Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-16

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! IOWA NEWS lrGMs
j. II. Brown shipped two cars Of fat
cattle last week. Their average weight
was 1890 pounds and their selling price
$3.50.
Bristow.
Evangelist Little closed his meetings
at the U. B. church Thursday night. A
number united with the church during
his stay here.
Boone.
Deputy Postmaster Horace Moffatt
has rent 100 steel mail ,boxe. to Madrid
to used by patrons Of the newly estab-
lished rural route from that Office.
Fairfield.
Cholera has appeared among the
swine in a number OF communities In
Jefferson county. One farmer near this
city has lost thirty head of hogs by this
disease within a lew weeks past.
Aekley.
At the present time workmen are en-
ployed In the Iowa Central yards In this
city in the work Of constructing new
stock yards. There are to be Fix pens,
and the paving is to be OF concrete.
Mt. Pleasant.
Henry county tax ferretp have found
that the late William g. Saunders did.
not list all his personal property for
taxation. and suit has been brought
against his estate to recover $2.s2s.3a.
Denison.
A number OF bets were made here on
300 majority for Bryan in the county.
The unofficial figures are 301 and the
stake holders are hanging on to the
money to see II the official count will not
change the figures.
Shenandoah.
The receipts Of the Shenandoah post
Office for the year ending Oct. 81 were
Sl0.0s5.16. One OF the requirements for
securing free delivery in the cities is
that the Office must do a business of
$4,000 per year. It will thus be seen
that the city il entitled to free deliv-
cry.
Grundy Center.
Mr.. Dode Arends Of Lincoln township,
while ahoveling corn from a wagon In
TO q crib last Tuesday, dropped dead. Ii
.is supposed heart failure was brought
on by over-exertion. So. Mr.. B. b. Cole
has zone to California to look after his
gold mine. He expects to remain there
all winter.
Newton.
Five Of the preacher. OF the city had
a hunting trip on Monday. They wen,
north nearly to the county line, in the
vicinity OF Ira. They brought home
thirty-six pieces OF game. including
rabbits. squirrels and quail. It was q
fine outing. : The work of putting In
sewers for the city is nov in progress.
Mason City.
The city hot water plant has Increased
its capacity and more thar
100 per cent owe laet year. The no. wa.
ter service is giving splendid satisfac.
ton III the city, and further improve
ments are expected. $3.50 There wer,
twenty-five dogs in the dog pound OF
the last day Of grace. delinquent in tai
payment.
Myyic.
The official election count reveals
surprise, and that is that the people o
Mystic don't want a telephone exchang,
in their city, as they defeated a PROPOSE
ltion to give Charles A. Harrington
franchise to construct and operate
Telephone exchange here. The vote stoot
19l for the franchise and POT against. de
feating It by a majority OF sixteen votes
Carroll.
Nothing has yet been learned of tn,
-whereabouts OF the Osborne team which
IEwaR stolen here the night of the republi
can rally. 1t seems odd that the prop
erty has not been found, as officers 70
some distance around have been notified
of the theft and are supplied with I
description OF the horses mi buggy. I
would Heem that they have not been ia,
ken very far away. says the Herald.
New Sharon.
Two very nice young men living nortl
of town. have had al election experience
One of them had a buggy and no hprse
the other q horee but no buggy. Tn
horse and buggy were wagered OF tn,
election, and now the young man VIII
had the buggy also has the horse. AM
the Star says he tand a mighty goO'
chance OF getting the other fellows bee
girl.
Ottumwa.
Marion Martz was fined $50 Wednes
day morning in the police cour 70
RECKLESS driving. which resulted in al
accident on the Market etreet bridg,
Monday night. when he ran into Mrs
Frank Browns rig and injured he
horse and damaged the wagon. He wa
driving a blind horse. He plead guilt!
and wss committed In default OF pay
ment.
Muscatine.
Frank Pomroy, q former barber o
Muscatine, y missing. and 1t is fearet
lby his relatives that he has been IN,
victim Of foul play. He left hip home Il
M~uscattne Gept. ~, with the intention
of taking the Rock Island 4o'clock q
m. train for Rock Irland. and has no
been heard from since. He hadSintend
ed going - Davenport snrst. and aid \,
would rtohahsyshe gone two 4 sAts
WeekaI n 800 steady. indi4tfioss
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