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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20

constitutional and void The statute of
Limitation could not therefore operate to
make valid that which was void.
BY This decision the city is deprived
of several thousand dollars, and the re-
mainder of the property owners, who
have not paid, will get out the same
way. However, it in no wise affects
these who have paid, as no one paid I'M
der protest. and can not therefore recov-
err from the city
This decision has been looked forward
10 With considerable interest. and just
what effect it Will have on future as
ssssments for public improvements can
not be foretold at present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
"A SMALLPOX SCARE.
Amcs Citizens Alarmed ut Develop,
ment of the Disease.

Special 70 Times Republican.
Ames. Feb. 20.-A telephone message
from the mayor Of Indianola was re-
ceived here today by Mayor Thompson
to the effect that a colorsd man. who
had gone from here TO that places had
broken cut with the smallpox after his
arriva there. IT develops that the man
was here only a short time, about four
days ard Vas employed at one Of he
hotels as a cook. The board of health
Immediately took UP the matter and
after g thorough investigation came to
the conclusion that he must have been
exposed to the disease after healeft this
place. as there is not the slightest evil
tdence that any one has it III this COM
munity. The report of the affair quick
~ spread about town, causing great
l'cxcitement and the citizens have beer
vaccinateta III crowds as the result. This
story Of the affair has been greatly eN-
aggerated, but the board of health is
taking every preeaution TO keep the
disease from developing, and no out
break is anticipated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
WILL BUILD BIG HOTEL.
Construction of a Fine Hostlcry at
Ames to Commence Soon Other
improvements.

Construction of n Fine Hosiery at
Ames to Commence Soon Other
improvements.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames Feb 20-This year will I'M
doubtedly be the most prosperous of any
in the history of the town. A new pro-
ject, in which the citizens are greatly
Interested is the building of a new ho-
tel which has been announced by James
Dunno, who runs all the lunch counters
and eating houses along the line of the
Northwestern railroad He will COM
menca the structure as soon as the
weather permits, and contemplates the
expenditure of $4,000 for the building
and equipment He had planned to
build a smaller affair in the vicinity of
the new railway station and run it on
the European plan, the guests taking
their meals at the lunch counter and
dining room, for which provision has
been made In the new depot. but with
the cooperation of the business men of
the town he has changed his arrange
nents and will build structure in the
business portion of the city on much
larger scale and will run it on the Amer
lean plan.
Mr.. Dunno will be here this evening
and Will meet with committee of the
Commercial Club, bringing his plans
with him. at which meeting the matter
of the site for the new hotel will be set
tied
Work will be commenced as soon a.
the frost is out of the ground on the ex
tensive Improvements the Northwestern
commenced last fall. and Winston Bros.
who have the contract for the grading
Will have four steam shovels at work
and expect to employ 600 men until it i.
completed. In raising the grade east o
town i has been found necessary I,
make a cut of several feet in the yard
where the present freight and passenger
depots stand, and continuing west for
block or more. 1t is understood tina
street crossing and have made a propo
sition to the city for the construction o
a yiaduct TO cost in the neighborhood o
$4,000 over the tracks At that point
Extensive building at the college vii
be commenced this year, which vii
mean the final outlay of $4,000 in fiv
years, as provided by the appropriation
made by the legislature.
In all the Northwestern railroad vii
spend at least 100000 at this point. an
adding to this the college expenditure
and the great amount OF houses to b
erected here this season and the amour
of building done in this community thi
year will figure up to nearly millio
dollars. This will Undoubtedly Civ
Ames great boom and a large increas
in DoDulation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
NEWS Of A[ STATE
Webster City's Shoe Factory Pro
prietors Asks Court to Declare
Them Bankrupt.
Cause Of the Failure of the Enter
prise Many Improvements
For Ames.
New Petition Of Consent at Fort
Dodge-An Important Paving
Decision.
Special to Times Republican.

Webster City. Feb. 2o.strohmeyer
Bros. proprietors of the Webster City
shoe factory, have petitioned the courts
to declare them bankrupt. They took
charge of the factory five years ago.
coming here from Galena, Ill. Since
that time about hundred worlSmen
have been employed the year around,
About a month ago the factory was
closed. The proprietors made an effort
to place the institution in the hands of
a stock company. Being unable to do
this. they applied for the bankruptcy
law az the only means With which to
satisfy their creditors. At the time OF
their coming the Strohneyers were TO
receive a $4,000 bonus at the end OF
five years, but as yet they have only
been able to collect $1,000 of the
amount The liabilities of the firm are
SIS. 900, with s35, 900 assets, which in
clude the large two-story brick build
ing and the machinery therein.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
FIRE AT ALBA.
Ballew Lumber Company Meets With
n Loss OF Several Thousand

.Nlbia. Feb. 90 The Rallew Lumber
Company yard took fire yesterday
and as the fire engines could not sup-
ply water for some time, most Of the
stock OF lumber was DESTROYED. includ-
ing the office and furniture. The fire
has the appearance OF incentiiarg
origin. 1t started III the oil and paint
room and was under good ,iiv.ld,ess,-
when discovered. only the fact that
much OF the lumber was very Wet and
covered with snow saved a much more
disastrous fire. and as it Is the loss viii
amount 10 several thousand dollars,
most of which Was covered by insur-
anee. \ one-story frame restaurant
next door to the lumber office also
burned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
cL1NToN's BIG ICE HARVEST.
All Previous Records Broken in tile
Quantity Stored THIS Winter.

Special to Times Republican
Clinton, Feb. 20 Clinton has broken
all previous records this year in the
matter of amount Of ice harvested. The
quality is also good. the ice being from
twelve To sixteen inches i'll thickness
and perfectly clear. All of the ice
houses are full and Indications are that
the amount Of ice harvested the North
western Railway Company takes the
lead, having put up loot ions " l3,oo1
pounds. Wilke Bros. come next with
1000 pounds. The total amount Of iee
put up here viii reach 10000 tons or co.
000, 600 pount.s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
Two Large Damage Suits.

Ottumwa. Feb. 2o.Two large dam
age suits have been filed at Albia. one
is by Mrs. T.. Nj. Smith. asking $1,000
damages from City Marshal Frank
Hough, alleging that he searched her
trunk without proper authority, and by
finding ease Of beer i'll her trunk
held her up TO public ridicule.
The other is from Melrose. George
McCabe sues Mrs. Lee, the owner OF a
vicious COW, for $1,000 damages the
COW having 6ishgured McCabe's son for
life by goring him in pasture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
SADLY AFFLICTED FAMILY.
Father Dead and Mother and Daugh
ter Ncar Dcnth.S Door

ter Near Deaths Door.
Special TO Times Republican
Maxwell. Feb %. Within a few days
death may have wiped out the family
of r. y. Stone, consisting of father.
mother and daughter, ut this place.
Mr.. Stone, IN old resident OF story
county. and who has resided at Max
We'll fer some time, died Saturday. He
was an old soldier and Will be buried
pg his q. a. Il. comrades. His wife
died Monday and will be buried with
her husband. \ daughter. Mrs. w. NJ,
Thompson, whose home IS in Marshall
town, came to see her parents during
their sickness, altho iii herself. She is
Very low and it is feared she may not
get well. The case is a sad one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
SHOT BY A BURGLAR.
Geo. a. Reed of Des Sloines Wounded
But Will Recover.

Des Moines. Feb. 2o.-Georse A. Reed,
son-in-law of Capt. Pickell. was shot in
the head Monday morning at 1 o'clock
by burglar who was attempting to get
into the house of S. A. Robertson, adj
Joining the home of Capt. Pickell, at
14l5 Pleasant street. Mr.. Reed was shot
with 3s-caliber revolver, the bullet
from which was extracted from the side
of his head. The wound will not prove
serious, tho the shot might have been
fatal had it varied half an inch from
where 1t entered his head.
The shooting occurred shortly after
midnight and was.a most dastarlly eff
fort to kill. Mr.. Reed on the part of the
would be- burglar. Mr.. Reed was stand
ling at window with his wife and sis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
Mrs. Darlington Dies.

Fort Dodge. Feb. 20-The death of
Mrs. Mary Darlington. of Cherokee.
which occurred here yesterday, is the
tragic close of very peculiar case.
Mrs. Darlington came here a few days
ago, EN- route to Wisconsin, and in the
Central depot became suddenly insane.
Her trouble increased until it culmi-
mated in her death Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
TO OPEN MARCH {.
Fort Dodge Saloonkeepers Complete
New Petition of Consent.

Special to Times Republican,.
Fort Dodge. Feb. Colt is expected
that the saloons of Fort Dodge Will be
reopened on March .. after having been
closed for over month. The new pc
,Ition has been carefully prepared by
tiit saloon ::sc,,, the greatest 81. c.sTa be-
ing taken to avoid any possible errors,
and the list of names OF bona-fide
voters greatly exceeds the number re-
CURED by law.
The old petition had plenty of sign
ers. but there was an error in the form
and wording. Fortunately it was not
filed with the auditor and the work OF
securing a new one was a comparative
~ easy matter. The board of super
visors has decided to pass on the petit
ton March s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
FARMER CRANE AGAIN MISSING.
Game Home After Ten Years and
speedily Disappeared.

Sioux City, Feb. 20 Wakefield, Neb,
dispatches here say that Frank Crane.
the wealthy farmer who disappeared
from there ten years ago and quite as
lmysteriously reappeared last Saturday,
has again vanished. While at Make
field he met his three sons but did not
visit his old farm to see his wife. who
is distracted by his second disappear
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
s1abbing at Fort Dodge.

Fort Dodge, Feb. 20. stabhins af-
fray occurred here in the Mitchell res
taurant \ dispute between Howard
Hess, discharged employe, and James
Thompson, the present employe. re-
suited in y fight. Thompson was badly
stabbed by Hess.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20

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Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
Gilman.
Special 10 Times-R epubliear

t,Htc1dl 10
Gilman, Feb. 2o.-The anniversary of
Dan McIanieTs release from anderson
VILE viii be celebrated next Monday
evening by IN entertainment under the
auspices of the Epworth League of this
city. A supper VIII be prepared by thu
hague After the entertainment to which
everybody Is invited. pr. w. j Ward
has invited the members OF Fatragut
Post, q. a. II, and their wives TO adj
jogrn to his residence after the enter
tainmeat.
The Macy-Grilley combination viii AFT
ford the closing entertainment of the
lecture course al the opera house on
Saturday evening. the oath inst
Miss Bessie Carney came UP from
Grnneil on Saturday morning and spent
the day a t home. Miss Fife OH return-
ing With her in the evening for an over
sunday visit.
Rev G. l.. Hammond and family
drove across he country To Mentour
yesterday morning 10 spend the day
with Mrs Nree!amd, Mrs. Hammond s
mother who Will retain her little grand
daughter, Marguerite, for a longer yis-
lit.
NJ. y. Munson loaded 10 freight cars
With his household goods. Farming uten-
isis ana 1--we stock yeslsf''sst;' and vert
Win them TO ms rscehita pu1ehasea
farm II Dickinson county OSCAR Me-
Grew aeompahisSt MN. Mrs. Munstal
and theit. two boys, Earl and Royal
4 will tollow on M tomorrow morning
\ thus completing the departure Of one q
lthe vary best faniilies Of Gilman. They
carry Win 'fislia "a { ilsat eS Demonstrations
lof y our pealle
Mis- l-s fes'rs our efiieient primary
/ 1eatilsf- mas pe' y tiN.iils seft2as 'i.atl.
bic as File result Of vaceiiiatioH. He
hand and arm are badly swollen ans
she had TO remain out OF school some O
last week.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20
Arrested For Larceny.

Special to Times Republican.
Jewell, Feb. pa number of boys
were arrested here yesterday on a
charge of grand. larceny. the complain
ant being. Peter Mortonson, who says
the boys took $50 in bills from his
pockets while he was intoxicated. He
failed to appear at the hearing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Talking Through His Hat.

Capt. R,bsrt j Lowry, one of the
leading bankers of Atlanta. in atalk with
a New York Tribune reporter a few
d sys ago, declared, in efscs, that the
majority Of the people Of Georgia are
Republicans at heart, ard would have
mach preferred voting for Mckinley
but for the fear Of Negro domination.
The Atlanta Journal explains, that
"he has mistaken the views Of small
circle of uncomp1omlsing gold men like
himself-bsnkers and heads Of big
business enterprises-Who place the
m3ney issue ABOVE all other questions,
for universal sentiment in favor of
R:publicanism. This element has
brushed aside every other consideration
ignored al the other great questions at
issue, in their esgerness to hsve the.
man reelected shom they regarded as
representing the safest policy fox the
man of wealth. The people of the
South, it adds, "sre not blind to what
McKinleyism and HaDnsism mean and
they are just as unalterably opposed to
the policies which they represent as
they were opposed to the Republican
party in the days of reconstruction.
And there is nothing sectional in this
feeling. It is opposition based on
principle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Hester's Cotton StatemenS,

Secretary Hesters weekly New Or
leans cotton exchange statement issued
today shows a decrease in the movement
Into sight compared with the seven days
ending. this date last year, in round
figures. 41,000.
For the 81 days Of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead OF
the 81 days of last year 2l5, GOO.
The amount brougt into sight during
the past week has been 81 8O5, against
4l2 3S4 for the seveyn days ending
November % last year.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States
ports 3 O73, 1926, against 2,76S. 954 last
year; overland across. the" Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to ncrtaern
mills and Canada, 3S9 257, sgainss
5l4 836 last year; interior stocks IN ez-
cess Of those held at the close OF the
commercial year, 525, lS9, against 477,-
3S8 last year; southern mill taklngs,
383, 426, against 395, 574 last year.
Forigu exports for the week have
been 1S6 7l5, against 1872 295last year.
The total takinas Of American mills.
moth and south and Canada. thus lar
for season have been 9S6, 661, against
l, ,245 1856 last ear. These include $685.
GA by northern spiorers, against S4u,-
279.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 90
leading southern interior centeres have
increased during the week 86, 638 bales,
against an increase during the correa-
popding period last season of 102, 57S,
and are now 397 66S smaller than at
this date in 1899.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
An East Side Doll.

81 WISH" said young lawyer, who
has an office in New York and home
in Brooklyn, "that I had kept account
of the queer incidents have noticed
In the course Of my walks through the
east side on my way to the ferry. One
Of these incidents-it happened one
rainy day last week-made parucu-
larly strong impression on me. ! was
flurrying along Cherry street, holding
nv umbrella between me and a hne
driving rain, when noticed little
girl ahead of ne. She was very little
cirl. not more than 5 or 6 years old,
poorly dressed and quite unprotected
from the rain, so far as an umbrella
went.
.I hurried along, vaguely thinking
about how wet and cold and miserable
the child must be, and reiteraung IN
NV mind a determination, to which I
often come, not to go home by the fer
ry, but to take the bridge fortne e1.
pess purpose Of escaping the sight OF
the children down there. When
came quite up to the child she turned
SUDDENLY and faced me. She looked up
with the most engaging smile and said
quite simply out pleasantly:
MY dolly's a'seep.'
81 looked down and discovered she
was nursing in her little arms whis-
key bottle, quart sized and unadorned,
save for a white label discolored by the
rain. What did I do? Oh, I ac-
quiesced in the dolly theory and e1-
pressed few Of the adult idiocies usu-
al under under those circumstances.
Then I took q good look at the shining
eyes in the child's rain-wet face and
went on. But in spite Of any care n
inlpressi1g on my mind the fact that
her eyes were happy, I haven't been
able to get rid Of the recollection OF
taat dolly."-New York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
A Summer Evening.

It was warm night and the mu-
sical tinkle Of silver against marble
from the ice-cream place across the
way could be caught by trained
ear in the unbroken silence Of the
front stoop where they sat
I'm afraid" she remarked with a
speculative air, that the manage.
ment Of that new ice-crean parlor
have made a mistake"
"Eow's that?" he inquired, only
languidly interested.
"Why, although the ice-cream is de-
licious and very cheap, they serve
it with spoons instead Of forks, as
their exclusive patronage IS accus-
toned to. The dishes, too" she went
on dreamily, "are rather large for
fashion, though
But her neat, boiler-iron, double
riYetted hint had struck In, and soon
in the QuiYering glow Of the electric
light they were sauntering over.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Was Sorry He Spoke.

William Smalls, alias "Dahoo.
Fred Ladson, alias Squash William
White snd Caesar Williams. members
of gang of white thieves who have
been giving trouble to the police for
years, furnished the chief interest in
proceedings in the Court OF General
Sessions Wednesday. In May last these
four, together with Willism Frasier,
alias "Blsckmoor," and Tom Johnson,
broke open one of the ware houses Of
the Southern Railway and got of with
eighteen sacks Of sugar. ''BIsckmoor"
was wanted on other charges and was
sent up at the Summer term Of the
Court upon sentences aggregating. ten
years. johnson is still at large"
''Dahoo," Squash" White and
Williams were convicted Wednesday
and five years given each, with an sd
ditional six months for White and sew
en- for Williams. "Dahoo" made a
play to the galleries as he was taken
out, saying he didn't care If it was
ten years. He was a surprised negro
when Judge Buchanan ordered him
brought back and made his sentence
ten years News and Courier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
a Eeinous Crime.

Rochester, N. Y, has never had q
deeper mystery to solve than that dis
closed by the finding Of the dead body
Of Miss Theresa Kesting behind bill
board, a short distance from Davis
street Thursday morning. The autopsy
which was held at the morgue by sew
eral physicians showed that the girl had
been criminslly assaulted and choked
to death. There is up to the present
moment absolutely no clue to her
slayer, although the whole detective
force of the city is working on the
case. Neither is it known whether
the crime was committed by one or
more men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
a Narrow Escape.

T. n Cofer, Of Charleston, Illinois,
s prominent young attorney and Dem
ocratic politician, has just escaped de-
struction iu what seems miraculous
manner. He gave cut Friday the de-
tails Of an attempt on his life by means
Of "preaens" from some unknown
person, box containing dynamite. 1t
came to bis Office by express last week
and he opened the package while the
express messenger was still there.
Tee label was typewriter and said:
"Samp!e pnzzle box To open pull
string with quick jerk, the result will
be surprising. MIR. Golfer gave the
string, which protuded from hole, a
jerk, but it broke. The box was then
pried open, disclosing three big sticks
of dyn smite wrapped in combustibules
and holes bored in them with fuses at
tached. A hundred match heads glued
to a stick we're intended to ignite when
the string should draw piece of sand
paper across their heads About half
of them we're ignitcd with the frst pull
Of the string, but in some miraculous
manner smothered and only sulphur
smell came out when the bcx was open
ed. There was enough dynamite in
the package TO wreck the whole side of
the public square in which Golfers Of
fee was located. The package came
from Aurora, but the express agent
there has no clue to the consignee
Golfer does not know Of an enemy in
the world. Detectives have beeo set
to work by Mr.. Golfer and the American
EXPRESS COMPANY.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
An Old Nan.

4 dispatch to the Atlanta Journal
from Washington, Ca, says the Oldest
man in the world lives few miles from
that town. He is old Caesar Booker,
negro, and he is 1876 years old. He
was born slave in Virginia and bis
memory Of events occurring over 100
years ago is very bright. He is most
interesting talker and children listen
by the hour to his stories. He was
owned as slave by Richardson Book
er, who has been dead for fifty years.
He has daughter living at Thomson
who is SO years old. Old Caesar has
seven children living and a small army
of grandchildren. They are scattered
among the plantations along the Sa-
vsnnah river. Old Caesar is hale and.
hearty aud appears to be enjoying 9
renewal Of his youth. He is one Of
the most interesting personages in
Wilkes county.