Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-14
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The D0ings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Y0ur Old Home.

itorship of the Northwestern Catholic.
is defendant in sensational $1,000 dam
age suit which to come 10 trial before
Judge George W. Wakefield at Orange
City November %. An alleged SANDER
against j. III. Lynch, Il prominent bust
ness man of Rock Valley, and trustee
of Father Phelan's church, is the basis
of the suit. 1t is alleged that he called
Mr.. Lynch a "sneaking, slippery Shiny
cur" and that he threatened to call
God Almighty's black curse" down orr
him unless he stopped his antagonisms.
Centerville.
Receiver A. j. Baker informed the
Citizen representative Tuesday that the
deep we'll pump had again been started
at the water works plant and that plen
ty of water is being secured. The suck
e. has been loosened from its moorings
and the water comes up thru it. The
pump was started Monday afternoon
and ran all afternoon without getting
any water. but later the efforts were re-
warded by good flow of water, which
is good news for Centerville people. 1t
had previously been clogged by quick
sand.
Fl. Madison.
Fish Warden B. c. Davis and Deputy
Will Middendorf, assisted by several
other citizens, transferred from Lily
pond in Green Bay township to the bay
proper on Friday about 2,0G0 pounds of
fish that they may thrive and replenish,
making in all this week about 1900
lounds that have been placed where it
will be possible for them to become of
use to the many people who enjoy fish
ing at that popular resort They were
placed in the bay near the Pastime Club
headquarters and are 70 per cent game
fish. III
siuox City.
There was increased activity Monday
on the part of James f. Ayres and G. r.
Badgerow, candidates for the Sioux City
postoffice. Each was having vest to
vest talks with his best friends, and
each was out with his petition. Post
master Heller has not made any move
ment to secure signatures. I. Armour
& Co. will begin this week to kill fowl at
their new plant in the stock yards dis
trict They Will handle from 1000 to
1000 fowl day If that number can lie
bought. Manager Charles w. Lelnon
says the capacity of the plant $ as
large as the one of the company in Om-
aha. The erection of the Armour branch
house in Douglas street will be begun as
soon as it can be determined whslnar
the city council will permit a railrrad
track to be laid across Douglas street
to connect with the tracks of the union
Terminal Railway Company.
Secretary ]. L. Herbert, of the Daven-
port Business Mems Association, is
about to undertake something which
will prove of inestinable value to the
people OF the city if the thing thing can
be accomplished. That thing is the col
lection of the business statistics OF the
city for the last year. Among the things
which are desired are facts pertaining
to the business interests, such as the
of houses which have been built
In the city during the year, the cost of
the construction, the number of articles
which have been manufactured in the
city. the value of the products of the
city's factories, the number of people
employed the average wages. the cost of
and any other facts which will
serve to give the prospective resident of
the city, the coming investor and the
some idea of the condi-
tons as they exist in this city.
keokuk.
The relatives and friends OF Samuel
Smith, of Johnson courty, Iowa. became
alarmed at his non-appearance and no.
Tiled the police yesterday that they
would like him sought for. They fur
rishcd picture of the young man to
headquarters for identification. Smith
came here last Friday evening to visit
his sister. Mrs. C. Hackmier, who lives
Ave miles north of town on farm with
Ter husband. When they came Smith
had disappeared, and as he was not
found over Sunday the police were noti-
he'd. One reason for the alarm of his