Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-14
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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Gladbrook.
While horseback riding at the Rebek-
ah picnic Wednesday, Miss Title Cohrt
.Was'sthroWn and sustained two broken
ribs
Clear Lake.
There is great deal of threshing out
of the shock these days. Oats go fifty
and sixty bushels to the acre wheat is
yielding finely and all crops promise a
good return.
Glenwood.
The board of education has received
the resignation of Miss Huribut prin-
Scipal of the high school. Miss Hurlbut
sgivea az her reason te serious illness
OF her mother at her home in Chicago.
Winterse,.
Mrs. Kate Wray on Monday received
word that her daughter Edna was very
sick with typhoid fever at Ocean Beach,
NJ. 1t was Impossible to find room
for her in a hospital, but she is under
competent nursing.
Ocheyedan.
]. H. Kout entered upon the task of
town. Tuesday. 1t is estimated that the
section will average between twenty
and twenty-five bushels of wheat to the
acre, or approximating 1900 bushels.
Boone.
Two old friends and comrades met at
the city park Friday FOR the first time-in
oyer thirty-flve years. They were Ed
ward Wiley of Madrid and w S. Sar-s
gent of Boonesboro. They had beer
s'snates, during the civil war, and
met by accident in the park Friday.
Crsston.
The school board has elected Wilson
+. Stichter, of Hastings Neb., as a
teacher of science. Railroad men
report tramps numerous along the line.
A railroader who has been on the Bur
slington for number of years said Fri
day night that he never saw so many
stramps' along the division.
Nevada.
Journal, 10th: A dog took a fl t. of some
kind in the basement of this building
this morning, and ii was thought that
1t might be hydrophobia. The dog was
shot. A number of such cases have ta-
ken place in and around the city, and it
is time that proper precautions be ta
ken.
Kanawha.
Record: The people will learn with
surprise and regret that Rev. Mailer, of
the NJ. T.. church. will preach his fare.
we'll sermon here Sunday. On account
of the invasion of his health by the.
dread disease, consumption, he Will,
With his wife, go to Colorado for an In;
definite time.
:Beaman.
Bee: a farmers wife near Raaman5
81 .43 worth of eggs one day last week
a farmer that looks after his, cows and
chickens that way viii never have a
Very large sore bill to pay. Keep Your
eyes ON that man and you will see he
will not always be renter.
Roland. !.
O. y. Jacobs is perfecting the osgan-
cation of a stock company at his place
With the intention of Incorporating with
a eapitaIcf $1,000. The business of the
company will bethe manufacture and
placing on ths market Of the Jacobs
patent stock gate and fodder loader. a
number Of Our best business nen are
said to be Interested in the concern.
Muscatins.
The proposition from the Muscatine
Electric Company TO extend its street
railway to Weed park, to furnish cleo
trio light for $50 for midnight light, and
$500 fer all night, 10 reduce the price of
gas and to eXpend 100000 in two years
in improving its phantom condition that
1t BIZ granted a twenty fiNe year fran
ofisc. Vac rejected by the city council.
Friday right.
Red Oak.
Joe Arnhein Red Oaks horse buyer,
has failed for about $4,000 The heayi-
est losers are the commission firm Of
Woloott. Beers {: Co. OF kans,asCity, Of
something like $4,000. Mr.. Arnhelnl
claimed tha; the heavy drafts made on
the firm were covered by Il large mum
Der of horses feeding in the Vicinity of
Red Oak. II is said Arnheim paid fam
Acy prices for his horses.
Cedar Rapids.
Two fine specimens of the American
eagle arrived hsre Saturday morning by
express, consigned to A. w Steece, the
genial night ticket clerk al the B., G. r..
birds from relatives lnSG Canada and pre-
sented them to Alderman Haskell.
chairman Of the park committee Mr.
Haskell al once had Il cage constructed
for the birds and they will be placed In.
Beaver park.
Harlan.
p. II. Nelson. OF this city, has a herd
of $50 IA, cattle in his farm near town
He was.otfered $3.50 per hundred for the
best of them last week, but wants more.
Mr.. Nelson also has stock cattle sutfi-
3cient to bring the total of his herd up
To about 200 head. He has a farm Of
52i0 acres, most of which is in grass. He
has bought many thousands of bushels
of corn the past year upon which to.
feed these cattle. The entire herd is
worth not far from $4,000.
Osumwa.
The total number of hogs received by
John Morrell & Co. during the week
ending Friday was 1867. against 5000
last week. - Edward Gallagher and
Edward Bauman. two youthful bicy-.
clists from Providence. r.. l., were In the
city Friday, having been detained here
by a slight accident which befell one of
their wheels The boys are en- route to
Denver, Col. and are riding on wager
OF $500. the terms being that they cover
the distance on wheel BY Aug. %. They
started from Providence June 90. With
ont a cent of money, and according to-