Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-02
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

4 OCt1E EDAN--The Press, states that
there are rumors of several substantial
business buildings to be erected in.
Ocheyedan when the robin comes again.
DAVENPORT ramps are the only
ones that occupy cells at the police sta
ton these cold nights. About twenty
were given shelter one night last week.
INDEPENDENCE The state has
purchased fifty head of sheep in Jones
county for the insane hospital. The
sheep will be used there for breeding
purposes.
| DUBTQUE-'The work of rebuilding
the railway bridge is progressing, not
| withstanding the cold weather. 1t is ex-
pected that the work viii be completed
! before next spring.
| OTTIMWA The ice in the Des
/ Moines river is from ten tostwelve inch
es thick. The pork packing house will
employ 80 men three weeks in putting
up the usual supply
MI-SCATiNE-Th old rolling mill
has been completely demolished and the
to be shipped to other places for other
uses. The office alone is standing and
that viii probably be dismantled later.
SHENANDOAH Edgar Foust was
called to see his mother near Dubuque a
couple of weeks ago, who has grown
aged and feeble She Welcomed him
1 with a check for $1,000. That is the kind
OF mother to have. remarks the SEN
! tinel
DENISON--E S. Hocket, formerly OF
4 Buck Grove but now residing near
|Gueyedan, La, was in Crawford last
week attending to business matters. MIR
i Hockett is now engaged in the rice
! growing industry and reports that he is
/ prospecting finely.
KANAWIdA--an assistant superin-
j tendent Of the railway mail service was
here last week gathering data upon
4 which to establish a train mail service
for Kanawha. The showing made is
l.sufiicient 10 warrant the service and this
llchanse is daily expected.
GRAND JUNCTION DIR. o. w. Low
cry won his suit against the Northwest
ern Railway Company He had claim
of 5000 for medical services rendered
| but the company refused to pay it
whereupon the doctor sued them FOL
i $500 The jury was out just thirts min-
4 utos and decided that Mr.. Lowers
should have s35o-s $50 more than his or
4 iginal claim.
q KEOkUK Data gathered from the
records of twenty-eight years by OBJ
Il server Goeswisch show that at I<eokut
the average temperature of January IS
"a degrees above zero. the warmesl
month being in 1880 with an average 81
II degrees above zero, and the coIdest
being in 1893. with an average Of /.
$ in January was on the 10Th In 1873 wher
the mercury went to 26 degrees beoN
zero. The warmest January day Was ths
+ 18th IN 1894. when the thernomete'
mounted TO 50 degrees That shows {
range of a5 degrees
SIOUX CITY The Internationa
Packing Company slaughtered It's frs
! hog in Sioux City soon after o'clnci
Saturday afternoon. 1t VIII cortinu,
operations at a capacity Of 1000 hog:
per day. A force of 800 men is alread.
/ at work and additions Will be mad
from time to time until Feb !. when
is expected 10 have the maximum 1orc
OF loo or l.5oo at work by that dat
Fit is also expected to have the plan
running up to its limit q S,doo hogs. 80
cattle and SEQ sheepspet day. The eattl
: killing department VIII be ready inrsop
!. eraticn about Jan. g.
e'LARIND4A-Jehn QOsHern. the oil
man from Shenandoah VINO Was con
n victed OF selling intoxicating liquor, an
( was fined $500 and costs in the distric
y court last week. is serving out the fin
5 lin jai, Mr.. Ward. the druggist who wa
/ fined $500 and costs. ard afterlNat
i charged UP With a nauict tax q slap fe
!, the past quarter has gone to Califcr
i MIA TO purchase a drug store and max
his home. Capt Morrill,, the express
i eeeat. who was fiaed $3.50 and costs 20
5 selling liquor through his office. ha
i asked for sixty days time in which i
try 10 persuade the expless company t
pay his fine for him.
GLIDDEN- reported BY tn
: Graphic. All sternes had a narrow 6
/. cape from a, serious injury recently II
/ was unloading some hogs at the stag
j yards and hearing a train approaching
: took hold of his team by tie bits. III
r horses, however, Hinged forward, knock
& ing Mr.. Steiner under foot. The horse
e were attached To q low sled whic
: dragged and rolled the unfortunate me-
: ITO a distance OF at,otit sixty feet, whe
: a fortunate twist turned the Sled nNe
: and released him. II seems almost
! miracle that Mr. Ste,nel came out I
the accident with apparently only fe'
y bruises and bumps in the way of ms
d r,sntoes He would rot care to Try
d again.
q COUNCIL RI.IlFFs. T. F. Galsi
: was picked up or the stres1 about
i o'clock Saturday morning in dement,
a - cppdi.;S,, aud was kent a tins p0liQ