Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-16
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Des Moines.
One of the conditions to be named for
the rebuilding of the starch works here
will be that the city equip its fire de-
partment with fire engines.
Graettinger.
The Times explains that if it is not
up to the standard this week, it's be-
cause it's editor has been laid up part
tonsilitis, together with an extra rush
of job work.
Red Oak.
The court house yard is to be graced
shortly with sixteen elm trees rang
ing from five to eight inches in diam
eter at the base. The trees cost s100
the money being raised by subscrip-
ton thru the efforts Of John Shepard.
Coon Rapids.
Henry Cretsinger fell and broke one
of his legs below the knee Sunday eve
ming. He was hitching up his team to
the buggy to attend church when he
stumbled and fell over the buggy
tongue.
Sac City.
The Sac City Cattle Company shipped
seven carloads of cattle Sunday, the
Sth. George Wisenan also shipped q
fine carload, fed in Sac City, receiving
$685. hundred, big price for cattle
shipped from this country, says the
Sun.
Audubon.
One of the latest Jokes around the
court house is on Treasurer BRENNAN.
He recently received a postal card from
one who owed taxes The writer said
on the postal, Enclosed find draft for
the amount of my taxes" The puzzle
was to Sc the draft.
Spirit Lake.
A large force has been at work ex-
cavating for the new hotel the past
week and the work is well advanced.
The enlarged and repaired Bap-
list church building, now cosy struc-
ture, was rededicated Sunday. the Sth.
The entire debt of the church was
pledged.
A meeting of those interested in the
establishment Of a factory to manufac-
ture Gabel plows was held in the city
hall last Friday evening. A committee
was appointed to interview the BUSH
ness men, in order to ascertain the gen.
may be received.
lndianola.
Jack Young is home from Perry,
where he spent forty days In quar-
antine for smallpox. Out Of % guests
at the hotel when the quarantine was
ordered only three had the disease.
Jacks face is lumpy instead of being
full of holes. as is the usual custom
with parties having smallpox.
Maxwell.
The Clark McLain farm. south OF
town, has been sold again, the contract
having been made Wednesday, The
farm. consisting Of 400 acres, was sold
for $27, 900 to N N. Sherman. of Cedar
county. This farm was sold last sum-
mer for $4,000, thus showing that land
is continually increasing in value
around Maxwell.
Sioux City.
From an authentic source the Journal
learns that big eastern establishment
is looking for location for hat and
cap house in Sioux City. Negotiations
have been entered into, and the Purs-
low property at Third and Nebraska
streets may be leased. 1t Is said a
building Is to be erected four stories
high and to occupy an area so by 100
feet.
Fontanelle.
Mrs. Hugh Evans and little Sylvia
Whistler have been added to the list of
smallpox victims. and the houses quar-
antined, making total of four cases in
town, and two in the country. All are
the result Of exposures by the Uncle
Josh Spruceby Company. and as the
time has elapsed for developments from
that exposure. 1t is believed that there
will be no more cases.
Bows.
Telephone matters took new turn
the past week. 6. n. Jameson has Of
fered $1,000 for twenty-year franchise
and has deposited q certificate check
for that amount with Councilman Bar
Der as a guarantee of good faith. The
town council will act upon his petition
next Wednesday night and call a spe-
cial election for the purpose of grant
Ing him a franchise. The first election
as per call in the Advocate. will be held
January s. and the second probably
two weeks later.
cresco.
Howard County Times: Dogs killed
one sheep and injured three others III
the Upton fold, and injured nine others
In the Booth fold recently. Vengeance
has been sworn on these dogs.f The
law compromising for damage done by
dogs, from the county treasury, was
abolished when the new code was
adopted, and as the beggarly man keeps
as the collectable man, there is seldom
Some just legislation should be en-
acted this winter on this matter.
Clarion.
The Wright County Monitor says:
Very little land has been leased for
cash in the past in this county, but a
large number of farms have been leased
for cash this fall. The renter should
not judge as to the amount of rent he
can pay next year by what he realizes
out of this years crops. The man who
rented for cash this year made more
money than the one who gave a share
of the crops. but it may be reversed
next year. Share rent is the fairest for
both lessor and lessee.
Council Bluffs.
Martin Pruitt has filed petition in
the district court in which he asks
$1,000 of James Corners for the killing
of his son Paris Pruitt by the topping
over of pile driver. whichConners was
operating on the Illinois Central near
Woodbine. Young Pruitt was - years
of age at the time of his death and
had been In the employ OF Corners as