Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-29

D0UV4Oes ii III ~.
The Dubuque timers staAes that their
sbusiness Is very good. much better than
'it haa been for many years.
Waverly. q sssss
The Waverly canning factory put up
l2,25O, coo cans OF corn, for which SIG, $500
We're paid to farmers. Help at the fac
tory cost 5000.
Bufialo Center.
John Tyler bought ninety-six head
of cattle at Wooden last week and drove
them to his farm adjoining town last
Monday. This makes els head Of cat
tie John 10 now feeding.
MAXWELL.
Rev. w p. Howe and family depart
ed last Friday for their new home at
Muscatine. Owing to i'll health Mr.
Howe has closed his career in the min
iistry and retired from active public
life.
lAmes.
Mayor Thompson devoted his time to
raising funds for the relief of the Gal
weston sufferers on Saturday and Mon
day. A total OF 500 was contributed
and draft for that amount was sent
to Governor sayers, of Texas.
Alden
Hickory nuts In the woods are de-
icidedly scarce this fall; in fact, there
is almost q complete failure Of the crop
The f. Rieke farm west Of town
sold the first OF the week, including
this years crops, for $50 per acre.
Muscatine.
VI mn, - 4 Z ~, =.
for a gay Social season in Muscatine
this winter. Dancing clubs, as well as
musical and literary clubs, are being
projected on all sides and Muscatine
societies are evidently going to enjoy
themselves all they can.
Masengo.
Sam Cupp was thrown from horse.
out in Ratciff's pasture Thursday and
broke his wrist. The boys around town
have been doing considerable rough
riding since Pawnee Bills show. and 1t
lis only to be expected that some OF
them would eventually get hurt.
Alba.
subscription paper has been passed
among Abba citizens asking them to
contribute sums of money to defray the.
expense in Pete billiard going to the
Willow Bark institute for the cure OF
drunkenness. The necessary amount
was raised and Peter is at the institute
filling his body with gold
Madrid.
j. F. Hopkins has sold his tract of
land in Dallas county comprising 2263
acres to Newton Long. The price paid
for same Is $1,000 which is $50 an acre
This land is among the first broken and
titled in and around Madrid. Mr. Hop
kins came in possession of 1t in 1854
and ever since he has been owner of
lit.
Fort Dodge.
The Green Wheeler Shoe Company
has just been awarded the contract for
furnishing shoes for the inmates OF the
following state institutions for the next
year: Penitentiary at Anamosa, insti-
tuition for the feeble minded at Glen
wood. hospital for the insane at Inde-
pendence and industrial school at
Mitchellville.
.Reinbeek.
The Courier reports two serious oases
of typhoid fever, one patient being Will
Tank, second son of Carl Tank, the
other is Peter Lund. who has been sick
at the home of NJ. Balmer. is repnrted.
very low He has had repeated neni-
orrhages OF the bowels which have been.
very exhaustive. rendering his chances
of recovery very limited.
Jefferson.
Potatoes will be a poor crop III this
locality this year. The yield is not
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many, and there is a tendency to rot
Now and then q farmer has excellent
yield and a good product. 1t is
reported that the shrinkage in the corn
crop on account of down ears, will be
fully %. per cent in many fields.
Ogden.
Rev. stoddard. Of the Congregational
church has rendered his resignation as
pastor to take effect at the end of his
pastoral year. The trustees have not
yet acted on the matter. : I. = The Og
den hotel has been rented to Mr.. Good
win, of Omaha. who at one time kept
the European hotel in Boone. Mr.
Goodwin takes possession October 10Th
Ottumwa.
Courier: Martin Hardsoog. who re-
Gently puTCHdSeu Inc extensive Blake
tract of land for $4,000, a few days
ago also purchased the Mclaughlin
farm. near Kirkville, consisting of II
acres, paying therefor $4,000. Mr..
Hardsocg is certainly believer in the
future values of property in the vicin-
ity OF Ottumwa, as his purchases go
to show.
Mason City.
Messrs. Clark and Stewart have let
the contract for their new brick block
on State street to Garner &
Krups, who will begin the work at
once. The building will be of pressed
brick front, with fine plate glass win-
Sdows and will be one of the handsome
est vet erected in the city. The con-
tract calls for something above $4,000
and the building is to be complete be-
fore winter.
Iowa City.
The civil service examinations for
postal clerks and mail carriers was
held Wednesday afternoon under di-
rection OF Charles Wieneke and Eugene
Cochran. Four persons took the exam
inations. - Hon. Charles Lewis for
merly mayor of Iowa City, and for
long time prominent business men OF
this locality has been re-nominated for
the Wyoming legislature He is now
living at Sheridan, that state.
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