Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24

ME. riley ana the OtHeT lIlCOTpoIdtoio'
Other factors in the case are the Greene
County Bank, which holds claims of up
wards of $4,000, being money paid out
largely for interest on bonds, together
with the bondholders themselves, who
are clamoring for the interest due them
in February. The stockholders. In ad-
dition, are asking for an accounting.
and between all these conflicting inter-
ests there is middle which bids fair
to result in taking the matter into the
courts for adjustment.
Davenport.
Jim Osborn, the veteran agent of
the Diamond 10 line in this city. the
only living man known to science who
has held an annual pass for twenty-six
consecutive years and never Travelled a
mile on 1t, and otherwise remarkable
for the accuracy with whie he predicts
the date of the opening of the Misss-
sippi river at this point, has consulted
the stars, the goosebone, the muskrat
house. the cornhusk. and the bark on
the north side of the trees. and he says
that the ice will go out here March Is
II. Mark down this date and be on the
bank in time to see 1t move.
Ames.
The Representative says: Few realize
the extent of transactions in Story
county farm land the past year. That
sales have been many every one will be
ready to admit but few would place the
total at anything like the real amount.
During the next thirty days transact
tions aggregating the enormous total
of s350,O0o will be closed at the Story
county bank. This with the exception
of one Boone and one Jasper county
sale is made up of Story county farms.
One year ago the bank closed traasac-
tons amounting to s10S,009 and that
was considered record breaking.
Hampton.
In the district court Minnie Ohlerk
husband William Ohlerking, and the
judge allowed her $4,000 alimony and
S200 year until 1915. and also ordered
the defendant to pay her attorney fees
which amounted to $3.50. She was also
allowed to retain the custody of her
little daughter. 49, permanent in
junction was placed on b. f. Billingsby,
him from selling liquor cons
trary to law. This simply means that
IL Mr.. Billingsby violates the law again
he Will have another charge to answer
for-that of contempt of court.
Rockwell City.
The Boone Rockwell City & North
western Railway company expects to
begin work on it's extensions from
Frazer to Rockwell City and Boone
early the coming spring. In an inter-
view with aneAdvocate representative
S. L. Meservey, of Fort Dodge,
who is one of the prime movers and
heavy stockholders of the road, said
that the company hopes to be ready for
active operations just as soon as spring
opens up. He said: I'VE shall probab-
~ build the line to Rockwell City first
SO as to get connection with the excel
lent coal market there at once, and then
work on the Boone end of the line.
Mason City.
The women of the Federated Clubs at
a recent meeting discussed the ques
ton of securing public park for Ma
son City. Several sites We're mentioned.
Mrs. Glass said II am not conversant
enough with the municipal housekeep-
ing of our city fathers to know whether
hey can afford to buy and manage a
park that would be the clean. orderly,
beauty giving, health inspiring, police
place we see in our large
tiles but Mason City cries aloud with
al the voices she has in both bass and
soprano for all the help she can possi
ply get in her efforts to rise up, perpet-
late and maintain the very highest
type of citizens vigorous in mind and
cody and healthy in the moral parts"
Muscatines golf club will be incor
porated, new five year lease secured
on the present links, and $500 club
house constructed. tennis courts and
.roquet grounds laid out before the
opening of the next season. Such is the
program outlined at a meeting of the
,lub held recently and now practically
assured. The sport has been gaining
II popular favor to such an extent that
he officers and energetic members of
he club have decided that the time has
come for putting the club on a pusi-
less-like basis. The stock is 10 be
made up of 400 shares at five dollars
Zach. Already one prominent and en-
.husiastic member of the club has sub
scribed for 100 shares. and others have
aiken twenty-five to fifty shares The
purchase of two shares will entitle to
'ull membership the coming year. Or
,ne share will secure ladys member
ship.
Hampton.
According to the Recorder, there are
fifteen cases of smallpox in Hampton.
All these are quarantined and none are
severe cases. The family of John NJ.
Anderson have had the disease, but
nave entirely recovered and We're to be
.eleased from quarantine this week.
from this family, thru no fault of their
)wn. the disease got its start in their
portion of town, from the fact that the
physicians decided that the first one at
acked did not have smallpox and after
the quarantine a day or so
'elieved the family therefrom, and they
mingled freely with the neighbors when
developments showed that
wo or three of the family had the dis
ease in a light FORM but sufficient for
,ontagion. These fifteen cases added
o the seventeen who have had the dis
,ase and been released from quarantine. |
make thirtytwo in all and the cases
nave been confined to twelve families,
md the attending physicians say, not a
serious case in the lot. The Recorder is
old that in the most instances the dis
.ase has attacked families where they
nave refused to be yaccinated, and in |
most cases where the children were
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