Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-12

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his body. He went to Des MoineS, en-
tered a hospital M procured the best
surgical skill of that city. The groWths
We're then pronounced fatty tumors and
were removed with the knife. The op-
Grafton left Mr.. Wagner in a very seri-
Gus condition.
Onawa.
The clerk of the district court
Wednesday sent out notices to all
members of the grand jury that they
will be required to again May
10, owing to a special matter hat is to
be brought before the body. 1t Is nee
essary that each and every member OF
that body be present. This is the first
time that a grand jury has been called
in special session in many years.
Charlton.
Lucien Newman, colored, 1~S-year-old
son of George Newman, had his leg
broken and the knee cap Knocked out
of place by a falling trunk last Tues
day evening. He was loading trunks on
the Bates House wagon n was on the
~endeavoring to place one trunk
on top of another. His foo slipped and
he fell off the wagon. the trunk falling
on his leg. 1t is feared he is crippled
for life.
Pocahontas.
The town council has closed the
contract with ]. l.. White of Peru, Ind,
for a complete system of waterworks,
including engineers, hydrants, mains,
etc. The system used will be COM
pressed air and is the latest and best
method now used. 1t will be so ar
ranged that in case of emergency as
high as 200 pounds pressure will be
available. The work Of putting In the
the town we'll is completed and accept
ed.
Alden.
The nineteenth readjustment of post
masters salaries was the
fore part of the week n among the
list we see that the Alden of1ce mas
been raised from $1,000 to $1,000 per
annum. AS the salary is based on the
amount of business done during the
preceding year that is a gratifying
showing for Alden for the amount OF
business has been steadily increasing
for several years past n a Sl,5oo sal
airy shows The a good amount of bust
ness is done here.
C%IarksviIle.
The farmers Of Jackson township
know a good thing when see it and will
build a telephone line. Van. p. Bart
lett was here this week closing up a
contract with the farmers who are in
tarested in getting a line to connect
with the Clarksvilie exchange. Uulti-
mately, it is expected that there will
be about twenty-five patrons of this
line, which will run straight west, from
Clarksville six miles, with the necessa-
ry branch lines to give q large scope OF
country h service.
Traer.
The assessor of Traer has completed
his work and finds 1875 polls under As
and 1874 over. The value of new build
ings is s24, 300; money and credits, $97,-
14S; merchandise, S111,932: corporation
stock, $143,520; other personal proper
ty. $12,012: buildings on leased lands,
s4,6S0; total actual value of personal
property, $%S90,44S; total actual value
of all property, S414,74s. The value Of
the real estate as assessed in 1901 is
s561,SS4, which added to the personal
and new buildings makes the total as
sessed value s976,632.
Cedar Rapids.
Thomas Delaney, who was with Jo-
seph Turek recently arrested on the
charge of criminal assault upon a dear
and dumb girl in this city and who was
bound over to the September grand
Jury, Thursday furnished a bond in the
court of Justice Rail- by making a de-
post of 5000 in cash and having his
brother, John Delaney. sign for his
surety. The bono for both the accused
young men had been fixed at $500. Tu-
rex furnished his surety the day after
he was bound over and Delaney has had
to remain in Jail but a few days.
Bows.
On information sworn to by Rev. j.
E. Cummings and Fred Peterson, AL
bert Peters was arrested last Saturday
by Marshal Johnston, charged with al
lowing one James Johnson, a minor, to
frequent and play billiards in his bill
lard hall. He was taken before Justice
Joslin. Justice Joslin found Mr.. Peters
guilt yand imposed a fine of $40 and
costs. This Mr.. Peters refused to pay,
and in was taken to Clar-
ion by MarSQal JOIllSloh OAoEuoS "
ternoon and lodged in the county jail,
where he remained until Tuesday at
ternoon, when he concluded to pay his
fine. which he did, and was released by
Sheriff Duer.
Shenandoah.
Notice has been received by the
Shenandoah National Bank OF this
place that it had been chosen as one OF
the western repositories for United
states funds. There is but one Other
depository of this kind in the Eighth
congressional district, that of a nation
al bank in Charlton. AMANDA
Culver, aged 10, while mi to get
from some boys who had been
tormenting her, fell over a high bank
and struck her knee upon the IRON rails
of the Wabash road east of town, the
accident resulting in the knee cap be-
ing torn loose for a length of three
inches and hanging down her leg. The
little one will be confined to her home
for a couple of months.
Bows.
FolL wing IS the report OF tn. four
BOWS rural delivery mail routes for the
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