Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-25

Gutenberg.
This place was visited by a disas-
trous conflagration the other afternoon.
The Commercial hotel was destroyed,
besides several adjacent buildings, the
loss amounting to $4,000.
Waterloo.
Jess H. Phillips, a merchant of
Waterloo, has fled petition in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities total s1,541i34, Of
which $500 is secured; his assets are
1925, of which $500 is exempt.
cresco.
Mrs. Minnie F. Harris of Cresco, who
gave her occupation as a washerWom-
an. has filed a petition in bankruptcy
Liabilities s51972, of which one-half is
due Chicago, Minneapolis and st. Paul
newspapers. No assets.
Cedar Falls.
Being missed by the assessor and
owning $4,000 worth of building and
loan stock which she wishes to pay
taxes on, Mary f. Hearst, of Cedar
Falls, has appealed to County Auditor
Rainbow to make some arrangement
whereby she may pay her taxes into
the county treasury. She says she
went to deputy collectv of Cedar
Falls, but he found no assessment
against her. She says in her letter to
the auditor, while I do not especially
enjoy paying taxes, I do wish to pay
my share in supporting the govern
ment" The letter was a surprise be-
cause of it's rare nature.
WaverIy.
The old dwelling which for years
stood on Bemer avenue, west Of the
Acken house, has been moved off to
make way for modern business house
which will be occupied by Vile &
Maaser. This building was one of
Waver1ys old landmarks and was
among the first houses erected after
the town had been plated. 1t was
learned Of as the property of a man
by the name Of fuller, a miller, and it
was occupied by William o. Smith, ia
Their Of Mrs. William Mooney. from 1854
to 1859, when it was bought by Ruben
Ellsworth, father of H. B. Ellsworth,
and it remained the property of that
family for a great many years. The
lumber in the building was cut from
native timber and today is in a state
of perfect preservation.
lda Grove.
The Ida Grove Electric Light Com
Vany has been making hard fight the
past week over 500 tons Of coal. The
pile is becoming very hot, and there
is danger of it bursting into flames
almost any minute. For that reason
a watch is kept on the pile night
and day, and the coal is being NOV
ed and rehandled as rapidly as pos
sible. During the unusually long win
ting sufficient coal to keep the plant
in few tons of the end of the
pile. and the furnaces calling for
twenty-six ton day. When the cold
spell ended 50 siiidasa1 en ;:!y ana an
usually warm March came the coal be-
gan to pour in by the trainload, and
the company had hard time slowing
it away, but was afraid to<refuse any
ana turn it back because of the threat
ened April sctrike. Now the big pile of
coal is sending off great clods of gas
that show it is near the point Of COM
bustion, and to save the coal it must
all be moved.
Webster City.
Among the many other curious pa
irons of a certain mail mans route in
this city, who daily wends his way thru
the streets and cross lots OF the Third
ward. is a Sir Thomas Cat, who comes
in for his full share of distinction. and
once a week is the recipient of either a
letter or a box, and at times, both The
missive comes addressed to M.
Scampy -, Webster City, Iowa.
and it is said that this cat has become
so accustomed to receiving his morning
m all on a certain day Of the week, that
he arises early in the morning, SEEM
ingly endowed with the Inspiration that
mail day has come and eagerly hustles
out to meet the mail man when within
a block or two Of the home. Tho It
may be beneath the dignity Of q mail
man to bow to Mr.. Feline. yet there
is no objection made by Mailman Doty
In carrying missives to this certain