Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-11
Mount Pleasant.

'HouNt FIeaSdht.
Citizens Of Mount Pleasant viii vote
tuesday. Oct. "a. on the question Of
establishing 4 new sanitary sewer dis
rict terminal sewage disposal plant.
IN expenditure Of not to exceed $50 900
IS referred to the electors of the city
Mount Pleasant.
Marshal J. +. Anderson has annihi-
ated nearly 100 homeless and tagless
puTps" since the new ordinance went
INTO effect a few months ago. At the
last killing, nine CANNES, which had
served their period of probation in the
pound and had been found Tnasterless,
tipped their last zip.
Keokuk.
The Hageria farm consisting OF
about 222 acres in Green Bay township.
vas appraised by the sherif1"s commits
sion a s7,S1Ss0. This sum is little
more than the Mississippi River Power
Company offered before instituting
condemnation proceedings and nearly
5000 less. than the owner asked for
his land.
Fairfield.
one shotgun, one Stevens rifle, 500
cartridges, eight razors. and seven
dozen pocket knives were found on
two men, Tom Martin and David
Jacobson. said to be Of Chicago, when
sheriff Shan Campbell arrested them,
charged with roDbing the a. j. Marsh
hardware store at Ainsworth Friday
night.
Merrill.
For the fifth time inside of year
death entered the William Tullis home
at Merrill last Saturday afternoon. at
o'clock and claimed for It's victim
William Tullis, one of our most highly
respected citizens For the past year
MIR. Tullis had been In poor health, but
only week ago he was compelled to
remain in bed, typhoid pneumonia TAX
ing a firm grip upon him.
Newton.
John Emmack. who resides several
miles northwest Of the city, fell from
the loft Of his barn striking on a girder
in his descent, broke one OF his ribs on
the right side and otherwise painfully
bruised and injured himself. Mr.. En-
mack received medical aid at once but
his injuries are very painful and Will
incapacitate him from work for soms
time to come.
Davenport.
Eugene Ely, who is visiting his par
ents in Davenport, made two passen-
ger carrying flights before 10000 spec
| tators here Sunday. Pet Peterson, OF
Davenport, and Mrs Ely being the pas
sengers Ely was met by several hun
dred enthusiastic townsmen with a
brass band on his arrival here and
Saturday evening was banqueted at
= nYhaQn10
with gold watch.
| Dss Moinss.
To investigate the conditions under
| which the Greek boys work in the shoe
shining parlors OF Sioux City. inspec-
| tors from the office OF f. w. Van
Duyn, state commissioner Of labor, will
go to Sioux City next week. The de-
partment received letter Saturday
from ]. II. Strict. of Sioux City, Sec
rotary Of the Iowa Federation OF La
Dor, in which he stated tho boys en-
ployed in the shoe shining parlors
there are victims Of the ''Dadrone" sys-
TEN. He said the labor assembly had
been appealed to by tho boys to aid
them in their fight against the shor
owners.
ksosauqua.
! With the receding Of the waters Of
Fox river. which traverses the southe-,
part OF the county. some idea OF the
immense damage to crops is IL =. 8:
certained, corn in field and shock SUI
fering the greater damage. and to thil
alone the loss win amount to many
thousands OF dollars. Fox river 10 nor.
mally small stream. but 90 crooked
that it's length is estimated to be 35t