Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-17
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

sum OF SELo. II is alleged tHdl tliS uS'
PENDANT is indebted to plaintiff fol-
money advanced and for profits in the
purchase and sales of grain.
Iowa City.
The Commercial Club Tuesday eve
ming considered several subjects of in
terest to Iowa City. The committee or
fire department reported satisfactory
conference with the firemen. and willis
| it was the concensus OF opinion that
the city should have a paid department
only complimentary words were spoken
for the volunteer department.
Burlington.
Among ether curiosities from the wa
tiers of the gulf, Captain Long has sent
some of his Burlington friends a num-
Der of COW fish, little fish that looks
like a bat Some one discovered u re-
semblance to the useful parnyard pet
and hence the name They have at
tracted no little attention among Bur-
lingtonians who are unfamiliar with the
strange creatures that lnhabit the
southern seas.
Muscat;ne.
AT the recent meeting of the COM
mercial club the most important feat
ure was the passing OF some resolu-
tons In regard to the repeal of the
bankruptcy law. 1t has been in the
minds Of the western jobbers for some
time that the present law is detri-
ment to their business and now reso-
LUTON will go to the Iowa delegation at
Washington, asking for its repeal. The
action of the Muscatine club was cham
pioned by the jobbers and manufacture
ers of the city, who are its members,
and who are earnestly seeking to pro-
tect themselves.
Clear Lake.
The ice boating here is the finest in
the winter and as good as the lake has
ever seen. Recent thaws have melted
down the rough surfaces and the cold
spell which came few days ago made
the lake perfect mirror of good
smooth ice. The result was inevitable.
Every man or boy in the town who
was able to do so, built himself an Ice
boat and every windy afternoon sees
the lake a perfect maze of white wings
which shoot swiftly over the CLASSY
surface. Skating is also very good, and
many, who are not fortunate enough to
avail themselves of an ice boat are
availing themselves Of this sport
Fort Dodge.
For some time the junk dealers Of the
city have been up in arms against tin
Grants and at the meeting of the city
council Tuesday these dealers gave in
petition asking the council to increase
their license. That they want to pay a
larger license into the city Golfers may
seem strange. but by paying a larger
license 1t would keep out travelling junk
dealers who come to the city and buy
up all the old iron, copper, brass and
other rubbish composing the junk
mans wares and take it out Of the
city where 1t is sold at good profit
Now the local junk dealers who pay
their license regularly and now and
then fine for careless buying, claim
they are doing a legitimate business
and ask the city council to increase
their license from $50 to $50. No action
was taken on the petition Tuesday
night, but it is probable that the IL
cense will be raised.
Clinton.
City Health Physician Kellogg re-
ported to the city council Tuesday ev-
ening that an epidemic of smallpox is
threatened in Clinton. In one house in
the south part of town, he said, in
which there are eleven inmates, three
are down with the disease, and many
have been exposed to the contagion.
Some of the children attend school, and
these have been at school every day,
coming and going at will. the nature of
the disease with which the patients
were suffering not having been known,
and owing to this fact no restraint was
placed on any of the occupants Of the
house. AS soon as DR.. Kellogg ascer-
talned the true condition of affairs he
quarantIned the house with it's occu
pants. also number of houses the
Inmates of which had been exposed to
the contagion. The police are guarding
the place, to see that the orders of the
health physician are rigidly enforced.
Denison.
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. Philip
Heise, who has been In Denison for the
past week endeavoring to arouse the
Germans of the vicinity to the import
ance of electing more Germans to office,
was to speak at the city hall. 1t was
busy Saturday and when the hour for
the meeting came the crowd was not
present. Mr.. Heise accordingly sound
ed the alarm. He was determined to
arouse the people and he did it with
for the changing fire bell
which he violently rang called the ex-
cited crowd out of stores and shops and
houses. In few minutes 500 excited
people We're gathered about the Re-
view Office asking where the fire was.
Teams had dashed up to the engine
house at break-neck speed to get the
reward for the first team on the ground
to pull the fire apparatus. OF course
Mr. Heise meant no harm and he was
probably the most vexed of any one
when he found what biunder he had
made. The mayor has wisely ordered
that the fire. bell shall only be rung in
case of fire or for official meetings.
Mr. Heise Is a stranger and was not on
to the ropes.
A Profitable Investment.