Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-28

Affairs ofslowa People Taking Place In Iowa
-T. Towns.

afternoon and sentenced to confinement
in the reformatory at Mltchellville until
such a time as she became Of age. The
girl is thoroughly bad and incorrigible,
refusing to attend school, work or even
stay at home.
Dumont.
4. II. schuser returned last Thursday
from Oklahoma, where he had been
looking after land While there he pur-
chased 100 acres Of farm land, and will
remove there with his family in the
spring. He likes the country very we'll.
Ottumwa.
Harry Hall. Of Des Moines, was adj
judged insane yesterday by the COM
of insanity and ordered sent
to that place. where relatives will care
for him. Hall was picked up by the po-
lice on the street Sunday night.
Fl. Madison.
Two United States prisoners were
Brought to the penitentiary Sunday. AL
bert N. Anthony, one year, for raising
United States bills. and Neclos Snyder,
two years, for bookkeeping. They were
sent up from Council Bluffs under the
first sentences pronounced by Judge
Mcpherson.
Hampton.
Seven men accused of pocket picking
at the fair grounds We're arrested and
lodged in Jail last Friday night. -Four
are out on bail, but the other three are
still in Jail. One farmer lost $50: an
other, a Mr.. Hunt, lost $40, and, L. B.
Raymond, OF the Franklin County Re-
|corder, reports to have lost $40.
Dubuque.
The Standard Telephone Company
has received several car loads of cables.
which they have commenced to lay I'M
background. Tile Dubuque Tele-
phone Company began laying its ca
bles in the conduits this morning. The
cables are, on reels and there are from
la hundred to three hundred wires in
leach cable.
Carroll.
Frank O'Brien has leased the City
Hotel to Fred Linson, of Ida Grove. and
will give possession about the first of
next month. His successor is an experi-
fenced hotel man. AS MIR. O Brien's wife
| is in ill-health he will take his family in
a few weeks and go to California for
the winter. Its his intention. however,
to make his permanent home in Carroll.
Waterloo.
The excavation and common stone
work for the new postoftice building to
be built by F, j. Fowler and C. p. Brat
nober will be done by j. v. r. Sisco.
who made the lowest bids of five con-
| testants. The bids for the building con-
| tract will be taken for both a two-story
and three-story structure. The build
| ers have not fully decided whether a
| third story will be erected. The dimen-
/ ions of the building will be 30xSS feet.
| Creston.
4 Marshal Hicks Wednesday afternoon
larrested a man named Moreland who
RESIDES in Ringgold county for purchas.
ling whisky for well-known citizen. He
took the man to County Attorney Bulls
office, but 1T was decided that the crime
was proper one for the federal au-
liberties to handle and the case will
likely be presented to the officials of the
United States. The crime is one liable
Ito imprisonment. Moreland plead limo
Icence Of any wrong doing.
Greene.
a. flock of about fifteen quail made
their appearance in town ra Their uncere-
Enormously last Friday afternoon. The
first seen of them they were flying anG
running thru the alley ext to the First
State Bank. They seemed to be Devil.
Idered, flying against buildings and tele-
lphone wires Everybody along this
lstreet went cunning for quail and abou,
half of the flock We're captured in shorl
lorder, regardless Of law or the limo
lcence of the poor-bewildere little birds
Iowa City.
Y Tuesday morning condemnation pro
'tceedings We're instituted by the county
superintendent and members of The
4 East Lucas school board against DR.. J
IC. Shrader. The action is to. secure al
zlacre of ground on the farm of DR.. Shra
der for school purposes The board de
5,cided to change the location of a schoo
|site and to combine the Oakes and Nc
sICrary schools into one. The site wa.
3lchosen on account OF the central loca
ition and to date no agreement betwee,
\ Dr. Shrader and the directors has beer
made as to the price.
Fairfield.
board of control. Who is now making
itour of the state for an examination o
lIcoun1y asylums. visited the Jefferson
i county institution this week. He ex
.lpressed himself as very we'll satisfied
4 with its management and classed. 1t a
lone of the best in the state. He salt
Il THAT while he could not say that tn
II buildings ranked first in Iowa. he coult
4 safely place them with the first three
THE fire escapes he considered superio
!. Ito any he had seen elsewhere. Whel
Judge Kline, another member of TIL
llboard, was here last year he expressed
much the same opinion. Jefferson coun
\ ty is doing very we'll by her unfortunat
poor and insane, says the Ledger.
4 Grundy Center.
4 Mr.. Robert Linden, of Charles City
has leased the new hotel of this city
land is now perfecting arrangements I
furnish 1t with new furniture thruout
Mr. Lindon is an experienced hotel mar
J, land the commercial men say he is
zlgenial host, Mr.. j. G.. Bourn
has commenced the erection Of an add
s ition to his store building. The east wal
Twill be of brick and the front will be re
modelled. He will also cover the old par
j. with iron SO that 1t will be protected Il
1.-THE event of a fire in that block. Whe
Icompleted Mr.. Bourne will have one d