Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-01

An amendment to the articles Of in
corporation of the Cypress, Coast and
Railroad company was filed in the
Office of the county recorder today.
The amendment states that Sept. 26. at
la meeting Of the stockholders in this
city, it was decided to raise the cap
italization Of the company from $780,
900 to .$25O,0OO. Fifty thousand will
be issued and sold at once to the pres
ent members Of the company and the
remaining fifty is to be sold as soon as
the directors think advisable. This
is the company, which about year
ago purchased large tract of for
est land, railroad and considerable
property down in Florida. The estab-
lishment is owned almost entirely by
Muscatine people and capital.
Upton.
In referring to Judge Remley's de-
cision that nulct petitions in Cedar
county were found to be insufficient,
that there We're not enough names of
voters who cast ballots at the pre-
ceeding election to make them valid,
the Advertiser says: "As soon as the
finding was announced the three Tip
ton saloons promptly closed their doors
and others turnout the county did the
same. The saloon men made no con /.
test In court as the supreme courts
ruling that all names on the petition
had to correspond exactly with the
same names as they appeared on the
poll books, gave them no chance.
There is no present indication of any
purpose to circulate another petition
altho that course will doubtless be
taken sooner or later
! Sioux City.
The Sioux Beet Syrup and Preserving
company of South Sioux City will this
week begin the manufacture OF syrup
from this years crop of beets. The
company has for reduction to the BIZ
product about GAS acres of sugar beets.
This crop OF beets is sufficient to make
about $4,000 pounds of sugar or its
equivalent in syrup. The rains OF the
past week were injurious to the beet
crop. 1t is estimated by the company
that the wet weather took 3 per cent
from the saccharine of the beets. and
wet weather this week would detract
| from the sweetness of this vegetable
Istill more rapidly. The loss of sacchar-
ine is caused by the leaf growth of tho
Ibeets in wet weather In this process,
the saccharine moves from the tuber to
the leaves, where it is lost to the manu-
| facturer.
Council Bluffs.
Crowds of tramps are swarming into
Council Bluffs now. They are coming
mostly from the north and east, and are
filling the railroad yards. The police
say, however, that the number of
tramps in the city is not larger than
usual for this time of the year, and it
is expected that majority Of them will
continue their trips further south and
west for the winter. Tramps have
broken into the stations OF both the
Milwaukee and Rock Island railways,
and helped themselves to anything they
could lay their hands on. The money
drawers at both places were broken
open and an overcoat was taken from
the Rock Island. A dining car standing
near the Rock Island station was also
robbed. The door was pried open with
a rowbar or some other blunt IN
strument, and a number of pieces OF
lsilverware and clothing were taken No
Iarrests have been made as yet, but the
authorities are keeping careful watch
that the depredations may not be re-
lpeated.