Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-22


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centerviIIe.
Waite Law, while playing golf on the
links Of the Agricultural park Monday
had his back badly wrenched and he is
laid up for the present under the care of
doctor.
It. Dodge.
The suits of appeal from the recent
findings of the tax adjusters in Webster
county, about twenty of which have
been given place on the docket for this
years term of court, have with very
few exceptions been continued to the
next term. The reason for this is that
the decision of the supreme court OF
Iowa on similar suits which have come
to them for settlement. is expected to be
rendered within Jew days, and it is
thought advisable to wait this decision
which will effectually settle all these
suits without the expense of a tria..
Clinton.
Mrs. Florence Hobson has commenced
a damage suit in the district court
against the city of Clinton. for injuries
received from fall on an alleged defec-
tive sidewalk. In her petition plaintiff
AYERS that while walking on Seventh
avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, May 8, 1901, she stepped into q
hole in the walk and fell, sustaining in.
juries which prevented her from work.
ing for some time, also produced menta
and physical suffering. She also al
leges that her arm was injured IN thu
fall. She says her fall was due to 8
defective sidewalk, which had been in
poor condition for several months. She
Sioux City.
The recruiting office at Sioux City
Private Tyron in charge, has accepted
five new recruits for Uncle SANS SER
vice, and by next Thursday it is ex-
pected that Captain Swasey will have
about a dozen new men to swear into
the service. Sioux City is good point
to secure enlistments, as is also Daven-
port. Both cities are visited by large
numbers of laborers on their way
around the country, and such men us
ually are the ones to enlist. The bust
ness has been slow this trip, but by this
time all the Sioux City boys who have
martial inclinations have had an oppor-
tunity to enlist and the recruiting Off
Ger looks almost entirely to the tran
sient class for would be soldiers.
Osceola.
down in the artesian we'll recently and
~ Lodi u IT,.
water in the pipe. 1t is now within 100
feet of the top. Formerly the pipe was
dry down to an obstruction at depth
of $50 feet. There is difference of
opinion as to the explosion. Some con-
tend that the dynamite only exploded
in part and forced obstruction free,
while others contend the pipe was
cracked and the water comes in from a
vein at a depth of lao feet. At spe-
cial meeting of the city council Mon
day evening the committee on deep
well was instructed to procure steam
engine and test the capacity of the
water in the deep we'll at the public
park. A threshing machine engine win
be attached to the well some time this
week to do the testing.
Cedar Rapids.
Adulterated milk by water or skim
ming has been the talk among the
milkmen the past two weeks. One
wholesaler was taken in the tolls a
couple of weeks ago for selling milk
which fell below the test, and others
have had narrow escapes. - Cedar
Rapids has entertained the Metho-
dists, the Bankers. the Millers, the
yo1f he =
the Pythians this year and the next
convention will be that OF the North
western Iowa Teachers association.
which will meet here Oct. II, IS and 1s.
Four big meetings will be held in the
auditorium. 1t is expected that from
1900 to 1900 people will be present at
the convention. The Northwestern as
ISOLATION IL second only to the state
association in point OF numbers and
Importance. 1t Is composed of the
teachers in about twenty five populous
counties and 1t attracts the teachers
from about as many more surrounding
counties.
erosion.
Promiscuous shooting is q dangerous
pastime and on account Of careless
shot Willie Davenport is now confined
to his bed with a ragged bullet hole
thru the calf of his left leg. Willie.
in company with Harry Keck and Tom
Mackey, We're on their way to Dunn
phrey's pond to go swimming. They
were going down the railroad track and
were almost there when While felt a
singing sensation In his left leg. He
paid no attention to It, but walked on q
few steps. when the boys noticed blood
over his foot. on examin-
ing they found where the bullet had
entered. They bound . handkerchief
around the wound and proceeded to
the road. when 9 man who happened to
- passing With : team brought the