Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-01

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grain We're brought to town. With goo
roads this would be a very sinai
amount, but with mud nearly hub deel
it is a record-breaker. Every load tina
came was drawn by four horses witt
the exception of one, which wa!
brought in by the Toll boys. They oroV'
over the scales with a six-horse team
and the wagon loaded down with lo'
bushels of oats.
Council Bluffs.
Lee Burnley, of Nicola, has been ar
rested on warrant from Justice Bry'
ants court charging him with obtain
ing money under false pretenses. The
information was filed by Daniel Car
rigg, who alleges that Burnley gave hin
q worthless check for $45 on the State
Bank at Nicola. Burley has been re-
leased on bonds and the case will come
ND for hearing on next Tuesday.
Denison.
On Thursday a large damage case
was filed in this county in which Mrs
Tilda Henry. administrative of the es-
tate of Patrick Henry. deceased, asks
damages of the Illinois Central Railway
Company, and S. B. Chapman, engineer
in the sum of $4,000. The case arises
out of the killing of Mr.. Henry near
Arion on Jan. IL last and will be
brought on for trial In the April term.
Mount Ayr.
The Mount Ayr Mutual Telephone
about $4,000 and operating over 100
new phones, will begin business today.
One hundred and fifty shares of stock
have been subscribed for. The estab-
l!shment of the Mutual Telephone
Company will in measure displace
the Southern Iowa Telephone Of Des
Moines, represented here by Mr. Smith.
Council Bluffs.
The city Jail. which has been under
quarantine since Feb. %, was
Saturday released from quarantine, j.
j. Payette, who contracted the disease.
having fully recovered. From now on
the city's prisoners will be incarcer-
ated there instead of at the county jail,
as has been done the past month. The
McRoberts residence at 207 East
Broadway was also released from quar-
antine.
EsthervilIe.
r. B. Caldwell came nearly having a
serious accident Monday forenoon. He
was driving near the M. & ST. L. depot
when his horse became frightened and
ran away. In going over culvert on
Lincoln street he was thrown from the
buggy alighting on his back and head.
The shock stunned him and he was car
lied into nearby house, where he re
gained consciousness in short time
and was taken to his home.
Thompson.
Soren Sorenson, an old gentleman
living in the northwest part of town.
while suffering from state of mental
anguish brought on by extreme physi-
cal exhaustion, made an unsuccessful
attempt at suicide Monday by cutting
Ills throat with butcher knife Altho
he succeeded in inficting bad wound
in his throat and several smaller ones
about the side of his face, he was pre-
vented from fully accomplishing his
purpose by Mrs. SorenSon.
Missouri Valley.
The working force at the Northwest
ern shops in this city has been reduced
10 per cent. About fifty employees have
been let out on account of the reduc-
ton. 1t is thought that the usual num-
Der will be employed again soon. .
Court will convene at Logan. on Tues
In nj T,,1
The grand jury meets next week and
the petit jury on Monday, April n
There are about 200 cases on the dock
ct, which is an unusually large number
for the spring term.
Upton.
Floyd westfar, the 12-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Westfall. of
Springdale, was the victim of an acct
dent recently which resulted in break
ing his right leg above the knee. He
came to Upton with his parents and
was at play with John Fields. John was
riding bicycle with Floyd sitting ON
the handle bars. They were passing a
load of hay near Harmon's shop when
Floyd reached to pull out a handful;
the wheel slipped and both were
thrown. The hind wheel of the heavily
loaded wagon ran over Floyd's leg and
narrowly escaped crushing both legs.
Guthrie Center.
Hon. j. A. Lyons left this week for
Grand Junction, Col, where he will
hereafter be in business. Thirty-two
years ago Mr.. Lyons came to this place
with span of mules, an old wagon and
5000 or 5000 in cash. He settled on a
forty-acre tract couple of miles
northwest of town. The terrible biz
zard of that March ran him away from
his prairie lot, which he sold and
started small grocery store in frame
shanty then standing on the corner of
State and Seventh streets. He gave
diligent attention to his business and
rrospered. He now leaves the posses
sor of snug fortune.
The Great Dismal Swamp
OF Virginia is a breeding ground of ma
laria germs. So is low, wet or marshy
ground everywhere. These germs cause
weakness, chills and fever, aches in the
bones and muscles, and may induce
dangerous maladies. But Electric Bit
tiers never fail to destroy them and
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