Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-26
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The D0ings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

en- at $5,132.8S. Thus it will be seen that
| the taxpayers of this city will have
| considerable of the ready cash to raise
for the purpose. The consolation is that
| the amount will be promptly paid and
what is more, there will be no whining
over it.
Huntington.
1 The smallpox situation, thanks to the
Vigilance of the authorities is improv-
ling day by day. During the forty-eight
hours from Saturday evening to Monday
levening but one new case has been re-
ported. On the other hand, there have
been several guarantees raised and
several patients discharged from the
lcamp. The total in quarantine Is thirty
| one.
Mapleton.
Spcrtsmen report that this is the poor
est year for rabbits ever known. accord
| ing to the Press. Where formerly at this
| time Of the year a hunter could go out
and pick up dozen or so in couple
OF hours. it now requires from half to
three quarters of day to bag a couple
and then one has to nab everything that
jumps up. We are able to suggest no
reason for this scarcity, unless they
were afore warned of the cold weather
that would prevail this winter.
Fort Dodge.
"A clever piece Of window glass surg
cry was performed by N. Aalfs on FRI
day evening. A crack had started In
one of the large plate glass front win
dows OF the Larson dry goods store, and
| IL not repaired would speedily have ex-
! tended across the window. Mr.. AalfS
was called to the rescue and led the
crack which had started from the corr
ner of the window, back to where II had
started from. distance OF only four
inches.
Council Bluffs.
| Harvey G. Loudenlaker, in his petit
ton for divorce from his wife, Sadie A.
Loudenlager, which has been filed in the
district court has reversed the usual
order OF complaints and alleges that his
wife has contracted the drinking habit
| to such an extent that she is now an
habitual drunkard and frequently adds
the last straw that breaks the cameps
back by getting "beastly" drunk. The
Loudenlagers were married at Defiance,
Dec. I, 1889, and lived together until
Sept l, 1901, at which time they were
living in this city. They have two chill
dren, II and years old.
Upton.
The recent cold snap has affected the
asphalt paving to the extent af a num-
Der OF cracks about quarter OF an inch
| in width and OF various lengths, but 1t
is believed that with return Of warm
weather they will close again. : Eu-
gene Baldwin arrived home Wednesday
levenirg after three years service in the
regular army. during most Of which he
has been doing duty in the Philippines.
According to the Advertiser soldiers
life has apparently agreed with Eugene.
He has broadened out and looks more
manly and improved in every way. He
expects to re-enlist after he has enjoyed
o vacation Of few months.
Primphar.
Twenty-Five settlers on the govern
ment land in OBrien county, and who
have recently received patents under
the homestead law, were made happy
last week by the decree entered by
Judge Oliver In the several cases
brought against the county to relieve
the land OF the lien of the taxes as
sessed against the land prior to the
date OF patent. The costs in the cases,
|aggregating some $50, are taxed
against the county. In the cases pend
ing involving taxes prior to 1894, and in
which the county treasurer is enjoined
from issuing tax deeds on the lands, no
settlement has been reached.
Vinton.
Vinton improvements foot up to $780,
600 this year. The Eagle says: 1T is
doubtful If Vinton ever saw year Of
SO many improvements as the one that
is almost past. There have been years
when more elaborate and costly homes
have been erected; this was distinctly
the year Of the cottage home. A large
majority are fitted out with modern i'm
provements, heating plants, electric
lights and plumbing, making them COM
plete and comfortable for the owners.
Many old and unsightly buildings. on
otherwise desirable lots have been re-
moved to make way for modern dwell
ling. thus adding much to the attract
iveness of our little city.
Spencer.
Word was received here the first OF
the week that a man, a stranger In Lo-
gan township, had been out over night
and was badly frozen. Sheriff Lewis
went down Monday morning to Logan
and found the man at the home of Lew
Lahmon, who had kindly cared for him.
The man in question says his name is
George Barker, that he is North Caro-
linian, and that he walked from that
state to this in the last eight weeks.
Thursday night he spent in a hayetack
on the SAINT Werts farm, and froZe his
hands. feet and legs severely, but not
enough to render amputation necessary.
Sheriff Lewis brought the man to Spen-
Ger and Superintendent Doty took him
out to the county farm, where he will be
cared for until able to be discharged.
Barker says he is % years old; he can
neither read or write, and the News
says he doesn't know any more than he
ought to of things in general. He was
thinly clad and in no condition to cope
with northwestern Iowa winter He
said he was in quest of work.
Food Changed to Poison.
Putrefying food in the intestines pro-
duces effects like those of arsenic. but
DR.. Kings New Life Pills expel the
poisons from clogged bowels gently,
easily but surely, curing constipation,
sick headache, fevers, all
liver. kidney and bowel troubles. Only
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