Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-21
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
--Your Old Home.

Barnes. owner Of the famous diving
elks which were exhibited at the Paris
exposition this summer, arrived in this !.
city Tuesday from Europe. His herd Of
'elks remained in London for the winter, I
but VIII be brought over next spring, /
and taken to the Buffalo exposition.
Cedar Rapids.
The board of supervisors has been Pc
fitioned for another deputy sheriff,
practically every attorney in the city
signing the petition. 1t Is stated thatfI
an additional deputy sheriff has been;
very much needed for several years and
THAT it is almost impossible to transact
business promptly with the two deputy
sheriffs at present.
Fairfield
| The literary societies of Parsons Gel
lslepe have notified the students OF Coe
college. located at Cedar Rapids. that
lihey ave taken the negative of the
loues,ticn for a Joint debate between the
1.-TWO colleges The income tax question:
lis me enc that Will be debated. The lo-
\ cal contest for the selection of de oaters
to meet the Coe College debaters will
loccllr Jan. Is.
4 Centerville.
The SANDER suit OF Chapman against
Futoranski tcgun some lime agogir dis
'lstlict court has been settled and the cas-
4 withdrawn from the docket thru the;
agency of A. Grinspan. Both parties
Ismade concessions and paid some costs
and the trouble 10 all over without COST
Ito the county This il he way all such
4 cases ought to bs settled If possible:
lsug gestssthe Citizen.
A Keokuk.
Z. ...',asaays morning Chief Wolf started to
q Mitchelvillle with Nellie Griffith. q
sIyoung daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Mark
IGrifith. The superior court found fro1l
;, theQ evidence that she was habitnally
!, vagrant dlsordsl'ly and orrigible The
lsslnother opposed this, action for some
!. tune, altho the girl has been arrested
!, several times and saerns 70 be ambitious
8 10 bs. as tough as possible.
], Iowa City.
ii Az diphtheria prevails here various
lprecautionarv measures have been la
Iker. Several books in the public library
|were burned "Wednesday afternoon a 9 a
lSp.ecaution against the spread of diph-
III Liberia. = The work on the new uni
diversity heating plant is completed. 81
III fan. al, he contractors, Tobecll d Co. are
: concerned The large boilers are being
! put into position now and MIR, Hurley
: MIL push his part of the work - rapidly
4 as. possible.
: Clarion.
The Monitor says l.. G. Hamilton came
: very near loring a diamond shirt s'tue
I lone day last week. The sparkler ias
{ been left lying on a dresser and a yourt
i son came along. picked it up and threv
Il it out OF; a window. Itswas not long un
n It'll the gem WASN'T sssd and could not b
z found The boy was questioned ant
h gave his parents a scare by saying tina
Il The had swallowed It, but finally toll
y where it vac. 1t is safe to say tina
a diamonds vii occupy elevated position
lin that household hereafter.
IS Boone
y Six young boys ranging in age fror
~ TO 16. years were arrested Tuesaa
H.. evening ard later were released Mi
= the understanding that they would ar
n fpear before Mayor Skldmore the follow
v,Iing evening They are charged wit
ne lSdisorder,y conduct in running UP an
NJ down the stairs leading to the publ
ne library. smoking in the reading rot,t
20 Iand using improper language Mis-
1e Bessie Moffatt librarian. made III
W complaint and says the boys have bee
flat this kind Of amusement for son
81 time past
Iowa Falls.
- one day last week while drummt
= - was exhibiting his samples at Altshu
= er,a store. he laid his lighted cigar Z
= the edgesof a trunk full of samples. III
81 81 snipe fell into the trunk. which W,
y 3, locked up TO be taken to the depot, b
- when the drayman was about 10 load
ny ne discovered smoke coming from Nit!
- in The trunk was hastily opened ar
! g the contents, found to be on fire from Il
ne cigar About ten fne sample Goa
were ruined and other things we're dan
- aged to such an extent as to make
up an expensive smoke for some body
Cedar Falls.
~, The Gazette publishes a list of bull
no ing improvements made In Cedar Fal
this year. which shows a substanti
~ growth OF that thriving city. nn.
~, Der OF costly public improvementsrha
n, been made there. including $4,000 {
new buildings at the normal $4,000 I
a high school and $4,000 for the rs
Baptist church The Rapid Tran
~ Company spent 10000 in improvement
Z and extensions. and the new buildin
. ana rssICences erected 3Dy private Ell y
q prise have kept pace With the extensi
- public works that have been carried {
Algona.
ng An interesting hearing came off /
of fore T. P. Harrington. asreferee. Tue
no day Harris. president of the u
% Moines Mutual Hail Company charg
be up his expenses while travelling oy
the state. The company alleges tn
he stuffed the account. He sues. Pr
of his expenses We're incurred in Aigoi
up and a. rutherford, G j, Brown, P.
=. y. Jack and j c. Peterson were examin
NY by Guernsy of Des Moines for Har
- and j. w. Sullivan for the compai
~ They were supboenaed for the compa
to show that Harris did not in fact {
lpend what he claims Results not ,
disclosed.
RED Clinton.
c. E. Pannell vs. Clinton Bridge a
ase Iron Works for $4,000 is an action
y. (which Mr.. Pannell asks for damages
-. ~. the loss of an eye, caused by an accid'
- ny while in their employ. Mr.. Pam
"a states that on Sept. 81, 1900, he v
struck in the eye by a piece of 81
which flew from chisel Which he "
M ,vorEtpr with breaking the sight 1,