Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-16
Northern, Io1ua Items

[ and the third was injured On the hip
Two Of the injured men were taken to
! Waterloo.
| Stockholders of the Waterloo, Cedar
Falls 6 Northern railway have au-
thorized an increase of capital stock
to TIE amount of $4,000, making to-
tai OF s2.550,0o0. The increase is for
the building OF an interurban extension
! to La Porte City. a distance Of fifteen
miles, next spring. People along the
way and at La Porte City will sub
scribe $4,000 of the preferred stock.
which pays pe- cent cumulative in
| terest. This stock may be withdrawn
at any time by the company by Civ
ing notice. and paying 1913 per cent
of the par value.
/ Waterloo.
| For the past ten DAYS smooth
Ewindlers have worked their game or,
the streets Of Waterloo, almost within
few rods Of the police station Two
neat appearing young men have
patroled up ard down the streets. ac-
costing the unwary farmers, and en-
deavoring to give them fountain pens.
which were offered as premiums with
new farm journal. the outfit to be
!; turned over to the prospective buyer
for 81. The officers discovered that
these gentlemen were taking subscrip-
tto1s for William Galloways new pub
iication. The Agricultural! Age. and do
mating the pens as premiums. This
magazine is in no way a subscription
proposition. and it is reported that the
sWindlers made a good haul
Mason City.
A. NJ. Graves, for many years owner
OF considerable property here and who
secured notoriety in various matrimon-
lal escapadcs. is in the lime light again,
and is advertising in the papers for IL
wife. If the venture is successful it
will be the sixth marriage fo- Graves
within eight years. He claims to be
q college graduate and friend oeI
Roosevelt, but the woman who applies
must have 500 in money Mr.. Graves
says he has claim in Warroad, Mimi.
and needs $3.50 to prove up on It, and
$400 to square his debts. He offers as
an inducement twelve room house
without servant. 100 acre farm the
finest yoke of oxen in Minnesota. g.
year-old daughter, chance to take "A
claim alongside the Graves homestead.
and chance to pay Of the mortgage.
Mr.. Graves says he has spent several
days answering callers. but the right
woman has not appeared yet.
Waterloo. 80
A rejuvenation of the old town meet
ing, which was in vogue. in the New
England states in the early days, will
be witnessed in Waterloo, where peo-
pie will gather and talk over the mer-
its Of the various candidates for coun-
Gilman. Several Of these meetings will
he held during the municipal cam
paign. Tho the city election is several
weeks away. candidates are being an
nounced for mayor. Those who have
authorized the use of their names are
r. C. Thompson, city auditor: W. r.
French. former seed merchant and city
councilman, and George L. Dixon. a real
estate man. It is said other candidates
may enter the race before the time
for closing the nominations. ]. r.
Rector the present mayor. will not seek
ELECTION, and has announced himself
as candidate for the republican nomi-
nation as sheriff Of Black Hawk coun-
~.
Sioux City.
. :: For the protection Of the cleaner
class Of prisoners, who entertain a !
highbrow aversion for the filth that
:aw!s, plan 70 force ge-n,!c!de !
bath upon dirty inhabitants Of the city |
jail next summer has been brought |
:out Of committee and probably will |
be adopted by the heads Of the police !
department. The effect Of this an |
nouncement upon timid hoboes IL ex-
pected to be tremendous. The idea IL |
to secure a metal tank like large bath |
tub, and similar in other respects to |
the cattle dips. at the stock yards. |
A mild but effective germicide will be
kept In the tank. and prisoners sus-
.pected of leading plural lives'' will be |
required to walk thru It, Coincident
with the installation OF this system, q t
vigorous assault upon the jail itself !
will be made to rid 1t thoroughly of In
sect pests, and keep 1t clean. Meas
urementp for the tank will be taken
from Giles futile. the giant patrol
driver ]