Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-16
IOWA NEWS lTEMs

NyNONNyNSSyIS NyNNNOV
Several parties tisure on going t.
Europe this summer and few will
visit the Paris exposition.
Cedar Fails.
Cedar Falls iss wrought up over the
work OF dog poisoners. About thirty
dogs. many OF them family pets, have
died OF poison within a few days.
Waterloo.
The first arrest this season under the
ordinance prohibiting the riding Of biz
cycles on the sidewalks was made
Thursday night and the victim paid a
fine OF $685..
Guthrie Center.
Mr.. John Scott, superintendent Of the
county road gang, has been busy the
past week putting the tools in order for
the summer work. II the weather is
propitious he will start the work this
week.
|Sigourney.
2 Five years ago nearly half the peo-
pie in this town owned bicycles. They
could be found here, there and every
where. Today you can scarcely find
one on the streets, according to the.
News.
Spirit Lake.
Land values in this vicinity get more
and more substantial. An occasional
I:quarter without buildings may yet be
bought for $25 an acre. but IL any good
Hand may be bought cheaper it is hard,
Ito find.
| Conrad. \;
The union meeting held at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening, the
| 8th. for the purpose of raising funds
to send to starving India. was largely
attended and generous donation Of
SIS was received.
Eldora.
A brick and tile company here has
Ian order for 10000 brick from j. H.
Smith for the new building to take the
place of the one which collapsed
4 Wednesday. The order will be filed
as quickly e possible.
Ida Grove.
4 II. H. Leonard. who arrived with his
family from Pennsylvania on the 5th,
4 was not long in getting located in Ida
Grove again. On Friday he made arr
arrangements to lease the City Hotel and
ION Monday morning he took posses
Esion.
Sac City.
The canning company has about 240,-
900 brick. twenty five carloads Of stone
4 and considerable lumber on the ground
and work is already in progress on the
ihusking sheds. The buildings and ma
schinery will be ready for the sweet
lcorn crop.
/ Museatine.
. About forty people will arrive in Mus
catine Monday and Tuesday from ali
parts of the United States to join
Capt. Ament's circus. Thcten will be
erected on the hay market next Thurs
5|iday and rehearsals will be held daily
until the opening.
Humboldt.
Saturday night just at dusk Ken
4 Squires, near Rolfe, shot a large white
4 swan. 1t was beautiful specimen,
a measuring seven feet six inches from
81 tipsto tip of wings and weighing fifteen
/ pounds. The swan has become rare
l bird in this locality as.
4 Os1wein.
4 Register: Hon. Christian Miller was
\ Lin the city Monday on his way home
q from Des iA1oines. He has spent busy
Il winter in the legislature and now Will
! be a busy man experimenting his 1,5OO
Il.acre farm. He Will erect two large
Il barns this coming summer.
4 Hartley.
4 AT last Hartley people are to be fav
il ored with one of the finest secret so
slciety halls in Iowa. The Odd Fellows
have accepted I. n. Drakes proposition.
to build them a hall for $500. It is ito
be S6xS0 feet, fourteen feet calling. II
4, will be built of solid brick. with Bed
Il ford, Ind. brown stone front.
4 Fort Dodge.
4 The authorities announce sure sign
I ofsreturning warm weather in the num-
& Der of applications recently for lodg-
4 ing. "A large number of laborers are
4 headed towards the new railroads in
4 course of construction in the north
Il western part of the state, and every
! night The Jail is occupied by hall
Il dozen who have applied Cor lodging.
] Spencer.
Professor G. w Macomber, OF Fort
NaQiSOQ, mas
!. pal OF the high school to succeed Mr.
n Richardson, who has not yet recovered
II from his illness of last fall and winter
]. Mr.. Macomber8is a gentleman OF iber-
!, al education. has had Considerable ex-
j. perience in the school room and We are
told Sis making an suspicious beginning
here.
Glenwood.
The canning company ha contracted
4 for dynamo and will light their en-
.lstire plant by electricity of their owl
.tproduction. This makes three electri.
j, plants in Glenwood. 80 The tax col
/ Elections for the month of March. which
!, are always the heaviest of the year
Il were somewhat smaller this year thar
! last They figured UP close to $1,000
> this year.
: Harlan.
Collections at the county treasurer
Eotfice We're greater during March thar
I they were for the same month last year
8 aggregating S67.ss1.1S. Treasurer Her
:. teri recently paid $1,000 court ious
bond and from the proceeds of tn
months collections will pay two more
!, But two will then remain to be paid
when the court house debt will be al
I wiped out.
i Council Bluffs.
\ Charles j. Holm, farmer living ii
: Page county. near Clarinda, Thursda.