Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-27

from Belle HlotnSs ana the OfictAlS OF \
the road have 6tvensout the statement
that trains Will be running over the
branch by July The road from
Belle Plaine 70 Mavon City measures
S106 miles, nearly ohe-fourth Of which
has already been completed.
.Grundy Center.
Some OF Grundy Center's citizens are
making an effort to have Mr.. Roesch
move his hotel from Algona and rebuild
1t on lots formerly occupied by the old
Eagle House, and one of the parties in
sterested INFORMS the Republican that
fifteen OF the east side citizens have
guaranteed to raise e, 400 for that pur-
pose. With two good hotels Grundy
Center ought to entertain the public in
royal style.
Ocheyedan.
Rev. y. B. Chase has accepted the call
from the Congregational society Of
Ocheyedan to become pastor, and be-
ginning with next Sunday regular SER
vices will be held in that sanctuary.
Rev. Chase Is at present principal of
the Hull Academy and as his contract
in that position does nor expire until
some time in June, the pastor and fam
lily will not take up their residence here
until about that time.
Des Moines.
Deputy Auditor of State Whelan says
the number Of banks which are apply
ing for charters in Iowa Is something
unprecedented. Within the past two
days there have been applications for
four new charters and last week sew
eral new ones were issued. Among
those waiting for the issuance OF cer-
tiflcates are the Kinnoss Savings Bank,
of Keokuk county; the Union County
Savings Bank, of Kent; Union county,
and two new organize tons in Iowa
City.
Davenport.
Another case Of smallpox has devel-
oped here. The victim is Elmer Strom-
beck. who has been living at 1922 Brady
street, upstairs. with his sister and
lichtld. The man is an employe Of the
Rock Island car shops in this city. He
was taken Ill about ten days ago with
what then appeared to be a case of
grip. He was visited by DR.. Peck, and
the case then is stated to have presented
only the symptoms of grip. The fever
and aching were subsiding and the doc
tor was discharged.
lAlgona.
4 OF the fund raised last fall to defray
Iexpenses in normal school work at Des
| 5Moines SO little was used by Represent
tattve Cowles that he proposes TO re-
fund the entire amount to the contrib
utors. sThe board of equalization
raised the assessment on the Asa c..
\ Call estate from about $4,000 to $50, 900
and suit has been begun by represen-
4 tatives of the estate to have the assess
ment cut down. City Attorney Bonar
Will defend and the case is set for trial
at the term OF court which begins
April 30. This is the only case that
goes to the court out of those that were
raised.
Fairfield. '
With the proceeds of the spring coll
Election of taxes Treasurer Hopkirk
will further reduce the bonded indebt-
edness of Jefferson county. He has just
4 issued a call for seven court house
bonds, each of the denomination of $500
Il There we're 1S4 court house bonds orig
finally issued and of this number ia
have now been called in and paid, SO
A that the inde btedness on account OF the
4 court house is $4,000 at this time. OF
a thirty-five poor house bonds which
were issued twelve have now been re-
\ deemed and the county obligations on
account of this structure amount to
A ss1l, 800 at the present time.
A Iowa Pals.
4 Evidence Of the substantial growth
of Ellsworth College is found in the fact
4 that another large building is necessary
4 for the accommodation Of the ever in
creasing number of students at that in
4 stitution. The new building will be BOX
4 IS feet. three stories high. built of brick
4 and trimmed with stone. and will be an
Imposing structure. This building Will
4 be located just north of the main col
s|lege building and in line with the west
i end OF the latter. in order to make room
4 for another structure Of the same size
4, which will be built as soon as needed.
which will in all probability be next
i year.
4 Newton
Abe Carrier had Ave horses killed
last Wednesday morning by No. 5. The
4 horses got out of the Wilson pasture
and We're wandering down the track.
ssiss Mr.. Fred Bergman has received a
letter from the Walter A. Wood Man
Iufacturing Company asking him If he
would consider a proposition from them
/ to go to Paris with their exhibit at the
fair. Mr.. Bergman was employed by
this company for a number of years
and has represented them in many
4 portions of the globe. The offer is very
tempting and if he can arrange his af-
fairs here so as to be absent SIX or
seven months he may decide to go.
4 Council Bluffs.
Judge Aylesworth greatly shocked
six Migrants in police court Tuesday
morning by sentencing them to ten
4 days hard labor on the Streets But
they soon recovered when 1t was dis
covered that the police department had
i no shovels with which to put them at
work and had but a couple of balls and
chains to attach to the men should they
be placed on the street. Consequently
n the six tran1ps had an enjoyable day
Of idleness and three good meals at
A the city's expense in the Jail yesterday.
4 1t was expected that Judge Ayleswor,h
would order them to depart from the
u lefty at the next morning session of the
q police court.
Hampton,
While Hampton makes no pretensions
\ to prospective boom this year, there
4 are quite number of buildings already