Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-21


day afternoon, Nov. 81. The stage of
above low water mark, fall of i OF
foot having occurred in the preceding
twenty-four hours.
EssEX-The building boom continues
in Essex. One builder has contracted
three new residences near the opera
house and is going to work on them at
once. Phil Bannister has about COM
pleted arrangements for his two-story
brick block.
CRESTON-S. A. Brewster has sold
the Creston Daily Advertiser to Messrs.
G. f. Skirvin and A. H. Andrews and
he will move to Cripple Greek, Col,
where he has mining interests. He has
been in charge OF the Advertiser for
seventeen years.
TITONKA-The mana gers Of the C..
r. G.. & N. w. are anticipating extern
sive improvements. They have now
nearly completed large tank and wind
mill. They have also begun laying ex-
ira switches. The business of the sur
rounding country make it necessity
for the railroad to make extra improve
ments to meet the emergency, says the
Topic.
OTTUMWA-The total number of
hogs received at the packing house of
John Morrell & Co. for the week end
| ing Friday was 1850. The receipts all
| fall have been much larger than they
were for the corresponding periods last
year. In 1898 the receipts were $4,000
between November ] and Is, and for
the corresponding period this year the
number was $4,000.
AUBURN-Recorder We have not
bored our readers to any great extent
| this season with corn husking' yarns,
SO by way of diversion we will state
| that on Wednesday of this week two
young men of the neighborhood, O. ".
bishop and Dick Basler, each husked
and cribbed 100 bushels of corn in the
field of j. w. Pratt in the space of ten
and one-half hours.
4 DUNLAP-The new C. & N. w. depot
was opened to the public last week. 1t
| is very neat and comfortable struc-
ture, with two waiting rooms, for ladies'
and gentlemen, is heated by steam and
| equipped with modern improvements,
except kerosene lamps. From the ex-
terror or interior the building presents
1 a metropolitan appearance and the peo-
4 pie of Dunlap may we'll feel proud of it.
/ SIOUX sCITY-The board of water
\ works trustees has come to the con
i clusion that 1t will go ahead and do
i business without further consultation
4 with the city council as to its affairs
4 secretary Spalding has issued a call for
all warrants against the water works
fund issued prior to March /, 1898. to be
4 brought to his office and he will pay
them. This means distribution of be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000
j FORT MADISON-4A. r. Thayer died
4 at Fort Madison at 1870 O'clock Friday
night, aged 80 years. He is survived
by wife and one son, Dell. He was
born in Newton. N. j.. in 1919. During
the civil war he served in the Second
i New Jersey Cavalry. He had been a
guard at the penitentiary for the past
fifteen years and for two years previ-
Ious to that time served in the same ca
pacity at the Anamosa penitentiary.
CLEAR LAKE-Mirror: Will Hill
land Orlie Hawver are trapping musk
rats, mink and skunk at Rice lake and
the fact that they have been gone over
two weeks shows that they are doing
we'll Rats especially are numerous
and the lake is said to be almost GOV
cred with houses. Clyde Lown ane
Allie Pramer. who drove in from Lake
Mills last night, say that the boys ars
having fine luck. Furs, by the way, are
Il going Up all the while.
IDA GROVE--By far the most costly
spacious, convenient and handsome
residence in Ida county. recently built
tie Greek. 1t occupies 47lsx56ls groune
l 4 n [,
foity-six feet from the foundation, anc
:, lit is full two-story house with at at
= tic and complete basement, and cost il
fhe neghborhood of $4,000. is fin
lshed in hard wood and has all mod
Iern equipments. The Pioneer prints {
view of it.
SHENANDOAH-Rev. Williams j:
!. lconducting revival services here. The
lSentnel says If large audiences and in
i tense interest are indications OF sue
cess the union meetings Will prove {
/ ,ecided success. The armory is packed
full every night and people are anxiou:
Ito get there early and stay till the las
word is said and the last song is sung
The music is under the skillful trainint
!, of Professor Alexander. Fifty trainet
!, voices. two pianos, two organs. Stew
1, Hamilton with Side trombone dA'
Alonzo Nesmith with bass viol, max
q the music alone worth hearing.
1 COUNCIL BLUFFs-E. A. Wickham
= of this city, has received word that hi
. firm has been awarded the contract TO
! six miles of Hennepin canal connectin,
the Chicago and Illinois rivers. TIL
J, whole cut is twelve miles long. Til
! formal award of the contract will no
4 be made until the bids have been re
& viewed by the government officials a
i Washington. MIR. Wickham is unabl
> 10 state until he receives more detaile
Information just what part OF the cana
lis included in the contract secured b.
!, his company. but he estimates that tn
= contract will probably aggregate fror
sl6o.OOO to sls0,000. He says the fir
9 Twill begin work as soon as possible af
! ter the contract is signed.
y tits Dangerous to Neglect Cold.
Pneumonia is one of the most dan
gerous and fatal diseases. 1t AWAY
y results from cold or from an attac
q of la grippe. Chamberlain's Coug
II Remedy will quickly cure cold an
perhaps prevent an attack of pneu
Y monia 1t is, in fact, made especial
! for that ailment and has become ia
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