Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-23
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


homes, including q number of new
buildings.
Burlington.
Ex-Afayor Duncan has closed con-
tract for a special design automobile.
1t is to cost $500, and is to be racing
cart, capable Of making sixteen miles
an hour.
Clear Lake.
The fish being caught in the lake now
are mostly big perch and pickerel. Very
few bass or pike are falling victims to
the big creek minnows that now grace
the fisherman's hook.
Newton
Mrs. Cook has laid out land into lots
southeast of Newton and is selling 1t at
5000 a lot. the rate of $1,000 per acre.
She bought that land for 81 per acre
number Of years ago.
Webster City.
The work OF excavating for the new
Catholic church is being vigorously
pushed. About dozen men with
teams are hauling dirt, and as many
more are kept busy at the lots.
Davenport.
Dealers of this city have been getting
good Strawberries from Arkansas, and
even some from Missouri. but now the
Illinois berries are coming into the field
1t is said they are good and that there
are plenty of them.
IGlidden.
Vernon Hobbs is suffering from
severe attack of appendicitis at the
home of his parents in this city This
is the fourth attack of the same disease
which he mas sustained, the last one
being about three years ago.
Carroll.
There was a sparring match east of
local sport and a pugllist from Boone.
Carroll man and the latter failed to
come to time in the sixth round.
West Liberty.
There have been two painful casual
tiles within the last few days. Mrs.
Lee Thorp fell while down town on
Thursday and broke her arm. and on
Saturday morning in her own dooryard
Mrs. Hiram Elzy fell, breaking the
small bone of her left arm, just above
! the wrist.
Belle Plaine.
After several months Of idleness. the
creamery at the east end. known as the
Wintergreen creamery, is again in OPP
eration and the farmers around Belle
| Plaine have a place to bring milk. w.
] A. Smith. of Norway. has rented the
creamery OF the Body Bros.
Fort Dodge.
John Arnett lost valuable work
Ihorse from the pasture of d. *. Lin
jcoln southeast of the city. some time
Saturday night. The animal was a
large roadster Weighing 1900. The con-
dition of the gate Sunday morning
Heads him to believe that the horse was
stolen. There is no trace.
Abba.
i The plans for the new Christian
i5church building in this city contem-
.lplate a ground space 5Sx110. a corner
4 entrance and side entrances on the
4 south and west sides, and a seating ca
lpacity for $50. If the plans are carried
out it will be the finest church edifice
4 in Abba. and located on one Of the best
Icorrer lots in the city.
4 Dubuque.
4 On Sunday next the first candidate
4 for the pulpit of the First Congrega-
4 tional church. Rev. j. G. Alvord. OF
{. Woonsocket. r. r., will be in the city
A and preach. 1t is said Rev. Alvord is
a very brilliant man, a good pulpit ora,
tor and one Of the foremost preacher:
in the east. He will also remain ovel
.funtil June 3 and preach again.
Linn Grove.
James Evans will build large. new
and modern hotel here II suitable
grounds can be secured. The Irdepend
ent considers this a move in the RICH
, direction. The proposed structure vii
be 30xS0X24 feet and will have all TIL
> modern Improvements in the way o
: steam heat. gas lights, etc. The esti
+ mated cost is from $4,000 to 81. 900.
Pocahontas.
I. The Catholic Society of this place ha
: lsecured piece Of land in Fairview ad
|dition consisting of eighteen lots, beinl
1.-THE whole Of block 3, upon which TIL
4 church and school buildings will b
moved some time in the future. TIL
buildings will remain as they are 70
!. the present, but will be moved to tn
!. newly acquired ground early next yea,
Clinton.
: Some time between 10 o'clock Satur
!, day night and Monday morning. burg
j, HAIRS broke into Reid s. Conger's stor
Z land stole $500 worth of silk dress goods
t Entrance was gained by lifting tran
i som in the front window Of the celia
and then cutting out panel in tn
+ door that leads from the basement 7
! 1.-THE store room. The work OF removing
! the panel from the door was accomp
: lished with large pair Of shears.
Boone.
The Republican says Boone citizen
who enjoy the sport Of fishing repor
that the river is rapidly being relieve
: of its fish by men who use set or 81
! nets. Complaint is made Of partie
! who own q number of these nets tina
: the nets are set in the river over nigh
and large quantities OF fish are thu
lcaptured and sold in the city. The mat
Z tier will probably be reported to tn
= state fish commissioner for investiga
!, ltion.
I. Shenandoah.
al A good joke Is told on one OF the cit
II lin the east part OF the city. He
d something Of horse trader. a day. {
1.-two ago one OF his daughters dresse
II up In her brothers. clothes and Gale
! Ion the old gentleman to buy Q hors