Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-08
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

CLARINDA-More than 5000 bushels
of potatoes We're grown this year on the
farm conducted by the inmates Of the
insane asylum at Clarinda.
MASON CITY-The embargo which
has been laid on the shipment of grain
has been raised and the elevators
emptied 1t will make a big movement
of grain.
LYNNYILLE-At the present time
there are three cases of diphtheria in
town, the same being in the families of
w. H. Treese, Charles Jay and John
anderson, one case in each family being
reported Strict quarantine regulations
are being enforced.
WATERLOO-Ther was falling off
of business in the Office of the county
recorder during the month of October
as compared with the corresponding
month last year. During the month just
closed 271 papers were filed; during the
last year there We're 292.
| DUBUQUE-The new overall factory
which moved from Freeport to this city
will be ready for operation the first of
| the present week. The machines are
now in place and the cutters are getting
lin their work. The company will start
| with a small force and increase it as
business demands.
| OTTUMWA-The total number of
hogs received at the packing house of
John Morrell & Co. for the week ending
| Friday night was $4,000, the largest
number received in any week of the
present year. Fourteen thousand was
the number received during the CORE
spending week last year.
/ NEW SHARON-The fire which was
set by Central engine lately north OF
town did much damage to property
Among the losers are G. c. Strom, thir-
Iteen acres of corn; w. E. Evans. TWEEN
/ ty-f five acres of meadow. PA posts, some
fencing and a field bridge. The damage
has been appraised at $50 for Mr.. Stron
and S55 for Mr. Evans.
4 MUSCATINE - Muscatine county
i fruit growers predict that no strawber-
.lries will be grown in that county mex
year. The weather of the last year has
been particularly hard on strawberr,
wines. the cold and drought of last win
ter and the dryness of the summer hay
ing proved fatal to them. Some of the
largest growers say they have not 6
single good vine left.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Steunenberg, OF
Idaho, has been in the city visiting hi!
4 father-in-law, Frank keppel. of go
South Fifth street. He is on his way
home from Washington, where he Wen
on official business connected will
some anarchistic troubles in his state
He came here from Knoxville, la.
where he was reared, his brother, Johl
Steunenberg, coming with him. Gov
in 1861.
Il COUNCIL BLUFFS Augustus r
Robinson filed his petition in the fed
eral court Saturday to be relieved of TIL
obligation to pay debts for which h
, could make no provision. He schedule,
secured CLAIMS amounting TO Sl56 an
unsecured debts approximating $5,9S9.2
!. He claims exemptions to the amount o
1913, consisting of household furnitur
and farm implements and stock, tn
. use of which was necessary to provid
for the maintenance of his family
Robinson is farmer living near Anits
{, SPENCER-Corn husking is now ia
, enough advanced to determine tn
character of the crop, and the quit
e general verdict in Clay county is tina
the yield Is not up to where many SUP
: posed it would be. Before huskin
!, time good many farmers said til
Iyield of this years crop would be equs
: to that of last, but such does not prov
I to be the case. Last year the yiel
/. ranged from forty to eighty bushels pc
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