Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-07
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

IOWA NEWS ITEMS 5
Mason City
The elevator men are kept busy these
days with the importing of corn which
is moving very rapidly.
Allison.
The pastors of the Congregational
and Methodist churches commenced a
series of revival meetings Monday ev-
ening.
Hartley.
Herald: Will Sayre is expected home
this week from Marshalltown. He re-
ports his new pateEt as working to per-
feet success.
Toledo.
According to the Chronicle there is
every Indication that enc of the leading
improvements for Toledo this year will
be a modern hotel.
Marengo.
From his chicken house Jacob Stay
maker last week sold ,035 pouns's OF
poultry. Pretty good for one farm, re-
marks the Republican.
Tama.
a reunion of thu Woodruff family.
consisting of seven sisters and one
brother after a separation OF over for
ty-six years, took place in the city last
week.
Cf:.,t--,
Another divorce case has bee, 49,,
thai of Mrs. Eva Cantry vs. j .s sci
Cantry, in which the former asks the
court to grant her a divorce on the
grounds OF i'll treatment.
Alden
Miss Bertha Bishop, formerly prin-
cipal of our schools. has gone 10 Sioux
City where she expects to entar the
Samaritan Hospital and take u years
course as a trained nurse.
Webster City.
The FreemanTribune says the matri-
monal business in Hamilton county
seemssto be on the decline. During the
ysar 1900 there were IA licenses Issued,
while in 1899 there We're 201 issued.
Maxwell.
William Evans. of Cambridge. was
IN town early in he week in the inter-
est of his recent invention. an auto
matte cheese box rangenent, which
cuts the cheese into pieces of proper
size and weight as Indicated by the
purchase price.
Ackley.
+. II. Raymond, of German township,
tells the Hampton Recorder that the
advantages of the rural mail delivery,
running out of Ackley are many. He.
Is enthusiastic-the Same may be said
OF the 400 or more persons who receive
mail In this way, remarks the World.
Fairfield
The collections for the first day of the
new year were s502.72, more than double
what they Were ON the corresponding
day of last year and twice as large as
they have been for that day during the
last twenty years. This speaks well
for Jefferson county and her taxpay-
ers.
Hampton.
The Record regrets to hear that it's
Henry Proctor, Is in
financial trouble, his creditors having
forced himinto bankruptcy His liabil-
ities are placed at $4,000. and his as
sets at $4,000. Frank A. Proctor is to
remain In charge of the business until
a receiver is appointed.
Fontanelle.
The new farmers mutual telephone
line is now completed twelve miles
southeast of Adair. running we'll into
Eureka township, and is proving as an
ticipated great convenience. There is
n desire to have II extended to Fcnta-s
nellie. and by mutual effort this Will no
doubt be accomplished in the early
spring.
Davenport.
More farms have been sold in the ex-
treme northern part of Scott county
during the past six months than has
ever been known in one season before.
Most of the farmers retiring are nov
ing into some OF the small towns near
by, or to the city. Many of them have
been engaged in farming for the mast
thirty years or more.
Carroll.
The Sentinel hears that a damage suit
is soon toNbe Instituted against the
county by a young man from neigh
boring town who lost a bride in missing
the train at this point several days ago.
The plaintiff claims that he set his,
WATCH with the clock in the court house
tower, which brought him to the depot
an hour after the train left.
Clear Lake.
The ice harvest is in progress In the
lake. where the ice Is fifteen inches
thick.
r. L, Jones has just finiehed making
a fine ice boat that he believes will
prove the fastest boat on the lake. He
has about fifteen good boats to com
pete with for the honor. and 1t will be