Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-01
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
F'T DODGE Three cases of scar!et
fever have been reported 10 the health
department..
DAVENPORT The movement OF the
ice in the Mississippi river was checked
Monday night. ard the river IS again
closed llsie. As IS usually the case at
this point. the surface IS very rough
WEBsTEI, CITY Henry N. Ware
has sold his fine farm on the southwest
err edeepf to~sn 10 DanielsCiosz. There
are ls5 acres in the farm and the con-
sideration was $3.50 or nearly 500 an
acre
vINToS-T new depot is nearing
completion. The buildings and grounds.
will outrailk anything Of their kind on
the -. G. X. & n. except Cedar Rap
ids ard viii be a marked Improvement
in the locality in which they are locat-
ed
IOWA 6ITY-A burs;ed water pipe at
the New York store destroyed between
$3.50 and 5000 worth Of property Monday
night The pipe was frozen and then
burst The floor Of the store in he rear
ord vas a veritable lake. Many goods
OF value We're d stroye,l.
I cot Ne,II RLTFFs-- Mrs. May Ann
JAM Dunn, aged 81 years. died Monday
Afternoon at her home, 41O East Broad
Nay, Of old age. Mrs. Dunn enlisted as
u nurse during the civil warand spent
three years ministerng 10 the wants Of
the soldiers in the hospitals and on the
ba,tlsiieId
Dl'Bu.Qu.f.-At a meeting Of tins city
council Monday evening the sale Of the
water works by the private company
FLOR s345,00o, cash. free from incun,-
brace. was disapproved. i viii be sub
omitted To a vote OF the people. and II
The connects action is approved the
works Will be bonded for the fun
amount 70 raise the cash.
\ -ALISIA-The railroads that run thru
Monroe county pay an annual tax Of
| s15.5il.11. or about one sixth Of the tax
LOT the entire county. liz this is not in i
! Guided the newly completed track Of th~
/ Wabash. The assessors who arc now al
work Will get that in their report and
the railroad tax for NEXT year viii be in
creased between $500 and $500.
4 CEDAR FALLS While working with
a sweep grinder, on the farm Of +. 4.
1 ,
Herman Pri,chard got one Of his arms
nearly to the elbow Several physi-
LEANS were called Who found ii neces
saiy To amputate the arm Ten
passenger trains pass over the Illinois
Central lire thru this city dails
OTTliAlW A petition Was tiled by
Attorney George F. Heirael in the Unit
cd states district court Tuesday in
which William Neiteh, of South 0ttum-
VA. declares that heis bankrupi HI
4 schedules liabilities amounting to S22;S,-
53I.46 and assets Amounting u $500
4 which consists of household goods and
wearing apparel claimed 10 b. exempt
\ Mr.. Netch was at one time WORTH in this
Ineghborhood Of $4,000, and Was a pros
lperot:s wooden mill owner ~ SigBuiney
| when misfortune overlook him aaN com
lpelled him 10 surrender his property tc
his creditors al a ruinous sacrifice.
4 WATEELDO--Alr Hiram Vaughn OF
this city is suffering from a painful ac-
4 cident. which occurred the other day
4 and whcill it Is feared may have seriou:
A results. She had been heating Mater il
Ia tin can upon which the lid Ma tightly
\ closed down. With the pafp0st. d
4 emptying the hot Wate, from he car
& into the reservoir. she lifted the car
4 fromstfle stove and attempted to pry tn.
Hid off With "a knife. AS soon as it has
4 been d little loosaned it was blown of
by tie force OF the imprisoned steam
4 which rose i'll such volume as tosseYere'
IL scald Mrs Naughn's face. neck ans
breast The greatest fear a present i.
Il far hers e u, SIGHT which Is grently- on