Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-20
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Mason City.
The National Military college commit
tee has spent about $4,000 thus far in
doing what II has already accomplished.
Washington.
An epidemic of typhoid fever has ex-
listed for some months 8on Jefferson
street and the residents believe tha the
rev sewer viii greatly Increase the
halthfulness of the locality.
Muscatine.
The Mississippi river at this point is'
practically clear of ice and registers two
feet above low water mark. The aver
age height for the month of Novembe
Vas eight and wo-tenths feet above low
Mater mark.
Keosauqua.
The revival meetings that are being
held at the Christian church Will prob
sablysclose the last of This week. A great
deal of interest has been manifest dur
ing these meetings There has been
about fifteen conversions.
Abba.
Dogs got intosth herd of sheep of w.
r. Moore. five miles north OF Abba. on
last Friday evening and four OF the best
sheep were killed. Mr.. Moore is nov
advertising his sheep for sale and keep
ing his eye peeled for a large scraggs,
stray dog,
Charlton.
An oppossum supper with the animal
cooked and served in true southern style
Was an event which occurred in Chari-
ton Saturday evening, under the aus
spces Of the G. u O. o. f. lodge of this
place. All the colpred people were In
attendance and a few of the more prom
Sinent white ones.
Fort Dodge.
Sunday on the charge of Stealing a horse
Chase on last Wednesday night. and
Who waived his preliminary q Gamma
ton on Monday morning, failed to se-
cure his bond, and was taken to the
county Jail at Rockwell City on Monday
afternoon.
Dubuque.
The women of Dubuque have taken up
a long neglected work, one that may
possibly need attention IN many other;
places in Iowa. Ii is the custom there
when boyssare arrested. no matter what
the charge against them. to place them
In confinement with adult criminals In
the hope of bettering things the Du-
3buque women have decided to petition
the board of supervisors 10 provide suit
able separate accommodations for the
juvenile offenders.
Fairfield.
A petition has been filed in the dis
trict court by Edward Baker, of krum,
Iowa. against the Western ORION Tele-
graph Company, asking for $1,000 dam
to him that was sent from Batavia, an
father. He claims the company was neg
10 him immediat ely upon it's arrival. The
morning and not delivered until noon
Waterloo.
a gentleman who observes such things
tells the Courier that the buds have be-
gun 10 start on the soft naples which
Indicates that the sap has assembled into
the branches and that the severe cold
which must follow later Will be destruc-
tive TO the life of the trees. A. Wood
&, Son completed work on their large
new ice house Tuesday. and are now
waiting for the weather TO CONCEAL Ce-
sdar river water to the proper consist
icncy for storage therein. The ice house
is 12Ox60 feet. With 2s-foot posts and
has capacity of 5000 tons.
Creston.
Several extra gangs Of railroad men
who have been engaged on construction
work were laid off for the season Tues
day and came TO Creston for their time
checks. The men will be re-employed
next spring as the Burlington will have
an abundance of work. Deputy
United States Marshal Richards Tues
day afternoon arrived in the city from
Decatur county with man named
Grim who was charged with the ofrense
of bootlegging. He was arraigned before
United States Commissioner j. E. Cher
sry and placed under bonds TO appear
before the May term Of court.
Merrill.
Guy Stanier, who makes his home
here and with A. Fry on the Broken
Kettle, was surprised one day the past
week by receiving a letter from Eng
land stating that his uncle, Frank Stan
Ter. had died leaving him a legacy of
$4,000, and that as soon as he gave his,
permanent address the money would
be sent. Mr.. Stanier says he knows of
no particular reason why his uncle
should beaueath the handsome sum as
he visited his home not more than half
dozen times in his life. He thinks pos
lsibly 1t was for a good warm letter he
wrote his uncle from LeMars in 1884,
regarding the sickness of the old gentle
mans son.
Ouumwa.
Nearly 800 men have been laid Off in
the past three days, owing to the stop
ping of work on the new line being built
east of Ottumwa by the Burlington rail-
road. Six of the fourteen extra gangs
that have been employed on the work
have been dispensed With until spring,
and many Of the men are in Ottumwa
for the purpose OF getting their time
checks for work done in December.
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