Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07

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the train said that he was behind time
and was running sixty-five miles an
hour at the time of the accident. me
plaintiff will base his claim on this
to some extent, as the tragedy occurred
within the city limits. and the train
should have been running at regulation
speed, he alleges.
Sheldon.
A project is contemplated of estab-
fishing reading room in connection
with the public library, to be located
in the room in the rear of the McColm
shoe store. now occupied by the library
AS 1t now is the library is open only on
Monday. Wednesday and Saturday at
ternoons. Should the reading room
project be consummated it would make
the library open at all times during
the day and evening. The Mail warm
ly endorses the movement.
Hamburg.
The bureau of animal industry is
making some interesting tests with
diseased swine. applying the serum
treatment by injection, etc. A bunch
of hogs are receiving treatment on
John Hale's farm and two or three
punches east of town. We understand
the government is authorizing these
tests to be made in both Fremont and
Page counties this season and the
work is attended with considerable
degree of success.
keokuk.
The city council of the city of Keo-
kull has taken the first step looking
towards municipal ownership of the
water works system in that city. The
committee to whom the matter was
referred recommended the creation of
a one-mill tax for that purpose. 1t Is
proposed to either buy the water sys-
tenn outright of build an entire new
plant A sinking fund will be created
if the project is carried thru, and into
1t will go the revenue from the pro-
posed one-mill tax.
Mt. Pleasant.
w. p. Young of Marion township.
was wholly victorious in his suit at
Ottumwa with Silberman Bros, of OF
tumwa and Chicago. The case was tried
at Ottumwa before Judge Roberts some
time ago and lasted for over six days.
Judge Roberts filed his decision recent
ly, giving Mr. Young Judgment for ST.
S35, practically all he asked. The suit
arose over the refusal of the defendant
to take wool which Mr.. Young had
bought for them as their agent. He was
on the witness stand for over four days.
Clinton.
The Clinton public schools include
the high and grammar schools. the
Washington, Jefferson. Irving, Long
fellow, Lincoln, Franklin. Kirkwood,
Hawthorne, Whittier, Holmes, Bryant
and night schools. The February
monthly report shows the total number
enrolled-Boys 1903, girls 1899; both
3,1O2; average daily membership, $3.50;
average daily attendance, 2.7O1: per
cent of attendance, 80: perfect in at
tendance, 1902; number of cases of
Hardness, 222; number excused, $40;
number of truants, s.
Carroll.
Monday evening Constable Downing
came up from the south part of the
county, having in charge Marcellus
Bangor, accused of stealing horse
from A. O. Heater. The capture was
made at Bayard, where it is said Bay
gor sold the stolen animal. The pris-
oner was lodged in the county Jail,
where he will languish till the meeting
of the next gand jury. - County Re-
corder Glaza is more than busy these
days. Fcrty-two instruments were
filed in that office Monday. most of
them being deeds to lands recently pur-
chased.
Montezuma.
Last week, on English. F. p. Barnes
killed large white rabbit that weighed
Just ten pounds. 1t was fine speci-i
men, says the Republican. People gem
early call them jack rabbits, but those
who have Investigated matters claim
that they are quite different from the
variety known as jacks on the plains.
1t is generally admitted that these
large white fellows are descendants of
English hares that were brought to the
state several years ago by the English
who settled near LeMars. They have
gradually been working down this way
and each winter are getting to be more
numerous.
Whittemore.
The Champion says M. Machalek
had an experience at the slaughter
house last week that he does not care ia,
have again He had killed a hog and
had steer to kill which became mad
at the smell of the blood and broke
the rope with which it was tied and
attacked him before he could secure a
knife or a weapon to defend himself.
He was badly bruised and had six
teeth knocked loose, but with the cour-
age of gladiator he tackled the VIC
ious animal and threw 1t down and
held 1t until he could get his knife out
of his pocket and cut it's throat. So
fierce was the battle that in holding the
animal down he broke it's leg.
Gait.
Jelske Cramer, of Wall Lake, sold
over $1,100 worth of hogs last week and
has enough left to feed with the three
car loads of steers which he is feeding
for the June market. Mr.. Cramer can
be cited as an example of what some
Wright county farmers are doing.
Since last June he has sold over $4,000
worth of produce from his farm He
bought of stock and grain about $1,000
worth, and the balance was of his own
raising, and by next June, with no
bad luck, he will have about $4,000 of
cattle and hogs for sale. In the past
year he has raised 1.2OO bushels OF
corn and 5000 bushels of small grain,
but he buys more grain than he sells.
Dubuque.
According to the Times, Charley
Pape, of Wapeton, came to town on
Monday, bringing with him the pelts of
seven prairie wolves that he had killed.
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