Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-05
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Keokuk.
The past months business In the
recorders Office is the biggest on record
according to the fee books. During the
month there were about 100 instru-
ments filed.
Alden
The thermometer got down a little be-
low the freezing line Thursday morning,
but there was SO little moisture in the
Atmosphere that there was little or no
frost visible.
Ackley.
Phonograpk: Mr.. Albert Philips and
family left this week for an overland
trip to Sioux City. in hopes that an out
ing OF this kind will be beneficial to Mrs.
Philips. whose health is very poor.
Mason City.
The track laying machine on the
Northwestern has reached VOORHEES, and
Is coming toward Mason City at the rate
of 2h miles per day. This is about oSe-
third Of the distance to this city froea
Belle PLANE.
Nevada.
Judge Whitaker still holds under adj
visement the application of the Duluth
e New Orleans railroad for a peremp-
tory writ Of mandamus to compel the
township trustees to call the railroad.
election in Nevada township.
Waterloo.
There are good prospects of new
gate factory being located in Waterloo
for the manufacture OF farm and rails
way gates. The parties in the move
men are men OF experience and capital
and 1t is likely that a factory will be
located here in the near future.
Ames.
The committee OF the council appoint
ed to consult with the Northwestern
officials with reference to the closing OF
Kellogg street are in receipt of a propo-
l1sition from the latter offering to buipS
an overhead way for foot passengers il
the concession asked for by the road is
granted. The council will consider it.
lama.
During the month OF April the United
States Filler Machine Company manu-
fractured enough filters to supply 100000
egg.cases. 1T was the biggest months
record in the history Of the Institution.
Notwithstanding this large output Pres
4 ident Batchelder assures the Herald
THAT the company is sixty days behind
in filling orders.
Abba.
Last Tuesday was pay day with the
linen in Avery and Hynes had $4,000 dis
tributed among them. While many
mines in the county have been running
Ion slack time the Smoky Hollow people
have had about all they could do. The
I,above sum represents the amount the
linen have earned in the past two weeks
4 Odebolt. f5
Small grain looks better the begin
ming of May than in any year since
1895. Pastures are forward and the
cattle are picking up their living. The
corn ground Is practically all plowed
and planting begins this week. Verify.
says the Chronicle. this has been an
ideal spring for the farmer. and his
prospects at this season could not be
4 brighter.
s|Sac City.
4 Work at the canning factory is being
pushed rapidly. The well was finished
|on Friday evening. A depth of 378 feet
Twas attained. The office building is
finished and the husking sheds are near
lily enclosed. The foundations are nearly
lin for the large brick buildings. The
lboilers have arrived. a large force OF
lworkmen Is pushing the work as rapidly
I az possible.
4 Hampton.
4 Without noise or ostentation the NJ
E. church of Hampton has raised and
5|sent to the starving poor in India the
& |sum of $114. Herman Hesse. liv-
ling four miles southwest of Latimer,
Z had valuable team ruined by running
Haway and landing in barbed wire
Hence one day last week. Barbed wire
lis q relic of the dark ages and should
be abolished, says the Recorder.
New Sharon.
a l.. H. Sherman returned from Smith
]. ICenter, kas.. Friday. He was in com
pany with G. II. Barbour, who with
!: himself was interested in the sale of q
large quantity of corn at that place
. and of which they sold IS, 900 bushels a
80 cents, having still 10000 bushel.
that they purchased for 10 cents 1
bushel in 1897. Mr.. Barbour remained
8 in Kansas to close up some more bust
I,ness matters.
Zearing.
a mad dog has been putting in som,
Z work north of town lately. Severa
4 dogs have been bitten and Saturday 1
!! attacked Mrs. Charlie Schiller, wht
! kept it away with pail until he
daughter arrived on the scene with
. hoe, which seemed to do better worl
! than the pail. The dog Is an estray ant
fLits actions are unaccounted for, as tn
( Idog with the hydrophobia has neve
been known to behave in a like manner
says the Enterprise.
Fort Dodge.
), On Sunday afternoon. large bat
rItery in the Office of the Fort Dodg,
!, Itelephone company broke allowing TIL
acids to run down thru the floor to TIL
! Hare Clothing company's store under
meath. A quantity of valuable cloth
ing was damaged to the extent of SIS
i Ito 5000. The accident is complet
j. mystery as the cupboard in which tn
battery was confined had not BEEF
j. opened for some time and how the ia
was broken is not known.
Clear Lake.
The A-acre patch Of ground which
has been put to sugar beets by W. Z