Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-03
ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

jeweler, that will run eight days with
out winding" The farmer looked puz-
zled for a moment, and hen scratching
his head, asked: And how long would
1t run If you were to win 1t once?" 1t
cost the jeweler the cigars.
Cedar Rapids.
j. J. Birmingham and Thomas Tennan
were arrested Wednesday afternoon on
the charge of spearing fish and taken
before Justice Sloan, who fined each Of
them s25 and costs. 1t is understood
thai the wal on Illegal fishing is to be
kept up until the practice completely
ceases.
Mt. Ayr.
County Treasurer J. S. Patterson has
bought Of Charles w. Smith. of Burling-
ton, his 640-acre farm, comprising the
whole of section rs in Poe township,
seven miles southeast of Mt. Ayr. The
price paid is $40, 900. Mr.. Patterson re-
tires from Office mex Monday and will
get possession of the farm March /.
Clarion.
The city council has reduced the meter
rate for electric lights to 10 cents per
thousand watt hours. After considera-
BILE correspondence on the part Of the
committee appointed to investigate the
rates in effect in other towns about the
size of Clarion. 1t was deemed prudent
by the council to make the above reduce
ton.
Fl. Madison.
Fred Harbolt, a Santa Fe switchman
a can of fresh oysters for Christmas and
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has been offered 1925. One is about the
size of a pea and the other some small
err. It is hoped that the local dealers
will not raise the price OF oysters after
this announcement is read.
Missouri Valley.
The consent petition for the operation
of saloons in this city is now on file in
the office OF the county auditor at Lo-
gan. The business men who had charge
OF the petition secured seventeen names
more than the required 65 per cent. Out
of the S39 voters, $50 signed the petition
and it is sale that not over thirty of
those who did not sign are opposed to
saloons II operated under and according
to the present law.
LeMars.
AT the last meeting Of the State Medi-
cal Society a resolution a passed au-
thorizing the appointment Of an auxili-
ary committee IN legislation, consisting
of a member from each county, for the
purpose of securing the passage Of much
needed sanitary and amend
ments to the medical practice act. DR..
Kueny has been requested to serve as
a member of this committee from Ply
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post.
Davenport.
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings
bank passed the 81. 1000. 600 deposit mark
Tuesday afternoon, and will begin busI-
ness in the new year with a new stand
ard. A semi-annual dividend Of 21z per
cent. payable Jan. 2. 1902, has also been
declared. 49, The Rummellpott club
had its annual distribution to the poor
Wednesday, 500 poor families being
helped with baskets of good things and
OF needfuls. The things distributed were
donated by the people.
Montezuma.
Mayor Rsyburn gives notice hat be-
ginning with next Monday night the
curfew ordinance will be strictly en-
forced, without fear or favor. The
electric ligh, whistle will be blown at 8
o'clock. which means that all persons
under II years Of age, not accompanied
by parents or some elder member of the
family, will be promptly arrested by the
marshal. The ordinance provides that
from October to April the hours shall
morning, and from April to October
from 9 in TIE evening until 8 in the
morning.
Ackley.
Farmers are prosperous. It has long
been said that the farmer who rents has
10 keep digging" all the time in order
to make both ends meet. This is con-
tradicted; several instances have come
to u notice where the farmer who
rents has Jared remarkably we'll. One
rents a quarter section on shares
paid the owner 5000 as his third interest
in the crop. and another in amount all
most equal. Where is the laborer or
skilled mechanic who can show the
equal? And a skilled mechanic usually
serves an apprenticeship Of from three
to five years to get the hang Of things"
before he can command a salary, says
the World.
Council Bluffs.
TIE United States census showed that
this city had a population Of 25.so2 in
1900. Estimates of the 1901 population,
based on the vote last fall, which was
only an average one, range
90, 900 to 1000. This undoubtedly
assures Council Bluffs of at least 10000
for 1901. an increase OF near
ly 5000 for the ear which is an excel
lent showing. 49,. Council Bluffs did an
exceptionally large amour Of work in
the line of special improvements during
the past year, the most omportant of
which was the laying Of q total of SO, 300
square yards of brick pavement, over
twice as much brick pavement as has
been laid in n previous year.
o. NJ. Whitman sold his all in town
and country and is bound for the Wash
country in a little red wagon to
be drawn by the best team of mules In
the country. He is to be accompanied
by his son-in-law, Chris Hople and
who will have a similar rig.
They all go for health and wealth, says
the Herald. -" Among Hartley's i'm
provements last year was a new school
building erected at a cost of s22, 900. 1t
is built of brick and stone, Is 81 feet 81
long by 90 feet II inches, wide, Al
high, including the basement,
auditorium IN third floor seating 500,
fourteen rooms, twelve cloak rooms,