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

Affairs Of Iowa People Taking Place II Iowa
Towns.
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects q
Reflected In tho Iowa News.
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The News 81 Iowa From Hundreds
u Different Towns and Com.
munities
4 Humboldt.
James Simmons lost fine colt by
standing offer of $50 for the animal.
Red OK.
Gordon Hayes reports the sale OF the
Mrs. g. Nelson 1850 acres in Pilot Grove
township to William Peterson for 81, 100.
Armstrong.
The Republican reports that William
Musson raised the premium cabbage
{ in this vicinity. He weighed one head
andsi tipped the beam atstwenty-seven
pounds.
Creston.
A citizen states In the Advertiser that
the altitude OF the city above the sea
level Is 1880 feet. Creston Is 756 feet
higher than the Mississippi river at
Burlington.
Boone.
JOIN NJ l1pRSksc HAS pAb0SU q SUCCcb0e
I ful examination which elevates him to
made hls hrst trip as q ticket puncher
Friday night
/ Fost Dodge.
At. a meeting OF the school board
held. Friday night ]. A. Meade was
elected to serve as teacher Of the SCI
enca department during the remainder
of the school year.
Tama
u. ". Kallam has suffered almost con-
SANITY for the past two weeks from an
Injury received in falling from the roof
Of Samuel Jackman's house south of
town while working there. He fears a
rib WAS broken or some muscle or ten-
don seriously sprained.
Bsrlinston.
Christie Jordan. who was operated on
eaturdaySats Burlington hospital for app
( pendicitis. Is in q very critical condi-
ton. = Two patients-Miss Mary
Null and Charles Dunywere dis
& charged from Mercy Hospital Saturday,
recovered from typhoid fever.
4 Sioux City.
The sash and door manufacture and
I planning mills OF Sioux City are rushed
TO NIL their out-of-town orders. The
manager of one OF these mills said that
these large orders from the country af-
1orded the very best evidence of the
amount OF building being done in the
! territory around Sioux City.
Greco.
J. J. Van slyke showed the Times
y Tuesday some specimens Of tobacco
4 to the far famed Virginia weed. The
fiber Is long and the leaves are vide and
we'll grown. It proves that with an
ordinarily good year. this weed can be
grown successfully In Howard county.
Pocahontas.
IL n. Allen lately finished up a deal
whereby he becomes owner OF the two
Breidenback lots on the corner OF Beu-
lah avenue and Williams street. The
consideration was $4,000. The Record
understands that handsome brick
block is to be erected on these lots, the
corner building to be used for Allen
Bros bank.
Mason City.
The Globe Gazette says it is probable
tina. Mason City will have a new Iowa
Contra! passenger depot, and possibly q
new freight depot will be located In the
heart OF the city. The officials OF the
road were In the city last week lookinf
up location for the new depot and in
specting the road. Improvements are
being made all over the system.
Dubuque.
The. trustees Of the First Congrega.
tional5 church Will hold q meeting mex
Wednesday evening and extend cal
to Rev. Frank F.. Smith, OF the Ply.
mouth Congregational church OF Peoria
H. Rev. Mr.. Smith delivered the ser.
mon at the Congregational church II
this city on Sunday. Sept. %. and made
very favorable impression.
Edora.
The little home road. the CT e d., !.
doing n thriving business these days
even larger than usual. and yet the rnac
has been dong thriving business fol
several years. Cards have beer
issued announcing the coming wedding
on "Wednesday next of Charles r. Stauf
fer, the hardware merchant OF this city
TO Miss Harriet Simpson. OF Mankato
MINI.
Spencer.
The recent enumeration shows tina
there are in Spencer s79 persons be
tween 5 and q years OF age who ar
entitled to school privileges. OF thi
" number there are 40 boys and 46O girls
The present enrollment IN the publ,
schools OF the city IL 6s4, against sos a
this time last year. The present could
doubtless. be very much increased 4
there were available room.
Brcoklyn.
/. >. Crmiston arrived home from hi
trip on the continent recently He Wis
tied the Paris exposition several day
And he says 1t does not compare favora
bly, with the worlds fair at Chicago
One point Of excellence is the art gal
leries. which cover acres OF ground an,
contain the choicest work OF all the "a
nous artists Of Europe. Otherwise h
considers the worlds fair far superior
Jowa City.
While Mrs. r. e. Howell and daugh
ter Gertrude were attending reception
In another part OF the city Friday even
Ing burglars entered their home an,
ransacked the place from top to bot
tom In the search for valuables. takin
40 sworth OF valuables. Four men wer
eeen on the porch about 8: so o. clock tina