Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-29
fublic Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Differeut Towns
and Communities.
INNOCENT RENTERS lsv1cTED.

INNOCENT RENTERS lSVICTED.
LSioux City Journal.l
A bit Of real eviction was witnessed
by residents in the vicinity Of West
Sixth street, between Market and Sioux,
Friday and Saturday morning.
A deputy sheriff. acting under a writ
of possession, and an attorney took for
chile possession of two houses formerly
owned by P. f. Sweinhart, compelled
the occupants to leave and then carried
out every bit of 1.-THE furn shings-car-
pets, pictures, tables, beds and bedding,
clothing, chairs1and piled them up pro-
miscuously out of doors. In the mean
time the weeping women and children
of the households gathered around. and
the husbands scolded vigorously and In
elegantly, while sympathetic and Curl
Gus neighbors assembled about the un-
usual spectacle.
The writ of possession was served In
the foreclosure suits of Haywood vs.
Sweetheart. The mortgage ON the houses
was foreclosed in the district court more
than year ago. The year of redemp-
ton expired some time aHo, but p. F.
Sweinhart, it is stated, refused to give
up possession. A writ wax issued and
placed in the hands OF deputy sheriff
for execution.
Sweinhart himself did not occupy
either Of the houses but tenants who
had recently leased from him. One OF
them had lived in the houst. less than a
week. The other had just recently
paid a month rent in advance. Damage
suits are threatened against those who
were responsible for the eviction.
GETTING EVEN ON POTATOES.
waterloo Reporter.]
John Bartle, a rotund and rosy
checked produce man from Mitchell,
Iowa, had an experience in Waterloo
this week that closed satisfactorily to-
day after much hustling oil his part.
During the fall when potatoes began to
be as scarce as November Strawberries
Bartle bought heavily Of the tubers. He
was one Of the most active dealers In
this part OF the country. During the sea-
son he has shipped much to Waterloo
and has done good business here.
During one of his recent trips here
he sold a certain grocer car load Of
potatoes for future delivery. The price
at that time was high and Bartie sold
the tubers for Is cents per tushel. Then
..murphieS'' began to take tumble.
Down they went until 1t was not ex-
travagant to have potatoes on the table
three times a day as formerly. In keep
Ing with his contract Bartlt. shipped his
car load OF potatoes to Waterloo on the
Gath and rendered them as the compile
ton Of the contract with TIL, grocer. The
grocer, Bartle says, had bought cheaper
and refused to take them. A car load
OF potatoes means bit of money now
adays and the Mitchell man was up
against 1t. His contract was an oral;
one and it would take considerable
lawing to enforce 1t. In something of
a quandary he went to Mayor Martin
and asked If he could sell his potatoes
to the people without license. The
mayor listened to the circumstances
and told Bartle he could do so II he
would put the price low to poor people,
and instructed him to go out into the
Bartle blessed the mayor and
has been busily engaged for three days
disposing of the shipment. While he
lost money on the deal compared to
what he would have made had he COM
pleted the contract with the grocer he
saved himself and will go home happy
Before leaving he secured photo
graph of the mayor which he will have
and hung over his piano at
home He is inclined to the belief that
Martin Is one of the real fellows, and he
is going to tell all the Mitchell people
who emigrate to Waterloo, as they do
from everywhere. that Waterloo's may
or Is. as square as the east side park.