Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-22
IOWA. NEWS ITEMS

8 IOWA. NEWS ITEMS
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Scranton.
The corn is considerably blown down
In this locality, and especially il this
true south ofsthe railroad.
iSwaleda1e.
Russell NJ. Wright, who formerly
worked in this vicinity, has had an at
tack of small pox, in tent in Lime
Creek township. He has good care and
is doing we'll.
Creston.
Tramps have not been bothering this
locality very much OF late. A few days
on the chain gang has Wonderfully
salutary effect in keeping the tramps
out Of the city.
Muchakinock.
Track laying on the Northwestern
branch from Muchakinock to the new
mines in Bluff !, Creek, was commenced
last week. Withsfavorable wea ther. it is
expected to have the track completed by
Oct. j.
Rockwell City.
The school of music is progressing
finely. Aclass of nearly forty members
is meeting every evening, except Thurs
days, in the lecture room of the Pres
byterian church, and receiving valuable
Council Bluffs.
Arthur w. Olmstead, a farmer living
near Alton, Ia. fled petition in yo-
untary bankruptcy on the 18th. His
liabilities. all in 1.-THE form of judg-
ments except two unsecured notes, app
proximate $S09.20 and his assets nothing
Muscatine.
Two travelling tramps giving their
names as John Henderson and James
Walker were lodged in jail Monday by
Constable Wiley, of West Liberty for
holding up and robbing George Norton
and a companion named Bolton Sunday;
might.
Clear Lake.
There is a runaor afloat to the effect
that the fleet Of sboatsFon the lake issto
have another addition. This is to be
icarries besides the regulation mainsail,.
foresail and jib, a balloon jib, flying
'jib. main topsail and staysail.
Carroll.
The water in he railroad tank at this
place is lowered about eighteen inches
every time locomotive 101G takes water.
The large tank holds 10000 gallons, 3,l25
gallons to the foot. Thus it will be seen
that the monster engine takes, about
46s1 gallons of water from the Carroll
tank every time it goes thru.
Ottumwa.
Burglars, or probably expert silk
thieves, entered Phillips big store some
time Sunday night and made away with
nearly $500 worth OF fine silks, silver
ware, cut glass, watches. jewelry, etc.
The police were notified early Monday
morning and have a list of the goods
stolen, but SO far have no clew.
Abba
Ollie Mock Who owns the old home
place a thu edge of town, on lag.
Thursday brought the Union a twig
from an apple tree in his orchard. The
twig is5only ABOUT a foot in length and
contained sixteen large apples, every
one of which was perfect apple
without knot holesjor defects The tree
from which the twig was taken is eight
years old and it and other trees are
loaded so that the limbs hang to the
ground.
Sloan.
Considerable sickness s reported
among droves Of hogs in this vicinity.
The disease isnot thought to be cnolera
or swine plague, but bears more resem-
blancs to "pinkeys'' in horses. The hogs
AFFECTED become bind temporarily. but
while the disease proves fatal in some
cases. an unusually large number of an
imals recover after u few days Illness
The loss SO far has not been great, altho
many farmers report the loss of few
head each.
Boone.
For selling liquors Illegally John II.
Robinson has been fined $50 and costs,
amounting to 1880, or twenty days in
the county fail. The brick for the
foundation Of the new Christian church.
is being hauled to the site, at Eighth
and Greene streets. Excavation for the
basement is expected to be begun at
once. The new Swedish Mission
church at Sixth and A1onona streets is
fast nearing completion, the wood work
being Well under way and soon ready.
for the masons to begin the veneering.
Waterloo.
VIZ Curtiss has returned from his
farm on the South Dakota and Mime
sota state lines near Pipestore, where
he attended the threshins- of the small
grain grown on his farm. The yield.
was az follows: Wheat over fifteen
bushels to the acre or 4,64S bushels
barley, GAO bushels, running from
Eighteen to forty per acre; oats, 1915
bushels, or from twenty -eigft to forty
five per acre Twelve carloads OF grain
have beensdlIpped and three cars re-
main. NH i;urtiss 10 greatly pleased
with his harvest
Csnterville. b N
81 The EFFORT to secure 9 mulct petition
has Weakened the temperance people to-
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