Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-30

Independence.
! Work on the now high school build
| ing is progressing rapidly. When COM
pleted it will be one of the finest high
school buildings in the state.
Monticello.
! Bert Hubbard, of this city, broke
record last week when he bought and
| shipped eleven car loads OF hogs which
contained over 900 head. He paid
s12,0 900 for them.
Charles City.
!, H. H. Belanski. Of Rock Grove, was
notified to put in a tishway but he did
not comply with the demands of the
county attorney, with the result that
the grand jury indicted him and he will
have to stand the expenses Of litigation
| besides the fine.
Hopkinton.
| Hopkinton will be the distributing
center for an auto company, for east
ern Iowa. the coming year. Mr.. F. *.
Barnes, of this place, has leased the
]. d. Morgan livery barn on First street
and is getting the building in shape for
| a large garage.
Sioux City.
! Spontaneous combustion in q pile Of
oil soaked sawdust in the basement Of
the Independent Cooperative Oil Com
pany's plan. caused fire. Daring
work on the part OF firenen prevented
! serious consequences and a possible
explosion of an oil tank in the base
ment. The loss. however, reached
nearly $1,000.
Dubuque.
| Detective Raesli and Officer Multi
gan arrested Frank Thoma, wanted at
! Gutenberg on the charge OF grand lar
ceny, where he is accused of having
! robbed a number Of individuals of their
personal belongings at one of the hotels
at that city. Marshal Luther. Of Gut
! tenberg was Immediately notified Of the
arrest.
I Monticello.
Frank Dautremont of this city, re-
ceived telegram announcing that his
son, Louis, had died at Kendall, Mont.
The deceased was born and reared in
| this vicinity but went to Montana
some years ago where he engaged in
! the newspaper business. He served in
! the Spanish-American war and while
at Jacksonville was taken III with ty-
! phoid fever from which he never fully
recovered.
Webster City.
! Charles A. Guyer, of this city, travel
ing salesman for the Hanna Coal Com
pany. helped get out the first number
OF Gilbert Hubbard's Philistine, at East
Aurora, N. Y, fifteen and half years
ago. Guyer at that time was telegraph
editor Of the New York Telegraph. In
those days he was u close friend OF
fiubbard's, tho he seldom speaks about
it. and the fact is known to but few
people In Webster City. Since Hub
bard's second marriage, Mr.. Guyer has
not been on as friendly terms with him
as before.
Fort Dodge.
| The jury in the case Of Archie Smith
against the Illinois Central railroad
company returned verdict in favor Of
the plaintiff for $500 damages. Smith
was suing the company for $3.50 for
personal injuries. He sustained brok-
en- leg while assisting in loading coal
at the round house. The company paid
his doctor bill and expenses for the ten
weeks he was convalescing and the
jury allowed the $500 for his loss of
| time and physical suffering. The case
| will be appealed.
Cedar Falls.
! Fred Hecklinger. OF Cedar Falls, a
motorman in the employ of the Water
loo. Cedar Falls & Northern, was taken
! suddenly Ill on his car Sunday morn
| ing, and those who witnessed the cpl
| sode We're firmly convinced that the
man had died. This was not the case
however, but the illness was OF such a
nature as to necessitate his confinement
to his home for several days Mr.