Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-19
WORK ON NEW RAILROAD.
1Des Moines Register.l

Engineer Wilson, of the proposed Des
Moines, Iowa City & Eastern railway,
VIII open headquarters on the fifth floor
of the Youngerman Block today. and
with a corps of assistants will begin
preparing specifications for bids on the
sections of the road already surveyed. 1t
Will probably require a month to COM
plete these. Some more work Will be
done along the proposed route in the
way of making new surveys during this
time but the greater part OF the eff
forts of the engineers will be devoted to
completing the specifications a meeting
of the board of directors will be neid in
this city Thursday, at which a number
of Important matters Will come up for
discussion. The means to be taken to
secure the right of way will be decided
on and arrangements will be made to
put agents in the field. No meeting of
the board has been held for some weeks.
and a large amount of business has ac-
cumulated In the meanwhile The ques
ton OF whether or not the line will be
run To Iowa City will also be decided.
Officials Of the road declare that it will
cost an immense amount of money to
gain entrance to that place, and that
whatever the city pays it will be a great
expense Il; the. road which would be
eliminated IL Iowa City is left out.
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THE OLD LAKE S14AN1AyNA r. r.
ICouncl Bluffs Nonpareil.l
Charles r. Hannan's receivership and
sale of the old Lake Manawa railway
company will probably be given an air.
ing in the district court at its Sep
TENDER session, and 1T is expected that
some of the inside history of the recent
street railway deals will then come to
light. This chance for publicity came
thru a petition, which was filed in Clerk
Reeds office yesterday. asking the dis
trict court to set aside its order and
Judgment concerning the sale of the
Manawa property The petition is made
BY Edson Rich, OF Omaha. thru his at
torneys Mayne & Hazelton, OF this city.
| 1t is alleged that Colonel Hannah. while
receiver for the old Manawa company.
pretended to sell its property to j. d.
Edmundson. trustee of the First Ma
tional bank for 1900, yet at the same
time was negotiating with G. w. Wat
ties. of Omaha and soon after did sell
| as receiver. Mr.. Hannah advised the
property for $3.50. Mr.. Rich now seeks
to have the approval of this report set
aside and demands that Mr.. Hannah
produce s27.500. the difference between
the reported sale TO Edmundson and the
price alleged to have been paid by Wat
ties. This money the petitioner, MIR.
Rich. declares is due the creditors of the
old Manawa company and he asserts
that he now holds claims for nearly
900 against that company.
BOOK BATTLE OVER
The Letting OF five year contracts for
school books in different counties of the
state has recently been concluded for
this year, Guthrie county being the last
battle ground of the book companies.
Thirty-six counties have let contracts.
In some OF them the struggle between
the American Book company and the
rival book companies has been without
precedent in the history of book fights
In Iowa While the American Book
company has secured the larger part of
the business, 1t is maintained by its OPP
ponents that 1t has held its ground and
retained the share of the business it had
preceding the letting Of the recent con-
tracts. o. j. Layfander of Cedar Falls.
formerly superintendent of schools
there, but now employed by CHM s. Co.,
said when In Dies Moines few days ago
! the American Book company had lost
% per cent OF its business in the thirty
six counties in which contracts Were let