Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-11

uP0ttUnDe kAeylG NJ pEcHent fMQktn8 ntD
home 1t the rest nce OF his sister. Mrs
J. n. Bootfiy. ~ Iowa street. He ID In
the enjoyment OF the very best OF health
and Will start back for Alaska in about
two months.
Davenpoet.
The new gas plant OF the Peoples
Light Company. In Davenport, con-;
Atructed by the We4tern Gas Conatruc-
ton Company OF IT. Wayne, Ind, has
close d the work for the season. The COM
pany has built about twelve miles OF
main this year, tho It was required by
ordinance to construct but two and a
half miles, and II. could go on building
mains right up to the frost line il 1t had
the pipe to lay. II has been forced to
suspend main construction with a num-
Der of patrons on each line almost with.
In reach, but not near enough to get
gar. Next year will put them on the new
maine.
Sioux City.
L@ander Petty, Of Rock Rapids, has
hled a petition in bankruptcy naming
his liabilities az 81 ,4s0 and his assets
nothing. James v. collars, OF un.
sound mind, took unto himself wife
without the knowledge or consent OF his
guardian, Z. r. Meyers. and now the
guardian has come into court and asked
Tor permission to apply what money is
t lett In collars estate toward providing
means whereby his ward may earn a
livelihood for himself and lis bride. The
records in the Office of the clerk Of the
district court show that marriage IL
cense was issued on july 9, 1900, to
James v. collars and Mrs. Sarah r..
NVilliams. both Of Lucky Valley, this
county. collars is yet a young man, his
age being given an 81 while his wife.
Who was a widow at the time Of the
marriage, was AZ years of age.
Council Bluffs.
The police officers who arrested the
two soldiers Dick Peartle and Charles
Asberry deserving from Fort Crook,
last July, on Monday received their re-
ward from the government The stand-
Ing amount to be paid in each instance
is $40. This amount went to officer John
Smith, who captured one man, and De
tectives Ed Smith and Dan Weir di-
vided the other $50. for they arrested
the other man. In addition to this John
Smith and Weir each received 81. 80 for
expenses in taking the men back to the
fort. There are now in the public
library 22,911 volumes-17.797 in the cir
culating library and 5.174 in the govern
lment division. The duplicate book sys-
1 tenn is proving a success. Already more
A than 20 per cent Of the amount of money
invested in the duplicate books has been
4 received in rentals These books are let
Iout at cents week each.
/ Burlington.
Tommy Lewis. a boy pickpocket, was
sentenced in the district court tor serve
g term of eighteen months in the For,
Madison penitentiary. The lad. who is
A but IL years of age, and appears even
younger, presented a very youthful APP
u pearance as he stood before the bar. He
Wore knee trousers, short coat and
i looked like 4 boy of but u or ls years.
4 The police first noticed in him q like
mess to photograph published in po-
lice Journal. which also had a descrip-
;tion and the information that he had
Ibeen ordered to leave Louisville, KY,
together with a gang of pickpockets,
A Mai. E. z. Blackmar, one Of
the foremost citizens OF Burlington,
died on the 9TH of Bright's disease. He
was member Of the book binding and
printing firm OF Acres. Blackmar & Co
A He served in the army In the civil wal
and held q proud record in the Masonic
Il order.