Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-27
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the yield is not on an average. as large
as anticipated. vet some acres and
farms have turned out well and the
quality is good and the prices prevail
ing quite satisfactory.
MASON CITY-Harry Hall, for a
number Of years a restauranter Of this
city. has packed up bag and baggage
and has gone to Waterloo, where he
Will engage In similar business.
NORTHUMBERLAND have been
secured for the establishment OF ga
looms in keokuk county. They bear the
names of about twenty more than the
necessary 65 per cent OF the voters.
ALDEN-Miss Lesta David finished
her course of studies at Cedar Falls and
has returned home for weeks rest be-
fore going to Norway, Ia, where she
has been elected assistant principal.
MADRID-Time is drawing near
when the electric lights will be turned
on at Madrid. Hans Lotus says a few
may be lit this week for a test, and
probably by next week sometime the
most of them will be turned on.
ROCKWELL = Phonograph: Mike
weeks with poisoned hand caused by
cutting his wrist on a cornstalk while
husking, and smut coming in contact
with the cut resulted in painful hand
and arm.
GARRISON-Frank s. Ulery, of Car
rison, has been granted a patent on a
machine for gathering silk from cut
corn" There is a great necessity for
L -. 4. tins,
and If this proves successful Mr.. Ulery
has valuable invention.
4 TAMA-The Tama & Toledo Electric
Railway and Light Company has paid
out $17,500 for Improvements and labor
since the first day of last January.
| 1t is probable that ex-county treasurer
| John G. Bull will act as deputy for
| County Treasurer Elect Eshbaugh.
DUBUQUE--John Haas, who re-
signed his position as clerk at the Page
house to accept position with the
Great Western railway, made his first
run yesterday as fireman. The work is
not new to Mr.. Haas and he will no
! doubt make valuable man for the
company.
i ACCOMPLISHMENTS Luder has sued
4 the bondsmen of Road Supervisor j. G.
Hedrick on account of a bad accident in
which she was injured when a party OF
girls from keokuk were thrown out OF
y a carriage near Summitville last sum-
mer. She claims $4,000 DAMAGES for the
alleged negligence Of Hedrick.
SPENCER-As to the smallpox scare,
the News states there have been re-
ports of its existence in the country be-
tween Spencer and Sioux Rapids, but
such reports are wholly without found
alton. There is not a case of the dis
ease in Clay county today and there
. fore no cause for undue excitement.
SHENANDOAH-Swif & Co. took In
"a, 500 pounds of poultry last week. pay
: ing therefor the snug sum of $1,456. Re
: duced to heads the above would repre-
sent 5000 chickens, ducks and turkeys
:. although of the latter there We're only
1929 pounds, for farmers are holding
the turkeys for the Christmas market.
OELWEIN-The resignation of Miss
Anna Hamlin was accepted by the
board OF education at their Wednes-
day night meeting and Miss Maude
Bentley was elected to the position
made vacant The Register says Mis-:
! Hamlin is a fine teacher, and 1t is ru
: mored that her resignation was caused
. by the futtering of Cupids wings.
! CHARLES CITY-There are nov
y four damage suits against the cit.
' pending In our courts through injuries
, sustained by parties falling or step
: ping through defective sidewalks. II
speaking OF the matter one who know
says: "Unless some decisive measure
= are taken by the city toward the con
: struction and maintenance OF good
9 substantial walks the city is liable to b
. bankrupt"
! TRAER-On the new Northwestern
line ground has been broken for tn
:. new town on the Parizek land Il
!. Oneida. which has been named Cutie
;. in honor of President Brices sister Il
! Tama. D. r. Baker, one OF our enter
: : prising lumbermen, has secured groun
!. for a lumberyard, and went out yester
:. day to locate his buildings and get mat
, tiers started He will begin hauling lum
:. Der overland from Traer at once.
= NEW-TON-Mrs. DIR. Gorrell has re
:. . ceived patent from the U. s. govern
: ment on new hook and eye she ha
:. Invented. Mrs. Gorrell left Tuesday fc
" bridgeport, Conn, to inspect a machin
. which she has ordered to manufacture
" the patent, and Will also visit severe
large eastern cities to inspect the fac
tories in which the old style hook an
- eve are made Mrs. Gorrell's inventio
IS is most valuable one, according to tn
: Record.
: DUBUQUE-There are more saloon
=, in Dubuque than in nay other low
- county. The annual report of Stat
Auditor Merriam shows that Dubuqu
?. county has 191. Since the enactment {
. the law the number of saloons in TT
!, county has decreased. When the ia
- became effective Dubuque city had q
= saloons. After the first quarter of TT
tax became due the number began
decrease until today there are near
= 100 less than formerly.
3 IDA GRovE-P. w. Teghtmeyer la
: spring contracted with Mr.. Gano
Z raise him thirty acres of broom cor
The product amounted to about eigl
N tons of dry straw for which he paid NJ
y Gano $50 per ton. He then made abo'
900 brooms which took between thru
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