Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-05
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


signment of 500 feet Of new cotton hose
at a cost Of over 5000.
Montezuma.
S. F. Creitz has 100 acres OF corn on
his farm near Tilton which he thinks
will yield more than So bushels per
acre.
Fearing there will be scarcity OF
feed. farmers are getting rid of their
stock as fast as they can. Many are
beginning to cut OFF corn.
McC aIlsburg.
According to the Tribune F. ]. Baum
gardner is the only man in Warren
township who now lives on the farm
first purchased and broke up. He
moved onto his farm in "a and has
lived there ever since.
Mason City.
Western extension from Manly are
within the city limits and are making
rapid progress toward completion.
pleted up to the point of laying sid
ings.
centerville.
Henry Taylor, colored, filed notice
with the city council. by his attorney,
stating that on August % he was per-
manently injured by falling thru a
man-hole in the walk on the east side
of the Iowa Savings Bank on East
State street, and wants $4,000 dam
ages.
Cedar Falls.
The c. G. w. railway is erecting two
new steel bridges within our city limits,
one is just north of the depot and one
across the race of the oatmeal mill.
= The Cedar Falls Electric Light
company has rejected the offer made to
them by the Waterloo company to pur-
chase its stock.
Abba.
VIM. Mitchell. over near Lockman.
thinking to raise 1t for his cattle. He
turned his cattle in on the cane because
the drouth will prevent it's further
eating 1t. He advises farmers to avoid
turning cattle on sugar cane pasture.
Ft. Dodge. IS
/ The city council met Tuesday morn
ing as board of health and condemn
ed the well at the Center of Sixth
street and Fourth avenue North. COM
plant having been made by DR.. Nc
Creight that the water was unfit to
drink. The well will be filled up. That
is the kind of a board to have. 1t is
evidently active enough to be useful.
Story City.
The Messenger says: Our mechan-
les are having more work than they
can attend to. Both our contractors
are dividing their forces into three or
more divisions in order to cover as
many jobs as possible. - Miss Iona
Gardiner having resigned her position
in our public schools, the board has
filled her place by electing Miss Louisa
Jones, of Shell Rock, Ia.
Merritt.
Fred Tooker sold beautiful Floyd
river pearl in Sioux City last Satur-
day, for which he received s125. The
jewaler to whom he sold it said it was
the finest pearl he had ever seen. It is
reported that Fred has helped to find
nearly $1,000 worth of pearls in the
Floyd river during the past two years.
Pearl hunting has become quite pop
ular industry here and at Hinton.
ottumwa.
The grand Jury made report Tues
day. returning four indictments and
ignoring one charge. Edward Sher-
lock is indicted on the charge of big
amy. It is probobly the most import
ant case of those returned today.
Sherlock Is charged with having mar
ried Gertie A. Grant, under the name
of E. Brooks. July 8. He is now in Jail.
His bonds We're fixed at $1,000. The
other indictemnts are of minor import
ance.
Mt. Pleasant.
Richard Davidson has filed petition
for divorce from his wife, Mrs. Susan
Davidson. They were married in Ohio
in 1861. forty years ago, and they lived
together until October Of 1898, when
Mr.. Davidson alleges that his wife will
fully and without just cause abandoned
and deserted him. For more than 20
years they have resided in Henry
county and Hillsboro was their home
until few years ago Mr.. Davidson re-
moved to this city. where he has since
resided.
LeMars.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs Robert
Black gave bowling party at the
Union hotel bowling alleys to about
fifty Of her friends. A splendid time
was enjoyed, the games played being
four back. at which several of the,
ladies are adopts. Mrs. S. w. SPOTS
carried off the honors Of the day with
a score OF 40 and was presented with
a lovely Japanese cup and saucer.
Mrs. w. L. Bailey was awarded the
consolation prize. q handsome silver
teaspoon. on which was engraved the
date OF the occasion.
cre.ton.
In the district court the case OF f. 3.
Perry against Clark county is now on
trial. Perry sues Clark county for
$4,000 damages. The plaintiff claims
that in November, 1900, while going
across a bridge with steam thresher.
the bridge gave way and he was pre-
cipitated to the bottom twelve feet
below with the machine. The engine
pinioned him and the steam and hot
water cooked the flesh on one of his
limbs. The injuries were alleged to
have been of the most painful kind
and the suit for damages resulted
!Des Moinss.
On Tuesday Perry Love began suit
against the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway company, Claiming $4,000
damages for an accident Witch he al