Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-05
| Mt. Pleasant.

Mt. Pleasant.
DR.. John R. Day, aged SO. one Of the
best known physicians in the state. is
dead at his home here. Shortly after
he retired the physician was found
with life extinct by members of his
family.
Mondamin.
The Northwestern railroad water
plant at Mondamin burned to the
ground Wednesday. It was the only
water plant on the Sioux City line be-
tween Onawa and Missouri Valley, and
! will have to be replaced quickly
Corning.
| John White. centenarian, is dead
He lived only eighteen days after the
! celebration Of his one hundsedth birth
day annivary The body was taken to
Mt Etna. where the services were
| held in the First Baptist church.
creston.
Union county tax payers turned out
| in such force Saturday that an extra
assistant was needed In the county
treasurer's office for the day. Long be-
fore the hour of closing $4,000 had
been paid over to the treasurer's office.
| This is the largest amount ever re-
ceived in one day In the county's his
tory.
Newton.
The city council selected two paving
inspectors, who will inspect all paving
and curbing which will be constructed
IN Newton this summer. The men Sc
iected are George Hart and john
cleasby, whose duties will begin when
the paving is commenced. There were
six applicants for the position Of paw
ing inspector.
Wilton.
An improved burial vault has been
invented by Muscatine county man
which, il is believed, has solved the
problem of a permanently sealed vault
Earl c. whitmer. Wilton undertaken
the inventor. ha. applied for a patent
or his invention. and has been advised
by his attorneys that there is no ap-
parent obstacle to the granting Of the
patent.
Creston.
Postal Inspector c. S Ranger and the
Burlington railroads. specia! agent, A.
L. Rourke. arrested George ]. Johnson
Of Brookheid, Mo-, at Villisca, on a
charge of sending obscene matter thru
the mail. He was brought here before
Federal Commissioner Hanna, where
he pleaded not guilty. and will be taken
before the Ottumwa court at the next
term. He was placed under $500 bond
and in default was taken to jail.
Museatins.
The curfew shall ring, and with Its
sound let every boy and girl under IA
wears Of age be found at home. II they
are located on the public streets after
that time unless accompanied by an
older person. they will be liable TO des
tention. Mayor Conrad Koehler has
taken a step to conserve the morals
of the younger generation by issuing
a proclamation announcing That the
curfew law will be strictly observed
here and the new measure has gone
into effect
Logan.
F. c. Garner OF Logan. recently came
into posses sion Of papers. books and
other personal property Of relative
deceased. and among the books MI
Garner found paper dollar issued In
war time" and reading as follows:
THE people Of the United states prom
j.4 to pay the bond holder in green
backs and they will enforce the corf-
tract" Also This note ID receivable
in payment Of all loans made by the
government, including the $40 bonds
The dollar bill is regarded as both rare
and valuable.
! oes Moines.
| The railroad commission 10 engaged
in securing from. the shippers OF lows
some definite Information IN which e
base an inquiry as TO whether or no
the shippers are getting q square des.
in the matter OF weightA Tho shipper
are asked to report on carload ship
In-Ilis. giving ii1e weights - :sss>e.fed
and their own weights, and the re-
] ported weight Of the caxs. and the stem.