Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10

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Danbufy.
Danbury's base ball enthusiasts have
arranged for the orga nization of a team.
subscriptions amounting to $50 have
been MADE, and series of entertain
ments will be given to raise further
funds.
Madrid.
Workmen for the Norris Scale Com
pany are beginning to tear down the old
building. and a new factory building
will be started about April Is. The COM
irany will turn out scales by the whole
sale in a very short time.
Cedar Falls.
A gang of hoodlums stole the slot ma
chine from the Chicago & Great West
sern waiting room Monday evening. They
dragged it TO the woods and smashed 1t.
securing couple of dollars in small
change and chewing gum and choco-
lates.
Cedar Rapids.
T. d. Boyer, of Keokuk. who was re-
Gently appointed assistant chief railway
r,ail clerk with headquarters In Cedar
Rapids, has arrived in the city and
taken up his duties. MI. Boyer has been
I'm Philadelphia, having an operation
performed on leg that was injured in
a railway wreck.
Clear Lake.
About two weeks ago Mayor Young
had wire screen placed at the inlet of
the lake in order to keep the fish from
running up the stream and thus getting
entirely out of the lake. This has been
Gone every spring for many years: and
as is usually the case. some one has re-
reatetly torn out the screen in defiance
Of municipal action.
keokuk.
The report of the city health officer
for the month of March has been issued
showing eighteen deaths altogether.
four from pneumonia, three from old
age. two from paralysis and one each
of the following: Consumption, drop
W peritonitis. diseases of kidney and
heart, tumor exhaustion and collapse.
accidental shooting, suicide and one not
gwen.
Fl. Madison.
There are six of the huge Grand
Island engines to arrive in this city 70,
1 the use of the Santa Fe. They are this
largest ever seen here and were SO big
THAT the Grand Island railroad found
4 that their roadbed and trestles woult
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10 lease them Some think they are al
Eiost too heavy for the Santa Fe road
bed.
| Muscatine.
A bull dog belonging to James
Holmes was si:ot by officer Flanner,
saturday. He was either going mad, OF
4 had been poisoned. This famous hui
/ dog was known as Mick. His father
! was imported from England. his mothe,
from Scotland. He was brought to this
country four years ago. When Snyder.
4 tarn burned. he killed rs rats inside o1
enc half hour and a ST. Louis man of
lfered 800 in cash for him. He was bur.
led with head stone and tombstone
Iowa City.
The saloons in the towns of Oxford
4 Scion and Lone Tree opened for bust
mess Saturday under the new petition.
4 which were canvassed by the board o.
supervisors this week. The petition!
4 had 3151 signatures. only 1850 being re
4 quired by law. that number being s.
4 per cent of the voters of the count.
outside of Iowa City. The Antl-Salool
league, by its officers. challenged TIL,
petitions, claiming they were defective
The board held the petitions to be sui
4 ficient and the league has appealed Il
the district court.
Charles City.
Some tax ferret litigation is In sight
"A suit will probably be entered in tn
district court by the Independent schoo
district OF Charles City against tn
county treasurer and his bondsmen L
recover $l,063.55 that was deducted ou
of the total amount received from tn
tax ferret fund as the share belonge,
to the said school district, and paid on
as attorneys fees under the tax fer
ret contract with the board of super
visors, which said contract provided 70
is per cent Of the amount collected i
be paid as attorneys fees.
Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge enterprise has produce
another new industry in the form O
the Mulroney Manufacturing compan
which filed articks of incorporation o
Monday. The capital stock of the ne,
company ls given as $4,000. OF whic
$4,000 is paid up The new compan
will manufacture overails and clothin
and will keep 80 machines busy.
IL The mixed freight on the Mason cit
and FIT. Dodge railway. which arrive
In this city from Mason City at abou
noon, had a narrow escape from SCI
ious accident yesterday. AT the sam
time 1t performed feat which woul
make Herman the magician look lik
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