Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-03
DIVA NEWS FOR IOWA READERS

field for the space Of several rods has
the appearance OF having been wall
lowed over by some big animal except
that no hoof prints were found. The
spot is near the center Of the corn field.
Mr.. Reeler has found his horse
and buggy. It turned up at Baskerville.
The gentleman to whom he loaned 1t
got too full OF booze and he pawned
them to get more booze. There will be
no prosecution.
Bows.
Advocate: AS a sequel to the elope-
ment of Howard Kaufman and Beulah
Rice, the young lady's father, Frank
Rice, caused the young mans arrest
Tuesday, on the charge of seduction.
He was taken before Squire Davis at
Clarion and bound over in the sum of
5000 and is out on bali. We under
stand Howard is willing to marry Beu-
lah-as he surely should debut is dis
couraged by his father Mr.. Rice says
a marriage or something worse will
follow. He will defend the honor Of
his daughter. Who will blame him?
Not one
Linn Grove.
independent: Just imagine what a
nice predicament Xxi" Ward was In
Friday while endeavoring to catch
some honey bees that had swarmed In
the Interstate Elevator Company's
Elevator. He had placed a box up near
where the bees were and after getting
large number of them in 1t the box
was accidentally upset, falling squarely
upon his head. Bees by the hundred
were all over his head and face in an
instant, but he calmly withstood the
ordeal until they were all removed by
Warren Gleason. Kit says not one Of
the bees stung him.
Dubuque.
Steamboat navigation on the Missis-
sippi at this point has almost ceased
the river being the lowest in the month
OF June for twenty-five years. :
A surveying party of thirteen is push
ing the permanent survey OF the Gin
ton-Dubuque & Northwestern rapidly
Inorthward and Is now about ten miles
above. Maquoketa. Two routes are be-
Ing surveyed. The shorter one vii
cross the Milwaukee at Preston and sc
direct to Dubuque and the other one
passes thru Maquoketa and goes to
Dubuque via Farley. The survey vii
probably be completed in two weeks.
Davenport.
Ed Eldridge, the latest smallpox vic.
tim here, has developed a quite severe
attack of the disease. His face. body
and limbs are we'll covered with pus.
Jules. which are continent over consid-
cradle areas. Up to date City
Clerk Smith has sold about $50 dos
checks. the trade in the protective
trinkets having been brisk the last few
days. But that number does not rep
resent half the dogs that are annual,
taxed. The books show that about l.,
200 are annually licensed to live, tho
perhaps many more live within the cit,
limits without having the right t,
do SO.
Council Bluffs.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail
road Company has commenced tn,
lerection of their new coal chute ant
water tank. 1t is said that there ar.
Twenty car loads of stone here for tn,
foundations for these two and the sane
thouse. The coal chute will be Of TIL,
most approved pattern and the coal t,
LIN the engines will be hoisted by air
1t will be of large ca pacity TIL,
first monthly statement Of the city au
duitor since the city got down to 1;
cash basis was issued Friday ant
shows an Improvement in the cit.
finances The net debt during TIL,
month of May was reduced from $241,
43Ls2 to s2O0.614.Ss.
4 Waterloo.
The Perpetual Building and Loan as
ISOLATION which sustained great fl
A nancial loss thru embezzlement o
! funds by IT.: secretary, A. I. Brecken
ridge, Saturday began an action to re
cover some OF its loss by bringing sui
on the bonds furnished by Mr.. Brock
4 enridge. The defendant in this action
Us the United States Fidelity & Guar
'|ianty company, Of Maryland. The sui
lis on the four thousand dollar Brock
!lenridge bond. covering the period from
February 4, 1899, to the date Of his res
5Iignation as secretary, December I, 1885
land claiming breach OF the condition
Il of the bond on accounted the embezzle
lment Of FUNDS and asking the recover,
of the amount Of the bond.
Ottumwa.
The Ottumwa Electric & Steam Com
9 pany made another test of a street ca
fender Friday afternoon. The devic
4 cxpcrimented with is much differen
from the one tried a few days ago. II
Is not automatic, but is in the shape o
scoop extending out over the track sew
4 eral feet In front of the car The com
i pany is investigating the merits of
number OF similar devices, and will b
\ deliberate in the selection Of what |
4 and the city council determines upon a
4 the safest and most practical fender
Il ssss Bonds to the amount of $2O,6S
will be foreclosed on the Ottumw
Jopera house. according to the tenor Q
/, a petition filed by John w. Lewis. at
torney for j. w. Garner. trustee OF tn
4 Ottumwa Opera House Compan,
against that company and severa
other persons who hold junior mort
n cages, now overdue.
II b
1 Unnecessary Loss OF Time.
II Mr.. w. S. Whedon, cashier Of tn
First National bank, OF Winterset. la
i in recent letter gives some experienc
with carpenter in his employ, tina
i will be of value to other mechanics. II
J. says: 81 had carpenter working 70
! me who was obliged to stop worhefo
several days on account OF bein
troubled with diarrhoea. mentione
to him that I had been similarly trou
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