Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-07
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

CLARINDA-More than 5000 bushels
of potatoes We're grown this year on the
farm conducted by the inmates of The
insane asylum at Clarinda.
MASON CITY-The embargo which
has been laid on the shipment of grain
has been raised and the elevators
emptied. 1t will make big movement
of grain.
LYNNvILLE-At the present time
there are three cases of diphtheria in
town, the same being in the families of
w. II. Treese, Charles Jay and John
anderson, one case in each family being
reported. Strict quarantine regulations
are being enforced.
W.ATERLOO-Ther was a falling off
of business in the office of the county
recorder during the month of October
rs compared with the corresponding
month last year. During the month just
closed 271 papers We're filed; during the
last year there We're 292.
4 DUBUQUE-The new overall factory
which moved from Freeport to this city
will be ready for operation the first of
the present week. The machines are
now in place and the cutters are getting
IN their work. The company will start
with small force and increase ii as
business demands.
OTTUAIWA-The total number of
hogs received at the packing house of
John Morrell & Co. for the week ending
Friday night was $4,000, the largest
number received in any week of the
present year. Fourteen thousand was
49, .
sponding week last year.
NEW SHARON-The fire which was
set by a Central engine lately north of
town did much damage to property.
Among the losers are G. G. Strom, thir-
teen acres of corn: w. L. Evans. TWEEN
ty-five acres OF meadow, PA posts, some
fencing and a field bridge. The damage
has been appraised at $50 for Mr. Strom
and $50 for Mr. Evans.
MUScATINE = Muscatine county
fruit growers predict that no strawber-
ries will be grown in that county next
year. The weather of the last year has
been particularly hard on strawberry
vines, the cold and drought of last wins
ter and the dryness of the summer lav-
Ing proved fatal to them. Some of the
largest growers say they have not a
single good vine left.
| KEOKUK Steunenberg, of
Idaho. has BEEN in the city visiting his
lfather-in-law, Frank Keppel, of 927
South Fifth street. He is on his way
home from Washington, where he Went
on official business connected with
some anarchistic troubles in his state
He came here from Knoxville. Ia.
where he was reared, his brother, John
Steunenberg. coming with him. Gov
Iernor Steunenberg was born in Keokub
lin 1861
COUNCIL BLUFFS Augustus r
J Robinson filed his petition In the fed
/ eral court Saturday to be relieved of the
obligation to pay debts for which hi
could make no provision. He scheduled
secured CLANS amounting to Sl56 ant
unsecured debts approximating s5,9S9,25
He claims exemptions to the amount O
s613, consisting of household furniture
and farm implements and stock, thu
use Of which was necessary to provide
for the maintenance of his family
Robinson is farmer living near Anita
SPENCER-Corn husking Is now IA
enough advanced to determine tn,
character of the crop. and the quit
general verdict in Clay county Is tina
the yield is not up to where many sup
lposed 1t would be. Before huskini
time a good many farmers said tn
4 yield OF this years crop would be equa
to that OF last, but such does not prov
to be the case. Last year the yiel
ranged from forty to eighty, bushels pc
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