Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-11
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


DUNLAP Frank Crum, prominent
farmer of Jordon townhip, Monona
county, marketed during the month of
August $4,000 worth of cattle of his
own feeding. He received $50 to $685.
for his stock in Chicago.
WEBSTER CITY-Judging from the
large number of cases filed the last few
days the September term of the dis
trict court will be a busy one indeed.
Some OF the cases are of considerable
Importance and will require consider
able time to try.
LEMARS-Ed Townsend received a
Telegram Monday morning informing
him that his nephew. Sidney Townsend
was dead, the result of an accidental
shooting. He was IS years of age. Nc
particulars as to how the accident oc-
Cured We're given.
PERRY-The case OF Mary Huffman
| vs.. the town, for 81 900 damage by rea-
son Of injuries received from fall on a
defective sidewalk, was tried at Abel
last week, and a judgment was rendered
against the town for $575. The case will
probably be appealed.
4 ESTHERyILLE-W Baker. of
iEstherville. was indicted last week for
running a gambling house. He plead
guilty and was fined 800 and cost. Hav-
ling lost his rake off, or not wishing
to spend 1t for a fine, he is now lang
gushing in the county Jail.
AUDUBON-Little Ralph, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Williamson. who is pas
Isionately fond of horses, had the fingers
| of his left hand badly bitten by one of
George Corry's horses few days ago
while stroking it on the nose. 1t was
necessary to amputate the second fin
ger above the first joint.
/ IOWA FALLS-The newly organized
Christian church society will probably
to worhsip The ownership of Reeve
chapel, north of town, owing to the
fact that the members have nearly all
moved away. has reverted to the state
board Of the church and will no doubt
be transferred to the society here, in
which case it is proposed to move the
4 building to Iowa falls.
Il MT. PLEASANT-About eight or ten
lof our citizens have stock in the Guar
4 antee Saving and Loan Association OF
Minneapolis. These men have juse re-
ceived notice of an assessment of 30 pei
cent ON the present book value of theii
stock Abont nine years ago the com
pany interested these Mt. Pleasant
parties, and they expected by this time
to have completed the necessarily
4 monthly payments and receive theii
money back. with good interest. Thii
action of the Guarantee company II
leyying an assessment of 80 per cent
against their holdings comes as a sur.
prise.
LEMARS-About week ago mar
giving the name of E. Weber was IL
EeMars with a buggy and team selling
liquor. He had samples with him anG
after disposing OF these by the aid o,
!. himself and friends he sold the team
he was driving to p. S. Culhane. Mr.
Calhane sold the team to John Slutel
, residing near Akron. Webber sold hi:
, buggy to Tom Armagost, who has sine,
disposed Of it to John Pemberton. Mon
d day parties named Shulkin BIS, o.
Sioux City, were up looking after thu
outfit claiming they had mortgage OF
. the team and that Weber had no righ
] to sell the property.
!, CHARLES CITY-A few years ag
shipping cattle from the east to point
{ west would have been thought as fool
ish as shipping Goals to New Castle.
: but it has now become common thin
l to ship young cattle to points west 70
: fattening. A special train loaded witt
500 cattle left for southwestern Dakot
! last week, These cattle were the prop
: erty Of Nelson Waller of this city an
!, Lee Goodsell, OF Nashua. and represen
) about $4,000 put in the pockets of tn
; farmers. The train will run through
: entire to the Missouri river, from wher
/. the animals will be turned out to fat
> ten for the markets farther east. t
! which points they will be shipped late
r on.
4 UTE-Warren. the seven year old sol
of C. j. Johnson, fell into the oats BIZ
I OF his fathers elevator last Frida.
7 while car OF oats was being loaded
/ and was carried down drought abou
] ten feet OF oats and into. the spout be
fore 1t was known he was there. H
called to his Grandpa Baker who was Ii
the car at work, through the, spout, t
Ilet him out. Just as Mr.. Baker was be
i. ginning to investigate why. the oats ha,
] stopped running. Mr.. Baker shouted 70
D help and by quick work from ssvera
y willing workers hole was punohs'