Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-26
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


DAvENPORT-The Porto Rican re-
lief contributions have reached the fiat
tering sum OF s1,122.50.
HARTLEY-The Herald says there is
hope for the town we'll. The council is
about to make a contract for q we'll
guaranteed to furnish $4,000 gallons per
dat.
CHARLES CITY-Senator John H.
Gear arrived from Burlington Thursday
noon and greeted a few friends prior to
driving to Rockford to see the Grand
Army men in camp there.
ATLANTIC-A firm in this city has
been awarded contract for building
an elevator at Cumberland, Cass coun-
ty. 1t is to be 10000 bushel elevator,
the probable cost being $1,000.
\ FAIRBANK-Zitterel & Atkinson, OF
Webster City, secured the contract for
the store building of Everett Bros, the
size OF which on the ground is to be 50x
100 feet. It will cost about $4,000.
ACKLEY-The corn crop bids fair to
be great one in this section of the
state, and frosts will have to come
within the next two weeks to injure a
great deal Of it. says the monograph.
i ANITA-The soldiers reunion at this
lplace was one OF the best ever held The
crowd at the campfire Wednesday night
was estimated at over 5000. There were
lie tents Of all descriptions on the
grounds.
4 GAINESVILLE Notwithstanding
that new houses are constantly being
|erected, there Is a shortage of houses in
Clarksville suitable for renting. The
town Is constantly growing and all
store buildings and residences are kept
occupied.
JEFFERSON = Several car loads of
stone have arrived for the new North
. western depot, and the foundation is
rapidly rising above the ground.
DIR. Wayland Bradshaw, of Pocahontas,
arrived in the city Sunday morning,
wheeling the seventy-five miles without
a stop.
: OCHEYEDAN-Apro of the small
pox cases at Round Lake, the Ocheye-
dan town council held a meeting last
Friday evening and appointed watchers
who are stationed about one mile east
land one mile north of town to prevent
persons from Round Lake and vicin-
ity from entering the limits of the
& town.
} DUBUQUE - Druggist Joe Paler
y killed rattlesnake at Ainsworth
Springs few days ago that measured
forty-seven inches. He skinned 1t ant
: is preparing the skin Sith a view tc
making necktie of 1t. Three young la
e dies have asked him for 1T, because. as
d they said, cit would make such a pref
: ty belt.
vi OGDEN-While Northwestern en-
: CINE was making a flying switch !
: struck the rear end of a wagon near tn,
d depot. occupied by two farmers, VIII
= lam Bailey and Richard May. The We
! hicle was crushed to splinters and tn
I men We're thrown high into the air
e Luckily in falling the men cleared tn
/ track and apparently escaped without
'e serious injury.
n TAMA-The tramp, sent up" for fly
'e days for vagrancy. but really held o
is suspicion of being much-wanted mur
lie derer, was released from Jail Wednes
y day. Before leaving the country h
he dropped into Tama and for an hour 9
is two on the streets expressed some SUI
I try opinions of the manner in whic
" Tama treats the wandering Wilies.
IS !. The exterior of the Baptist churc
of having been repaired and reprinted tn
W interior is being improved by a ne1
~ coat of plastering on the ceiling.
S. WATERPROOF. w. Alexander, @
l. Lincoln township, on the 23d sold hi
a large farm of 800 acres in section 16 Q
that township to a Tama county ma
whose name is not reported. The con
te sideration was $50 per acre or $4,000 70
&c the farm. The place was bough
a twenty-three years ago for 1888 pc
acre, so that the price now paid is NOR
&c than three times the cost to the preser
ne grantor. This adds another to the &C
e formulating instances which tend I
ST show the desirability to Blackhaw
p county real estate says the Reporte
~ Mr.. Alexander expects to invest in fari
Az lands farther west.