Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19

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ual drunkard. She claims they were
married January 10, 1900, In Ottumwa,
and that noe daughter, Blanche, 18.
months old. has been born to them.
Mrs. Byrum asks the custody OF child
and $25 per month alimony for the sup
port of it and herself. There are over
| fifty proceedings for divorce pending
hearing at the August term of the
Wapello district court at Ottunwa.
In thirty-five Of them the husbands
are defendants.
Bows.
According to the Advocate Dows is
after a park. Several of the business
men have taken UP the matter and the
indications are now that the project
VIII materialize. 1t is proposed to buy
the Maryhew lots, opposite opera hall.
The tract would give park 264x308
feet net, besides allowing strip forty
six feet wide for a street, which the
town has been trying to secure for
some time. The park land would also
leave Mr.. Maryhew the three business
lots next to the fire house. 1t is not yet
known exactly what the land will be
sold to the town for but it is thought
that $4,000 or $4,000 would prove sat
isfactory to both parties to the deal.
Massena.
A deal was completed last Thurs
day by which Joseph and Conrad Filler
transferred to George Arnold their two
hundred acre farm one mile east of
town, in Cass county, for considera-
alton of 100000. 1t will have been
twelve years next spring since the
Eilers became owners of the farm
which they have just disposed of, the
purchase price at that time being only
half the amount that they received for
1t. They came to this country just
short time previous to their location
on the farm, with only few dollars in
cash and a disposition to work, and en-
gagged in farm labor in the capacity of
employees for a time. The farm which
they sold to Mr.. Arnold, which, by the
way, was free Of incumberance, to-
gether with the livestock and other
personal property will net them prac-
tically $4,000. Their success is an
other demonstration of what Iowa
land, rightly managed, will do for the
investor. says the Echo.
Dubuque.
A movement is on foot to secure a
substantial addition to the subscrip-
tons of Messrs Carnegie and Stout for
the free public library. This is the ex-
PLANTATION of the delay in the building
project. The trustees, after consider
ing plans suggested, found that a
building of the size needed and of mod
ern architecture would cost more than
the building fund amounted to. The
first suggestion was that MIR. Carnegie
be requested to increase his subscrip
ton. This plan, however, is not feas-
ible for the reason that Mr.. Carnegie
has adopted a rule in making his con-
tributions from which he never devil
ates. This is that he will subscribe for
| the building ten times the amount of
the library tax levy for one year. In
Dubuque levy of half mill was
voted, which nets $4,000 per annum
and therefore Carnegie's donation is
$4,000. If the people would vote an
Increased levy he would increase his
donation in corresponding amount.
There was some thought of submitting
the mater to the people, but it is UNDER
stood that offers of subscriptions from
individuals have bene received and it is
thought sufficient can be secured in
this manner to make up the amount,
\ said to pc $4,000, that will be needed
to carry out the plans in view.