in conjunction with tn
( looming presidential election. Count
Il \ Attorney Bowen rendered an opinion I
y the board OF supervisors adverse to quo
d a course. despite the fact that it Nigh
8 save $780, Mr.. Bowen in his opinio
Ell states that 1t would be contrary to til
= provisions Of the statute to hold the cit
and county elections simultaneously
The code provides that in case of speci,
\ city elections the same Judges an
= clerks at the previous general city ele,
ton shouldact again at the special ele,
! ton. This being true II is very ciet
: that to hold the two elections simu
WAN esstlIS8dl.s Is 5lS
:. county attorneys opinion that it is ii
], lain of the code to keep county and eli
- elections separate as much as possibl
ID keokuk.
n There was a meeting at the Keok,
club house Wednesday night that vi
the best held in keokuk for years.
4 Was composed OF a large number of bu
. mess men, large capitalists and less
! lights in the business world. It did n
Z pass many reolutions, but these fe
y We're to the point, and there is hi
u pressure behind what formal busine
/ was done. The meeting was called
q consider what should be done IN son
q special cases of contemplated improv
!, ment to Keokuk in the way OF busine
!. Eentsrprss, and II was q success he:o
all expectations Twenty people ma
speeches, all along the line OF a matul
thorough consideration Of conditions !
IN herent in keokuk and how best to tn
lie those conditions into the betterment
ig keokuk. and several committees a
IN pointed to do specific things.
n, -
ct A Thousand Tongues
or Could not express the rapture Of Anr
Ill E. Springer, of Philadelphia, when I
ke Kings New Discovery cured her Of
Of hacking cough that for many years h
20 made life burden. She says: AZ,