Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-09

| paired early this spring, according to
| the present plans of the government
officials at Rock Island The various
boats employed in the government
| work are now being put into shape and
as soon as the river is free from ice
the snag boats will be sent out to re-
move distractions in the stream and
the construction crews will be taken
along the river south of Rock Island
and will attend to the strengthening
of the levees.
Nicola.
A severe case of lnunps was one of
the wedding presents received by Miss
Minnie Gathje, of tMinden. the day at
ter she became Mrs. Simon McGrew
The couple were married in Omaha by
! justice Of the peace, and returned the
next day to the home of the groom at
Nicola. When Mrs. McGrew awoke to
see the sun shine on the first day of
her married life she found she was aft
fected with swelling in the neck and
cheeks which proved to be the mumps.
so honeymoon trip was given up, and
she returned to Nicola with her llus-
band He is % and she is 20.
Ottumwa.
Determined to put stop to boot
logging wherever known to exist and
bent on bringing to the bar of justice
those found engaged in the sale Of In
, toxicants contrary to the Iowa mulct
law, the Law and Order League are
carrying on q canvass that BODIES no
good for the person selling booze and
their efforts were recently fruitful.
large quantity of beer and whisky
was found at two places on East Main
street and in their search of one of
the places the constables and a MEM
Der of the Law and Order League
found man and woman occupying a
room which they claimed they had
rented for the night from the lady OF
the house.
Cedar Rapids.
The old city hall, the building which
for a number of years housed the de-
partments of the city administration,
and adjoining buildings have 4been sold
for total of s572 The old city hall
building was one of the earliest struct-
'ures erected in the city, for many
years doing service as a hotel of about
the fourth class. Wlnen. the city a num-
Der of years ago bought the corner at
Third avenue and Second street the old
hotel was transformed into an admin
istration building. 1t has also been
used continuously as such until the
present time, when the city sold the
city hall property for $66,500 and ac-
quired the property konwn as Mays
island, in the Cedar river, and for
which about $4,000 was paid.
Council Bluffs.
Anna C. Hansen, widow of Carl G..
Hansen, who lost his life by being
crushed between the bumpers OF two
cars in the Rock Island yards last De-
cember,s filed suit against the railroad
company yesterday, asking damages IN
the sum of S15, 1000. Nat Downs, q loco
motive engineer in the, employ of the
company, is also named as defendant
In the action. Hansen was working
with switching crew at the time OF
the accident. which occurred or Dec.
Z. Hansen stepped between two
coaches in an east bound passenger
train and endeavored to uncouple them.
The train was suddenly backed and
Hansen's head was caught between
the bumpers OF ,theftwo cars. He was
killed almost Instantly
Iowa City.
Sent. s, I, and are the dates fixed
by the Johnson County Fair Associa-
ton for the next fair. The fair will
open on Monday Sept s, and close on
THURSDAY. Seat-e. Some OF the Nreiim-