Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-31
IOWA NEWS FOR IOWA READERS

bucket shops. They are still receiving
the direct reports from the New York
board OF trade and partial report
from the Chicago board A local
bucket shop proprietor thought Chicago
would be furnishing the telegraph com
panies with quotations again by the
middle OF September.
Carroll.
Among the business novelties here ie
woman who has entered upon a compar-
has leased a piece of ground just west
of the Parsons elevator and will at once
erect thereon coal sheds for the purpose
of handling coal for the local market.
She has become a regular coal dealer
"A movement Is brewing to procure
a clock for the court house tower.
Keokuk.
According to those who have seen ii,
nesof the very finest farms in Iowa is
that one Davis county owned by Keo-
kuk men, Judge II. H. Trimble and his
son Palmer rrimble On it are $4,000
worth of fat cattle, about the same
value in blooded stock, and other arti-
Giles too numerous to mention as the
sale bills say. 1t comprises 600 acres
and its4owners have refused $40 per acre
for it.
Davenport.
Thousands of bushels of potatoes and
onions have been brought to the city in.
the past two days and hagged for ship
5ment to northern points. So far there
have been few orders from points in the
south. These will come with cooler
weather. Will Casatte, former
Davenport boy, is suffering at Dubuque
from his second proatration from the
heat this summer, and it is feared that
the present attack will be fatal
Centerville.
Centerville is to have another bank,
savings bank, articles of incorpora-
ton for which were flied with the sec
rotary of state Tuesday. lit will be
known as the Citizens Savings bank.
of Centerville. and will have capital
stock of $4,000. The bank Will be To-
Gated in the Wooden block on the west
side of the square and expects to be
ready for business on or before October
| first. James r. Wooden will be presi-
dent.
Burlington.
A week ago Edward Mohler was ar
rested on an information charging
grand larceny. sworn to before Squire
Huneke by John Mohier. The specific
tcharge was the theft of horse and
buggy, the property Of plaintiff, which
sm3steriously disappeared from in front
of the depot some weeks ago. Mother
spent several days In jail and on Aug.
% was discharged for want of prose-
cution. Wednesday there was filed in
the district court suit for $1,000 dam
ages for false arrest.
Muscatine.
The heaviest car of melons ever
loaded at Cine, Muscatine county, was
shipped out Tuesday by Sam McCIeary.
They We're of the Black Diamond vari-
tetS and a thousand of them averaged
! forty-five pound each. They We're billed
for st. Louis and will SHOW the people
iof that city that this is the greatest wa.
ltermeloE producing section of the cen
fury. Conesville people are confident
THAT no such car of melons was ever be-
| fore shipped from their place, or per-
| hapaSfrom Fruitland either.
For! Dodge.
a. 4. Frishie, of Dies Moines. arrived
here Wednes lay and will assist on the
local page of the Messenger. Mr..
Ffisbie is known here. having spent one
summer in the capacity Of assistant
secretary of the Young Mems Chris tan
Association. He is a graduate OF Iowa
College where he completed his course
With distinction graduating With hon
iors. This did nor prevent his attaining
distinction in athletics, having been on
one of Grinnell's winning foot ball
teams. says the Messenger.
| Nevada.
Mesdames kirkpatrick and Gillespie
duly executed Their commission of pro-
touring funds and selecting furniture for
a room In the Home for the Aged in
| Deas Moines. and Mrs. Henry, fnatron OF
! the Institution, writes under date of
August 18th as follows: The furniture
| for the Nevada room is in place our
household committee thought ii should
be given to the lady from Nevada; 50
Mrs. Fem is made very happy by flav-
ling it. Ii is very handsome and com
iplete, and we shah all be Very proud To
| show the Nevada room to all Visitors 2
Mason City.
The fast mail which has heretofore
l.cone from Chicago by the way of he
Northwestern and Iowa Central from
l1Marshall,oWn Mil hereafter take the
| Northwestern route via Belle PLANE
l5arrivlng a i l2:45or a half hour earlier
each day except Sundays. when ii will
unnecessarily go ny way of the Central as
the Northwestern does not as vet run
| No. 3 on sundays. So The North
western is about TO commence work on
an oil house and yard office in theii
yards in the northwestern portion OF
the city.
Iowa Falls.
Some Very fire specimens of sugar
beet, grown in this vicinity. have been
drought in. One from j. NJ Rankin's
field weighed three pounds and ten
LOUNGES. The capacity of the new
lsdeep-Well pump at the city pumping
station is 100000 gallons a day The
pump IS nov in operation and the waite,
now in use is from the new Well and is
supposed to be of a better quality than
THAT obtained from the old Well. The
lcapacity of We'll is such that there
should be no limit placed upon tht
quantity used as has been the rule here
tofore
Newton.
journal: Mrs. G. E. Cragan. of Col
flax, daughter of Jacob Goodell former
Iscitizen of Newton. lis one of hfteer
other prospective heirs to s5O0o0,OOo.,
Hope her luck viii be better than ours
/ has bee N In the hair h,1Sinas A l,n,,