Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-23
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Lake City.
Electric lights have been installed
along the Great Western south of This
city. A day and night shift will be
used on the construction work.
Ackley.
st. Johns congregation is subscribing
generously toward the creation of a
fund for the pipe organ; pledges have
been made for $1,000 and it is believed
that the remainder $500 to $500 will be
secured within the next few days.
GAINESVILLE.
The contract fer building the Leete
Auditorium block was let to NJ. Rowe OF
this place for $12,500, but before the
contractors are being negotiated With
and it is hoped that within a few days
the contract will be awarded to a relia-
BILE party and work started at once The
excavating for the basement, barring
bad weather, will be completed this
week so that the stone mascns can
commence work.
Fairfield.
Judge Roberts has granted new
trial in the damage suit of Mettie e.
Randall VS.. the c., r. /. & p. railway
Company. This case has been tried
twice in the district court, the defend
ant securing a verdict for $4,000 in the
first trial, while at the April term the
Jury awarded her damages in the
amount of $4,000. The case was
brought here from Kansas and has cost
the county several thousand dollars.
Fenton.
Last fall Fenton independent district
voted to issue $500 five per cent bonds
and build a school house. The work was
begun and is now about completed, and
Fenton will have enc of the finest school
houses in the neighborhood. But
legal defect was discovered which COM
PEELED the submission of the question
tc another vote, which was taken Mon
day last week. There was only one
thing to do. The, proposition carried,
"a to 8.
Riverton.
Cowden's 400 head of Angora goats
which he has on the river bottoms can
be seen at any hour in the day climbing
saplings, small trees and such. % get
the new and tender buds from the
birch and mulberry trees. No man can
walk a rail any nicer than some Ct
these experts. Mr. Cowden intends 10
stretch a wire along their favorite
course, and you will soon see some of
the prettiest sights outside of a mon-
key gymnasium.
Shenandoah.
Pete Schriver, Tom Harrison and
Emmett Palmer were hauled before the
mayor yesterday for using obscene
language on the street. Each was fined
one dollar and costs. Pete Skipped out,
Tom paid and Emmett is working his
out. Larry Southland arrested Schriver
Saturday night, but the mayor did not
want to lock him UP over Sunday, and
on Monday morning the new marshal,
Ennis Moore, served the warrants. The
penalty was not severe enough.
Tabor.
Myron Munsinger, Tabor's cattle
king" continues to close deals that en-
title him to the name. He has sold
about $4,000 worth of cattle within q
very brief space: and with several hun
dred head left on hand-probably fully
S00-he has just returned from western
Nebraska, where he bought 1000 head.
These are heavy cattle, and will be
shipped to Tabor in about two months.
Then they will be fed for brief time
and sold before winter. Mr.. Mlnsinger
feels confident of an excellent market
and safe profits.
Mt. Pleasant.
Justice Van Beck has disposed of the
liquor cases from Wayland. Rev. G. F.
Cannon, of the Methodist church. filed
an information against John Magde-
frau, John Miller and Elmer Johnson,
charging them in several counts each
with the illegal sale of liquors. They
each pleaded guilty to some of the
charges and were fined as follows: Mil
Ter, $500; Magdefrau, 5000; Johnson.
5000. Miller paid his fine and the 9TH
ers We're given a short time in which to
send the amount over. The money goes
to the school fund.
swea City.
Last Thursday M. P. Haggard went
to Dubuque and closed up what is per-
haps the largest spot cash real estate
sale that has been made in this coun-
ty With the exception of the Larrabee
transfer couple of years ago. The
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