Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-27
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA JEWS lTEMs

Ctsumwa.
Last week 1880 hogs were packed
here as against II, 500 the previous week.
This is in fact an increase over many
weeks.
Havelock.
The revival meetings at the NJ. e.
church are being well attended each
evening. Several conversions have been
made and the meetings are doing much
good.
Webster City.
This community was surprised and
shocked to hear that Daniel y. o. Brien
and John NJ. O'Brien, who have been Iii
business in Chicago since leaving here,
of Cook county.
Atlantic.
A Rock Island bridge gang is in town
looking for hands. They secured the
town and were not able to find man
who wanted work. Every one is busy.
Brldgework is delayed on account OF the
inability to secure help.
Mason City.
The meeting Of citizens supposed to be
interested in establishing regular
market day" for farmers and others i'll
the city was called for the Commercial
Club rooms Friday evening, but SO few
taken.
Charlton.
Walter II. Dewey, editor of the Chari-
ton Democrat, and his mother, who have
extensive land interests in the south,
left Thursday for Texas to look after
their interests in a plantation upon
which they are experimenting in the
culture Of rice.
Keokuk.
County Treasurer Menu paid or $lO,-
900 worth of old Lee county bonds
Saturday. - Edward Murphy who
was hurt in the fight at Reimbold's
saloon on Main street, near Fifth. on
election night is expected to die at any
time and as a result his assailants
George Tryon and Hays Tryon have
been locked up in the city Jail for safe
keeping.
Mt. Pleasant.
Dynamite was used recently in cons
spleting O deep well which was being put
down on the Nelson Cornick place east
of the city. At depth of nearly 200
feet the drill broke and could not be re-
moved, so big stick Of dynamite was
lowered and touched off at the bottom
evidently tearing big hole in the rocks
the we'll for some time.
Muscatine.
Miss Emma Underwood. assistan,
principal and teacher OF mathematics
left Saturday evening for New York
where she will sail Saturday for Flor.
ence. Italy. In her absence the vacancy
will be filled by Miss Romano, of Yves,
Liberty. Miss Ronlaine was a member
OF the junior class at Grinnell College
and has been a teacher in the schools il
and near West Liberty for five years.
Council Bluffs.
The unfortunate circumstances of be-
Ling minus a part Of his right leg caused
]. II. Pangren, Of Woodbine. to spenc
night in the city Jail under the sus.
picion that he was the man by the. nams
Of James Cameron who broke Jail al
Oskaloosa recently. Sheriff Cricket O
Oskaloosa was here Saturday and failed
to identify Pangren as the man hi
wants. Word has been received ii
the city announcing the death OF Mis-:
Mary j. Thompson, formerly Of thi.
city, but more recently OF Los Angeles
Cal. Her death occurred November Is
Miss Thompson was teacher in thu
schools of this city for over twent,
years
Burlington.
Another Deg Moines county boy ha:
given his life for his country Charlie
WEIGH. of Pleasant Grove. is the lates
of the Des Moines county soldiers in tn.
Philippine islands to die in his country!
service and the sad tidings reached
burlington Friday and were received
With great sorrow. Charles Welsh is
young man of about 20 years of age
well known in Burlington. Some week
ago, like many Of his fellow soldiers, h,
was taken very i'll and granted a sicl
leave. Before reaching here, however
the young soldier parsed away. Hi
body will be brought here for burial.
During the past ten days, gays thu
Burlington Gazette, the gross receipt!
OF the ferry We're 31.sO, and the cost O
theo used on the machinery was $1.85
The directors have called a special meet.
ing to consider the situation.
Sioux City.
During the present fruit season Siou,
City has taken remarkable strides for
ward as an apple market. Some $1,000
or 10000 barrels OF them, filling perhapl
between 300 and 400 cars. have been re
ceived by commission houses here from
the east and south and distributed to TIL,
local trade and to dealers In northwest
ern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska, South
Dakota and southern Minnesota. TIL,
years sales have been unprecedented
On the ground that the paper j!
losing as much as $50 each and ever,
week 1t Is operated, stockholders repre-.
the eighty-two shares issued by tn,
company have filed with the clerk OF tn,
district court an application for permits
sion to sell the Northwestern Catholic
Of which paper John Brennan was edi
tor at the time OF his death.
Sioux City.
Prenuptial parties have been yer.
popular In Sioux City. and now comes
the pre- birthday party. The wife Of on,
OF our Oldest physicians thought to Civ,
him a pleasant surprise upon his birth
day. and go she invited party Of con
genial friends to take dinner with him
AS she had anticipated the date, sh
now feels little embarrassment whei
she apeaks Of the birthday surprise.
The government work which has beeI
in progress IN front OF the city has beea
Il,