Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-24

and they worked all day Monday, but
on Tuesday jumped the job and ull dis
appeared. Nearly all of their big out
ut has been lying idle since it arrived
from Blue Earth, Mimi. on account of
the strike of the men who accompanied
the outfit here and owing to the fact
that they have been unable to secure
men to take their places.
SIOUX CITY-George b. Adams has
returned from Anamosa, where he
served a term OF two years for embez-
Element of about $500 from the Amer
lean Express Company. He received
about six months good time. He has
secured position in Sioux City and
proposes to redeem himself, says the
Tribune.
MONT1CELLO-The 14th was sem
tence day in the district court. Judge
Remley imposed penitentiary sentences
upon nine criminals, the largest number
ever sent up at any one term of court
ever held in the county. None of these
men convicted of a felony were resi-
dents of the county. They We're all
tramps and ex-convicts.
SHENANDOAH-Mr D. S. Wingert
sold 100 acres of land the other day for
$50 per acre. This the Sentinel believes
is the highest price ever received for a
quarter section of land in southwestern
Iowa unless it was contiguous to some
town. Mrs. A. K. Wilson has sold her
farm of 16O for SOS per acre and will
move to Shenandoah. Both these farms
are in Morton township, several miles
from any town.
NEW SHARON-Star: You have all
heard of the absent minded man who
rode horse to town. forgot that he had
the horse and walked home. Well. New
| Sharon has man who rides his bicycle
| to town, forgets that he ever owned a
wheel and walks home, where he is
aroused from his distracted condition
| by the astonished query of his wife:
Henry, what in the world did you do
| with your wheel?"
| WATERLOO-Hog cholera is devas-
ltating the herds of East Waterloo
township farmers and some heavy
losses have been experienced in the
section few miles east of the city.
| The most serious loss occurred on the
farm of Joe Medika, who has had near
| ly seventy animals die from the dis
ease. Martin Stark and Bert Carey
| have also suffered severely, and have
Host nearly all their herds. The last
place to be attacked was Mike Gilley's,
and fifteen head had died up to Satur-
Iday morning.
FORT DODGE-Capt. r. p. Bell,
to the great regret of his many friends
lin this city who have known his worth
/ of character and sterling qualities ever
i since his coming to this city thirty
| three years ago, has decided TO nc
longer claim Fort Dodge as his place
Of residence. but will make his home ir
Florida during the winter and at Lake
Minnetonka during the summer. Under
Ibis direction a boat is now building al
4 Minnetonka. in which boat he viii
A cruise upon the Minnesota lake during
the summer and about September l vii
sail from st. Paul down the MISSISSIPPI
to the sea.
II CEDAR FALLS-Some of our citi
zens learning of a possible opportunit.
to induce the Monarch Feeder ans
Stacker Company to manufacture thei
goods in our city, went to work with
will and the result has proven very sat
& isfactory. the business being completes
:. and their coming to Cedar Falls is a
assured fact. The owners of the patent
Whitworth, O. II. Leonard and j. \
Wilson. These people subscribe for hal
A the capital of the company. which is d
:. present to be $4,000 paid up. Loca
subscriptions take the remaining stock
A bonus is to be paid the owners of tn
) patents from the earnings of the bust