Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-19

,llIylY 7l1llHd- 1fIrNullSdss,
100, mostly two stories high. The new
structure is being built for the pur-
pose of storing the Leach patent yard
swings, and will hold 1000. Mr.. Leach
now has 1000 under construction. Last
year he sold 600 and expects a much (
larger sale this season. \
Humboldt.
Rev. r. NJ. S. Hodgin has accepted a
call from the second Unitarian church =
of San Francisco, at a salary of Sl,oOo
per year. While Mr. Hodgins is to be
congratulated upon his Announcements
Humboldt people Will learn the new
with heavy Hearts. Rev. Hodgin has
won many warm friends during his
stay in Humboldt by his sterling
qualities and steady way, says the Re-
publican.
Rockwell City.
County Treasurer Sebern reports that
the regular February collection OF
taxes Was fully one half larger than!
last year showing that Calhoun county
people are getting into the habit of T
paving np early to avoid the rush in
the last days Of March. In addition to
the regular receipts the treasurer col ,
iiected several thousand dollars OF de- (
linquent personal tax. By sending out |
couple of thousand notices in Febru-
AIRY.
Abba.
| j. c. AIcElhany, Of Loviiia., was in
the city Saturday. Mr.. Eahany is in
| terested in rice lands in Texas and ne
| he will soon make u trip TO Texas ana
view the property he and others own. |
/ The company he is with own over 1000
acres of good land and the water sup
ply and they intend to place some Of
the land on the market Last year the
1company sold over $1,000 worth Of rice
4 from the few hundred acres they culti-
waited.
DUBUQUE.
For the fiscal year ending Feb 2sth, !
4 1900. and as a basis for the approprla- Il
i tions. made By the city council one year
ago the revenue Of the city was csilr
mated at the gross sum of sSlioeo.
4 From the annual reports of tbs city
Treasurer and auditor just made TO the
4 council it is shown that the actual net
revenue for the year was s3sT.ooo, or an
\ excess over tbs amount estimated of
$4,000. 1T also appears that every APP
preparation made by tbs city council.
a year ago for the year ending Feb.
aStf. 1900 exceeded the amount actually
expended. The total sum Of these mex
/ Ipended balances of appropriations
|amounts 10 $4,000.
Onumwa.
Julia Il. Jordan, by her attorney, G. 9.
t Melntire flied q petition recently ask
: ling that an injunction he issued re-
< lstrainns ms city and the county trea =
: ulers from The collection Of paving tax
t ass ssetl against her property al the
E corner. of Market and Commercial
streets, and for cause therefor says that
pssesSmefits u pay toratlie costs OF the
: Improvement nsie made arbitrarily
i, against her in the sum of s4iS.S5 With
eut amy attempt on The part CT the city
I, 10 determine the amount of benefits
tliat might be derived, which the city
), nov has re power to determine she
Z says tfat the tax is greater than the
! Dement'S and asks that it be cancelled
and declared unconstitutional and THAI
laa injunction be Issued restraining the
!. defendants from its collection.
Davenport.
sAsar Sohn. Who has been a We'll
I known resident Of tilis city since 1868
died suine time during the latter par
a Il last wesls. al9n, and unattended. il
: the rooms that NJ occupied in build
n. owned by himself al All Yves
Third street. His body was feunl
MI ti)ese. lsing on The floor. ~ friend
e. Wno sought fllia out sunday morning
II Al inquest was held sunday afternoon
q and the Judge rstnrnsd q verdict find
lie Inns that Nj Sohn's death VAS due I
s.. Weakness and cid age Mr.. suiln hai
81 peen al Mercy hospital for some tiias
ailtrg bit nul prQstiateu. and enjpyln
!; considerable degree Of liberty. II
Mas accustomed 10 coming into the cit
carly each month u collect rents 6
- certain properties that he owned her-
: HIS a.,iv living relatives are nephew
ard nieces in New York City. Juliu
Il, Rsis on the staff cf the Forum. IS
nephew, and was telegraphed 70. Wer
y Mas reepived in retlan authorizing NJ
~ Petersberger 10 arrange Ter the funel
al here.
Waterloo.
go The board OF directors of the Watei
~ 100 Improvement Syndicate met Tue.
~ lday night and voted TO give 10 Watel
y 100 Canning Company a traet OF srour
~ I'm Riverside addition as 4 site for u
4 location Of the new canning factor
~ Notion was taken By authorizing u
- execution of Warranty deed 50 lot
GOWNS sub division, Riverside az
ditoil, 70 the canning company. III
for lot fronts 200 feet on Sycamore az
HIS runs back 336 feeton Fin street, Re
inl resentatives of the canning eompa,
ort were present at the meeting and stat
,ti mat Ii MAS The goi,.paiiss :iiitsiiti0;i
be begin at once the work of erecting 7
IL buildings To build and equip ne pla
ion at least s25,oo0 viii be expended. 7
plans for the buildings 10 be erected
thesta grounds have been completed az
when as much eau be said of the bull
ings themselves Waterloo will have Q
~ Of the largest canning factories
w - iowa. The main building is called I
~, husking shed. altho it is To be sli
~ stantial structure. three stories his
al the dimensions. of which are JON.
Il feet
6 A Ficndlsh Attack.
An attack was lately made on c.
Collier. Of Cherokee, Iowa, that nea
- ~. proved fatal. 1t came thru his k
w. 1li.. Ia, oil, ont 50 Ian he con