Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-23
WHAT they ARE DOING
Affairs Iowa People Taking Place In Iowa
Towns.

ssSA ~ 4AiSAC ~ lllt suedl CARRIES MT. GOlQ.
smith says that the factory will prob,
ably be located in Ringwood, and will
be four-story brick building, to be
erected for the purpose. modern in
every detail, with electricity for motive
power.
Audubon.
AS to the population Of Audubon the
general. idea is that the town will reach.
about 1000. Should that be the case.
Audubon will have much cause for con-
graduation and will show an increase
nearly phenomenal for a town depen-
dent upon agricultural resources alone
In 1890 the population was given at
1910 in 1885 1t was 1855 The Increase
from 1890 to 1895 was 275. II that ratio
was maintained and the former emu
inerations complete 1t would have q
population Of 1860.
Perry.
Last Saturday evening about half
past eight there was peculiar clap of
thunder, and 1t stopped at that. Mrs.
sHildreth, wife of engineer Hildreth, on
Otley avenue, was out in the yard ane
she fell to the ground, and for three
hours remained unconscious. Medical
aid was summoned and 1t was several
hours before she recovered and for a
time her condition was alarming. BY
Monday she was able to be up and
around as usual. There was no evil
sdence anywhere in the vicinity OF light
ming having struck.
Davenport.
A good sized glass ware factory is
ot AK,
ing the city over with ;al idea that it
will suit as a location for manufacture.
ing. Secretary Eagal Of the Business
Mems association has been in commun-
ication with the represer 1ltives of a
factory OF this kind that wants to come
here. He was advised that this con-
Germ, now operating in the east, but
desirious OF moving to this part Of the
country, is going to locate somewhere
on the Mississippi. 1t is represented
that the factory will start with 500
employees, If it comes.
lama.
Some weeks ago Carl s. Brice. OF this
city, filed petition in the federal court
for discharge from bankruptcy. The
creditors contested ~ petition on the
rupt's father, Thos. Brice, had not been
q loan, but gift. The case came on
for hearing at Dubuque last week,
Judge Willett,of this city, appearing
for Mr.. Brice. The case was holly con-
tested but on Tuesday Judge Shiras
held that the father had right to
prove his claim, and did prove II, and
therefore granted the discharge prayed
for. Mr.. Brice and his attorney are
jubilant.
Pomeroj.
At the adjourned meeting OF the
council recently the bids for the water
works Were opened and were as fol-
lows: The bid Of J. L. White was for
the pumping station $500. This in
icludes two pneumatic storage tanks
lSx36 feet, 14-horse gasoline engine, one
air compressor. deep we'll pump with
a delivery capacity of one hundred gall
Ions per minute, including all connec-
tons so as to make the station ready
for use. Six inch mains 80 cents per
foot, four inch main at 80 cents per foot
including specials and back filling in
bitches five feet deep. There We're two
other bids at 1854 and 1920, but.
Whites being the lowest was accepted.
Work to be completed by Nov. 1,
IGlenwood.
Alva Reesor played his old game Of
forgery Wednesday. This time it was
the Mills county National bank that
was the loser. Reesor has been in the
5penitentiary twice for forgery. Since
coming here he had money at times and
carried an account at the Mills County
National. Wednesday he presented at
this bank check for Ss5 drawn on the
State Bank of Glenwood, purporting to
be signed by postmaster Frank Ander.
son, of Pacific Junction.. and received
the cash. Reesor told the boys about
town that he was going to be married,
and even went so far in the little play
as to present them with cigars and
orders carriage at Al Marshall's livery
barn. He also bought a suit of clothes
and valise at Heinsheimers'. In the
afternoon he had disappeared and the
forgery was discovered. Mr.. Anderson.
declared he could hardly distinguish.
the signature from his own. Reesor
had disappeared Wednesday afternoon;
Sheriff Morgan was soon hot on his
trail and located him in Omaha from
MtilSai ploSef Alc OlOuS IA SOttSh. 3
Hampton.
II. n. Wheeler has sold his 1905 acre
farm three miles northwest of town to
4. %. Lane for the comfortable sum of
50. 000-S75 an acre. taking Mr.. Lanes
residence on Fifth street at $4,000. This
lis in effect a cash deal for the farm, as
Mr.. Lanes house is cheap at the price
named. Mr.. Wheeler bought the farm
in 1890 for $40 an acre. but the mater
lial advance in price has all been in the,
last four years. - The Recorder
says young man named Gardner, who
has been canyassing for a picture
house in the vicinity Of Bows, was arr
rested and fined last week for an as
sault upon Miss Mabel Overton. Of
Morgan township. she fling the COM
plant Justice Mendell fined him IS
and costs, which was letting him on
easily. This Is not the first picture
.canvasser who has gotten into similar
trouble in Franklin county. as there
was a fellow thru the county recently
on the same business who was chased.
with a pitchfork by one irate father on
one occasion. and only escaped because
his horse could outfoot the farmer.
and on another occasion had goodly
sized patch OF fur scalded on his buf-
falo coat by an indignant woman to