Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-26
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MASON CITY Architect Il. K. no
gardus is 70 prepare plans f9i. a s2o,-
600 CONGREGATIONAL church at Traer.
ALDEN Times: Jonn Wurthman,
Who tried for a solid week to find a
house FOR rent in Alden, has moved to
Hampton,
RoCKFoRD-I.. g. Dumbolton is
| making preparations for sugaring of
his maple glove. He has over SEQ trees,
which are large enough To tap.
LAKE. GlTY-One dealer here has
sold $500 worth of fur coats during the
past season. Mos; of these We're OF a
good grade, averaging s25 or upward.
GARNvIN The town is putting in a
public Watering trough forsthe benefit of
1.-The farmers. The water will be fur
lnished from w. II. Chiison's lowing
well.
| DAVENPORT The canvass for
funds wheramith to build the new Luth-
leran church is progressing slowly but
i.surely. The fund now contains some
thing over $1,000.
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| FOREST CTTY-AIrs j. w. sinner
ZEN Tuesday evening had the misfortune
10 swallow achicken bone which lodged
Tin her throat and but for the timely as
sistance Of the neishbors it might have
resulted seriously
HUMBOLDT William Fowler
Isshipped a car Of horses from Humboldt
Tuesday that were said 70 be as good
as have left the town for years They
We're mainly Intended for the European
trade and Melted their raisers from SIS
| To $40 each.
i abel Mrs. Mary MCGEE, living
northeast Of town. had the misfortune
Hast Wednesdassto have an arm broken.
4 a horse had got down in the stable and
she attempted TO assist in getting it up
and WAS kicked on the right forearm,
breaking both bones.
KEOSAUQiSA Republican: George
1 Barker, Of near Mount Zion. Vas IN our
cttice the ether day ard stated that he
/ mad lately sold TWENTY-FIVE head OF
ewes at s5.5a per head; also his Wool at
22ia cents a pound. Heilas 400 sheep on
/ his farm get. and thinks they are good
4 property in Mckinley times
/ BOONE,-W Work is under way in earn
est on the track laying of the Ogden cut
of. Track Foreman o. II. Hagan, With
Ia force Of fifty or more men is working
west from Greene street. laying the ties
land stringing out the 9o-pound steel
rails which are to form the double track
lef the new Northwestern main line be-
tween Boone and ogden.
/ CHARLTON quite a numbered acct
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4 part Of the county caused by the icy
conditien 9t the ground. Mrs. j. y.
SHUTS slipped and fell, bleaking her
arm, Mrs. Deery broke her arm. and
| Mrs. Meneysmith fractured OF tlislo-
Gated her arm. These parties all live in
/ the neighborhood Of Columbia.
JEFFERsoN The local c. A. r.
fposi. al their Saturday evenings meet
ling were much entertained by a paper
ION Washington and Lincoln by Com
Trade l.. Is. Carlisle, Of the Jefferson
schools. The q. a. II. has naueurated
a new feature in it's meetings, and ex-
lpeots TO have Interesting papers of this
kind AZ stated intervals in the future.
HARLAN Rev T. =. Childs pre-
scented his resignation as pastor of TN,
Congregational church sunday last. the
! same take effect at the end Of his
pastoral Year in May. The pastor adj
jvanced no reason for his act except that
he thought il might be Tor the best. The
Republican says Mr. Childs is a very
/ pleasant gentleman. and has made
friends during his years stay here. H..
has as YET found no other location.
! slol'N CITY,. T.. Langworthy
agent for the Sioux City Retail Dealers
/ Association. who has charge Of the
lcanvass which is being made for the
/ new petition 10 sell Intoxicating liquors
lin Sioux City, said Thursday night that
he had about 1900 names on the petit
Ition. This is 500 more than is necessa-
/ ~, but the canvass Mill be continued
Until tomorrow night, by which time it
;s expected that 1000 names will have
! been secured.
OTrUMW.A = Calvin Manning is
mourning the loss OF one of his fine
! Wilkes colts which died very suddenly
on the I'D. Mr.. Manning prided him
self in being the possessor of the finest
/ match team in Ottumwa as he has am
other Wilkes colt that is complete
match for the one that died The colts
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ued at $500. Both horses were raised
by Ed Dagseit, who sold them to MIR.
| Manning about eight months ago.
| POCAHONTAS - During the past
week several teams have been hauling
stone from the Gilmore quarry for the
new building for the bank of Pocahon-
ltas. The intention al present is that the
building shall be 26N60 two stories and
Il basement. with pressed brick on the
least and south. but the plans of the
building may be changed to make the
building 100 feet long instead of sixty.
Work on the building will be begun as
early in the spring as it can be carried
/ forward with advantage.
/ HAMPTON--Mart Ellingson. living
in Oakland township, was brought be-
fore the commissioners Of insanity by