Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-07

inside the switchboard some time ago
has been causing the management con-
siderable bother and no little expense
and it will be some time before the evil
results can be overcome. Expert
switchboard men from Cambridge and
Nevada have been here doing what
they could to put the board and wires
in shape, but the switchboard still
balks occasionally.
Clarion.
Joe Klst of Eagle Gro e, the house
! mover was here last week comforting
with Chief Engineer Harvey in re-
gard to the removal of the old depot
from its present site. 1t is to be
moved south for the present at least,
about fifty feet more than its length,
or just about enough to clear the site
of the proposed new building Work
on the foundation of the new building
will be commenced as soon as the way
is clear.
Storm Lake.
r. w. Unger. who two years ago on
his own motion and public spiritedness.
put In a glass plant in Storm Lake,
after being granted a franchise by the
Icity, has disposed of 1t to s. c. Brad
ford, taking In exchange two sections
of finely improved land in the Red
River Valley, Minnesota. In the ex-
change Mr.. Unger valued the gas plant
at its net cost to him, little over
$40, 000 1t Is likely that heating plant
will be installed here In the near flu
ture.
Davenport.
A farm sale OF more than usual in
terest, on account of the big price paid
| for the land has just been recorded.
The property was transferred from
George Paustian and wife TO Charles
Moelier and consisted of 100 acres To-
Gated about mile and half northeast
OF the town of Durant. The price paid
was s1s,400. which would make the
price per acre paid for the property
Sis. This is the biggest land sale re-
corded this year and it Is also the high
est price paid for any land to be used
for farming purposes for several years.
odebolt.
| In the case @of DR.. c. ]. HinlSley vs.. III.
| w. Petersmeyer and the Sac Oil and
Pipe Lime Company, on trial last week,
| the defendant sought the recovery OF
$500 paid by him for stock sold to him
| by H. w. Petersmeyer on the ground
that he was induced by the fraudulent
land false representations of said Pet-
ersmeyer to purchase said stock. he al
so alleged that the incorporators OF the
company entered into conspiracy TO
ldefraud the public, putting no money
into the enterprise themselves. but In
tending to speculate with the money
dariyad from sales of stock.
Muscatine.
Paving contracts were awarded here
the latter part of last week, to two Dav-
Ienport companies upon which the APP
proximate cost will be 100000. These
/ companies are the recently Incorporate
ed Davenport Construction Company.
composed of c. G. Hipwell, G. G.
Campbell and F.. H Bartemeyer and
the other firm is that of Mccarthy
Brothers. The contracts We're let by
the Muscatine city council. Galesburg
brick is to be used and work Is to be
commenced as soon as the weather VIII
permit and be all completed not later
than October /. Both contracts call for
about 1900 lineal feet OF paving.
| Creston.
| The Chicago & Great Western
Railway Company has brought an ac-
ton in certiorari against f. NJ Brown,
Justice of the peace of Sand Creek
! township Union county, Iowa. in which
| II asks for anorder of court COM
nanding the defendant to certify the
i papers in the case in which Sarah A.
Banning secured verdict against
the railroad company. The petition
sets out that Sarah A. Banning sued
the c. & G. r, r. for $40 and was Civ
| en- Judgment for that amount where
upon the attorney for Uhe company
gave notice of an appeal to the dis