Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-05
Local Affairs in Hundreds Of Iowa Towns Of
Interest to the General Reader.

chemical engine for our fire department
arrived Monday and was installed in
the city hall. 1t IL certainly beauti-
ful piece of work and ought to be a
very useful piece OF machinery in
handling fires It Is well built. on a
steel frame, nicely finished, and the va
rious pieces OF apparatus slowed where
they will be most handy in time OF
need. There are several ladders from
single fourteen-foot ladder to a
double forty-fuot. which will be as tall
q ladder as will be wanted in this town
for some time. There are two small
fire extinguishsrs intended to be
lstrapped to the back OF a fireman, and
one large one with $50 feet OF hose at
tached.
Council Bluffs.
| A comparison OF the report OF the
Womeh's Christian Association hos
pital for the past six months with that
for the last half of the year shows an
Improvement. Under the superinten-
tendency of Miss Madge r. Penny, the
cash receipts have been $500 larger
than during the first half OF last year,
and the number OF patients admitted
has been slxty.one more than during
the corresponding period of 1899. The
lrereipts for June 1. 1900. were s9Q2.92.
4 Fifty-ffve weeks were given to charity
work. The number OF students in the
nurses school has increased from eight
Ito fourteen. The present building is in
i adequate to the demands upon it and
i the association is anxious to begin the
erection Of a new building as soon ae
|pusslble.
Burlington.
The freight train on the b., g. r. &
N. which came in Friday contained d
cargo in one particular box car that was
notable The cargo consisted of three
young women, we'll dressed and good
looking They had tapered the floor
OF the car with newspapers in ordar to
save their clothing They were assisted
out Of the car by the car marker, who
discovered them as he was making his
rounds and they walked away in the
i direction of the city. They went to q
hotel and took quarters The Gazette
interviewed them there. He found them
wearing diamonds and looking as fresh
Il as tho they had occupied sstateroome on
I fered as Maud Franklin. Jessie Frank
Maud told the reporter that they do not
live in that city. but very near to it.
4 IThey said they had money, but wanted
an experience, and got 1t. They paid up.
: land left for st. Louis in the evening on
a passenger train.
. Centerville.
I An attempt to work the old change
n swindle on the cashier at Stricken
4 Bros. Cash Store was frustrated by
!.ohn j. Strickler Saturday and the
smooth Individual was cleverly de-
tented in his moment of success. The
story as told at the store is as follows:
dust as the clrcus parade YEA entering
4 upon the square well-dressed man
entered the store crowded with shop
|pers and went direct to the cashiers
desk. where he laid down four dollars
in silver and one dollar bill very hur-
: riedly and asked for five-dolar bill In
. exchange Immediately the five was
placed on the cash mat by the cashier
1.-THE stranger pushed the five bill and
the four dollars in silver and one in bill
2 toward the cashier. asking for a ten
J. dollar bill. His actions had in the
J meantime been closely watched by Mr.
+ Stricken, who now came forward and
!. spoiled his little game. which would
l lihave undoubtedly ended successfully
In his favor to the amount Of five dol.
liars.
Eldora.
, The Herald relates pathetic incl
dent. II. Y. Orion, who with his famil,
gave exhibitions in a canvas ten. neal
1.-The Presbyterian church several nights
\,
1.-two sons from Steamboat Rock
!. Iington. The boye were charged with
/ |dofacing the Presbyterian church by
& throwing mud upon the outside Of thu
e building in violation OF the code Of
t lIowa. The sona-mere boys-admitted
! that the charge preferred was true. bu
|: the mischief was committed With M
t Thought Of the laws violation or in real
ixation OF the oftense. When brought
before Mayor Robb the father and boy!
. sought relief for their feelings in tears
: Mr.. Orion said that he had been ii
the show bus:nese all his life and thl!
was the fret time he or his family hat
lappeared as defendants In court" H,
J. with his brother. Miles Ortin. the cele
7 brated bareback rider, had Travelled
:. over the civilized world. "A fine OF IS wa
: usss ssed. which was RENTED, and Mr.
!, Orton and his boys started again o,
their journey.
) Davenport.
F. E. Wright. the confidence man
who swindled mum Der OF Davenport
business men and houses last week, di
not leave a forwarding address when h
g left town, and there ls not much NOR
e information at hand as to his presen
8 whereabouts than there was Saturday
s Wrights net profits here, so far az the,
E can be figured on the basis OF the losse
e admitted by local parties up to date
: seem to have been 500 or SO, beside hi
!. Sl25 dental Job. on which he had pal,
: SIS. He had drawn over 800 in check
e against his account at the bank here, b
9 way OF educating the hotel and busines
e people here that his checks were a
e good as gold. and on the strength o
It thts he drew checks for about $3.50 tina
showed up after he had drawn 1927 fror
the bank, leaving a small balance, an
i had completed his preparations 70
!. pulling out. The few dollars remainin
!. unpaid on HE bill at the st. James wer
E occurred by garnishing his little balanc
: at the bank, which Wright had left, an
parently, AZ an evidence OF good faitf
/, He Wore away a suit Of clothes that wa
= partly paid for, while the tailor has on