Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects as
Reflected in the Iowa News.
papers.
The News Of Iowa From Hundreds
Of Different Towns and Com
munities

Toledo.
The laying of the corner stone Of the
new NJ. p. church will occur August
18th.
Villisea.
John Cooper has been granted pen-
sion of SIT a month for injuries received
while a member of the Fifty-tirst Iowa
campaigning in the Philippines
Sheffield.
Thomas Brothers, who for twenty-one
years have been in business in Sheffield
have dissolved partnerships. The grain
business will be continued by Thomas
Thomas, while William will probably
engage in business elsewhere.
Charlton.
was arrested few days ago after the
seizure of a quantity of beer from the
freight house. was given his prelimi-
nary hearing before Justice Manning.
Tuesday and declared not guilty.
Keokuk.
George A. Smith received a telegram
announcing the drowning of his son,
frankie Smith, aged fourteen years.
The sad affair occurred at Des Moines.
at Which place the boy had been liv-
ing With his aunt, Miss Sarah WEIGH
Ottumwa.
Miss Agnes Doran was removed to
the Dttumwa hospital Wednesday to
undergo an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Doran Was a graduate from the
high school this spring, and her many
friends Will hope for her early recoV-
cry.
Creston.
Two tramps who attempted to hold
up Fred OhIschiager at $50 Wednesday,
night near the depot We're arrested and
placed in Jail. They Threatened to ROB
Fred but he jerked away and told the
police and the arrest of the fellows fol-
lowed
Ogden.
Mr.. James Canoe has sold his farm
Just west of town, consisting of 100
acres, tea man from Illinois. The SELL
ing price was $500 per acre. MIR.
Garoe gives possession during thelearly
winter and vii, move TO Ogden or
Boone.
Reinbeck.
Walt Musser had a littlese experience
With a rifle in the Pilgrim office early
In the week that was not down on the
program. After breaking the glass in
the cigar case and a window light or
two Wall concluded the gun must have
been loaded, says the Courier
Ida Grove.
The fat cattle of the Smith ranch
have been pretty we'll sent TO market
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car loads of stock We're shipped in that
time. Ida Groves Jail is filled
With such naussating smell from the
sewer that the Era calls for the build
ing OF a new one.
Grundy Center.
Auditor Langdon has employed a
workman TO cement the walls of the
court house tower ard also make other
arrangements to havekthe tower in good
shape TO receive the clock when Sit ar
rives. 1t is expected that the clock
will be doing out time To the citizens
of Grundy county by September goth.
Williams.
G. n. Rowan. our north suburban.
|hustling farmer. marketed 1900 bushels
Of oats and 800 bushels of wheat las.
nearly $40 to the acre. John Bradley.
Rowan, realized as his two-fifths share.
land.
Davenport.
Little Lulu Johannsen. -year-olds
daughter of Frank Johamnsen, go Rip
ley street, was run over and killed
"Wednesday evening on Ripley Just
above Third street. The vehicle which
passed oyer her body was wagon
loaded With a couple of tons of oats.
She. had run out to catch ride and
fell to her death.
Iowa City.
Miss Sarah Il. Hart was promoted to
the rIncipalshipo of the Nortt. school by.
the school board She was formerly a
teacher IN the Third ward and was ex-
tremfly efficient in her work. The pro-
motion Gomez as a direct reward for her
excellent service as an Instructor of
children. Work was commenced
on the state university heating plant
Thursday.
Ackley.
The fine 20o-acre farm advertised in
SHer fIIlpHOSFipn54 last Week FOR sale by
MIR. S. y. Eggert. was purchased by
Mr.. H. Alderman, the gentleman pay
ing SOB per acre for the same. !. VIII
Hembd delivered LOO bushels of corn
and LOCO bushels of oats to the local
market this week, receiving 81 cents per
bushel for the the corn and eighteen
cents for the oats.
Dubuque.
City Assessor Herman Zernecke has
Hcoalrleted the assessment for 1900. The
returns show an increase in the total
real and personality assessment of
S32i577. The total reaches $24.97O.9s2.
The crop of the summer apples
seems TO be quite large There are
quite large number being marketed
ai.ts several of our merchants are ship
ping them 10 northern points.
Shenandoah.
A tine companyaof sixteen congenial
people left Tuesday evening for a jaunt
thru the Yellowstone Park. NTH. j.
Foskett is the guide and Ieader of the
merry party. One night recently
some person or persons. on mischief
bent, visited the tive-acre melon patch
belonging to Henry Field south OF town
and making tour OF the patch plugged
oyer nifty green melons, the choice Of
the patch.
Essex.
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