Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-25

by men who are neither citizens OF
Davenport nor of the country Ihey
| claim that the people of Davenport
are paying good price for this work
and that Davenport people should be
! allowed to do the work so that the
money paid out will remain in the
| city, and not be sent to foreign coun-
tries.
Red Oak.
Roy Fields, drayman, whose team
was frightened at an automobile,
waited until the auto returned. and
without a word of warning threw one
| of the heavy dray stakes at the ma
/ chine smashing one of the heavy brass
| lamps. Had the stake struck five or
six inches higher it would have been
| thrown into the car and undoubtedly
| hurt one Of the four occupants. The
owner, ]. j. Herring, had Fields ar
rested and fined s25 and costs.
Grand Junction.
A demonstration in building earth
roads will be held in Grand Junction,
beginning May 5. A small concrete
culvert will also be built. The board of
! alton with the Iowa Highway Com
mission, will conduct demonstration
in earth road building at Grand juno
ton on that date, for the purpose OF
demonstrating to the road supervfs-
ors who will have charge of the roads
this year the best methods to use in
improving their roads, and also the
handling of the modern road machin-
cry will be handled by men skilled in
it's use, sent to the county by the
commission.
Ottumwa.
The task Of renovating the appear
ance of the interior of the Burlington
union depot has been in the hands of
Master Carpenter D. Lawler, who for
the past month has had a large force
of painters identifying the depot
turnout. A new roof will be put on the
structure and it is at present
thought that the roof will be of slate
to prevent the possibility Of sparks
issuing from locomotives. The walls
will all be reprinted and the various
approaches and steps to the different
entries will be made of concrete, the
present wooden steps to be torn out.
When completed, the depot will look
like new.
keokuk.
One of the largest steel craft that
ever f1oated with the current of the
Mississippi river, will pass Keokuk
within a short time on it's way down
the river to ST. Louis. The craft is a
new dredge built for the government
As feet beam. 1t is constructed entire
ly of steel, and for the last five months
100 men have been working steadily
on the craft in preparation for the
launching which took place last week.
The craft cost S125,O and it is worth
noting that two other steel dredges,
the exact counterpart Of the one that
will soon pass Keokuk are under con-
struction at Dubuque.
Carroll.
There stands on the side track at
the Great Western freight station
loaded on a flat car, complete
arator and engine of the latest type,
which has been standing there for
several weeks. The outfit is from the
AVCIy COMPANY, Ol EGOIld, liz, SHlpptu
here by their branch house at Des
Moines, to local parties, who refused
to accept it. There were three parties
to the deal, the third, however, failing
to join in the contract made by the
other two. A suit is now perding at
Des Moines, and in the meantime the
demurrage bill is growing, which will
soon amount to more than the freight.
WaverIy.
The State Bank Of Waverly has
moved into its temporary quarters one
door east of the building in which it
has done business since the bank was
organized, about nineteen years ago.
They will do business in their present
place until their new bank building is
completed. The contract for the cree
ton of the new building on their own
lot has been let to Charles Russell, of
this city. Preparations for work have
been commenced. The banks new
safe arrived Tuesday, The safe weighs
540O pounds and cost s1,650. The
State Bank of Waverly will have one
of the best equipped banks in the
country when they move into their
new home next Septembsr.