Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-25
Southern Io1un Items

streets Friday night did damage to the
extent of $4,000. Four small presses
were ruined and three costly Autograph
presses badly damaged. A large amount
of stock was also destroyed. The fire
Is attributed to spontaneous combus-
ton. The loss is covered by insurance.
The firemen by effective work saved
the building and loss which would
have aggregated $4,000.
Clinton.
One Of the longest trains ever as
semi led for the transfer Of any one
kind Of merchandise and the longest
train ever devoted to the movement
Northwestern railway one day last
week. It Is also probably the longest
train which ever carried any one va
riety Of wares across the entire con-
| tinent The train is made up of fifty
one cars, all loaded with carpets
bound from New York to San Fran
cisco.
Harlan. Nh,
The city council sitting az an equal
ization board. has taxed Jewelry at
$1,000. which has heretofore escaped
the attention OF the city assessor. 1t
is said that City Assessor Wyland
and the council were assisted in their
work by aua.anonymous letter from
woman correspondent who gave q
list Of all the women In town who
wore diamonds and other valuables.
The owners Of all musical instrum ents
were also ferreted out and given a
boost in taxes.
ottumwa.
One Of the longest, II not the longest
train ever hauled into Ottumwa was
pulled in from. Burlington Friday night
by one Of the Oh type Of locomotives
Of the o." No. 1924. The train was a
test and the tonnage reached 2,745 tons,
with ninety loads. Trainmaster NJ. G.
Hughes. Of Burlington. accompanied
the train, which was In charge Of Con-
ductor Gus August and Engineer J. r.
Cline. The time used in the trip was
Ave hours and tnirty-five minutes from
Burlington to Ottumwa, and the length
Of the train was three ourths Of a
mile.
Mt. Pleasant.
Mayor Wait received a red-hot
anonymous letter from q resident. who
evidently lives in the north part of
town. Judging from names mentioned
In the letter, complaining Of the dogs
In the neighborhood. The letter fairly
sizzled, it was 80 hot, and in strong
and unmistakable language called upon
the mayor to do his duty" The writer
stated that a certain party living in
the neighborhood, mentioning his
name, had about twenty dogs, which
were running loose, barking and yelp-
ing. and generally annoying the people
In that part Of town.
Csntsrviiis.
The property owned by b. G. Van
Ness and occupied by John Nelson,
caught fire and the upper part Of tho
house burned. the remainder saved
only by hard work on the part Of the
fire department The fire seems to have
been caused by a defect in the fiue.
the flames breaking out near the fiue-
way over the dining room and kitchen.
Neighbors carried out the furniture
and contents OF the rooms on the first
floor The upper rooms were not all
furnished but nothing there was saved
Mrs. Nelson. whose baby Is only six
weeks old. has been very sick. and
had to be carried from the house to
the home OF n. Bennett
Des Moines.
! Fifteen women were arraigned Sat-
urday morning in police court on the
charge OF violating the city ordinance
regarding street walking All pleaded
not guilty and are held on bonds OF
$50 each until the trial April 20. The
women were taken In the crusade
against persons supposed to be OF a
disorderly character. Eight women
were arrested in Berger's restaurant
at the Hood hotel; four were taken in
a raid on an alleged disorderly house
Kept by Carrie Gill. 407 East Sixth
street: while the others were arrested
on the street after midnight. The po-
lice are determined to rid the city OF
all undesirables.
Burlington.
The program for the convention OF
the Iowa Manufacturers Association
to be held In Burlington May II and
IL, has been completed. 1t provides for
interesting addresses and papers by
prominent manufacturers Of BurlinS-
ton and the state. The principal feat
ures Of the CONVENTION will be an ex-
cursion on the steamer Dubuque OF
the Streckfus Line on the afternoon Of
Nay II. The Waiting delegates will
30 given . delightful ride on the river
from : 70 o'clock In the afternoon.
A buelneDe session will be held from
I to and IN the evening an ilius-
trated lecture Will be given at the
s0arrick theAtef In which the trade ana
manuflctaf1ng conditions Of England
and Germany viii be dwelt upon.
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