Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-21
Eupanu Tlarsha11nn, uu Fdap February ~ 1902

before. 1t is claimed Stitz was willing
to pay $500, but this was not satisfac-
tory, the whole amount being 1865.
appears the fixtures and probably par
of the goods were the property of j. B
Hahn. The fact that this was true made
Hahn liable for the delinquent tax
Hahn and Mcdonald, the collector. tool
different views OF the matter and ar
injunction WAS rendered against Hahn
who paid the 1865.
Cedar Rapids.
| Notice has been served on the Con-
way Paving Company to the effect that
they Will have to answer to a claim oil
/ $4,000 damages at the April term o;
the district court for the death of Mrs
Anna konicek. of Cedar Rapids. which
1T is claimed, resulted form the COM
pany's maintaining nuisance al
Fourth avenue and Eleventh street
during the summer month of 1901.
Story City
Finally three rural mall routes have
been established from this town and
confirmed at Washington. One goes
west to Rosendale and Mackey and
those two offices will be discontinued;
one goes northeast and one southeast
| from town. Otis Anderson, O. K. Helvig
and Jacob Nordskog are the carriers
and they will enter upon their duties
March l. 1902. says the Messenger.
Davenport.
| A party of migrators composed of j.
X. Pope, Henry Rolf, Peter Beaumeis-
ter Henry Rathje and Henry Lambo,
all natives of Scott county, will leave
Dewitt Tuesday afternoon with their
families and twelve car loads of live
stock. farm utensils, etc. for Douglass,
Aurora and Hansen counties. S. D., for
permanent residence. In all the migra-
thirty-two people.
AckIey.
Items from the World: William
Voy. living north of town, sold sew
entyfour head of hogs Saturday to
Henry Austin. They averaged 24O
pounds and he received s5.S2h per
hundred. Mr.. Voy cleaned up about
$1,100 on the deal. . : Elmer Hive
ley's sale, held Thursday last amount
ed to $1,000; the stock was sold at par
ticularly low prices 3-year- old steers.
splendid stock. selling for $50 head.
Clarion.
AT special meeting of the city coun-
Gil last Friday, at which all the MEM
bers We're present. it was decided to al
low the claim of Samuel Argall for
damages sustained by falling off the
sidewalk near the opera house New
Years night. Mr.. Argall. thru his at
torneys, submitted claim for $500. The
council sent Il representative to A.gona
who investigated the case and found the
situation about as stated in the COM
munication from the attorneys
Oes Moines.
The News AYERS that In one of the
corner stones of the old court house
now being torn down. carefully guarded
by force of men employed by b. Graft,
the noted Chicago building wrecker, is
a four-gallon jug of whisky now more
than forty years of age. The liquor was
placed in the corner stone when the
building was erected back in the sos,
and was drawn from the very best of a
line handled by a Chicago wholesale
liquor house and donated for this plir-
pose.
Mason City.
The new Milwaukee passenger depo.
opened to the public Tuesday and was
well patronzed The
depot is one of the handsomest of Its
sort of any passenger depot in city
Of this size in the state. The interior
is finished thruout in oak and it fitted |
with every modern convenience for.
the patrons. The main waiting room
is located in the center OF the build |
ing and is a commodious room, fitted |
with comfortable sites and rocking |
chairs.
Waterloo.
In the district court Laura G. Buxton. |
thru her attorneys, seeks 81 divorce from
Matthew l.. Buxton. The plaintiff al
eges that she makes her home with
her parents in East Waterloo township
when not teaching school in Sallk Lake
Utah. and has since September of 1899
She was married to the defendant Oct.
), 1897. in Colorado Springs, and he de-
serted her in February, 1899 Since that /
time he has absented himself and she
does not know where he is. Her maid
an name was Laura Gemmill.
Sioux City.
A. w. Green, chairman of the Ma
ional Biscuit Company's board of
trade, in his annual statement at Jer-
sey City Monday, stated the package
business of the company had increased
so rapidly that the company is plan
ling to build two new biscuit works
his year one of these, the Tribune
kinks, is the one announced for Sioux
Sity. The sales of the company for
.welve months We're sSs,67O,445.o5;
meaning per cent of net profits to
sales of $50, and 6.S7 per cent earnings
IN common stock
Newton.
DR.. G. c. Smead. health officer of the
'ity of Newton, reports but one case of
smallpox within our corporate limits
md that is a very mild one. The
amily of Mr.. Chalmers. the Tea mel-
.hant, Is quarantined, Mr.. Chalmers
icing afflicted with the disease.
The report of the secretary of the
BUSINESS Mems association shows
here are now 157 members in good
tanding. The treasurer's report indi {
ates that the receipts for the past ,
ear were s922.27-expenditure s7Ss.- |
), leaving balance in the treasury (
# s23374
'ort Dodge. K
The smallpox situation In this city s
ontinues to be favorable as stated
y the Chronicle. The most favor
BILE feature of the smallpox situa-
lon, said Mayor Bennett, in speaking
n the subject. is the fact that we are