Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-30
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

COUNCIL BLt + FS-Over 500 was
secured BY the concert for the athleic
fund Of the high school held on Satur-
day night
SHEFFIELD Eleven parsons were
received into The Baptist eh,mca sun
day. the I'D, as a partial result of the
meetings that are being held at that
church.
SHENANDOAH Petitions for wom-
an suffrage bearing 1000 signatures
Will be sent to the legislature soon ny
the ladies' having the same in charge
They tell The Sentinel What only about
twenty five have refused 70 sign.
FORT DODGE Mrs. John Rich. who
has been on trial at J,,arez. Mexico for
the murder OF her husband John Rich, I
u former resident of Fort Dodge has /
been found guilty by the Mexican t.-
bnnal and sentenced to fourteen years
imprisonment.
H.ANELocK--On One of our citizens Who
| is sort OF Il hunter and trapppr suc- /
iceeded in making a few dollars trap- |
| ping on the Lizard creek this winter. He |
/ mas caught nearly thirty mink. The l!f-
| Tie animals seem 10 be numerous this
winter, according to the Item.
| WEBSTER CITY Ed Bishop. of
Riverside Farm had the misfortune
/ to lose a fine thoroughbred Shorthorn
lcow Friday morning. Ii was one of the
| finest animals in the county and was
bought by Ed al the Bluff View sale
last year. the price being $500.
! DAVENPORT, The finance commit
4 tee OF the Edwards CONGREGATIONAL
4 church met Friday evening and found
that it ALREADY has in hand subscrip-
4 tons To he amount of $4,000 for Che
4 proposed addition 10 the church and
4 when the sum reaches $4,000 work will
4 begin.
sPENCER-.s. T. Allyn vas brought
before Justice Patterson Saturday on
the charge of attempting 10 extcrt
a money. Mr. Haliock, OF this city. being
the complaining witness. Allyn was
pu, under 500 bonds 10 await the ac-
y Iton of9the grand Jury. Being unable to
seeure the required sureties he Went To
jail.
MASON CITY Thru the kindness of
s. X. Glanville at least one dozen wom-
en- who might otherwise suffer ron the
cold Will be comfortably covered by
= good warm cloal,s which Mir. Granville
IalithoriZes the Globe Gazette to an
nounce may be had ct his store upon
presentation OF an order from The AS
sociated Charities. This is aneact OF be-
neyolence which will surely be sppreci-
! aztec! and a warm spot in Ne hearts Of
? the needy will always be held fer the
generous merchant.
VILLA AIs-Wasp: a good story is
told on VIII Rick. one Of crab,ree &
I. Mffide's popular clerks Some ladies
! Nere in the store the other day looking
{ lover the different kinds of dress Innings.
VIII showed them the skirt lining. hut
/. that was not what they wanted. 50 he
:. showed tils,n the waist lining, which
sold AT a higher price. After some hesi-
J. tation ore OF the ladies said. Haven't
:. you anything between the skirt linins
: and the waist linns?" Yes. replied
Z VIII. I'VE have leather BELTS Tire girls
! tainted.
( MANNING Last week travelling
! Wholesale liquor dealer employed q
j team a, Wonders livery barn anG
Z started out 10 make nuisiber 81
q neighboring towns. The man returned
ii 10 the city IN the evening. after havins
h covered s..me sixty miles OYER heavy
a roads. with an exhausted team. In les:
I, than ten minutes after the team hae
il been stabbed one Of the animaisa lit
tie gfeya-laid down and died. The Id
q ,ior man refuses 70 stand the loss
I, claiming the animal 10 have been dis
IS eased. and MIR Wender has brought ac
!. ton to recover the value of the horse.
y RED OAK "a real estate firm report
to the following sales: James CArmich
st ae TO w l.. Moosc,Sli0 acres four nj e
4 southwest of Red Oak, for sS.-25; Ed
he ward Hayes Ia George c.. Bass. %
S.Iacres twelve miles northwest OF Re,
Sc oak. for s9.GSo; Ed schoonover 70 w. G
Harris. $50 acres two miles south q
$ town. for s9.l5o: e. j. Hyshan to Jarne
rs and David Carmichael 100 acres IN Pot
s. tawattamie county for $3.50; ]. w NJ
Pace to r. Hagood and John Hodesot
y $50 acres two miles north of Haw
y, thorne. $4,000; j. 5. Kennedy to The
u, Haag, eighty acres five miles southwes
y of town. fot $1,000
:, ODEBoLT- Last Friday three tray
4, cling men representing three who'esal
~ paint firms were in town and stoppe
Ne al the same hotel There is nothin
al very singular about this fact; but whs
- ve state that one bore the name 4
: White, one Green and the other Isrow.i
y. our readers Will understand why the
!, visit Is noted by the Chronicle. Thve
.ren selling paint. bearing the names I
i three colors, in town on the same Ga
- and stopping At the same hotsl, max
Ii up a coincidence worth recording. 1N
NO gentlemen were +. a. White, repsesen
IA ing A. A. E.beison & CO.. ST. Lcuii
II John Green of Sherwin Williams. On
e > cago. and 4. y. Brown, With the Aust
Manufacturing Co, Chicago. They g
ON Together and had a good time.
he CLARINDA --The Citizens Law al
M Order Lsasne of Clarinda organized {
Of a recent sunday evening by elac,ir
lei, William Orr president, j. T.. Phillil
ay secretary and Il. d. Cuilison treasure
,ht 1t was voted To let each of the church
le- name vice president for the organic
ne tiois The public meeting held in 4
to Methodist church cut of which this o
ore ganization was born was largely a
ide tended. Speeches We're made by all I
tn ministers. after which c. A. Lisle bell
d." chairman of the committee on cons
RIM tuition read the report OF the committs