Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-05
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Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place Ii Iowa
Towns.
IOWA NEWS items

senterviiIe.
The enrolment Of the city schools
shows a total OF 1913 pupils already on
the list, and 1t is expected this number
will be Increased.
Fort Dodge.
Stock shipments are becoming more
every day. The Central yards
are constantly choked with loaded cars
of cattle en- route to the various buying
points.
Webster City.
The suit brought against the city by
Mrs. E. d. Colt, claiming damages to
the amount OF $1,000, was brought to a
close Wednesday morning by the case
being dismissed. Mrs. Colt claimed
that her residence property was dam
aged to the extent mentioned above by
the city.
Iowa Falls.
The local telephone companie. are
daily adding to their number OF pa
irons and the city is now pretty we'll
covered by the service. : : : Some
complaints have come in from the
farmers to the effect that the heavy
rains of the past few days have made
the low lands too wet to plow.
Creston.
J. w. and Howard Paschal have pur-
chased the 24O acre farm Of Il. l.
Brooks, two and one half miles south
east OF Creston. The price paid was
$4,000, nearly $5s per acre. The new
owners OF this most delightful farm
Will make many improvements in the
way OF a new dwelling and out build.
ings and put 1t in fine shape.
Charlton.
The jury in the George Baker person.
al injury damage case against the c.. b
& @. railroad, came In Tuesday with q
verdict for the plaintiff OF $1,000 viii
s per cent interest from February, thu
date OF the accident. He was riding
along the road at Lucas last Februar,
when a train caught him on the cross.
ing. killing his team and inJurins
himself and the lady who was Will
him.
Nevada.
DR.. NJ. E. Hoag will start about thu
10th of next month on a trip into Mex,
leo. His general object, aside from thu
pleasure OF the trip, is the collection
of chronological specimens for thu
Ohio State University. = : An effort j.
being made to collect all old text book,
in the town and send them to the pub,
fishing houses in exchange for the FREE
books now being used in the schools
thus reducing the expense.
Grundy Center.
Mr.. Matt Miller has purchased Mr.
sTerrill's farm OF 100 acres in Gran
township. 1t is one of the best improy
ed farms in that part OF the county
Consideration 365 per acre. Mr.
Charles I. Keiter got out Of bed Tues
day to close down the windows ane
keep out the rain. and while gropinl
around in the darkness he lost his bear.
ing and fell headlong down stairs Sc.
verely bruising his left leg and arm.
New Sharon.
Farmers tell the Star that fall pas,
ture is exceptionally good The fire.
quent rains of late have kept the grass
growing and this will make a decided
difference in the amount OF winterfeed
ing. Farmers can look back 10 thu
early spring and find it difficult 10 re.
member a year in which they have had
a better season for farm work The
spring was early. the weather fine. the
crops good and now the prices are much
better than in many former years.
Ackley.
Many farmers are building new barns
this year. Among others K. Brass is i'm.
proving his farm by the erection OF q
barn costing 5000. G. Schutjer is also
erecting one on his farm near the edge
of town and F. j. Schrader has placed
one on his premises A. A. Leach an.
other. These are evidences that there
is money in the land and the tightnest
which invariably prevails during q
presidential election Is OF no conse.
quence in the present, says the World
Keokuk.
association to conduct free kinder.
garten in the most available part ol
town, the association to be very gen.
eral in scope and membership Since
the board of education declined Il
take up the kindergarten work in thu
way desired and since the Iowa stat,
law will not admit kindergartsns ii
the schools for children under year,
of age, the idea is to raise funds by ;
small membership fee in such an asso
citation.
Belle PLANE.
The local supply Of ice has been al
most exhausted by the continued warn
weather and the ice men are put L
considerable trouble to supply their no
tel. restaurant and meat marke. Gus
toners and householders are mostl,
obliged to get along without that ar
3ticle The season, besides being q Ions
one. has been OF extreme heat. : - I
is stated by some who claim 70 have In
side Information that Belle PLANE.
population will be a little less thar
$500, as against 1923 ten years ago.
Boone.
The corner stone OF Boone's new pub
lie library was laid Tuesday evenin,
without ceremony. - Now that tn,
proposed ordinance regarding the, heat
ing plan has been adopted and is nov
in force, Mr.. Reynolds. the propose,
investor. has sent out TO a number o
the best, biggest and most raliab!
manufacturers for estimates and m
ures on one and one half miles Of pip,
which Is to be used in the construction
OF the plant, the completion Of which
this fall will depend on the ability o
manufacturers to AL orders.
Fairfield.