Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-05
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


& CLEAR LAKE-Ten young ladies
from Rockford occupy one of the Keeler
cottages.
JEFFERsoN-Mr. j. I. Gilman, Of
Brooklyn. Iowa. is the new landlord al
the Head House. arriving last week.
MT. Gilman is an experienced hotel
man. His family will join him here In
the fall.
MASON CITY-A. C. Griffen, OF this
city, who was taken suddenly i'll at
Chaplin. Is reported but little better. 1t
was hoped that he could be brought
home. but his condition forbids 1t for
the present at least.
ELDORA-A spinning wheel which is
l2O years old, Is on exhibition in Ed
gar's window. 1t is the property of
Mrs. L. G. Clark. and was used by her
grandmother in days gone by before
the modern inventions in this line were
in use.
CHARLES CITY-Honey will be
scarce this year; the new ,p is now
retailing at twenty cents a pound. The
severe cold Of last winter was too much
for the bees to Withstand and in conse-
quence Of the fact IS per cent of the
colonies were killed off.
TOLEDO-C. d. Jones and his son
Lee returned from Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. Tuesday evening. Lee hav-
ing become enthused with a patriotic
spirit had enlisted In the Thirty-second
regiment, but being under age his ia
Their secured his discharge.
AUDUBON-Miss Dora Larsen. who
will act as assistant principal in the
Audubon schools next year and who has
been attending school at Cedar Falls
arrived here Saturday. $3.50 George
Weaver has had very serious time
with the appendicitis. He has been con-
fined closely to his bed for two or three
weeks. 1t is a dangerous trouble, but
the indications are that he will recover
IOWA CITY-The contract for the
new Jail was let Thursday to Rowson &
Mohnke by the Stuart Iron works OF
Cincinnati represented by C.. L. Wundt
The board of supervisors met and
agreed to the transfer. The original
firm will get $4,000 and Rowson s
Nohnke get $500, the other folks to
furnish the IRON. Work began Thurs
lay. Thus the present contractors have
both buildin~s.
OSo1AAl1OOSA-Ine assessed value OF
the lots in Oskaloosa is estimated at
$3,b90O00. and the personal property al
$1,5S0,000. The grand total for the coun-
ty is s6,55s,56 The average value OF
farm lands throughout the county is
$42.66 per acre. The highest price paid
for land during the year was S73.6S, and
the lowest $50 per acre. The total
number of acres sold, exclusive of sher-
iff and forced sales, was 21,32S acres
and the total consideration was $Sl6,530
The average price for land sold was
$3S.2S per acre.
TAMA-A number of farmers in this
vicinity have lost number of calves OF
late with a disease that resembles the
black leg. w. j. Brown, who reside:
south of here, lost seven recently
Work has begun on the founda-
ton of j. b. Tins brick block on Eas
Main street. . The family of Johr
Hagerty. Jr., of South Columbia, arr
having more than their share of trou
BILE. Con, who has had the rheumatism
for eight years, became insane ten days
ago and was removed to Independence
Monday. His mother, who has been !,
constant attendance upon him, wor1
4 out with watching and grief, became in
sane Friday and rs yet shows no sign!
of recovery. She will probably be re
moved to the asylum this week.