Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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There are now thirteen in
mates at the Monona county poor
house.
GUTHRIE CENTER-Hog cholera is
raging in some parts of Guthrie county,,
John McCool, of Highland, reports
heavy loss in his herd.
DUBUQUE-The city recorders re-
port for the past month elbows that
| twenty eight deaths occurred and that
There We're fifty-five births.
| BROOKLY N-Luther Triplett sold
his noted horse Alphonso to Grinnell
parties last week. He was big animal
and brought a big price, $3.50.
| WEBSTER CITY-The delinquent
! tax sale was closed out Monday after
noon. The list was an unusually short
one and there We're but few bidders.
GLIDDEN--Ed Farrell, who worked
in the Graphic office last spring, en-
LISTED in Uncle Sans army last week
and is now on his way to the Phillips
/ pines
LINN GROvE-School has been
closed this week and will be closed next
week or until the possibility Of any
more cases of smallpox breaking out is
4 beyond question.
i WEBSTER CTTY-At meeting of
the school board Friday evening Miss
blanche Twogood was selected to fill
the vacancy caused by Miss Lyde
Schmeltzer's resignation.
i CLINTON-The December tax sale
4 commenced at the court house Monday
l.inornine. The amount of property Of
4 fered for sale this year is only about
half as large as that of 1898.
ALBIA-One Abba grocer sold 800
a worth of merchandise to the Wabash
contractors while they We're making the
grade south from Abba the past two
i months, and the grocer has received his
pay for the goods.
j CAS'TANA-T There is a fair prospect
of a new creamery for Castana. t. j.
4 Beets, of Omaha, has been here this
4 week looking over the field and APP
i peared quite favorably impressed with
i the town3as location.
II MUSCATINE-A number of citizens
noticed rather unusual occurrence
lIeGcIIlDtE Isl 5CcIl6lili 6eltisiIdll WAS
d engaged in sodding his lot; he had three
B wagon loads and was laying II on as
T though ii were the first day of May
WATERLOO-Th rural free delivery
q of mail on the route through Orange
township was inaugurated Monday.
This will be a surprise to the patrons,
as no notice has been given as to the
date of the commencement of this SER
Twice.
OSKALOOSA-Th protracted meet
ings that have been in progress at the
Christian church. conducted by Rev
q A. L. Cory, were closed with the meet
ling Sunday night. There We're 100 per-
sons converted as the result of the
meetings.
KEoK UK- The new Y. NJ. C. A
building. erected at a cost of $4,000
was dedicated in the evening OF
Thanksgiving. The building is nov
completed, and is the only one in Iowa
paid for before its dedication according
to the Gate City.
4 IOWA CI,rY-The special meetings al
the Christian church closed Sunday
81 evening. The interest was gooc
throughout and fifteen We're added to
, the church. Messrs. Hoffman anc
( Hunsaher made many warm friends. In
ana out of the church, during theil
) stay in Iowa City.
BURLINGTON Rosa Wage de-
lparted from Burlington last week as 8
: county charge, after two days deten-
ton in hospital and police station. sig
/ nalized her arrival at Chicago by be.
r coming Violently insane and giving the
rod ha,. far
!, ent than the one she owned to here.
BELLE PLAINE--Charles Marble
who purchased the Allen harness shol
here some weeks ago and then moved
the stock to Victor. has traded thu
same to w. A. Negley, of Guernsey, fol
some real estate. He and his wife
leave this week for Colorado wller,
they will look up new location.
:. SPENCER-W NJ. Miller las
> Thursday sold his SO-acre farm, thre!
miles east of Spencer, to Chas. Scharf
: Jr., at $40 per acre. This farm wa
> homesteaded over thirty years ago b,
a man named Rice and was among tn
: first to be improved in that locality. I
!, is a good piece of land, we'll located
), and will make Mr.. Scharf pleasan
. home.
e TRAER- George Neimand is consd
cradle poorer this week than he wa
!, last week. His excellent black horse i
Q dead, 1t was sick of something Xix
i pneumonia and lived little over day
o Mr.. Neimand claims he had been of
J. fered $500 for the animal few day
8 previous by company of northwes
d Iowa farmers and was thinking OF sell
s ing. He carried no insurance.
COUNCIL BLUFFS-The foot rae
between w. H. Couple, of Bancroft
Neb., and w. G. Ross. of this city, a
Union Ioiving Park Sunday Afternoon
was won by Ross, who beat his oppo
i nent out about six inches. 1t was
8 100-yard sprint but Couple gave Ros
Q two yards start and then pushed hin