Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-07
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

| be found very much lower and Still
high enough to make complet,
change in the manner of taking care OF
cases of infectious diseases desirable
in the opinion of the Hawkeye.
Lake City.
The Lake City Clay Works has jus,
put UP a third $4,000 round brick kilr
and are putting In so horse power
engine, latest automatic tile CUTOFF
a board delivery brick table that cuts
~ bricks at time. All sizes of tile
are produced at this mandatory.
Onawa.
Andrew Wingate, one Of the pioneer
farmers of Monona county, has sold
his home farm east of Soldier for
sl3,16o. There was $50 acres in the
tract and Mr.. Wingate settled on the
farm in 1879. He has bought $40 acres
in Cedar county, Neb., and will remove
there soon.
Grundy Center.
The rural mail carriers met with
considerable opposition in the way OF
snow drifts Tuesday morning. Car
rier No. was the only one who was
able to complete his route. No. going
about half way. and the other two
found the way so badly blockaded
that they each went only five miles.
Nevada.
In district court last week Frank
lStratton was sentenced to a year in
the penitentiary and John Connor to
fifteen months, both for larceny. In
the much contested ditch case of Null
verhill VS.. Thompson and Ford the
verdict of $50 for plaintiff was set
aside on motion of defendant and a
new trial granted.
Sioux City.
The first regular meeting of the
Sioux City Commercial Clubs board OF
directors under the new administra-
ton was held Tuesday night at the
home of L. L. Kellogg, president.
Propositions of butter tub manufac-
Iturer, of Fort Dodge, and shoe man
'ufacturer of Galena, ILL.,, to locate
their plants in Sioux City. We're read
and taken under advisement.
shenandoah.
Landlord Stout has moved into his
new hotel which he calls the Modern,
on the corner east of the Masonic
temple, and 1t is the handsomest brick
in town. . The new Burlington
round house consists OF three sections
or stalls. and is SO far completed that
the iron horse was quartered there
is new turning table in front Of 1t.
ready for operation.
Council Bluffs.
Beginning this week the Union Pa
cific Railway company will conduct a
school of instruction for is employees
in this city and at other points along
the line in order to make them famil-
lar with the proper way of packing a
journal or axle. The school will be
in charge Of Nicholas ]. DeFries of
this city. He has model car wheel
box showing how the packing is prop
erly placed and this is used to DEM
onstrate the operation.
Alsona.
The checking committee has COM
pleted its work and filed its report
of the finances of the county. This
report shows a balance of $Sl,642.33 in
the county treasury. January l, 1902
This is much the largest balance yet
shown In such a report and indicates
the extra sound condition OF Kossuth
county finances. 1t Is practically
settled that Algona will hold corr
carnival. The committee that can.
vassed the matter last week met an
reception.
Iowa City.
Nearly all of the Johnson county bar
members gathered around the banquet
board at the Berkeley Imperial Monday
evening in annual reunion and the ev-
ening proved a pleasant and profit
able one. Most of those present were
young men. a fact that called out
Of the reminiscent, with
references to many able
men who have gone out from Iowa
City, some to other fields of usefulness
and many to their final rewards. Some
of the addresses were full II wit and
sarcasm.
Nevada.
Journal, 4th: j. @. Burgess was very
sick last night and for an hour and
a half was unconscious. 1t took the
aid OF physician and radical restor
atives to revive him. He was feeling
as we'll as usual yesterday and says he
Is feeling the same today, but on the
advice OF his physician will remain al
home for day or two. He knew
nothing of the affair until after 1t was
all over. it having come onto him III
his sleep: his condition being discov-
cred by Mrs. Burgess who summoned
assistance. 1t is thought that kidney
trouble was the cause.
Waterloo.
Randolph Stewart, colored, who was
taken with smallpox several days ago
was at first quarantined in his rooms
On East Fourth street, but Tuesday eve
ming he was taken to the pest house
The authorities We're at loss to know
what to do with Randolph as no one
could be secured to care for him. Fin
ally a visit was made to the pest house
and the situation laid before the in
mates. Shall we admit the colored
man or not?" was the question. Fin
ally a vote was taken and Randolph
was voted in. The inmates were at
first a little ssary about admitting
4 case of black smallpox. but finally
Welded.
Newton.
AT 4 recent city council meeting the
most important question discussed was
he putting in of the wells on the river
% test the gravel beds Three bids |
we're presented for this work, but the
have not as vet made their |