Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-08
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and contains some serious charges. An
other thing making the case interesting
is the large amount of money involved
Mrs. Gettert claims her husband ha:
been cruel. has used abusive Language
and threatened her life. She asks FOL
temporary alimony Cor the costs of this
suit of $3.50, and asks for permanent ali
mony, claiming that $4,000 is not too
small an amount. They reside in Sweet
land township.
Waterloo.
The smallpox patient, the tramp found
or the streets Saturday suffering with
the disease, who was sent to the deten-
ton hospital. but had not arrived there
Saturday afternoon, showed up at ths
institution later in the evening. He said
he had got sidetracked while going out
to the poor farm, but claimed he ha6
no one and therefore had
not spread the disease any He seemed
TO be satisfied to remain in the detention
hospital until his disease is cured.
Sioux City.
Sioux City bank presidents will not
vote unanimously on the proposition OF
Hon. James T. McCleary, of Mankato
representative in congress from the Sec
end district of Minnesota, to amend the
national banking laws SO that national
banks may be allowed to loan money on
real estate security. However, in a can
vass made Saturday. it was developed
that of the heads of banks who could be
seen three We're in favor of the proposed
and only one was against it.
Eddyville.
The Tribune reports the following
big Christmas Present." Mrs Matilda
Richardson and sisters, Mrs. Briggs and
Mrs. Hall, have received notice that
they are heirs to GAPS acres of land in
the Oil region of Texas. The land. lies in
three counties and Is within twenty
eight miles of Beaumont. An attorney
was here Monday making the necessary
TO place the property in
their hands. The legacy comes from an
elder bhother, who was formerly a
steamboat captain on the Missouri.
Iowa Falls.
w. H. Woods circulated a petition this
week. which was literally signed, asking
the city council to make the necessary
for the requirement of the
]. H. Carleton residence property for the
city hospital Mr.. Carleton considers the
which consists of two blocks,
and the buildings. to be worth $4,000 and
offers to give to the project $500, which
as Mr.. knights interests are In Jas
The $4,000 Cross bequest would thus be
sufficient to acquire the grounds. 1t is
up to the city to raise the money for the
building, says the Citizen.
The farmers telephone is now in op-
GRAFTON in the Bate neighborhood west
IF town. The farmers are highly efated
with it's workings. says the Recorder,
and as one man expressed himself,
Would not have it taken out of his
house for an even hundred dollars.
why" he exclaimed, when l wanted
last evening to secure six of my neigh-
bors to help me market produce in Au-
burn today, all had to do was to ring
EN- up on the phone and they were at
my place bright and early. If had been
obliged to have seen each one In person
I should have lost half day" 1t Is the
line to Auburn the coming spring.
Boone.
/. A. A. Griffin, president of the "Se-
cret Twenty-Five Club" is very enthusi-
astic over the rapid progress made by
the popular Fifth ward club during the
year Just closed. The clubs prospects
FOR 1902 are indeed bright, says the Re
publican. Last Friday evening special
meeting was held in their club room and
a committee was appointed to buy lot
at Lake Okoboji. Iowa's famous sum-
mer resort. They expect to build cot
tage as soon as the weather permits and
a suitable site has been selected by the
O. II. Adams, for
some time cashier for the Northwestern
road at this place, has been appointed
agent of the road to fill the place made
vacant by the resignation Of I. ]. Skid
more.
Sheldon.
The business organization known as
the Twentieth Century Medical Com
pany has been succeeded by an organi-
zation which is to be known as the Ma
tional Medicine Company. The capital
stock of the new company is $780,
That Of the former company was SIS, 1000.
The incorporators of the new National
Medicine Company are Ed C. Brown. e.
L. and George w. Barragar and d. B..
Parks. These gentlemen constitute the
business management of the new COM
pany, as they did that of the old one.
This Is the largest corporation ever
termed in this part of the state. 1t will
handle the DR.. Masters remedies. Forty
wagons were operated by the old COM
pany. The new one expects to employ
four or five hundred Of these agencies
over a wider territory.
Council Bluffs.
The warm weather of Sunday had the
effect of driving one more nail in the
collins of the Ice men, which have grad
lally becoming perforated with nail
holes ever since the first warm days
about Christmas. The few cold days the
after part of the week had been putting
he crop in excellent condition and it
was expected that large forces of men
would be put to work Monday, but I'M
ess there is decidedly colder weather
hereafter extensive Ice cutting will
again have to be postponed. The con-
.ractors, however. who have been cut