Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
IOWA NEWS FOR IOWA READERS

they get sick. Clerks In stores do not
receive salaries, but on the contrary
pay for the privilege and steal enough
to make a living. Officers. who are un-
able to perform some duty assigned
them. are fogged for the failure.
Davenport.
Bernhard Hogenkamp, aged SO, car
penter, living at 1872 Brady street. and
employed for the past fourteen years by
J. E. Mahan, the contractor, met death
Friday, about ten minutes before noon,
by falling from the rear porch on the
fourth story OF the Roddewig building
on Harrison street just back of the city
hall. He fell from the south end OF the
porch into the alley. struck some empty
cases on a transfer wagon and bounded
to the pavement. He was taken to a
hospital, but died Ave minutes after.
wards.
Oskaloosa.
According to the statement OF Special
Internal Revenue Collector Kirkpatrick,
Oskaloosa will coon have the distinction
of having the only grain distillery in
the state. w. H. Hoover. an old gentle
man residing near Oskaloosa. has se-
cured permission to manufacture wlis-
ky and is now eQuipping a thirty-gallon
still for that purpose. Mr.. Hoover man
ufactured whisky from 1886 to 1890, but
has not made any since that time. He
expects to make a good share OF his
profit off the hogs which he Will fatten
on grain after 1t has gone thru the
still.
Clinton.
Clinton is soon to have another fine
new brick building. in which will be
placed the Clinton public school library.
The building will be erected by John E.
Mooney and will be 20xSO. and perhaps
two stories high. Mr.. Mooney has leased
the first floor for a number of years to
the achol board, and II is expected that
work will commence on the structure as
soon as the contract is let. The building
will be ready for occupancy Sept. 4. s4ss
Clinton hasa man who has just been
censussd for the eleventh time. besides
having been counted at numerous state
Icensuses.
Dubuque.
In a day or two 2, 600 of the enameled
canteens which the Dubuque Enamel-
ing Works Company is making for the
United States army will be ready for
shipment The capacity OF each is
three pints of water, or any other liz
uid. including apple jack. - SUI
perintendent Hopkins, of the Iowa Iron
Works, will build for his own use a
launch with a steel hull forty feet long
and twelve foot beam. 1t will be fitted
With a ten- horse power gasoline engine
and will have a stern wheel. 1t will be
a model boat in every respect and will
draw six inches Of water.
Mapleton.
A woman and family of five small
children. the eldest Il girl of about 10
years. came in on the Milwaukee train
Tuesday evening, claiming to have
come from townin South Dakota. The
woman says she had gone there to visit
her mother. whom she had heard Moth
| ing of for some time. and upon her ar
trivial there found the mother had
moved to Auburn. this state. She
stated that owing to her roundabout
I Journey, her funds We're exhausted and
appealed to2tlle city for aid. The fami-
| ly We're taken care of for the night and
the following day sent on to Auburn.
Keokuk.
Bartlett & King Were Saturday
awarded tie contract for the construc-
ton OF a $4,000 school house at Aller-
ton, Iowa. 49, j. G. Hubinger. Of
this city. has sold 100000 worth of
stock in the Minneapolis Paul tele-
phone plant to capitalists of Mime
apolis and the money will be used to
push the plant there to completion with
10000 more telephones installed by Jan.
1. next. There are now between 5000
and 1000 telephones in operation there.
Mr. Hubinger still retains his interests
lin the company and the transaction
consists of the transfer of part OF his
unanimous holdings in the Mississippi
Valley Telephone Company to the local
capitalists at the falls up the river.