Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-21
HA I THEY ARE DOING
Affairs Of low People Taking PlaceIn low,
Towns.


estate men are showing them around
with q view OF locating, while others
come to buy land for speculation.
Hamptoa.
Recorder: The largest apple we have
seen this year, and in fact the largest
we recollect OF ever seeing, was raised
by Samuel Wilson In Chaplin Grove 1t
measures fifteen inches one way and
fourteen the other and weighs a half!
an ounce over q pound. Mr.. Wilson Is
s. years old, hut his age does not pres.
vent his being an ardent and successful
|horticulturist.
! Nevada.
The following sales Of farms are re-
ported: DIR. G. r. Hoag. 100 acres to F.
III. Warner. OF Illinois; A. Bancroft. 100
acres to 2. Shugart, OF Nevada; NJ. b.
Flater farm to John voage. Also
John Coxworth has bought the $50 acres
known as the Wireman farm and the
JOB acres known a. the Fultx farm.
Amount for the COS acres, S2s, 800, or an
average OF over S47 per acre.
r; Madison.
Redmond Kidd and John Ferris. two
lconvicts who escaped from the peniten-
tiary some time since and recaptured
were arraigned Wednesday and given
time to plead. To escape from state
institution liz an offense that can be
punished by an extension Of the time
or additional time added to their for
mer sentence, the case being tried the
same as in other criminal cases.
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Mason City.
Tuesday there was q meeting of the
hardware merchants Of this city in cons
junction with the dealers in Worth.
Hancock. Floyd and Franklin counties.
The question was not one OF advancing
1prices or anything of the kind, but they
Imet as legitimate dealers to advise as to
1.-THE very best methods to employ to
meet the steel range peddlers who are
Iinfesting this country. An organiza-
ition was effected for this purpose
Shenandoah.
4 Sentinel: Mr. "A. A. Atwood tells US
that he sold corn in the fall OF 1896 for
IN cents per bushel. He takes no stock
i in the statement of the World thai corn
i has only advanced l2lh per cent. Twelve
land half per cent of II il about a
3lcent and one-half, which would make
the price of corn 121a cents now He
!Isays 1t is the price of corn in the fall
Il THAT affects the farmers who have to
Trent, as they are usually obliged to sell
then and can not hold their corn for the
higher price in the spring. He remem-
lbers that corn was lower in the fall of
l1s96 than it has been at any time since.
Boone.
i The B. OF L. F. convention continued
1.-THE consideration of the report OF the
beneficiary committee Tuesday fore.
moon. Seven claims were disposed. OF
land total Of $500 vas voted Three
tof the claims We're referred to the Off.
alcers OF the grand lodge for inyestiga.
ltion with power to act. They are al
Iclaims of total disability. and the
claimants hold policies OF 81, 800 each
,|Thers is no doubt that these will all be
!. |allowed. and this will make a total Of
{ $4,000 allowed Tuesday forenoon. The
lconvention this year is unusually gen.
ferrous. and the grand officers say thai
!, liner conventions.
Il Ottumwa.
The total subscriptions to the Calves.
ton relief fund to Wednesday evening
Iamounted. to 1890. Hiram
II Phillips, consulting engineer Of the city
aIof OttumWa, returned to his home al
& ST. Louis, No., this morning, after q
q brief visit 70 the city In consultation
with John Brady, city engineer, rela-
Tive to preparing plans for the new cit,
q water works. While here Mr.. Phillips
! drove over the territory west Of the city
Iwhene Mr.. Brady Is prospecting for wa.
4 ter. "A number of borings have beer
-Imade and the result has been generally
satisfactory as pre- viously stated in thu
q Courier. Mr.. Phillips has lent ever
! greater encouragement to the projec,
: by. expressing the opinion that the cit,
u Twill be enabled to secure its entire sup.
5tply of water from the wells that ma,
: be constructed on the grounds where
the prospecting Is now being made.
Sioux City.
!, The special meeting Of the board Of
E education held Tuesday evening at
q o'clock at the store Of Director Juliu,
( tPappe was to elect a secretary for The
:. board to succeed r. N. Dot. but there
) was another matter given attention
which Ia of considerable interest to TIL.
Hoard. A resolution was passed author.
IiIIng settlement with the American
, Security Company of the claim which
the independent School district Of Stoul
{ City has against that company on thu
4 bond OF Harry s. Hubbard, the de.
!, tfaulting treasurer of the district. TIL,
imatter has been in both the district
land supreme courts. The attorneys fol
lbotil sides have of late been trying L
,Iget together on settlement and many
f|conferences have been held. An agree,
2 Iment was finally reached and the board
a settlement for 3Sl, 900 TIL,
stdefalcation amounted to $4,000. II. w
4 Chase was elected secretary Of tht
E board at q salary OF 5000 per year.
Davenport.
An effort in the district court to prov,
1.-THE insanity Of NJ. G. Lee came to a sud
= Iden termination at O'Clock Wednesda,
3 Iafternoon by Judge Wolfe declaring
althat Mr.. Lee had not been proven O
-Iunsound mind and incapable Of attend
! ling to his business AFFAIRS, after III,
rested in the taking OF tes
7 timony. Heordered a. verdict drawn vi
! for the Jury to sign. Several physician
fwere put on the stand in the Afternoon
land there Was nothing adduced to show
that Mr. Lee. while mentally unYount
ION religion. was not capable OF manaG
ling his own affairs. AmOtion for a yer.