Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-12
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

it will undoubtedly be good seller
George Lyman has purchased half In
terest in the patent and they intend te
have them manufactured in Esther
willie.
Red Oak.
4 C. N. Heath and Judge Mcpherson
returned the first of the week after at
/ tending a meeting of the directors oil
the Red Oak Mining and Milling Com
pany, at Denver. The fire loss suffered
recently amounts to $4,000 or more
with $4,000 insurance. 1t is improb-
able the company will decide to lease
the property instead OF working 1t
themselves. The property is in excel
lent shape.
Alden.
The Times of the 7th reports that
the mains of the town water works
sprung a leak somewhere along Water
street, but the exact spot has not been
located and it now looks as II 1t would
not be until the ground thaws in the
spring. Fully $40 barrels of water are
escaping daily, as can be told by the
which the Indicator at the tank changes
after pumping stops.
Sioux City.
Deputy Auditor VIM. Egan today re-
ported to the state auditor the collec-
ton of s3.59S.63 In interest upon school
funds loans for the past six months.
This Is slightly better than the last
report, owing to the fact that all the
school funds are out on loans. -. 1t
was voted at the meeting of the Mt.
Calvary Cemetery Association Satur-
day afternoon to expend $1,000 In i'm
provements this coming year.
Burlington.
Mrs. and Mrs. Adam Zaiser, who re-
moved to Los Angeles. Cal. one year
ago, returned to Burlington Saturday
evening. to make this their permanent
nent home. Beautiful as they found the
slope, pleasant as We're its people. glor-
ious as was the its climate, they con-
cluded after fair trial. that after all,
there was no place like Burlington, and
altho Mr.. Zaiser had very good posi-
ton they concluded to return to this
city.
Marion.
Sometime ago resident OF East
Sixth avenue filed complaint against
q Fifth avenue resident, charging that
the Fifth avenue man was the owner or
harborer of a number of dogs who
would bay the moon" or howl at the
stars at night to the discomfort of the
nenghbors who wanted to slumber. The
case was tried before Mayor Plumb and
the defendant adjudged guilty of keep
ing nuisance. The case was appealed
r0 tho jiSfrirt court and 6poIJ,, .at.Io,3
Friday by defendant paying the costs
Valley junction.
The Express says: One of the town
ship trustees is used as authority that
while on his way to Commerce just re-
Gently that he was passed by men COM
ing from near that place with stock
that is declared by him lump jawed
They were brought to Valley Junction
and sold in the market and butchered
for use. When upon his arrival in Com
merce he was also informed of the same
offense and was petitioned to persecute
the parties for doing the same When
upon investigation 1t was found that
the cattle had been Immediately killed
and thus no evidence could be given
against the buyers.
Waterloo.
County Treasurer Croppe has COM
piled the tax collections for the month
of January and shows that the sum OF
1872 441.SS has been collected of which
sum the tax ferrets have collected S16,-
$50. The tax collections for January
are considered very satisfactory by the
county officials. The prospects are that |
February VIII yield fully as large sum |
IN cash Something over 100000 has
been collected and settled thus far by !
The collectors and the work is only just |
nicely begun. The ferrets do not pick |
,ut all the big arrearages, but take the
names alphabetically and clean things
up as they go. Experience has taught
hem that this is the better way.
clarinda.
Deputy United States Marshal Rich
lrds has been here last week, reports
he Herald, and as a result of his visit
everal of the boys" are on the anxious
eat. He has filed several informa-
ions and placed them in the hands of
Sheriff Foster for service Warrants
re also out for the arrest of the liquor 5
ouse solicitors. and they will be
abbed whenever they come around to /,
AXE orders. despite the decision rem
cred some time ago by Judge Wheeler.
'ntil the question Is settled in the SUI c
RENE court no consideration will be {
hown the booze vendors, and IL they
assist on coming to Page county they
aust come prepared to put up bond for .
ach separate order they get. \
'rookIyn.
The Rock Island Company have a .
orce of workmen here tearing down
ne old round house, the stalls of which !.
re not large enough to accommodate
ne big engines which are now in use S
n the road. AS soon as the debris can 6
e cleared away an additional force of !.
,orkmen will arrive and begin the 9
rection of a new structure. The new )
uilding will consist of six stalls of !.
efficient capacity to admit the big h
zoos, the stalls being eighty-tw feet
! length. This is only one of the i'm f,
royements contemplated by the COM :
any at Brooklyn this year, and before q
low flies announcing the approach of =
aother winter, we expect to be able to I
pint with pride to fine new depot f
lilding, says the Chronicle.
avenport. V
An instance of the carelessness with ii
hich the smallpox pest is spread T,
ime to light here Sunday morning C
Gorge Chapman, a young man who O
rived here Saturday evening from W
rooklyn. Ia, appeared at the Lee l.
room works, in the western end of p
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