Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
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HAMPTON-A Minneapolis man has
been paying from 800 to $3.50 cash down
for horses here for shipment to his home
city.
ESTHERvILLE-Th is no hitch in
the sale Of the $4,000 school bonds and
work on the new school building will be
begun without further delay.
ATLANTIC-The soldiers, relief COM
mission met Tuesday and apportioned
funds among many OF the old veterans
They pay out $4,000 year to old SOL
diers.
CRESTON-The early closing move
ment was short lived. Business houses
will be opened evenings hereafter until
such time as the proprietors decide to
close.
BOONE-The committee having in
charge the work of soliciting funds for
a street fair have about $1,000 in sight
and hope to secure the full amount of
$1,000 desired.
WATERLOO-L.. Geismar is in re-
ceipt of a letter from a sister living in
Paris in which she says her daughter
has recently won a prize of $4,000 francs
offered by the city of Paris
MOUNT PLEASANT - George w.
Dutton celebrated his s5th birthday last
week. He has just completed digging
and walling forty-foot we'll. Pretty
| good for man of that age, says the
Journal
FORT DODGE-The Messenger says
/ L. A. Thorsen now claims the Regal
Robes of the local fishermen While
| fishing last Monday or perhaps sun
day, Mr.. Thorsen caught black bass
weighing as he says, Az pounds.
A COUNCIL BLUFFs-Among the re-
4 cent consignments transferred at the
Union Pacific freight depot were the
winter supplies for the United States
army in the Philippines, consisting of
heavy clothing, blankets and tents.
4 CEDAR FALLS-George Wilkins.
4 north of town, sold two calves two
months old for $50. and a third about
the same age for $3.50. He thinks this
lis better than selling the milk. Calves
4 are hard to find and bring a good
price.
MUCATINE-A gang of men is now
at work tearing down the remains of
4 Muscatine's rolling mill The various
s machines will be parceled out to many
sections of the country. By the end of
+ the week there will be nothing left of
what was once very promising in
dustry.
DAVENPORT-Ther was one case
of diphtheria in Davenport in July and
one in August. This month one case of
} diphtheria and two of scarlet fever have
been reported. The scarlet fever cases,
} both in the same family on West Sec
ond street, are mild, and no serious re-
suit is apprehended.
OTTUNlWA--Rev. Booker Fox, the
! we'll known old coiored preacher, is out
on the streets today. MIR. Fox has been
confined to his bed for the past nine
months suffering from an attack of
pneumonia. He was LOG years of age in
: August of this year. and the old man
can hardly get around.
OVERWHELMINGLY is an excellent
> crop in this vicinity running from eight
to twelve bushels to the acre. Wheat
and oats are very uneven. Wheat runs
from ten to twenty-five bushels, but
!. most of 1t is under twenty, while oats
3 yield from thirty to fifty bushels, with
occasionally a field that turns out six
!. ty bushels.
VINTON-Last week was one OF the
busiest ever experienced by our canning
. factories for the reason that the ca.
pacities are greatly enlarged and /
;. larger quantity of corn is being con.
!, sumed. Saturday night both factorie.
: were compelled to run till after day,
light to avoid running Sunday. TIL,
:, corn is of a fine quality and full,
: 100000 cans Will be put up by the TIVE
:, factories before the season closes
q HARTLET-Herald: Tuesday tn,
. new city scales We're tested by weighing
I the most precious freight, even human
freight, and the result was that twt
!, sisters. Mrs. d. Putnam and Mrs
2 George Cobb. tipped the beam to thu
. figure of 576 pounds. We believe thi
: sister-couplet beats the record in thi
"a county. These women are from tn
Walker family, of Hardin county, con
s sisting of nine children, none OF then
. weighing less than 200 pounds.
o SIOUX C1TY-In County Recorde
IS Becker's office deed has been file
e conveying the Sioux City Starch Works
d by Hiram Duryea, to the United Starc
% Company. the consideration being 81
.e There are $125 in revenue stamps upo
" the instrument. Another conveyance
Il which was sent here from New York i
l. printed form. transfers the Unite
n Starch Company to the United State
1t Mortgage and Trust Company, Of Ne,
4, York. The consideration in this trans
d fer Is $1,250,000 and the deed is given t
" secure the first mortgage bonds Of tn
vi company.
l. BELLE PLANE The America
ID Book Company through its agents
IN Messrs. Wilson and Sullivan. threate
re to entoin the board Of education OF ou
IT city from using certain books Of othe
m publishing companies in the city school
where they. claim they have contrat
for the books. The board entered into
leiI five-year contract with the America
70 Book Company y 1895. whereby ths