Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07

would not return. She brought suit
for $4,000 damages. The case has been
set in court since last summer, but the
plaintiff concluded to drop the prose-
cution and it was dismissed at her
cost.
Burlington.
The ice gorge went out Wednesday.
Hundreds of people lined the levee and
watched the huge blocks and slabs of
ice crush each other and pile up along
the river front, moving slowly at first.
then faster, sweeping everything be-
fore it and destroying property that
stood in its path. 1t was great sight
and one we'll worth seeing. On the eve
ming of Dec. Ia the blocks of ice that
had been floating In the Mississippi for
the preceding twentyfour hours, were
blocked at this point. The river was
a little late in freezing, but it is seldom
that the great water way blocks up so
quickly after the ice begins to float.
Council Bluffs.
Monday was a record breaker in the
number of transfers of real estate filed,
but Tuesday capped the climax and
smashed all to pieces the record Of the
Va
real estate were filed in the Office of
County Recorder Smith, the aggregate
consideration amounting to s263,S14.7S.
This is the largest amount for one day
in the memory of any officeholder in the
county court house. With but few ex-
ceptions the transfers represented sales
of farm land at top notch prices and
dealers say that the activity in the real
estate market, so far as farming prop
erty is concerned, Is almost unprece-
dented in the history of Pottawattamie
county.
Fairfield.
There are two cases of smallpox in a
house occupied by j. II. Cox in the
eastern part of the city. The patients
are Mr.. Cox and Ed Joy, and both
Stations on the new line of the Mil
waukee road between Muscatine and
Ottumwa have been located and bear
the following names, running from east
to west: Ardon, Maduro, Cone, Glad
win, Haskins, Washington, Lorena, Ru-
bio, Richland. Linby, Farson and Rut-
ledge. Libby is the Jefferson county
station. 1t is near Pekin, at the cross
ing Of the new line and the Burlington
& Western. Eighty, acres has been
purchased by the company at this point
as town site.
keokuk.
Roy Taylor and Lowell Stafford were
sentenced to the rock pile at the county
Jail for fifteen days each Monday in the
superior court for the theft of the drug
clerks fine gold ring They are dressed
like county boys and work that disguise
in finished manner. Neither belongs
near Keokuk, and they give their home
as up the state. They made a clever
sneak of the ring on the pretext of get
ting drink of water on Saturday, and
made a very clever attempt to get out
CT town before they could be caught.
Officer Jones nabbed them at the union
station, however. If they are as skilled
at breaking rock as they are at stealing
rings, the geological collection at the
jail will be much enlarged in the next
fortnight, says the Gate City.
AIsona.
w. N. Kelly had arranged to wed
Miss Charley Totem last week and Miss
Totem was here to be married, but the
ceremony did not come off. 1t seems
that William Cleary, the overseer of
the poor learned what was going on
and in behalf of economy in the poor
fund instructed County Clerk Carr to
refuse license, which he did, and the
affair was off. Also the bride and groom
that were TO be are off to Mitchell coun-
ty, tho Kelly writes they are not to-
gether. Kelly having secured a job as
farm hand, and the Totem girl being
somewhere in that locality. 1t now
develops that the parents of the latter
live in Mitchell county and are rich.
The girl ran away from home last sum-
she has been crazy on the subject of
Kelly, according to the Re-
publican.
Perry.
The board of health met Monday
night and considered the smallpox sit
uation Four more cases were reported.
They We're a young man in the Robin
son family, on Evelyn street a case in
the Sipes family, on Fifth street, a case
in the Penquite family, on Fourth
street, and case at the home of Homer
had not been vaccinated. except Mrs.
and 1T has been a good many
years since she was. The Chief says.
IF things continue this way the So
called smallpox will cost Dallas county
a good many thousand dollars. when ii
might have been avoided had the peo-
rle been vaccinated. 1t is impos
sible to establish a rigid quarantine
With less than two guards by day and
two by night, which would require IS
day Then the whole family expects to
be fed on porterhouse steak, eggs. oys-
ters milk, oranges, etc. The pest house
has a better reputation now for the
board provided than some hotels have.
1t was charged last night that some
people are anXiously waiting to get the
so that the whole family can
enjoy good living at the expense of the
public. There has not been a serious
case of smallpox in Perry. In fact there
is much doubt whether 1t is smallpox.
The board of health decided last night
that they would not employ medical at
tendance unless absolutely necessary,
and it is understood that patient will
have to be great deal sicker than any
has been so far if doctor will be fur
Fast Friends.
Rushyille Ind.-Messrs. Ely Bros.:-
/ have been a great sufferer from
catarrh and hay fever and tried many
things, but found no permanent relief
until l found it in Ely's Cream Balm
about eight years ago. and we have