Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-20
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

just before Thanksgiving. He never
saw ii to fail where the supply was
large and prices low, that prices went
up later. zone extreme follows the
other, /" is the way he expressed 1t.
Humboldt
Rogers & Smith opened their poultry
dressing establishment Thursday, and
expect to start by employing twenty
five or thirty hands. Their new quar-
ters are ample for employing 100 men.
and they will put on all the force they
can purchase birds to keep busy
Reinbeck.
i Burglars attempted to gain an en-.
trance TO j. B. Innes residence Monday
night by saving around the bolt which
fastened the rear door. Three ladies
sleeping In the house heard the noise
and set up chorus OF screams that
frightened the would be burglar away
before he got inside the house.
Alden.
Carload after carload Of excellent ape
pies have been brought to Alden with
In the past two or three weeks, and most
of them are now stored in the good cell
lars in town and country. At present
price $3.50 to $2.75 per barrel for ex-
jcellent fruit-the merchants have little
difficulty in dispostng Of their stock.
Boone.
Charles Alberg, miner employed in.
Heaps coal bank Just west of this city,
was frightfully injured by talllof slate
and coal at the mine about 8 O'Clock
Friday morning, soon after he had gone
to work. He Is suffering from COM
pound fracture Of the right hip joint, as
we'll as a badly mashed portion of the
same leg just above the knee.
Red Oak.
The sale is reported OF the Fred VIE
land far moi eighty acres one mile and
a half southeast OF town, to John Burg,
of Washington township, for 5000. or.
$65 per acre; also the w. g. Harris farm
of $50 acres, formerly owned by Mrs,
Lyons, one mile and half south of
town, to Fred Weiland, for 50, 800, or $65
per acre.
Grundy Center.
Lou Geisler had the misfortune to
have one Of his legs injured recently, by
becoming entangled in rope
he was leading COW with. The COW
got frisky and dragged Lou along the
ground for come distance, only letting
him touch it In the high places. This
is5the worst Lou ever had his leg pulled,
says the Democrat.
Jewell.
Miss Lily Estrem, who had been sick
with lung. fever for the past three or
four weeks. died at her home north
west Of this city. at 1880 o'clock Thurs
day morning. She was taken sick at
Ames. where she had been employed In
the college for some time, and was taken
to her home about three weeks ago,
where it was thought she could receive
better care. but to no avail.
Bows.
There is little more known as to the
progress OF the saloon petition than a
week ago. The petitioners have been
working quietly and claim to be gaining
ground. On the other hand the new
county temperance organization claim
to have information from all townships
but four. and they estimate that the
soon men have less than fifty per cent.
It Is not yet known when the petition
will be filed. The thirty day limit will
expire December 6.
Charlton.
The sum of s14s, 1000 was expended in
building in Charlton the past year. The
now structures include two churches,
one school building, lumber yard, a
Touring mill, .twenty-six residences and
other buildings. The Patriot says Char
iton is one Of the neat test, cleanest towns
in the state Nargely due to the efforts of
the Charlton Improvement Association)
with nice streets and avenues. bordered
with stately trees. beautiful lawns and
handsome residences, and her citizens
are loyal, public spirited and energetic.
LeMafs.
Sheriff Heron has served papers on
B. sudmeyer notifying him that his
election as member OF the Plymouth
county board Of supervisors would be
contested by his opponent at the polls,
Thomas Adamson. The date for the
contest is set for Thursday, Dec. s, at 10
o'clock In the morning. The grounds set
forth in the notice Of contest by Adam
son are that several Illegal Votes were
counted for Sudmeyer and that a num-
Der of legal votes cast for Adamson
We're thrown out. There was only a
difference Of three votes in favor of
Sudmeysr.
Creston.
The fury in the Bussey Mckee damage
suit did not take long to arrive at a de-
cision, returning verdict for the de-
PENDANT Busssy. while working on the
Hanna house in the wet end, was
struck by falling board. and as Mr.. II.
c.. Mckee was the contractor he brought
action for damages in the sum OF $4,000
for injuries sustained. Bussey was
struck on the head and had RIB broken.
His suffering and mental anguish pro-
voked his feelings to the Gum Of $4,000,
but the jury did not give him a cent.
The jury did not find that Mr.. Mckee
was even negligent or willfully careless.
Glenwood.
Marion Evans has purchased Tom
Titterington's extensive farm In Indian
Creek township, comprising 4571. acres.
The farm Is practically three fourths OF
section. The price Is s24,5oo cash, or
$53 per acre. the money to be paid March
let, 1901, at which time Mr. Evans
agrees to take posxession. This makes
Mr.. Evans about the most extensive
land owner in Mills county and south
western Iowa - The Wholesale ar
reefs in Glenwood for illegal voting has
been the topic Of conversation. over the
county the past week. al Dunn and
Fred Davis had their hearing before
Squire Tolles and we're dismissed. The
cases against John Weaver. 8. B. Tip-