Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-27
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Cedar Falls.
Harris & Cole Brothers, Of Cedar
Falls, have incorporated their busi-
ness with capital stock of 100000.
the second largest institution In Black
hawk county. The articles OF incor-
poration were filed Thursday. The
purpose of the company is stated to be
that of q general wooden ware and
lumber manufacturing business.
Council Bluffs.
The $4,000 personal injury case of
George T. Sanford against the Chicago
| & Northwestern Railway Company
which has been on the federal court
docket for the last two terms has been
settled and dismissed. The case in
question grew out Of injuries which Mr..
Sanford received while passenger on
la Northwestern train about two years
ago. Since the fling of the suit the
plaintiff died and the company settled
with the administrators OF his estate
yesterday for $500.
Algona.
Some people seem to think that prair-
lie chickens are scarce this year. =
j. Drayton, Chester Call and Chas.
Cramer have had very good hunting
nevertheless. They have been out IL
days since September l. and have shot
100 chickens, giving them an average
/ Of 10 chickens a day. = j. H. Zanke
left on the 25th for Highness, Ne
braska, for a train load Of range cattle.
There will be about 700 head. Mr.. zanke
bought these cattle in July. He will
bring them here to feed.
ottunwa.
| Martin Mulroy, who resides here
and is employed as an engineer on a
switch engine in the Burlington yards,
accidentally drank a quantity Of car
bolic acid and as a result is lying seri-
ously Ill at his home. The accident
happened Wednesday afternoon soon
after dinner. Mr.. Mulroy was in the
cellar of his residence and drank Of
the contents Of an uncorked bottle of
the poison, which had turned red, owing
| to it's age, and he mistook 1t for wine.
The doctors pumped the acid out and
say he will recover.
Muscatine.
Many of the old soldiers attending
the reunion take special interest In
meeting Captain S. r. Chase, Of Mos
COW, member of the famous 9th,
the Graybeard regiment. He served
in the Mexican war as we'll as the civil
war and can remember events at the
time of Perry's victory on Lake Erie in
1876. He was born in 1909, being now
SO, but has an excellent memory and
takes a great interest in all pertain
ing to war times. He is the father OF
George Chase of this city and the
grandfather of Ev. Brandenburg.
Council Bluffs.
Benjamin Buchanan, a farmer of Cass
county, on Monday filed a petition o.
voluntary bankruptcy in the federal
court here. Liabilities, consisting prin-
cipally of promissory notes, are listed
to the amount Of $4,462.44, with assets
to the amount Of $2,s75, which latter
are claimed as exempt. AT the
meeting of the city council a sec
ton was added to the ordinance FIX
ing the grade on which the new Great
Western railroad shall enter the city,
requiring the railroad to construct and
maintain an overhead crossing at Gar
field avenue.
Cedar Rapids.
Great heaps of boxes filed with the
product u lile puSy DeeS IOf lle pe.'l
summer, were brought to the city and
sold for is cents per pound. The har-
vest of honey has commenced and
from the boxes in which the busy little
bees have been storing away the
sweets from blossoms the man has
taken his share, and goodly share
too There is a good supply, tho the
quality is not of the finest. The honey
sold on the market was taken from
clover, wheat and any blossom which
the bee might have chosen to attack.
The four sided crates furnished the
bees. however, have been well filled and
the comb 10 loaded with the rich, sweet
honey.