Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-10

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most OF the cityss half. Mechanics and
are greatly In demand; all have
more than they can do these Mckinley
times. - = Ray BeeAon, who has had
charge OF the Postal Telegraph office IN
this city. has resigned the position and
one with the I. G. RAILROAD at
Parkersburg. Miss Wilkinson, of Ripon,
Wis. now has charge Of the Postal OF q
Ace.
Fort Dodge.
The Corey brick plant Of Lehigh has
been awarded the contract for furnish-;
ing all the brick that will enter into the
construction OF the new court house.
The contract calls for over 100000 buff
and red pressed brick of the best quality
that Webster county produces which
were secured at the remarkably low
rate Of Sc per thousand (. o. b. at Lee,
high.
Mason City.
The fair grounds and buildings OF the
Cerro Gordo County Agricultural As,
ISOLATION were not sold at auction
Wednesday because of the fact that the
bid was not high enough. Alonzo VIII
son bid $4,000 for the forty acres, with
all the buildings, but the society bid
5000, a right it reserved, and as there.
We're no higher bids another sale will
be advertised for September26,
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Spencer.
Many men from various sections of
the country have been here the past
week looking for land. Without excep-
ton they arc pleased with the looks OF
both city and country and the fine crops
they find here do not fail to impress
them with the wonderful agricultural
advantages of this section of country.
Corn making from forty to seventy
bushels per acre and almost dry enough
for the crib by the first Of septemh Der is
a new revelation to them.
Spirit Lake.
Local Nimrods are bagging a great
many ducks and chickens. The
corn is safe and it is said to be the
heaviest crop in the history of this sec
ton. The finest samples of APP
pies left at the Beacon office this sea-
son are from the orchards of C.. G.
Gregory, OF Excelsior, and T. B. Flint,
of Westport. They are of the Greening
and Wealthy varieties. The crop of
apples on the r. r. Wilcox homestead
west of Milford exceeds 500 bushels this
year.
Sac City.
The canning factory received 115
loads of corn lest Monday. eighty on
Tuesday and seventy-five Wednesday.
Wednesday, 10000 cans were filled in
eight hours. Os Tuesday evening over
100000 cans had been filled since the
factory opened. The first purchase o.
cans was 100000 and about half a mill
|Slion have been bought since. A perrna-
nent addition 32x54 feet and further
Temporary addition the same size have
been built at the west end of the pack
ing house to meet the need of more
room.
Ida Grove.
A horrible accident happened at the
home of James Mann in Battle town
ship, last Saturday evening, when Miss
Anna Mann lost her life by being
Heading to water. In, some way the rope
became twisted around the arm Of the
girl and she was dragged from the well
Ito the barn and then about the yard
before another sister came to her aid
land she was loosened from the rope
She was unconscious when picked VI
land remained SO till death, an houl
l.later. ISL 9
| Abba.
Charles Kellogg had an unpleasant
lcxperience when he returned home or
last Monday from three weeks visit
He went into his home after dark
lighted a lamp and prepared for bed
| just before he laid down TO sleep he
lglanced on the bed and then made q
NASTY exit and came back With a club
| In the center Of the bed lay a snake OF
Ian unknown variety, three feet ir
length and one and one-half inches ir
diameter. Charley killed the snake, bul
lhis dreams that night We're bothered
with cold chills.
| Algona.
Ed Norwood again became owner OF
4 the steamboat which he previously
owned, but sold He says he got II
1 back so cheap that he can afford tt
sinkit and still be money ahead. Fri
4 day he took load of 40 for the Meth.
odist Sunday school picnic at the parl
and on Monday the band boys wenl
up for an outing. Mr.. Norwood think.
| he will run the boat for the rest OF tbs
season and then take the engines on
/ for use in his shop. He says also thai
he may tear the old boat to pieces ant
build new one this winter.
Belle PLANE.
/ A. w. Cole, living south of the river
expects to move to An,es shortly fol
1.-THE purpose of giving his children The
advantage of the educational faciiiiie:
| OF the college there. He made. a trii
to Ames last week and purchased {
piece OF land 9OxS0O feet adjoining thu
college grounds, on which he expects I,
lerect a fine large house. AS roomin.
facilities for students are sornewhaa
llmited he expects to be able to care FOL
a number of them. thus making his in
Investment earn something. North.
western pay checks amounting to sS5
900 were paid by the banks here during
1.-THE month of August.
sAckley.
The town is to have new weekl.
4 paper. Mr. f. NJ. Linehan, recently o
4 the Wellsburg News, will launch tn,
Saturday Times today The Phono
graph thinks there is no room for it
sss Mr.. Ed Kolar, the genial agent o.