Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-30
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings Of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Terrill. :,
word has been received in Terril that
the principal of our schools, FREQ
Thompkins, is to be married at Ihomp-
son, Oct. I.
Coon Rapids.
The mutual telephone line from
Guthrie Center to Coon Rapids, better
known as the Pingrey line. has reached
Coon Rapids.
Laurens.
his wears clip of WOOL realizing about
IS, 900. That is pretty good for one
year,s clip. we would naturally think.
says the Sun.
williamsburg.
%. w. Edwards shipped car OF hogs
ON Monday to Chicago; they were OF ms
own raising and averaged 325 pounds.
He says that no hog Will equal tue ois
Yorkshire as money-maker.
Sully.
Ledger: This town has had surfeit
of horse sales during the past week, .Wo
having been pulled OF. thus leaving
enough .bronks'' in the country to ere
ate material for numerous locals IN the
near future.
Leon.
Notwithstanding the prolonged drouth
that prevailed in Decatur county our
ing the past season, 1t is believed tnat
corn Will yield a good half crop. the
Weld will be much better than expected
and many fields are exceptionally GOOD.
Audubon. L..
The Republican says: Eve hear that
Mt the Frost sale the other day II
amounted to over 81, 500, and that II was
ALI paid in cash except one account
amounting to SO, for which note was
given. What is the matter With these
times?
Dows.
The pastures of this part OF Iowa are
the best they have been since last
spring. The foundation OF the new
elevator is already half completed ana
the work is being rushed. The new
building 1. sOx60 on the ground and VIII
be so feet high.
|Wintsrset.
The carpenters have been busy for
A new sidewalk will be put in along the
on the new Jail and sheriff's residence.
Anew sidewalk will be put IN along the
east side Of the lot. which will probably
complete the work for this year. The
property will be ready for occupancy
by the next official term in sherin's OF
flee, Jan. 1, 1902.
Iowa Falls.
Warren Funk's removal to Minnesota
Terminated rather abruptly. He shipped
two cars OF goods, but upon his arriva.
there he Immediately sent word back
that ,if certain arrangements regarding
his business here were not MADE nos
70 make them HE wanted to set back
to Gods country, and back he came.
AYERS the Citizen.
Maquoketa.
In the vii case which promised to oc7
cupy good deal OF the courts time
this term, that OF Catharine Bowen, q
settlement was effected Thursday
morning after the jury had been called
and was in the box, whereby the plain
tiff. Miss Mary G. Hoolihan, Of Lincoln,
Neb.. gets 400 in cash. The total estate.
is worth about 81, 900 and there are three
heirs
Conrad.
There promises to be considerable
building done in town and vicinity this
fan. Will Smith is building an addition
and foundation to Mrs. 7. Bradford's
house: 1. w. Kemble is having his house
on Church street repaired and q new
foundation put under II; 7. G. Shanklin
Is rushing E. Taddiken's new house to
completion and still there are more to-
follow, the Record is told.
Rockford.
John squier says that he last week
picked the corn on two rows seventy
two rods long, and got sixteen bushels
OF as good corn as he ever raised. This
yield, II true of the whole field, would
be at the rate OF seventy bushels per
acre. - Strings of ten, twenty. thirty,
and even sixty black bass have been
caught the past week. A good many of
these fish are under the size allowed by
law-less than elk inches.
Carroll.
In the district court last week four
divorces were granted, two on defaults.
They were I. E. Wilson vs. j. L. Wilson.
and Avery L. Cation vs. Mittie p. Cat
ton. In the third the defendant ap-
peared. 1t was that Of Lena Maytty vs.
Oscar Mavity, and the plaintiff was
granted the custody of the minor chill
dren. The fourth case was that OF
Margaret Dierks VS. John Dierks, in
which decree for plaintiff was entered
with $1,000 alimony.
Iowa City.
The enrolment at the university con-
tinues to increase slowly. Thursday
night the count showed Ito. There
a 70 MT nanny preaonf who have not al.
ready registered, and the number re-
quired to make the 1000 must be new
students. This enrolment at present
does not include the summer school, and
the university counts the yearly regis
ltration from the beginning of the sum-
mer session. If this is added to the
number now enrolled 1t makes a total
| of 1905.
IGrasttinger.
The Graettinger creamery paid its
patrons 20 cents for butter in August.
Test, $50; number Of pounds received,
SO, 900; paid to patrons, $3.50. The
new water works tank tower is up, and
when completed can be seen for miles
around. The tower is seventy feet high
and the tank will be twenty feet, max
ling 1t ninety feet high. The main laid
is from the top OF the hill to the rail-
road, and will give ample fire protection
to the business part OF the town, says
the Times.
Rockwell City.
The Odd Fellows lodge OF this place
sent $40 to the sufferers from the Gal
weston storm about year ago. and last
week received $2.o9 OF the amount back
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