Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-17

county has authorized the treasurer to
issue. The bonds are very handsome
in get up and consist of seventeen
bonds for $1,000 each, which is suffi-
cient to cover the outstanding war;
rants at this time. The county adver-
tised for the sale of bonds to the extent
of 100000, and the balance will issue
as it becomes necessary to take UP
warrants. The bonds will mature at
different periods ranging from 1904 to
1909, and draw four per cent interest,
and are to be used in retiring warrants
drawing six per cent interest.
Ottunwa.
Wesley Young, colored, late editor OF
the New Era. a publication printed IN
the interest of the colored race, which
had brief and blustery experience
here short time ago, is in the county
Jail charged with an assault with IN
tent with infi!ct great bodily injury.
jeff Thomas, another colored man. Is
the complaining witness 1t Is alleged
that the assault occurred in the barber
shop of Thomas on West Main street.
on the evening of Feb. 26. Young was
arraigned before Judge Moon Friday
morning. In default of 500 bonds he
was placed in Jail.
Ottumwa.
William Ford, miner, working at
Phillips mine near this city, was
caught beneath some falling slate and
quite seriously injured. No bones
We're broken tho 1t is probable that
he will be confined to his bed for some
time from the injuries received. Fri
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while at work in Phillips mine Will
liam Ford was caught beneath mass
of falling slate. The force of the fall
was somewhat broken by part of the
slate being caught upon some protrud-
ing timbers, which 1t is thought saved
Ford from being crushed to death.
Cedar Rapids.
Charles p. Warner, the man who
had been living in Cedar Rapids and
was arrested the other day as he step
ped off the train at Clinton, has extri
Gated himself from the legal meshes.
But only to be ensnared in the matri-
monial net 1t is not known whether
Warner will return here to live or not.
When he reached Clinton he was ar
rested on the charge of seduction pre-
ferred by Mrs. Alice Brown, of Chi
cago, whom he subsequently married.
and also on an information filed by
Mrs. Alice Buckles, of Burden, ILL.,,
charging adultery. The latter charge
was dismissed.
Carroll.
A recent incorporation at Odebolt is
a matter of considerable interest to
many Carroll people who have stock in
the company. The corporation has an
authorized capital of s150,000 and is
styled the Norton Engine company.
1t is formed to manufacture and
sell what is known as rotary en-
CINE, but strictly sepaking, it is an
engine that does away with the dead
center and uses the steam all the
time, preventing the waste which
doubles the expense of operating an
ordinary steam engine. The MEM
bers Of the company think that there's
millions in it.
Eagle Grove.
Sioux City.
The big twelve-room farm house on
Scott Flanders feeding ranch, three
miles southeast of Sergeant Bluffs, was
consumed by fire yesterday. The house
was valued at $4,000. and there was ST.
100 insurance on it. The cause of the
fire is unknown. but it is thought ii
caught from the chimney. Mr.. Elan
ders received the news of the con6a-.
grafton by telephone from Sergeant
Rluffs. The fire was fierce one on ac-
count of the wind AT one time the
flames threatened the barns and sheds.
where 400 cattle and 400 hogs are being
fed for the market. Mr.. Flanders i'm
mediately drove down to the farm.
where he found the house had been
completely destroyed. He returned
home that evening.
Maxwell.
AT a special meeting of the council
Tuesday night franchise was granted
to the Iowa Light and Heat Co. to put
in a gas plant in Maxwell, for light
and heating purposes, subject to the
decision of the voters of Maxwell at
a special election called for the pur-
pose of deciding whether or not they
want such a plant. Maxwell people
have long left the need of some kind
of a lighting plant and now the OPP
portunity has at last presented itself.
There is no tax to be voted as the
company puts in the plant and runs
1t on the same plan as in the large
cities. EVerey man has his own meter
and pays for the amount of gas he
consumes, all the expense the town
will be to, is the matter of lighting
the streets aftec the plant is in which
is comparatively small item.
Carroll.
The Great Western is pushing work
east of town. The piling for the thirty
feet fill near Mrs. Nichols place has
all been driven and Winston Bros
steam shovel will soon be in place
on the large hill, where cut of thirty
nine feet deep will be made 1t is
estimated that enough dirt can be Sc
cured here to make the fill east of
town and complete the grade as far
west as the overhead crossing
O. p. Mcdonald has begun injunction
suits against the following saloon
keepers In this county; Steven Arnold
Theodore Gogt Roselle; Peter Schmitz,
George Arnold Halbur Mike Bauer
and Frank x. Bauer, Wiley; j. b.
Wievel, Mount Carmel; Fred Meis.
Leo Podehl Maple River. He has also
begun civil action for the collection
of delinquent mulct tax and will urge
the cases in the next term of court
which opens on the 31st inst.
A Horrible Outbreak.
"Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter'S head developed into case Of