Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-03
The NEWS FROM HOME.
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

contents were scattered over wide
cope OF territory The sack contained
! large consignment OF government |.
seeds. which were sown promiscuouslyl |.
,ver the railroad yards. The wreckage
was gathered up, somewhat soiled, but,
aside from the packages of seed, not
much the worse for the mishap.
Cedar Falls.
G. e. Steele filed information against |
Carl Peterson, who operates billiard
hall on Main street. The charge was
minors to play in violation of
a city ordinance. The defendant was
taken before the mayor and entered a 4
plea OF not guilty, but later changed 1t
to guilty, whereupon Mayor Melendy
his fine on his promise to pay
the costs.
Fort Dodge. 4
The eleven saloons of the city We're
paying their quarterly licenses Monday.
The charge against each one is $3.50. and
the city will be enriched to the sum OF
81, $50 when all the licenses are paid in.
i. Two yellow cards have been posted
Bert Colson at 1877 North Seventh street,
one being for scarlet fever and one for
smallpox Tho victimsAare two children.
one from each of the two families,
which occupy the house together. /
Pocakontas
I The Record states that a certain lady
of this town, yes, and a member of the
Phoenix Club too, had a little expert
ence the other day that she will not
son forget. 1t seems that she is or has
been believer in the use of kerosene
as persuasive to5the kitchen fire, but
this particular time it didn't seem to
perform with its Customary doclity,
and as a consequence some scorched
clothing aud startled countenance
were for a time worn by the lady in
question.
Cedar Rapids.
Travelling men who came in to spend
Sunday at home report that the past
week has been a hard one for them.
They say that the country roads all
over the state have been in an almost
condition and that as a re-
suit there has been little business. This
has had a depressing effect on inerch-
ants and they have refused to buy. The
roads were just beginning to dry up a
little when the snow of yesterday fell. 1t
is stated that 1t will cause bad roads for
another week.
Burlington.
The large brick building on Columbia
street known as the McCutcheon house,
has been purchased by the Mississippi
be used as factory instead of the old
| Iowa Soap Company building The
| transaction was made Friday morning,
the consideration being $1,000. Ths land
purchases is 1O0x100 feet and the main
building on 1t is tOxs0 feet. The barns
In the rear of the main building are 36S
60 feet and will be turned into power
mouse The main building Is four Stories
4 high ard is a very substantial struc-
| ture. 1t will be entirely remndeled ano
the machinery will be placed IN tns
4 basement. Mr.. Dennison, manager o.
the new factory, hopes to have every,
4 thing IN readiness to begin work May l
/ Nearly $50 hands will be employed. bu
4 this, number will be added to us thS
amount of YORK warrants it.
Boone.
The News says the Northwestern rail
4 road is preparing TO pump water from
Il the D.s Mones river a the site Of tn,
4 new bridge its shops In Boone. Pip
4 ing has already arrived here marked t,
4 the company at Boone, which is evi
4 IDENTIFY intended for the purpose. Nor
A of 1t Is on the way The time of begin
Z ming work seems to be deferred only til
fts n
[pumping stations. ore at the top Of tn
! river bluff to force flhe water to Boon
q Land one on the river bottom to lift it L
the top of the hill. 1t is reported o.
8 good authority that the route to be use
will be the company's right of way I
the big bridge. The same report say
the pipe Will go down between the eou
BILE tracks. This seems the hardest par
of the report to believe. The New
thinks one thing is certain, the North
western has but one purpose IN view !
going TO the river. 1t is to solve foreve
1.-the water problem, which they hay
asked the city to solve for them, an
the city has been unable to RESPOND
! This means that they want water TO
|extensive shop Improvements. as ev
& cry one knows are contemplated at thi
point. The company has the ground an
:. las now relieved of the task of bullain
!, the great cutoff. and is APPARENT
:. ready to begin. The distance betwee
the bridge ard Boone is about fou
! miles
An Eleventh street resident soake
himself with booze Sunday night an
Z thinking TO scare his wife and famil.
lbeing TOO drunk to undress and get
bed, bunked on the kitchen floor. Will
There the idea struck him to frighte
the family With a fake suicide and !
!, fred a revolver into the mo
! boards few times. The sho
had the desired effect A polio
I officer was sent for and upo
: his arrival jim was found snugly tucl
ed In on the store mating under IL
dining table. He was routed out and p,
: to bed with the advice 10 take bett'
4 aim the next time he attempted 10 X
!. himself.
+, He Kept His Leg.
Twelve years ago j. w. Sullivan.
y Hartford. Conn. scratched his leg wi
r rusty wire. Inflammation and bloc
poison set in. For two years he su
fered intensely. Then the best dccto
urged amputation, but" he writes.
used one bottle of Electric Bitters al