Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-04

near the Central depot Monday night.
sis still In q precarlous condition, and
his recovery is far from being assured.
He is severely hurt about the head and
back and the extent OF his internal In
juries can not be ascertained. But az
he IL young and muscular It 10 thought
he will survive. He Ii "a years OF age
probably weighs $50 or 1870 pounds. Just
how the accident happened is un-i
known. but 1t ID thought his clothing
caught the car and he was dragged
some distance by the train.
Boone
City Assessor T. L. Jones. in making
out his reports. finds there are 2,sl8
voters in the city of Boone. In max
number Of voters the multiple is com-
monty agreed upon as giving the APP.
proximately correct total. as stated by!
the Republican. This therefore would
give Boone a population at the present
time of 1880. Mr.. Jones thinks the
census enumerators. when they make
their rounds. will find Just about that
number Of people within the city limits.
Cedar Rapids.
Frank A. Holdcman. OF Lone Tree,
who has been in the employ OF Brock,
the dairyman for some time. died at st.
:Luke's hospital at IL AS o. clock Tuesday
night from the effects OF injuries re-
lsceived week ago. While working
about the barn one Of the horses kicked
him in the left groin. He suffered ter
ribly and was taken to the hospital.
but despite ali efforts he gardually
grew worse and passed away Tuesday
might. His brother came from Lone
Tree on Wednesday and took the re-
mains home for interment. The de.
ceased was man about IS years OF
age.
| Waterloo.
The story of a sons brutal treatment
of an aged mother was brought out In
Justice Mear's court by the arrest OF
Fred E. Wheeler. who wifi be put I'M
der bonds to keep the pecae. The COM
planning witness is Mrs. A1vira Wheel
er. mother of the defendant. and az
years of age. She charges her son with
cruel treatment and the use Of abusive
4 language In addition to the bonds &c
keep the peace a petition has been filed
in the district court asking for tenn
4 porary injunction restraining the de.
4 PENDANT from entering her home, the
\ injunction to be made permanent or
the final hearing. The temporary in.
4 junction was granted.
Iowa City.
The originators of the new wire plant
filled articles of incorporation with the
county recorder this week. The au-
thorized capital is 100000. while the
paid up capital is $4,000. The incorpo.
4 rators Of the new wire pulling estab
Elishment are d. F. Sawyer. j. G.. Lind
say, Ira Curtis, r. P. Howell and Ed
win b. Wilson The wire pulling plan
Twill be started at once in the large
A three-story building at the north enc
4 of the packing house. The organizer.
4 expect fine wire drawing machine II
I about two weeks, and as soon as posi-
A BILE the plant will be put in active OPP
4 Grafton. The capacity OF the factor.
Il for the present will be n maximum o
i seven or eight tons of fine quality wir,
u q day, and in order to complete tn,
il equipment an apparatus for galyaniz
!. Ling the rough wire from the drawn,
4 machine will be set up.
! Darlington.
At the regular meeting of the Bust
ness merss Club Monday evening
proposition was submitted for. the loca
y tion of another button factory in thi
lztcity. The Pearl City Button Compans