Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-18
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Observation-Disclosures
Madrid.
The board of trustees of the NJ. e.
church had meeting this week and de-
cided to wire the NJ. E. church for cleo
trio lights.
Moulton.
Miss Nora A. Sewers, student in the
Moulton high school. died this week
from the effects of frozen toe, in which
gangrene appeared.
Ottumwa.
The case against William Heaton, a
young boy charged with stealing coal.
was tried Monday and the defendant
was committed to the reform school.
Cedar Falls.
The Gazette of the 18th says: mot
much change is noted in Mr.. F. N.
Chase's condition The hiccoughing has
continued for nine days and his strength
seems to be waning"
Mason City.
A new hot water pump Is being In
stalled in the hot water heating plant
of the Brice Gas and Electric Company,
having capacity of $500 pounds. This
pump will act as an auxiliary for the
other two now doing service.
Iowa City.
Miss Louisa Evans has sued the city
for $4,000 because of injuries she claims
to have received from a fall Nov. 80.
1901, on defective sidewalk on the
south side Of Sheridan avenue between
Summit and Clark streets. The injuries
sustained from this fall she claims, will
affect her permanently.
Burlington.
Reports from the board OF health in
regard to smallpox are encouraging.
Two pa tents were discharged Monday,
and one new case reported-the total
number being thirty-six. A hospital for
female patients has been secured in the
northern part OF town. There was some
indignation among the people residing In
the neighborhood. altho there are but
very few houses near.
Sioux City.
The clerks OF the county auditors Of
flee are now engaged in entering up the
certificates OF the recent delinquent tax
sale The work is much lighter than for
many years and about half as heavy as
last year. In 1900 the treasurer's Office
prepared about 1900 certificates of sale.
while this, year it prepared only about
d 800 There is practically no property
left for scavenger sale.
Oskaloosa.
The board of supervisors have made
a settlement with Sheriff Cricket for
his bill on account of the keeping of the
old Jail. The sheriff claimed $3.50, and
the board allowed S1,700. The billreach-
es back over period Of four years. The
law requires of the sheriff that he shall
keep but one place and that he has to
pay $40 extra wages monthly on ac-
count of the second place.
Waterloo.
According to the Reporter. the tax fer
rets expect to begin sending out their
bills during the present week and there
|are doubtless number OF Waterloo men
who will receive Christmas presents
that are not particularly desirable. They
do not expect to make collections OF any
great amount before January 1st. They
expect to collect in all about 100000 OF
Blackhawk county's back taxes.
Carroll.
Carroll county oranges in December.
Strange, isn't it? But p. ]. Hamill has
a dwarf orange tree that produced a
couple of oranges that taste very much
like the California or Florida variety.
The tree is one he secured from r.
Summerville several years ago and this
is the first fruit 1t has borne. An orange
tree in Carroll county, bearing fruit in
December is indeed novelty, says the
Sentinel.
Webster, City.
Hugo Carl, who was sentenced to the
reform school Saturday by Justice Bon
ner, was, upon recommendation Of
County Attorney Boeye, given another
chance and sentence was suspended
during good behavior. The boy is thir-
teen years of age and keeps house and
does the cooking for the family. His
mother is a bed-ridden paralytic. IN
der these circumstances leniency was
considered prudent.
Mt. Pleasant.
John Bicksler. the banker at Salem,
Henry county. has decided to wind up
his banking business the last of the
year. He has been conducting private
Udih There IOT u SOOu willie dIu IIoS,
done we'll He assigns as the principal
reasons for going out Of banking that
he considers banking on a small scale
La dangerous business, owing to burglar
les, and he does not wish to put in a
larger and better outfit at this time.
Cedar Rapids.
Just at the time when he was most
needed by the poor people of the city,
misfortune struck Rev. r. K. Ward, of
the Sunshine Mission. He now lies at
St Luke's hospital with broken leg
and a severe cut over the right eye, the
result Of an accident on South Third
street Monday afternoon. Mr. Ward was
driving down Third street with the wag-
on of the Sunshine mission filled with
clothing, food and some fuel for some
OF the poor families of the city when his
horse became frightened and ran away,
with the result named.
Spencer.
One real estate firm here had record
breaking day last Monday, their sales
|aggregating $4,000. Among the land
sold is the Ward & Lamb ranch, of
something over 500 acres, which they
disposed of at SCI per acre. This land.
tho somewhat remote from any large
town, is one of the best farms In the
county. the buildings and other im-