Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-03
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The DOingS of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

formerly IN the employ ol w. y
Schwartz, a farmer living near Silver
City, and on August 26, is alleged tc
have stolen buggy, harness ana SAD
die from Schwartz and a team OF horses
from another farmer named Schroeder
who also lives in the vicinity of Silver
City. None of the property has ever
been recovered, altho the police believe
that they have secured traces of several
of the articles. One of the horses was
reported to have been driven to death.
Fort Dodge.
Work on the new library building has
been delayed for the past few days, on
account both of the lack of iron beams,
and also because of the lack of stone
cutters. -. Altho the new court house
no longer shows many signs of Develop
ment on the exterior, the interior is new
ertheless progressing satisfactorily, and
Superintendent e. c. Wakefield declares
his confidence that the building will be
completed within the contract time,
March /, in case there is no trouble in
securing material.
Vinton.
The Vinton Pearl Button Company re-
ceived last week an invoice of 800
pounds of mother-of shells from
Australia by way of New York. They
are a magnificent looking shell and are
beauties They measure fully a foot
across and ere very clear. The reverse
side has heavy scale which comes off,
and there will be but very little waste.
They are very expensive, costing in New
York about As cents per pound. They
are intended for a very high-class Of
goods, both in buttons and jewelry no.
lions. The she'll is very uniform and
there is but little waste in the makeup.
Boone.
DR.. voldeng, sent out by the state
hoard of control to inspect the Boone
county poor farm, reported that the
aanitary conditions need improvement.
The grand jury, which only few days
ago closed its November session. also
spent day at the poor farm, where
they found matters just as reported b,
DR.. Vlodeng to the board. They recon-
mended few changes IN the insanity
wards. The Republican says: "At this
time the county has seven insane
charges at the farm. three men and
four women. They are receiving every
care and do not seem to be overworked
or starved. The poor farm In Boone
county was never under the supervision
Of better or more conscientious over
seer than at present. nor was there ever
a time when matters there were con-
Quoted in more satisfactory manner to
the board or public than at the present
time.
Waterloo.
Friday evening committees represent
Ing the gro GERS, meat dealers and sever
al other lines of trade In Waterloo visit
ed the offices of the Cedar Valley Tele-
phone Company to confer with the OFF,
Gals of that company with regard to the
increase in telephone rentals made by
the company several months ago. Up to
the present year the rates charged by
he company have been $40 per month
'or business houses and $1.05 per month
'or dwellings. The new schedule which
he company began to put In force early
j the summer is $3.50 for business
phones and SIPS for those In residences.
It was explained in behalf Of the tele-
phone company that when the old rate
vas fixed the number OF connections
made available to each patron was legs
han half what it is at the present time.
Four years ago the company had only |
,5out 400 phones in use In Waterloo and
low it has nearly 900. BY this increase
n the number of patrons the value o:
he telephone to each subscriber and es- (
,ecially to business men has been |
greatly enhanced The telephone off,
.jals also told Of the large investment