Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

Ito a gentleman connected with the
lcourt house, as guaranteeing a lease
for three years. This gentleman says
that the city cannot guarantee that
1T will get Il lease on the property that
| Is spoken of as site for u detention
hospital, and, therefore, the supervis-
ors do not feel like undertaking the
putting up of building that may cost
$4,000. They say they do not object
to putting up building provided they
can get a lease for at least three years,
and they would be much better pleased
| ii they could get one for five years.
Dubuque.
| Architect keenan, had his finger
broken In IA peculiar manner Saturday
evening. He was passing the corner
of Third and Locust streets where two
young men were fighting. One of the
Icombatants picked UP stone and
threw 1t at his assailant but the
missile went wide of its mark and
struck Mr.. keenan, on the finger, frac-
turing it. The work on the i'm
mense hull of the tow boat being built
| by the Iowa Iron Works is about COM
pleted, the whole bottom being now
enclosed. The work of tightening the
seams and few other touches remain
to be done when the work will be fin
ished.
Burlington.
Work on the pest house was begun
Wednesday. It will be a one-story
structure 1926 feet, with a kitchen
skis feet. The building has a south
front and will be made as convenient
as possible. The guard and the cook
will continue to dwell in tents.
O. G. Van Wrinkle, at one time one of
the most prosperous farmers and dairy
men in Des Moines county, was
Wednesday taken to the insane hospital
at Mt. Pleasant. The direct cause of
his insanity was the burning of his barn
some months ago by Orville Tennity,
who Is now serving a term of imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary on
charge of arson. The case is a pecul-
iarly sad one.
Davenport.
August Youngernan of this city for
a number of years connected with the
Refs jewelry store, has removed with
his wife to Des Moines, where the
death of his father, owner of the
Youngerman block and other fine prop
critics there will make him the possess
sor of fortune amounting to 100000
or SO. Mr.. Youngerman the elder was
one of the Iowa millionaires and left
five sons to divide his wealth. He was
in Davenport about seven months ago
to attend the marriage of his son here
to Miss Annie Hass, as sister of Mrs.
Robert Fabricius. The eight-inch
mill at the Sylvan steel works has been
shut down for the season and about
Is men are thus thrown out of en-
ployment.
Aigona.
Miss Maud Gilmore has been obliged
by i'll health to resign her position in
the public schools and Miss Mae Me-
Dermott has resigned on account of an
accident to her mother, who broke her
arm last week. j. ]. Johnson, of
Wesley, was brought before the COM
missoners of insanity in Algona Mon
day and by that body assigned to the
Independence insane asylum. john
son is thirty years of age and is mar
ried but has no children. He has been
q teacher and preacher, having an
appointment it is said every Sunday.
His mania is religion. 1t is said that
he was confined in the insane asylum
at Madison for a term ten years ago.
He has been resident Of this county
for two years.
Greene.
, The climax In the trouble over the
adjustment of the city pump was
reached Saturday morning. when 1t
was discovered that the last expert
sent here by the Chicago concern hav-
ing the contract had taken the night
train for parts unknown and had taken
with him parts of the pump so as to
make it impossible to use it without
these supplies Why he did this is q
mystery at this writing, and If he had
been detected in this theft-for it is
nothing else-he would have been
promptly arrested. There is balance
of $3.50 on the purchase price of the
pump being held back. and the city
fathers are determined that it shall
prime and start properly before this
balance is paid. The company has been
telegraphed regarding the matter and
the city's action will largely depend
on the reply. The large tank is full of
water which Will be reserved for the |
present for use in case OF fire. The |
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