Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-12
Local Affairs ia Hundreds Of Iowa Towns Of
Interest to the General Reader.
IOWA NEWS Items

webster City.
Mount Vernon used 493,5OO gallons OF
city water during May, or a daily av-
erage of 1888.
Williams.
Fritz Mckee has sold his fine 32O-acre
Rose Grove township farm to gentle
man from Illinois. The consideration is
said to be $4,000.
Fl. Madison.
A Fort Madison woman, Mrs. Os-
borne, played the part of detective and
landed two men in Jail for stealing
thirty-two of her chickens.
Council Bluffs.
Two cases OF diphtheria have devel-
oped recently, the sufferers being girls
in two families OF and II years.
Quarantine has been enforced.
Burlington.
Mrs. Alena Fulton, aged 81, divorced
wife Of Henry Bowman, aged IS, was
married Saturday to the latter's grand
son, Henry Bowman, Jr.. aged 81.
Hedrick.
The projectors Of the new telephone
company are much encouraged over the
prospects so far They will probably
have fifty subscribers to start in with.
Humboldt.
Our former superintendent OF schools,
o. A. Opheim. now practicing law
yer, has decided to locate at Estherville,
and has already shipped his goods to
that place.
Red OAK.
Our firemen are feeling good over the
arrival of q new running cart-a hand
some, six-foot wheel, ball-bearing af-
fair, with 200 feet of hose, which was
recently ordered at cost of s17O.
Keokuk.
Ebenezer G. James, who had lived in
Lee county for fortv-three years. died
Friday evening at 7:4O o'clock at his
home 426 North Seventeenth street. at
the age of 81 years, of the debilitating
effect of age.
Rockwell City.
Twin Lakes Center Methodists have
raised and sent s295to the India famine
Irelief fund. Mr.. Frank Downing raised
81 in his neighborhood forlthe same
purpose. j. NJ. Rutter raised $16 in his
neighborhood.
Charter Oak.
On account OF the scarcity OF water
the city council has determined to put
down an 1S-foot we'll, brick wall, and t.
hire men to do the work under the d.
Erection of the water committee. The
work will begin this week.
Mt. Pleasant.
Word has reached this city Of the pro
1 motion OF Richard Hatton, son OF tn.
late Frank Hatton, to be paymaster O
the battleship Indiana, in the United
States navy. This is quite big homo
flor SO young a man to secure.
Mt. Vernon.
i Those who have planted sugar beet
seed this spring report the outlook fol
a crop as being most encouraging. The
weather has greatly favored their earl,
grow;h and the stand at the present
ltime indicates heavy yield.
| Winterset.
j.. NJ. Bertholf, of Lincoln township
claims the honor of having the larges
steer in Madison county, if not the
Largest in the state. It weighed 2,50t
pounds last winter and is now being fec
for market next fall or winter.
Maquoketa.
/ Much talk has been INDUCED in the
past few days about the new railroad
i protected thru here from Clinton tc
i Farley. Every one appears to think II
lis a C. & N. w. scheme and we are re.
lliably Informed by a person who is in
a position to know that that is a fact.
Denison.
The Review has purchased the entire
lplant good will and subscription list o,
1.-THE Denison Journal. For some time
1.-THE Review has been planning to spend
a large amount on new machinery, ane
linstead it has purchased the Journa
j plant. which is almost new and is II
prime condition.
Conrad.
In conversation with 6. G. Jones
west Of town, Wednesday, he stated
that the farmers in his community held
a meeting. Monday evening. for the
purpose OF organizing mutual tele.
Liscomb local exchanges and that the
scheme looked very promising.
Fort Dodge.
4. The Waterloo capitalists who have
had force Of men employed prospect
ing for gypsum near Carbon station
! have found a vein varying in thickness
from eighteen to twenty-five feet. Al
option has been secured on 100 acres O
land which is looked upon as favorabl,
to another stucco mill in that vicinity
Mapleton.
i Roy, the 17-months'-old son O
i Charles Goodwin, who was reported Las
week as having swallowed shingl,
nail, which. tho an operation was per.
formed, could not be removed, 1t having
lodged in the lower part of one Of tn,
lungs. died Tuesday morning. June 5
from an abscess caused by the poison ii
4 the nail.
Iowa City.
Referee in Bankruptcy T. NJ. Fair.
child has received from the clerk Of the
/ United States district court at Cedar
Rapids the petition in bankruptcy Of
Charles Cabalka, Of Scion, Iowa. The
petitioners assets are scheduled a,
about $4,000 and his liabilities at 1888
| The case will be heard by Referee Fair.
child on June IS.
Harlan.
John Nissen. Of Jackson township
hauled out about a thousand feet OF
water pipe last week with which to ex.
tend the splendid water system he al.
ready has On his farm. He will dig &
second we'll. put windmill over 1t ant
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