Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-15
IOWA NEWS items
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F H. Milligan's old family horse died
Tuesday at the good age of "a years.
Mr.. Milligan brought him from Ohio
when colt and he has been in the
family ever since.
Eldora.
During the month OF September there.
We're 1.049 visitors at the libarry, and
7O3 books We're taken by Eldora people,
which shows that this excellent instt-
tuition is we'll patronized. VI
cresco.
Miss Mabel Rutherford is suffering
from chicken bone: that fastened in
her throat last Sunday. A doctor
tprobed and located very small sharp
piece of bone, but could not remove it.
Rockford.
There will be some work in the corn
fields this year, owing to the stalks be-
ing blown down by the August and
september storms. Some OF the ripened
ears touching the ground have gone to
growing
Keokuk.
Thursday straw vote OF the medi-
lcaI college students was taken and re-
suited: Mckinley. SO; Bryan, rs; Wool
Hey, .. Most OF the students are anx-
iious TO be sent home to vote By the
central committees OF their respective
parties.
Burlington.
Boys are again causing trouble at the
North Hill school building, and the
board will take stringent steps 70 sup
press the nuisance. One evening re-
Gently eighteen window panes were
broken by boys, and in the future q
sharp lookout will be kept for the mis-
lcreants.
Sioux City.
| The suburban town of Leeds Is to
have two tannerles. "A second one is
preparing to open up on Nov. in the
least building of the old engine works.
The concern Is the Northwest Robe
4 Tanning Company and its manager is
Frank Peterson. 1t will employ about
lien men.
Rockwell City.
II is said recent political canvass
made Of Cedar township shows that
lsonly seven men in the township viii
vote for Bryan, and the republicans
have hopes Of getting some OF Them be.
fore the election. AS Cedar has some
thing over 100 votes the ratio will be
somewhere near is to l.
Iowa City.
Deputy Marshal Lou Chairman was
notified Friday morning, by telephone
from Blue Grass, to watch for a stolen
horse and buggy which Is supposed to
be headed this way. The little commu-
Unity in Scott county has been afflicted
lately with the horse thief and several
animals have mysteriously disappeared.
Oskaloosa.
There are now in course OF construc-
ton, remodelng or repairs that amount
TO rebuilding between sixty and sew
lenty-tive residence properties In the
city Of Oskaloosa. With all OF this adj
Iditional home accommodation in the
city. there is still a demand for the bet
ter class Of dwellings and the demands
can not be met.
SAeula. n.
w. G. Newsome and Charles Lambert
recently found themselves overstocked
with pennies and sent 300 OF them,
weighing eighteen and half pounds,
to the treasury department. at Wash
lington, for redemption. On Monday
morning last they received bright new
silver certificates In exchange for the
pennies. #
Sac City.
County Treasurer Charles Slfford
says that there is . safe balance In
every fund OF Sac county. He says also
THAT the county will soon exercise ita
option OF paying 5000 In county bonds,
not due until July I, 1901. and viii yet
have money in the bond fund. The re-
manning bonded Indebtedness OF the
county WIN be then $72. ooe
Eagle Grove.
/ Mr.. Collins happening to 90 to his
istore Sunday morning discovered the
floor flooded with water, which isad
.drippsd tAtN The jsioor hove and