Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-25
IOWA NEWS ITEMS.

Ottumwa
Methodist church, left on Thursday for
Los Angeles in the hope Of regaining
his health.
Vhittemore.
The Whittemore creamery did s41,-
600 business last year ss- At an auc-
ton here last week a team cold for s225.
Cows brought s35. The Champion says
other things went in proportion.
Washington.
From present Indications Washington
will have free mail delivery soon The
receipts from the postoff1ce last year
were over $4,000 and this year will ex-
coed $4,000. the amount required be-
fore free delivery is granted
Fairfield
The semi-annual statement of the
Jefferson county treasurer shows the
county treasury in a very good condi-
ton. The total receipts for the six
months were $s7,s27.S3, the disburse-
ments were s7s. 1898. leaving a balance
on hand OF 3,S68.50
Belle P1aine.
Henry Burnley. the oldest son of B. b.
Burnley. founder of the Burley house,
died Monday night in the hospital ut
Rock Island The body was brought
here Wednesday accompanied by his
brother. j. W. Burnley. The deceased
was about SO years of age.
Vest Side.
Officials of the Northwestern road
visited West Side Friday on special
passenger train run as second section
OF No. II. Friday and Saturday there
was received about fifty car loads of
material TO be distributed along the
line and roadbed In the material yard.
All the men about town that want TO
work are finding ready employment in
the new yard east about one mile, at
$3.50 per day. Friday and Saturday
they We're hiring all the men they could
get
Keokuk.
The railroad company has discovered
that one OF its care was broken open
and box stolen Careful checking dis
cloRed that only one box was missing
and that was a box of books, set of So
called popular histories being returned
to ST. Louis from keosauqua, where
they had been refused by a subscriber
The thief carried the heavy box to Sixth
and Timea streets and there pried off
the lid, then he threw box and books
away and went home sadder and
wiser man.
Shenandoah.
Stephen Semester, who bought the
NJ. NJ. Parish farm last spring. was a
passenger on the Wabash, Tuesday. be-
ing on his way to southern Kansas and
Oklahoma where. he goes to buy some
land. He sold the Parrish farm last
Saturday to Matt o'Bryan. the consid-
GRAFTON being $4,000 or about s65 per
acre Mr. Schnesrler will engage in the
cattle business in Kansas. John
loft, Monday, sold his ls0-acre farm,
two miles east OF Shenandoah, to Jacob
Marley for $50 per acre. 1t is splendid
farm.
Sully.
The Ledger reports that L. Van Rees
10 strong advocate OF the idea of
grinding grain Cor stock. Last fall he
fitted himkelf out with complete plant
and has since been feeding his cattle
ground feed. with most satisfactory re-
suits In 10 days time seven,y-s;x
head that he has fed have gained en- a n
that besides thriving better than they
would have done on corn in the ear, his
cattle have not required as mucf, grain
as he has heretofore been In the habit
OF feeding.
NJ. Ayr.
The publishers of the three Mt. Ayr
newspapers hays Joined in Issuing a.
call for 9 convbntion of the newspape.
men OF southwestern Iowa to be held
at Mt. Ayr, Friday. Feb. 10. The pur-
pose Of the gathering is to AFFORD an
opportunity for the discussion OF the
professional, business and mechanical
problems OF newspaper making, and
also for the formation OF publishers
association. should the latter course be
deemed wise by those present.
Two Mt. Ayr residences are quaran-
tined for smallpox.
Mason City.
Frank Hanlon received Wednesday IN
enthusiastic letter from w. 70. Brice
who liz regarded az a hard -headed busj-
ness man when 1t comes to q new pro-
portion. Mr., Brice has been looking
over the oil proposition and closed al