Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-11
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Murray.
As a result of a smallpox outbreak
five houses in town have been quaran-
tined and two in the country
Mt. Pleasant.
w. G. Glenny, for many years we'll
known business man of Mt Pleasant.
died in that city on the 4th inst. His age
was % years.
Conrad.
The people of Conrad have just dedi-
Gated a handsome Methodist church.
The total cost of the building and fur
,niture was s6,s9S.69.
Muscatine.
+ A horse and buggy belonging to Ev-
erett Grove was stolen the other eve
ming while the owner was going thru
the light fantastic at dance near
Fruitland.
Vail.
Morris Manning, son of Daniel Man
ming and wife, formerly of this place.
died at his home in Omaha Thursday
from injuries received while coasting
down hill The remains We're brought
here for burial.
Mason City.
Col. Norris, the secretary of the board
of trusteessof the Memorial University,
has arrived and is being indicted into
the duties of his office, which are many
and responsible His family will not
remove to the city till spring.
Bedford.
The Inhabitants of Bedford felt 90
bad over the report of the census which
showed the town had lost 100 innabi-
tarts in the last ten years, that re-
count is being made by the Times Re-
publican. the local newspaper.
Shenandoah.
The Shenandoah postoffice is having a
telephone put in. The telephone COM
ipany forbids its use for Inquiries q bou,
mail. a question regarding mail will
not be answered. The telephone is for
the personal use of the postmaster and
clerks.
Creston.
The Union county board of supervise
sors is making arrangements to pay the
Eginoire Judgment of $4,000. This judg-
sment aros'e out of case brought by
Mr. Eginoire, who had a step daughter
killed in the&east end of the county, and
for which it was held responsible.
Clarion.
OF late there has been considerable
talk in and around town over the ques-
tien of establishing free rural delivery
routes. and at the present time four pc
stitions are being circulated for Slgners.
asking that routes be established in as
man different directions in Wright
county.
sDenison.
A negro cocaine fend who was in our
county Jail for some time last fall
turned up again a Manila last week
and was brought here by Marshal
Schade and committed TO the county
jail As it is too expensive to buy CO.
scalne for this poor outcast he was given
money to get him out of the count and
sent on his way.
Atlantic.
The city council and the city mar
shall OF Atlantic are having trouble over
the dog license. The council wants, a
tax collected or the dogs killed. The
marshal says the people who VIII not
pay may sue his bondslnen If he kills
their dogs and for that reason ha will
rot do ii. He wants the city to stand
back of him in case suit for damages
should be instituted.
Davenport.
Marshal Moore came here from Oska-
loosa Tuesday night and returned home
next morning, taking back there the
Arabian man and young woman who
We're arrested here al the request of the
Oskaloosa authorities. Jaber. the man.
claims to have worked for the father
of the young woman. who seems to
have eloped with him Whether the
charge of stealing Will hold against the
man remains to be seen
Dubuque.
Ten thousand feet of macadam will
be purchased by the city of Dubuque
thiswinter, and distributed to the yari-
ous wards for street work. Every year
when the cold weather sets in and
throws hundreds out of employment
many have recourse to macadam
breaking as a means of earning a live
lihood, and the city responds by buying
the broken stone. Ten thousand feet of
macadam will cost the city s6,5oo
Webster City.
Jacob NJ. Funk and Fred A. Edwards
Jeff Monday night on pleasure trip
thru the south. which is to take them 10
Cuba before returning. They Will take
passage at Tampa. Fla, the first OF
next week. spending few days al Key
West. From there they go 10 Havana,
and will visit all points of interest on
the island. They expect to be absent
about month and anticipate one Of
the most delightful trips OF their lives.
Algona.
George Boylson. the genial furniture
man, was badly burned by gasoline
explosion one morning last week. He
was lighting the fire at home in night
shirt and slippers and by mistake used
a gasoline can to help 1t burn up. The
explosion that followed blew the bot
tom of the can out as clean as tho 1t
had been cut, and George landed on the
other side of the room with his clothes
on fire. Mrs. Boylson and Mics Katie
Goeders. who was guest at the house,
came down and helped put out the fire
which had caught the table cloth and
other things in the room. George wrap.