Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-03
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Gliddcn.
| The First National bank has increased
its capital stock to $4,000.
WapelIo.
Vaccination is the order of the day
There are no new cases of smallpox
however, outside Of the Mosier family.
Alta.
A. C. Binnie shipped his herd of show
stock, Aberdeen Angus cattle, to Chica-
go on Wednesday,, for exhibition at the
annual stock show.
Toledo.
District court will be in session this
week. 's' A. e. Budiong has lost sew
eral head of cattle from corn stalk dis
ease on his Otter Creek farm that were
valued at $50 each.
Duncombe.
The Bee now appears as the Dun
combe Sun. with new publishers In the
persons of Messrs Hutton and Ram
harter, the late publisher George w.
Stephenson retiring.
Nevada.
j. A. kirkpatrick returned from
vicksburg last week. having been there
looking after matters pertaining to the
Vicksburg monument commission, of
which he Is member.
Leon.
Thomas Teale has been selected as
trustee by T. E. and Edith Homer to
take charge of their stock of hardware
in this city and close it out for the berfe-
voice about $500 and the indebtedness
aggregates $4,000,
keokuk.
Another army recruit was enlisted
Friday by Sergeant Vedder, making a
total Of twelve enlistments since Satur-
day morning. thu. 23d. The recruiting
officer is highly pleased with the results
of his work here so far and hopes to
keep the office open for some time get.
Creston.
s The army recruiting station that has
been open in this; city for several weeks,
and in charge OF Recruiting Officer
Kearney, was closed Saturday and Mr..
Kearney returned to Des Moines. Eleven
enlistmcnts were made. The ohice will
be opened again at this point within a
fw months.
Mason City.
The asphalt paving crew has COM
pleted its work in this city and are now
packing up preparatory to leaving for
the winter. The big asphalt plant is be-
ing partially taken down, in it's de-
structible parts, and being treated to
coat Of paint to keep 1t from rusting
thru the winter. 1t will remain here un-
til 1t is pug into commission in the
spring
Oskaloosa.
The case Of the state against Willis
Harris, of near Barnes City, charged
with seduction, was brought before
Justice Rice Friday afternoon for pre-
liminary hearing. About twenty Wit
nesses had been subpoened in the case
The trial lasted well into the afternoon,
and upon the taking of the evidence of
the girl in question the case was dis
missed and the defendant was dis
Dubuque.
The question between the city and the
Fengler estate regarding the right of
way for the approach to the Engle Point
high bridge, has at last been finally set
tied. The $4,000 appropriated by the city
to pay the award for ground taken from
the estate for the approach was accept
ed Saturday at conference held by the
mayor and others on the part of the
city and representatives of the estate.
A deed was given to the city and the
incident is closed"
Ottumwa.
After having served his country faith
fully for nearly two years and half,
first in the great campaign in the Phil
ppines, asa soldier in the Fourteenth
infantry, and then thru the memorable
In China, in which his regi-
nent played such thrilling part, Math
as Porter Brown. young man well
known in Ottumwa, and whose aged
father lives here, gave himself up to
Sheriff Suits the other afternoon con
tossed deserter. He had less than six
months to serve.
Council Bluffs.
Detective Ed Smith effected the ar
rest Saturday Of Abner Iceland, who is
wanted in Mills county to answer
charge OF horse stealing. and for whom
The local police have been looking for
several months past. The man was