Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14

Farmers and laboring men generally are
disposed to go to work and the higher
classes are quite intelligent, tho the Fill
zinc leaders have a strong influence. Mr..
Ruhl, who weighs 1856 pounds. says he
took good care of himself and his solid
and clean countenance in
dicate that fact. He says the military
service is all right, hut he is now salts
fled to go to work again on the old home
farm.
Keokuk.
Charles p. Birge returned from Chi
cago Saturday morning, where he Went
To close the contract With Lyman L.
Cooley, the celebrated hydraulic ensi-
reer, for the investigation and plans for
the water power project here by which
the Mississippi river is 10 be utilized.
This contract is now made and Mr..
Cooley will proceed at once to the work
involved in the examination and report
regarding the water power here. the
hest way to harness IL and the cost of
converting 1t into electricity. This work
will take six weeks for Mr.. Cooley and
his staff and 1t is expected that he will
file his report about July l.
Glenwood.
The G. A. r. of Gienwood had been
negotiating for a big cannon lying near
San Francisco, to be used for ornamen.-
al purposes in the count house park. The
monster cannon weighs about 5000
pounds, and the freight would cost d
small fortune. The veterans have been
corresponding with Congressman Smith
TO see if they can not trade the big gun
flor a smaller one. a 1000 pound gun of
brass would be more in keeping with
1.-The modesty of the pocket books in this
1 vicinity. However. the government can
use all its brass cannons for recasting,
and they are extremely valuable and
hard to get.
Maquoketa.
A recent decision by Judge Wolf is OF
/ local and general interest as it caught a
4 tax dodger. 1t was case in which A
\ IS. DeFriese, a money loaner, was de-
PENDANT. This case was a very impor-
tant one, involving the taxes ON S22.225(
for five years, or over 100000 in all, anC
the matter has beeu in litigation fol
quite time. II seems that MIR. De
4 F'riese had adopted the contract system
CT loaning money, thus DONG away Will
I. note and mortgage, which could b
A found for taxation. After thorough
examination it WAS developed by tall
i with borrowers that the contract system
was merely loan.
Boone.
The corner stone of the Eleanor Moor
. hospital was laid on the 9th inst, Will
4 unpretentious ceremony. The ston
contains current issues of each of tn
city's papers. list OF those who hav
subscribed toword the hospital, a pic
4 ture of Mrs. Eleanor Moore. a prospec
tus of East Linwood cemetery, the re-
II vised city ordinances, a short sketch Q
; the origin of the hospital, and piece Q
stone from the city gates of St. Angus
tine, given by Mr.. Brainard. On the OUT
= side of the stone are inscribed the word
Eleanor Moore Hospital, a. d. 1901.
! The work of building will be pushe
rapidly. and it is thought the hospit;
will be completed by July /.
III Fought for his Life.
t My father and sister both died {
$ consumption" writes j. I. Weather
: wax. of Wyandotte, Mich. land wa
i saved from the same frightful fate onl
a by DR.. Kings New Discovery. An a
$ tack of pneumonia left an obssina
/. cough and Very severe lung troubl
d which an excellent doctor could II
help, but few months use of this wol
derful incidence made me as we'll
ever and i gained much in weight" III
; fallible for coughs, colds and all thros
I and lung trouble. Trial bottles fire
Guaranteed bottles so cents and 81 !
!, Geo. 2. Powers