Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-27

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! ing arrangement which is a part of the
| furnace and not an independent appli-
ance, as In other makes of furnaces, anu
| lastly q tortuous draft. the purpose OF
| which Is to heat larger surface than is
exposed In the ordinary furnace. The
| Republican believes that this furnace
possesses great merit and that 1t will
bring to the inventor good reward.
Cedar Falls.
There was considerable excitement on
the streets Monday afternoon, when 1t
was learned that e. Lee, stenographer
for Harris & Cole Bros, who has been
complaining for q week or so, had
smallpox. He had been complaining for
some two or three weeks about his eyes,
and went to Waterloo to have them
treated, and stayed there for some time.
He returned to his work one week
ago Tuesday, but still feeling i'll got his
leave of absence extended, and has not
been there since. SO no one in the office
has been exposed. The authorities have
the case in charge and every precaution
will be taken to keep it from spreading.
Vinton.
Judge Caswell convened court at Vim
ton Thursday in adjourned session to
hear matters connected with the S. H.
Watson & Sons assignment The report
of Assignee Gaasch is to the effect that
the Benton County Land, Loan and IN
vestment Company, and the Cedar VAL
ley Packing Company, both of which
were included in the general assignment
Of the Watsons. were solvent, and the
creditors of each Will probably be paid
in full. The court ordered an examina-
ton OF the accounts of Assignee Gaasch
by an expert accountant who was al
lowed 5000 on account and the distribu
ton to the creditors of $4,000 now in the
hands Of the assignee was ordered.
MAXWELL.
Last Saturday, Dec. 81, was the day
for deciding the contest as to the big
gest ear Of corn, at the Citizens Bank.
About 100 persons entered the contest.
The judges were Frank w. Hill. T. b.
Smeltzer and Rufus Billiard, all of
whom are very competent Judges OF the
quality OF corn. The contest was on the
size. weight and quality of corn. The
first prize was S. IN cash and was
awarded to Walter Troup. whose ear of
corn weighed 10 ounces, and the shelled
corn weighed 16 ounces. thus leaving 8
ounces for the cob. The cob was eleven
inches long. The second prize wac $3.50
in cash and was awarded to Mr.. George
Clifford; his ear weighed 201a ounces,
with Tx ounces Of shelled corn, thus
leaving 81 ounces of cob; this ear was
nix inches long.
Fort Dodge.
Auditor A. L. Keough, OF the Mason
City & Fort Dodge will finish his work
of settling the business in the auditing
department. of the Mason City & Fort
Dodge road prior to Nov. l, at the close
OF this month and the auditors office
which is now theoretically in st. Paul but
practically In Fort Dodge. will cease to
exist. or the force formerly engaged
in the auditors office. Messrs Lathrop
and Porter are now working in other
departments, Miss Flaherty has fin-
ished her work and but Mr.. Keough and
Mr.. Campbell are left to round up the
back business. The auditing of the
work since November 1st has been in
the st. Paukoffices OF the Great West
ern road and as soon as Mr.. Keough
has rounded up his business pricr to
the first OF last month his Office here
will cease to exist and he will be called
to st. Paul
Otunwa.
The Janney Manufacturing Company
issued orders announcing that their trav
cling men would receive suitof clothes
and all children of their employees would
receive a box of candy as Christmas
present. - = The ice harvest opened up
full blast Tuesday and IL the weather
continues favorable the local companies
will house their next summers supplies
within two or three weeks. which will,
amount to about $4,000 tons II present
plans are carried out. OF this amount
Is. 900 tons will be put up by John Nor
rell & Co. for their own use, while the
remainder 10000 tons, will be housed
by the local companies for the supply of
their customers during the summer
season. Nearly 400 men are employed at
this work by the local companies. The
quality OF the Ice this season far sur
passes that obtained during many pre-
vious seasons. The cutting begins on
ice of ten inches in thickness, clear and
perfectly free from impurities.
Saw Death Near.
1T often made my heart ache"
writes L. C. Overstreet. of Elgin. Tenn
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her weak and sore lungs would coll
lapse. Good doctors said she was so
far gone with consumption that no
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