Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-28
The S FIR HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing ID Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

Kent.
"a new Congregational church was
dedicated here Sunday by Rev. A. N.
Haggard, Of Des Moines. The new
house and furnishings cost close to S.
coo, and the indebtedness was provided
for with the exception of 500.
sCskaloosa.
The cad news reached THE city Mon
day morning Of the death of A1rs. George
Bantley, formerly Of thiscity. The lady
died in Colorado Springs Sunday after
noon, after q lingering Illness. Her re-
mains.are to be inferred here.
Watsfloo.
H. r. Horner writes from the Calfor-
MIA coast that the recent earthquake
shock there was 80 severe that it Jared
his chair in the hotel. The RAINY season
has begun and for the past two weeks
the clouds have not ceased to drop their.
moisture.
Carroll.
The heavy fall Of spow Friday night
did not put stop to the Northwestern
railroad grading east of town Saturday
The ground where work is in progress
WAS cleared OF the beautiful white
spread and the grading continued unin-
terruptedly.
Conrad.
Record: Few Of our people are aware
Of the fact that We have the largest
drove of cattle feeding here this winter
that has been in the county in one
bunch for years. Ewart & Bryad are
now feeding in Hurlbutt's grove about
700 head Of cattle and more are expect
ed from time to time during the win
| ter.
Anamosa.
A man by the name Of Reece, residing
lin the vicinity Of Oxford Junction, had
a horse stolen recently and started right
out after the thief, one s. A. Grant, fol-.
flowing him untilhe gathered him in
somewhere up the Mississippi. Last
Sunday Reece brought his man to tail.
and he is now in Sheriff Arnold 9 keep
ling.
Colfax.
"A loose board in the floor Of the barn
Isloft where she Went to store an extra
cot last Friday is responsible for Mrs.
George Dixon's fall to the floor. twelve
feet below, and the breaking of three of
her ribs Tho the injuries were severe
IIenough to have Frustrated most women
Mrs. Dixon has remained faithfully at
her post as teacher in our public schools,
assisted by Miss Inez Dixon, and has
now almost recovered.
Ceda. Rapids.
As result Of the court decision there
was a great deal Of hustling among the
cigaret smokers of the city Saturday, all
hustl;ng for q supply Of the little paper
cigars before the dealers had complied
with the order to ship their stocks out
OF the state, and before night there We're
livery few packages OF the obnoxiousgc Gig
arets to be found in the city. Many Of
1.-THE boys we're to be seen carrying away
great armfuls Of the little boxes.
4 Armstrong.
Journal: The wife of one of our mer-
chants came to the store last Tuesday
morning. She forgot to take the key
along, and % she tried the burglar
method OF entering by the back window.
A barrel of water, frozen over. was
there to aid her. She stepped on the ice
to Tower the upper ash, the ice broke
and down went Mrs ----- to the bottom
of the barrel, like McGinty Of old. II she
had been man. and either a sailor or
printer the water would have been hot
in a few seconds from the language
used, but a woman, alas! she is not all
lowed to swear.
Iowa City
A large number of ladies' are Interests
/ ing them selves in little child who lies
at the point of death at the University
hospital. Louis Structman is the name
| of the unfortunate boy, who was acct
| dentally shot in the back by his 7-year-
old sister Louise IS yearsEold and is
a perfect little hero. The deadly missile
entered his back and severed portion
of the spine. His home is in Greene
county and he was brought to Iowa City
for medical treatment. Altho the physi.
clans have given up hope of saving nis
life yet many ladies' are doing all that
lis possible to make him comfortable.
Flowers. toys and books are SEN to him
daily and Louis seems to enjoy them
immensely.
Ida Grove.
Robert Upton, Of the banking house
Of Anderson. Upton & Co, returned re-
Gently from Hyde county, S. D., where,
! in partnership with B. F. Payne, of this
lcity, they purchased stock ranch con-
Itaining fifteen sections of land nearly
all of which is fenced, has 400 head of
cattle running thereo and about 400 tons
| OF hay in stack and is well wa tered. The
ranch il located about thirty miles from
Highmore, and Mr.. Upton sass it has
all the advantages Of an ideal stock
ranch in every way, and that they in
tend to engage very extensively in stock
raising. Mr.. Payne will have charge and
is already on the ground looking after
the interests of the firm. He is prac-
teal stockman of many years expert
ence.
Belle PLANE.
The young woman named Hevener,
who was taken to Vinton last week by
|Poormaster Athey and Deputy Sheriff
| DIR to be examined as to her sanity is
back here again. The insane commits
sion found her sane and che was srnt
Temporarily to the county home, as the
officials were at lass as 20 what to co
with the young woman. While not yio-
Ilently insane si1e il not able to to take
l.care OF herself properly, and not fit to
be at large because os her depraved hab-
! its. She turned up here Sunday ana NAE
arrested and put III theswoman's depart
lment in the Jail. An effort will be made
TO have her examined BY the inaane
icon,mission again and to send her w!sere
medical treatment can perhaps relieve
her troubles.
3sEc~% Nndo.