Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-28
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

FORT DODGE-The Illinois Central
is reducing the number of men on the
sections between Cherokee and Fort
Dodge to one and two men.
NORTHWOOD-Our physicians have
been kept busy of late vaccinating the
little folks around town. The smallpox
scare had one good effect, anyway, says
the Anchor
ODEBOLT-The merchants of Ode
bolt have agreed to close at p. m.
from November 1 to December 16, and
from December 81 to April 1-Satur-
day evenings excepted.
DUBUQUE-The contract for erect
ing the new building for the A. Y Nc
Donald & Morrison Manufacturing
company has been let. 1t will be two
stories high, 140 feet wide and 200 feet
long and will be used US machine
shop.
DANENPoRT-Loca butchers are
still making grave complaint of the
scarcity of cattle for slaughtering pur-
poses. The animals that are worked up
here come from greater distances than
they generally do. and it is harder and
more costly work to secure them.
+ i
Wednesday evening for Philadelphia,
where he will deliver an address before
1.-THE export congress, now in session
/ there. He will go from Philadelphia to
! Buffalo to assume his position of direc-.
| tor general of the Pan-American Expo
| sition.
EAGLE GROyE-Mr. D. r. shehien
has Just received consignment of 100
peach trees and he is going to try to
raise the fruit in this section of the
Icountry. He is a careful and conscien-
tious farmer and will make the venture
a success If anyone can, says the
Times Gazette.
/ HAMPTON--George Carlson, aged
about fourteen years son of Fred Carl
son, residing in Hamilton township,
flour miles southwest of Hampton, was
kicked on the head by a horse last sun
lday morning and has remained uncon-
sious ever since. The boys skull was
fractured and he is in a very critical
condition.
TANA-The total weight of mail
transmitted from the Tama office dur
ing two weeks, including pouches. sacks
and locks. aggregated 2,449 pounds.
! This probably comprised something
like 10000 separate pieces of mail mat
ter. Tama is to have lecture
Icourse during the coming winter,
THANKS to the Woman's Club
4 SAC CITY-The Sun announces that
Favorable arrangements are in progress
for the securement of a $4,000 canning
factory for Sac City. Eastern parties
offer to take large share of the stock
/ and several of Sac City's enterprising
business men are in correspondence
with them. 1t is believed that the nee
essary ground can be secured at a
nominal price from the Chicago, Mill
lwaukee & st. Paul Railway Company.
HuBBARD-Monitor Some farmers
lin this neighborhood are experiencing
another wave of prosperity. Their
ducks are laying eggs to help make up
the deficiency that is caused in this
product while the hens are melting.
Some say this is a sign OF double pros
lperity. while others say it is sign of a
mild winter. Will some eminent prog
INVESTIGATOR please arise and explain why
a the ducks should act thus in this season
of the year?
JEFFERSON-Th trustees of the
Nj. E. church last week settled in full
as result of the late finding of Judge
Elwood adverse to the church in the
litigation brought about by the failure
lof the building contractors. Stombach
& Tracy. The amount paid by the
trustees was $1,000. and the lien upon
the building was subsequently released
and the church stands free of recorded
: Indebtedness.
PERRY-The crop of potatoes is q
good one and a big one. They are be.
ing put in the cellars at zoe. and csc
Out along the Milwaukee west of here
they are said to go begging at 10 cents
sss contract was signed this weel
for the transfer of big farm north OF
! Perry, but the Chief Reporter Is moi
permitted to give the names. The
transaction is one for $4,000 spot cash
$50 Perry sportsmen are having grea
luck shooting ducks. One man came II
this week with "a big mallards.
CEDAR RAPIDS-A soft coal fam
Inc is imminent in Cedar Rapids a.
well as all over the western country
The situation In this city has beer
, daily growing worse for the past twt
or three weeks. and at the presen
time 1t Is alarming. There is grea
danger that the large consumers o
steam coal will be compelled to clos
down their places Of business becaus
lof q lack Of coal with which to max