Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-23
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Y0ur Old Home.

of the stock consigned by the dealers
of the branches OF the northern division
of the G.. H. L. Il p. railroad for Chi
cago. 1t is said by officials that there
are no prospects that :, change will be
made in the Very near future on &C
count of the junction relations of the
two reads.
Creston.
Damage to the oat crop is reported
as a result of rains last week. Many
fields which We're somewhat recover
ing from the effects of the previous
rains and showed signs OF straighten-
ing up We're again beat down and ii
lis said that many of them are beyond
hope of ever reganing an upright po-
sition. A large portion Of the oats will
have TO cut with an ordinary mower, as
it will be Impossible to harvest them
with a binder. This necessarily means
quite n little loss of grain.
Conrad.
A start was made last week toward
our water works system. Jerry Slower
commenced drilling :; We'll on the lot
owned by the town north Of LarSon's
shop. In case a good we'll is secured
the council expects to let the contract
and install the system before cold
weather. Mr.. Pike. representative for
the White compressed air system of
water works. was in the city and met
the council last Friday evening, and
while no definite action was taken. it is
more than likely the council will decide
on n compressed air system when 1T
comes time to contract.
#. Dodge.
Fort Dodge has made two reforms
which attract especial notice. All OF
the old-fashioned street lamps. which
have hitherto been run with the COM
mon gas lights, have been changed.
Now the more modern, brilliant and
satisfying Welsbach burners have been
Instituted and the difference is most
noticeable They are self lighting ,af-
fairs, having a small flame at the top
of the burner which burns continually,
so that a nights when the gas is turned
on it lights automatically. The second
reform is With regard to the neatness
of the city. All the hydrants on the
street corners have been painted bril-
liant green and to walk along or ride
thru the city and see on every other
corner these neat creations gives one a
good impression of the city's enterprise.
Davenport.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed With the Scott county recorder for
the Iowa Rubber Company, company
organized according to the articles for
the purpose of raising rubber in lands
~. a nv l,n
Mexico, and the disposal of the same
upon the market. The incorporators
are C. r. Wiley. S. II. Noel and Fred w.
Noel According to the articles filed the
capital stock of the company is to be
100000. divided into 10000 shares of
$50 par value each, to be full paid and
worcestershire. The principal place OF
business is 20 be in Davenport. Iowa,
and offices have been established on the
third floor of the Masonic Temple. The
officers named for the first year are:
President. c. r.. Wiley; vice president,
Fred w. NOEL secretary and treasurer,
S. ii. Noel.
lleMars.
A large gang of hoboes arrived In
IeMars on Wednesday. The majority
of them claimed they We're looking for
work in the harvest fields and were
making for the Dakotas and Mime
sofa. The police locked up about siN-
teen on Wednesday night and on
Thursday morning started them out oil
town in a northerly direction. The
marshal found another large bunch
at the stock yards the next morning
They We're engaged in cooking break
fast and by appearances had a good
square meal. Beefsteak, succulent
potatoes and other Vegetables We're the
staples and about fourteen We're en-
loving the repast when the marshal
arrived on the scene and hurried them
out of town with the hoboes who had
enjoyed Il nights lodging in the city
cooler. Some OF the gang were very
decent but Il few OF them We're saucy
and made threats at the officer who
in response, accelerated their exit from
The confines of the city.
Sioux City.
o. p Miller of Rock Rapids, presi-
dent of the we'll known banking firm of
Miller e. Thompson. was in the city
Saturday on his way home after n trip
thru Nebraska. Mr. Miller. who is in
tcrested in numerous banks in Mime
sofa and Iowa, and has Just returned
from an inspection of the Minnesota
banks, spoke enthusiastically of the
financial conditions of this section of
the country. but | ann afraid there is
foo much Speculatiro i'm mort hern lands