Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-07
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CORRESPONDENTS Ely continues
to arouse interest in the revival meet
ings at the Christian church.
OSKALOOSA-Judg W. G. Glenn
ents, of Newton, arrived Tuesday to
open the December term of court
HUMBOLDT-Fr Stoddard was
over from Renwick and disposed Of his
400-acre farm to Joseph Mowick, of
I Story City, for $4,000 cash.
CiLADBROOK--No Northern: Our old
friend, S. III. Newton. informs us that
he will move onto his thirty acre farm
west of Marshalltown the first of next
week.
LEAIARS--John ADAMS is seriously
indisposed with an attack of lung fever.
He caught cold while making a long
drive across the country and is a very
sick man at this time.
OCHEY ED2AN--,The revival meetings
which have been in progress at the NJ.
Il. church for the past five weeks closed
Sunday evening. Fourteen converts re-
suited from the work
CHARTER OAIS-Little Lorin Har-
ris fell asleep in a box car here one day
last week, and awoke In the evening in
Sioux City, where the authorities took
good care of him. returning him on the
morning train.
DANENoORT-Acc to the re-
port of the city physician there We're
twenty-eight cases of contagious dis
eases last month, twelve of these being
typhoid fever. Two of the twenty
eight proved fatal.
BOONE-Mr. Otis has disposed of his
fine farm near Berkeley to w. T.. Odell,
of Des Moines. who pays Mr.. Otis
$4,000 in cash for it. Mr.. Otis will move
to Shelby. where he and his son George
have established a creamery.
DUNLAP one Of III. +. Pease's
horses afflicted with pinkeye died sud-
denly while he was driving in the vicin-
ity of the cemetery the first of the
week. He has the TAIL which is large
fine one hanging up in his Office.
AUBURN Ralph Winkier shot and
killed large white owl measuring Al.
feet from tip to tip of wings, which
aiighted In his fathers barn yard one
day last week. Mr.. Mott has mounted
the bird and has Ii on exhibition in his
store.
COUNCIL BLUFFS Jacob l.. Eblen
Monday fled In the federal court in
this city his voluntary petition inbank-
ruptcy. Eb!en is farmer and lives in
Cass county. He schedules unsecured
claims aggregating s126.65 and his as
sets, all claimed as exempt, foot up
SEES
OTTUMNyA--Julia Barber, a colored
woman about 80 years of age, who was
employed at the Ballingall hotel, died
about 0 o'clock Monday evening from
-, al IA, &,
said that colored man named Fred
Gardner Is responsible for the injury
and subsequent death of the woman
NASHJTA-The creditors of George
ID. Kennison, who Is now in the grocery
business here. have commenced an ac-
ton to have him declared an involun-
tary bankrupt. Mr.. Kennison's sched-
uled liabilities. as scheduled, amount to
only $500 and his assets are the grocery
stock. He is resisting the action, which
will be tried in Dubuque.
IOWA CITY-The corner stone OF the
new court house was laid Saturday
afternoon. The stone is by 3 by feet
in dimensions. and has moulded cap
1t rests in the northeast corner of the
building. just above the water table
The copper box placed in the hole cut
in the stone is 6 by s by 10 inches In
dimensions and contains many inter-
esting documents.
CoLFAx-S. W. Cole, of Cedar Ra-
pids, was here Monday, clearing w
some business matters preliminary t.
going south next week to take charge
OF his winter home, La Borde Hotel, ST
Augustine, Florida. Mrs. Cole and
their daughter. Mrs. Lawrence. will ac.
company him and remain during the
winter. $50 Janitor divers Thanks
giving Aay linner was graced with /