Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-08
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

profit on his investment. *-s The aver
age price for which Grundy county land
sold last year was $50 per acre This
price is higher than that of any other
county in the state. Allamakee county's
land sold the lowest, averaging s19 per
acre.
Spirit Lake.
While hiving bees with smudge re-
Gently f. W. Barron met with a very
painful accident. A mosquito bar head
protector caught fire and was reduced to
ashes before it could removed. Attic
not burned to the extent of leaving per-
manent scars, F. w. was blistered about
the head ard neck in d manner to Sc
riously detract from his personal app
pearance.
Toledo.
DIR. W. c. Carpenter has had the In
sect removed from the tympanum of his
ear. The moth was of fair size and
must have covered the ear drum COM
pletely. The physician has suffered
much and is much relieved by the re-
moval of the moth. He thinks the tym-
panum of the ear has been ruptured
slightly thru futile attempts by un-
skilled specialists to remove the often
der.
Upton.
1t begins to look to the Advertiser as
tho Upton will get some paving AT tie
coucil meeting Monday evening tn,
Fourth street paving proposition was
laid on the table but paving ordinance
was passed and committee appointed
TO investigate as to cost of both asphalt
and brick paving 1t is believed that
the council at its next meeting will
order four block. of paving in the bus
mess section. The feeling is general
that this is the proper place to begin.
Belle Plaine.
Mrs. Titus Fish was the victim of g
bad accident Wednesday, evening, re-
sulting in a fractured shoulder which
WIFI keep her in bed for some little time.
1t was after 10 O'clock when she started
to go up stairs to her chamber. Two,
doors, side by side. lead from the room
below--cne TO the cellar and the other
to the upstairs. BY some mistake she
opened the door leading to the cellar,
stepped forward and pitched down the
stairs head first, with the result above
mentioned.
Fort Dodge.
The Great Western extension to Sioux
City and Omaha, it has been found by
the preliminary run.will cost from ST.
100000 to s2,oO0,o00 more than at first
thought. There are four crews working
oetwesn TT. Dodge and Omaha, one
from FIT. Dodge to Carroll. the next to
Harlan, the third to within sixty miles
of Council Bluffs and the fourth, under
Tubbs, to Council Bluffs. The country
is heavy and the bridging and grading
will be expensive. According to a civil!
engineer here there is nothing to war
rant the statement that the Sioux City
line will be built first.
Davenport.
n Davenport paper says: Among
those who arrived from Ohm, Ia. on
July T. We're MIR. and Mrs. Plumner.
Mrs. Plummer. doubtless, expected 10
enjoy herself immensely, and If she lid
she was grievously disappointed. Her
husband stayed with her only until they
had dinner at UnGerhilrs restaurant on
Main street. He left her there stating
he was going to get shave !, and he dis
appeared for the whole afternoon as
completely as tho the ground had open
ed and swallowed him. Mrs. Plummer
sought the assistance of the police in
finding him and after a search lasting
until evening hs. was found and restored
t. hi. almost distracted spouse.
Red Oak.
Contractors Flick and Johnson Of this
city are working or the Burlinston,s
new track east Of Rock Oak with steam
shoNels and large force of men. There
Is a great deal of work at that point.
The Red oak south branch Will be
raised 50 that it VIII be as high as thu
new track The fill between Red Oak
ard the river Will be about thirty-five
feet The new line crosses the river
about 200 yards south of the old bridge,
The new bridge will be about thirty feet
higher than the old one. West of the
river large force Of men and teams are
at work and the grading VIII soon be
completed there The new line is south
of the old one from the river to where
they come together about mile west.
The Republican states there is pref
ty We'll authenticated rumor afioat TO
the effect that Red oak is TO have an
other bank.
Burlington.
AT a late hour Saturday evening a
gentleman whose name the officers
would not divulge, was going up Maple
street AT the crossing of alley No. :
he was accosted by a female, when he
took for servant girl who had perhaps
remained out little later than her
won't She asked him to tell her what
time it was He drew out his watch,
ard she without waiting for his answer,
brushed past him and disappeared in
the darkness. a few minutes ia,-- n.
discovered that the nmble-f e.. sered
thief lad relieved him of his pocket
book. containing s140 in bills and a
number of papers ami documents vail
liable to the owner. At a late hour the
efforts of the police to apprehend the
thief had not met With success.
C. Cosgrove, a railroad employee, resid-
ing at West Burlington, was struck by
a switch engine. near the Agency cross
ing. He seems to have believed that the
engine was on the other track and that
h was in no possible danger. He was
thrown about twenty feet. but strange
to say, did not seem to be badly hurt.
The ambulance was called and the in
iured man was taken to ST. Francis
hospital. where he was made as COM
Portable as possible. A cursory. examin-
alton Indicated that he was badly
bruised but no very serious injuries
were apparent. 1t is not unlikely. how
ever that Cosgrove has suffered inter-
nal injuries.