Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-12
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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| NEVADA. c. Haugsted sold his 200
acre farm lying southeast of this city,
Monday to N. j.. Nelson. The consider
alton was $l0,45O. or s5a.25 per acre.
| V1NTON-The weather still contin-
ues dry and blowing is almost impos-
sible Corn is ripening and drying very
fast and will be ready for gathering by
the goth OF this month.
ATLANTIC-The police have discov-
cred large quantity of stolen property
city. The BARRIERS of the city are
| trying to get together and form an
agreement to close at s o'clock on ali
nights but Saturday.
CEDAR FALI,S-The little s-year-
old grand daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j..
ID. Brodie fell out of an upstairs win
dow distance Of about fourteen feet,
but was not seriously injured. 1t push
ed out the bottom Of the screen which
was not securely fastened.
4 CARROLI-P. NJ Guthrie, a promi-
nent citizen. died Sunday evening. He
was born in Ireland in 1890, and came
! to Iowa in 1S4S, where he became a
railroad contractor He was treasurer
of Dubuque from 1862 to 1867. In 1870
he came to Carroll and engaged in the
land business with i. l.. Bowman.
BELLE PLAINE-The damage suit
of James Kratoska against T. F.
Greenlee for $1,000 for injuries caused
by water standing in the basement Of
the old Greenlee block occupied two
and half days OF the district courts
time last week. The jury returned a
verdict for plaintiff and awarded dam
/ ages of 81.
LIE MARS-The city librarians re-
port for the month of September
showed an issuance of So books and
the names of sixteen new patrons. j.
| r. Schafer has presented the library
with a case OF stuffed birds. containing
many beautiful varieties and also some
stuffed foxes and weasels. They will
make pleasing ornaments for the main
broom.
IOWA C1TY-Isaac C. Lacy was
again arraigned before the commission
ers of insanity Monday. He was adj
judged insane. but was not sent back
to Mt. Pleasant. as the Republican
claims the borad didn't see the benefit
of such an act. Accordingly Lacy was
turned over to the supervisors. who will
send him to the poor farms insane de-
partment.
FORT DODCiE-The second commit
tee of investigation to go out of the
Lefty to investigate the outside sugar
! beet plants left Tuesday afternoon for
/ Pekin, H.. where they will examine one
! of the largest plants in the United
States The Pekin factory is said to be
one of the best managed factories and
4 the inspection should show our people
exactly what beet sugar factory is
and what 1t will do for a community
lin which 1t is located.
DAyENPORT-Th Davenport Busi-
ness Mems Association met the other
evening and decided. in the event of the
membership being increased to 400, to
rent the entire third floor of the Ma
sonic Temple including the present fine
1 Kaaba hall. and to install therein a per-
manent manufacturers and jobbers' ex-
position, that should display to the peo-
| pie of Davenport and all visitors to the
tcity the specialties of Davenport manu-
Efacturers and jobbers.
LINTON-Herald: Tom Cakes tells
the champion fish story of the season,
4 but as Tom is a pretty honest fellow,
the story is probably true. He says a
party. consisting of Frank Benjamine,
Robert Primrose, Dewitt Sernperger,
Joe Hall and himself caught 104 crop
pies and fifteen fine bass, down at Rock
Greek Sunday. They used spoon hooks
for the bass and captured the croppies
with common hooks. baited with min
nows.
4 WATERLOO-A big deal in real es-
tate was made in the city Monday. G.
Up. Guenther. Jr., purchased four houses
lat the corner of Seventh and Lafayette
streets for consideration of $1,000,
The purchaser gave in exchange twenty
lots which are scattered through Kicker
& Bratnober Land Company and Calu-
met additions. consideration $4,000 and
the Kicker & Bratnober cottage at
\ Cedar River Park. consideration $3.50.
| The flats purchased by Mr. Guenther
consist of four attached houses of brick
which We're built about three years
ago.
BOONE-O. N. Bagwell, at one time
prominent as a contestant for the Office
of supervisor of Boone county, was re-
/ Gently injured at Campbell, Santa
tClara county, California, where he now
Lives. He had loaded a gun and was go
ing to look for proving coyotes. While
standing in the yard. with his arm
above the muzzle of the gun it was ac-
cidentally discharged, tearing the flesh
/ and injuring The arm SO that amputa-
ton was necessary. Contractor
Likes informs City Engineer Finley
1 that he can finish his paving contract
\ in Boone in two weeks-if he can get
the brick The contractor began work
4 Tuesday and went at it again next
morning in manner which indicates
that he wishes to take no chances on
the forfeiture of his bond.
A Word to Mothers.
Mothers of children affected with
(croup or a severe cold need not hesitate
TO administer Chamberlains Coubh
IRemedy 1t contains no opiate or mar
cote in any form and may be given as
confidently to the babe as to an adult.
The great success that has attended It's
lnse in the treatement of colds and Group