Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-10
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home from the Philippines, China and
Japan museum of relics-silks and
other lovely stuffs woven on the rudest
looms. leaf mackintoshes, sunshades.
shoes, adorable hats, firearms and
edged "carnal weapons" pictures on
shells, and other art. canes, books,
MSS, cunning boxes, bows and arrows,
idols. toys, and we know not what all;
and Capt and Mrs. Brookhart had in a
large company to see them. 1t was a
rare treat. 1t knocks the conceit out of
us to see that far-off peoples can do
things. in their way. just as we'll as we
in ours
Cedar Rapids.
The Sunshine Mission store is popu-
lar resort for the poor of the city just
now. Queer incidents occur there
nearly every day. too. An old gentle
man came in the other day and stated
to the clerk that he wished to buy a hat.
He looked over the entire assortment,
stiff hats soft hats and straw hats, and
finally selected stiff hat which fitted
him fairly well. The clerk told him 1t
would cost Fin three cents and the old
u,
an old, dirty. ragged and tattered might
have been oEce sort of a hat and in
CURED of the clerk if he didn't think he
could get cents for that. The chance
for a bargain was refused, however. and
hat number two consigned to the rub
bish heap.
Clarion.
Recent real estate sales reported by
the Monitor: j. 3. Jackson has pur-
chased of John Fisher his 800 acres south
of town for $50 per acre. Mr.. Jackson
will occupy the place and Mr.. Fisher will
move to johnson countay. On Saturday
last George Chapman closed deal with
ID. w. Stewart for his 200-acre farm in
Dayton township at $50 per acre. Mr..
Chapman expects to occupy the place In
the spring. James b. Jackson, who lives
rear Holmes. sold his farm last Wednes-
day to an Illinois party for $40 per acre.
Mr. Jackson purchased the farm, which
consists of $50 acres. against the advice
of his neighbors back in Illinois, and
the fact that he clears up several thou
sand dollars on the deal shows that his
Judgment was good.
Webster City.
stable Little made a haul on the east
Elmer Duckett, VIII Smith, son of Ed
Smith, Mrs. Eta De Lawyer and Miss
Eta Rosa at the Duckett home at
about 1880 O'Clock. The women men,
toned have for some time resided in
the west end of the city. They have
been the cause of much complaint on
the part of neighbors because of the no.
storiety of their resort. The Duckett
family being away from home Tuesday
night the quartet congregated at their
residence on the east side. The neigh
sbors in the vicinity made a vigorous
kick, with the result that all We're cap
tured by the officers and placed in Jail.
The charge of lewdness was preferred
against them the next morning. The
women were given until O'Clock that
evening to leave the city, which they
promised to do. The case against Smith
was continued, and Duckett was bound
over to await the action of the grand
jury.
Muscatine.
Wednesday morning those who were
in the vicinity of the c.. r. I. & p. depot
when the FREELY pulled in. witnessed a
sight that would lead them to believe
that the order issued recently by May
or Schmidt was bringing results. On the
express trucks on the depot We're loaded
twelve of the large slot machines that
have run continually in this city for the
past two or three years. They were the
property of the Mills Novelty Company
of Chicago. Owing to the numerous re-
lot fha1 hoI Iar &c.
found by the company that better fields
could be found for them to operate in.
Recently Mayor Schmidt ordered all
slot machines to be taken out of the
different places of business and to be
kept out as they must be stopped. This
is the reason of the action on the part
of the novelty company. It's represen-
tative in this city said that the ma
chimes would be shipped to Wisconsin,
where better opening could be had, as
they would be allowed to run openly
without paying a license. He said that
all slot machines in Iowa belonging to
this company would be sent to Wiscon-
sin. where they would be operated ex-
tensvely.
Charles City.
The Press says: Col. Starr has taken
out the big revolving oven and bakery
and crackery factory machinery from
bis brick store and residence building
on Kelley street, now occupied by l.. D.
Gray for restaurant and residence
John Hagman used that plant for many
years. 1t was the largest and best
equipped in northern Iowa. The over
contained over 10000 red and fire brick
end was most substantially built. The
machinery was of the latest and most
approved pattern. When the plant was
put in it was the dream of our people