Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-28

present but one voted In favor of .ocat-
ing a hotel on the. property rendered by
Mr.. Plat. IL found practicable com
mittee was appointed to examine the
property and report to the exchange.
The committee reported at another
Injecting of the exchange that the build
Ing was found ii good condition, wei.
adapted to conversion into a hotel, that
the location Is excellent. and that the
property is well worth what is asked
for 1t. A committee of five was appoint-
ed to solicit subscriptions to stock in Il
company to be fermed for the purpose
of purchasing The Heagy property and
converting it int forty room hotel.
Fort Dodge.
| James Ireland was brought up in po-
flce court on the charge of disolderlv
conduct. his offense having been of a
somewhat aggravated nature Ireland,
while in an intoxicated condition, turn
| ed his Wife and children out Of doors
and locked the doors upon them The
police We're called, and on arriving
found the doors bolted against them.
They broke open one door and Ireland
lretreated to the next room, locking the
door behind him In this way h. con-.
tinued until thres doors had been brok-
en- open. when Ne Was found lying on
the floor in a state Of helpless intsxica-
1 ton. During tsie progress Of the siege
Ireland made ar effort TO get out IF the
window and escape over the roof of q
sneighboring building, but his nerve fall
ed him and he returned TO his hcuse.
Clinton.
The gas work was built in 1870 and
Item years ago sid 5s00000O feet of gas
at an average of So per thousand. AT
thattim they had Ave miles of pipe in
1.-THE ground and 235 customers. Last
Year they sold 30,000,000 feet of gas
| thru twenty-five miles of pipe, at an
aevrage of 81 ,l6, % !, 600 customers Ten
years ago there Mas not a gas ssove in
lstoWn. Today there are over ], 200. Ten
years ago only the rich used gas in their
4 houses and large stores Today it is the
working man's friend and servant girl
Lat the same time. Ten years ago the
Lefty paid s120 per year for each street
lamp; now it has an offer of $50 per year
flor the same serpice. Ten years ago the
tgas company hag. four men on its pay
Iron: now it has hirty, and pays them
.S24, 900 a Year
Council Bluffs.
Two cases OF smallpox We're reported
i Monday att the home of the Newcomb
! family at the corner of Thirtieth stree.
land Avenue G. THO children are nov
.Hafflicted with the disease and ii IS
Thought the mother had ii in the past.
The disease is found 10 be in its miidest
4 form ard there is but very little danger.
4 When he doctors went TO the house 10
sIseetthe mother several weakssago il was
4 found that she had symptoms of small
pox, but the disease vas not viiu!ens
laenoueh to be called smallpox with any
4 degree of certainty. Since the children
4 have come down i is now thought thai
the mother had some time ago
Mrs. Livingston closed her meetings
with Rev. Erickson SUNDAY. night at
Il the Fifth avenue VI f. church. Despite
1.-The Indictment Weather q fun house
greeted the EVANGELIST This revival.
B, lasting five weeks. has been a marked
success. The interest was good thru
4 out and the attendance wa > large As a
II result of the meetings the church has
eighty additions.
Cedar Falls.
4 liazette, 26: No one was surprised Ia
i learn early yesterday morning that
s. John Hartman had quietly and quickly
\ passed into the great beyond. His adj
lsvanced age and increas ,sd infirmities
have. made friends feel that his DAYS
here would not be many and yet the
final summons came when least expect
ed Saturday evening he was down
town and sunday morning walked as
d far as Walnut street. Soon after dinner
4 the pains caused by the breaking down
j OF the nerve tissues returned With
greater intensity. and when about
s c'cleck they touched 4 vital point death
8 brought instantaneous relief. John
Hartman Was born in Union county
i Pa March >. 1876. consequently his s5tl,
birthday Was the next day after his
4 wife passed away. which was three
Esweekssago In death they were not long
separated. Mr. Hartman came to 6.etiat
Falls fortyeiaht yearsago. He and his
wife We're clesely allied With the essrier
history Of our city. ard had ourliSed
many of their immediate circle OF
friends.
Storm Lake.
G. *. Dixon. superintendent OF .he
western division IF he Illinois Central
81 " as h the city investigating the COM
lplaint made here of the blocking IF the
i crossings by the Central freight rains.
4 There has been considerable complaint
4 # this trouble and 1t would HAYS been
i aiken Before the grand jury and an in
,ictmeEt returned had not Mr.. DIXON
4 instructed the county attorney to arrest
4 any conductor that violated the city
q rdinauce in this particular and prose
sIsute him therefore. Mr.. Dixon's nstruc-
: ions We're followed out when Moses
& fyndall in charge of freight M. l9l go-
ling west blocked Lake avenue for over
Il wenty minutes and COMPLAINT was
made and Warrant issued for his ar
'lssest. The train pulled out before Tyn-
GALL could be arrested but a telegram
e Mr.. Dixon, stating that a warrant
mad been issued for the arrest Of the
conductor brought the gentleman back
ION the next train and he appeared be-
fore the mayor, plead guilty and wa
4 fined $40 and costs, With the injunction
not 10 violate the ordinances again al
the fine would be made more burden
some
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Working "a Hours Day.