Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-09

Ne d6SeIlDicU. xHe 6tOCh S11lAUV COunlyI
old settlers have $40 names on their tab
let's in the court house across the river.
chafiton.
The Jury in the George Baker person.
alsinjury damage case against the c.. b. i
q @. railroad, came In Tuesday with a
verdict for the plaintiff Of $1,000, with
8 per cent interest from February, the
date OF the accident. He was riding
along the road at Lucas last February
when a train caught him on the cross
ing killing his team and inJuring
himself and the lady who was with
him.
Webster City.
Sheriff shaffer returned Saturday
from Tama. where he went to take
charge of a man who goes under several
assumed names, one OF them being Tom
Burns. He Is q man about As years OF
age. and was arrested for breaking into
cars at Jewell and stealing considerable
property. He is tough. looking GUS
toner. and apparently an old hand at
the business. He liz now confined in the
county Jail to await trial at the Novem-
Der term of court.
Council sBluffs.
The claims filed in the district court
Saturday against the receivers of the
Officer & Pussy bank amounted to-
about $45. O0O making the total Of claims
filed up to date approximately 5000, 600
Among the claims filed Saturday was
one for 3 cents and another for as much
as sa.967.. The power Of attorney OF w.
NJ. NJ. Pussy to his son, Frank Pussy,
was fled with the county recorder Sat-
urday, the authority to extend to all
matters pertaining to the affairs Of the
bank and Mr. Pusey's personal Affairs
as we'll.
Dubuque.
One Of the largest RATS of the season
was towed down by the Glenmont last
week. Very few people have any idea
OF the value Of raft altho some hum
dreds pass down the river every year.
They are valued at from 1000 up to
much larger figure. depending upon the
number OF brails. The value OF logs
has increased 20 per cent in the last two
years, due largely to their scarcity and
heavy demand for them. The highest
cut OF lumber this year at the mill in
one day was 100000 feet and the high
est weeks cut was over 800, 900.
Keokuk.
All day Saturday in the district court
Judge Bank listened to arguments in
the case OF w. B. Collins ct al. against
the city OF Keokuk. which has no d.
Irect precedents as a guide and which is
being ardently fought on both sides.
The matter turns upon the legality In
Especial charter cities Of making the as
Isessment one-half OF the returned act
le,,,
law says that the assessment should be
lone-fourth of the actual value. What
the other special charter cities in Iowa
are doing is unknown here. but the city
iof Keokuk continued to assess as before
latter the new general law was passed,
believing that the new law does not ap-
lply to special charter cities.
lGlenwood.
The friends of j. H. Cattron and fam
lily are much concerned at the sad acci-
fdent by which their son Edgar has been
Lying at Deaths door. On returning from
school at GlenwQnd to his home at West
Liberty his horse evidently slipped in
the mud throwing Edgar tofthe ground
Mart Lewis found him unconscious.
and he has remained in that condition
since. DR.. Dewitt pronounces that the
young man is suffering with concus-
sion OF the brain Another land
dela of goodly proportions has been
made by which ]. Kochersberger. of
Emerson. becomes the owner of the half
sectionsin Indian Greek township north
of Emerson, formerly owned by Mrs. G.
tA. Graham. The amount paid was
$3.50 per acre. ztotalgof s1S.4oo.
Ida Grove.
! AT recent meeting of the stockhold-
Iiers of the Ida Grove Telephone Com
lpany the secretary's re port showed that
1.-THE plant had cost nearly $1,000, while
lonly $3.575 worth OF stock had been sold,
land that the net earnings OF the com
ipany from the time they began charg-
ling for their phones. Jan, / to Oct. 1.
Twas 3Sl495. making net profit on the
samount invested for the nine months OF
lis per. cent. II il runs at the same rate
flor the coming three months II will
.amount to- "a per cent. But when they
first started out in January there were
5Ionly about ninety phones connected.
while there are now 100. go II Is to be
Iexpected that the profits for the COM
ling three months will be proportionate-
lly greater.
Sac City. Il.
4 The committee of Company NJ, which
lis authorized to make arrangements for
procuring an armory. met number OF
slcitizens recently To discuss the project.
THE plan that seems most feasible Is the
reorganization of a stock company to buy
la lot and put up building. 1t is be-
3llieved that lot and suitable building
freed not cost to exceed $4,000 and the
4 National Guard company readily can
.Ipay an annual rental equal to 10 per
.lcent OF the Investment. In that case
1.-THE investment would not be unprofita-
Slble and the Sun thinks certainly ough,
I Ito enlist most OF the public spirited citi-
liens Of Sac City. A gentleman pro-
tposed to erect the building providing
The might obtain a guaranty OF an an.
lnual rental OF $500 for Ave years, bu,
mo one cares to sign such a guaranty.
WAL Lake.
According to the Blade. n committee
Twill soon wait on the business men and
lother citizens with q proposal to have
:. ls gravel bee. The plan is to haul grave
land spread 1t on the two main streets
land all work to be donated. Perhaps g
8 banquet Will be served In the evening
i and every man taking part in the be-
will be invited. No man VIII be per.
United to secure substitutes. TIL.
bankers. lawyers. doctors. merchants
.llumbermen, blacksn,iths. other husinsa,