Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-11


ten days. When Ben Van Steenburg
can bag fifteen and twenty DUCKS IN q
half day they must be pretty tame.
Deputy Fish Commissioners Andrew
Peterson on Monday deposited in Spirit
Lake a car load of fish taken from the
bayous OF the Mississippi near Sabula.
There We're $4,000 In number. consist
ing of black and silver bass and crop
pies. ranging in size from one fourth
to four pounds A car load will soor
be placed in the west lake.
Waterloo.
Smallpox is said to be getting very
prevalent in the vicinity of Gilbertsville
south of Waterloo on the Cedar river
The health authorities quarantined sew
eral housese there Wednesday and VIII
quarantine more 1t is very similar TO
the disease prevalent here last season,
the patients being able to be around,
the only indication of the disease being
the blotches on the body.
Sioux City.
Robert Summerhayes died at mid
night Thursday night from stroke of
appoplexy. He was seated at the
breakfast table Thursday morning
when he was stricken. He was wild
over and leaves daughter, Miss Emily
Summerhayes, stenographer for the
Sioux CITY Linseed DOLL works =
Hans Peterson and William Johann
sen of Primghar. Ia, were arraigned
before United States Commissioner T..
G. Henderson on n charge of not hav
ing a license to wholesale malt liquor,
tho they were licensed to retail They
plead guilty and were given $500 bonds
Rockwell City.
AT the regular meeting of the town
council Monday night of Last week Rev.
M. E. Lambly presented a petition
signed by about 125 voters. mostly bust
ness men, asking that no license be
granted billiard hall for Rockwell
City. There We're four or five applica-
tons for a license and on the vote Coun-
cilmen Johnson, Owens and Dixon voted
ave and Councilmen Whealen, Sebern
and Walker mo-" making a tie and de-
feating the license proposition. The OPP
position was not to the applicants for
the license. but on general principles to
the establishment of billiard hall.
against which there there has always
been a strong sentiment in the town.
Newton.
Last week A. C. Randolph & Co.
purchased of Willis McColloms four
acres opposite the Parsons Band Cut
ter and Self Feeder Works. north of
the railroad, paying for the same the
handsome sum of three hundred and
seventy-five dollars per acre. The
Randolphs had already negotiated for
property in Des Moines, as we under
stand, with view of moving their
Pneumatic Stacker factory to the city;
but finally concluded that Newton Of
fered Inducements for their remaining
here which they could not ignore. With
in a few hours after their purchase of
the site from Mr.. McColloms they had
the lumber in the ground for the cree
ton of building 32x120 feet, which
vii be used for storage purposes until
spring, when they will erect perna
nent buildings, the plans and dimen-
sions of which they have not yet de-
cided on. This will be another valu-
able addition to Newton, employing
large force Of workmen, which will be
Il credit and benefit to our city.
Traer.
There is every indication that small
FOX in Traer will be confined to the one
patient. The authorities took prompt
action in the way of quarantines, disin
fectants. ETC.. and it is believed no more
cases will develop. Hundreds of the peo-
lie of town and vicinity were vacci-
rated, and more scratching is in evil
dence than ever before. The
town council of Traer has passed an or
dinance requiring the property owners