Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-10
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used that If they were not allowed
to build frame structure on their
land in this block they must of nee
essity build their depot outside of the
regular fire limits. The council decided
not to take the entire portion of block
20. owned by the company, out of the
fire limits, but did take out lots 8, s and
Z, those at the west end of the block
thus enabling it to put up such strlc-
ture as it desired. The business men
are protesting and will appeal to Pres
ident Stickney.
Traer.
Work began in earnest last week at
the Traer Brick and Tile factory. The
large shed is complete. the brick ma
chine has been installed and is turning
out brick at the rate of $4,000 per day
1t will make brick each second, sixty
a minute A force of ten men is en-
ployed at the factory at present. Lit
tie IL any tile will be made this fall
but in the spring larger force will
be employed and both brick and tile
manufactured. The proprietors find
the clay of excellent quality and are
much pleased over the general out
look.
Dubuque.
The deacons of the Second Presbyter-
ian church of Dubuque. have asked
Rev. Samuel Callen of the Presbyterian
church OF Waterloo if he will become
their pastor if call Is extended to
him. While Rev. Callen has not an
sMered in the affirmative it is under
stood he will accept the call il extended.
reports the Dubuque Times. A Water
loo paper says of the matter: Mr..
Callen was seen concerning the matter
and said that ii was true that the Du
buque congregation desired him to
come there, but he had partially promA
ised the Waterlooans that he would re-
and was not thinking OF leaving.
Sioux City.
Since Adam tried to get out OF 1t
by placing the blame upon his wife
the same game has been repeated. A
day or two ago a man who had been
arrested for allowing chickens to run
at large, got out of the trouble by
Pleading that his wife owned the fowls.
The story got abroad and when j. II.
Wise, west side resident was ar
raigned on a similar charge today, he
at once claimed his wife owned the
chickens Judge Page caused a war
rant to be issued for Mrs. Wise's arrest
on the charge and the document was
served on her in the court room.
whittier she had come as an interested
spectator of the case against her hus-
band She took continuance to to-
morrow.
Cedar Rapids.
Twenty-Five men are now lodged in
the county Jail awaiting the action of
the grand jury and fully as many are
at liberty undo seavy bonds Those
men who are Sonnned behind iron bars
are there accused of variety of crimes
and are motley set. This fall is an
unusual one in the criminal business
and according to Sheriff Evans there
has not been season for a number
of years when SO many men have wait
ed to have a consideration before the
grand jury on the charge Of criminal
action. The county Jail Is well crowded
and only next week can tell whether
or not it's population will be dimin-
ished. Among the many charges pre-
fered against these men, breaking and
entering stands between NEST and lib
erty and then robbery comes next.
creston.
E. A. Richards, of this city, who
was private in the Iowa cavalry
which on September Sd, 1863, fought the
battle OF Whitestone hill, in Dickey
county. North Dakota, with Q vastly