Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-26
IOWA NEWS ITEMS.
Iowa CITY.

Iowa City.
j. II. Butts of Brooklyn was brought
to the University hospital with part of
his lower lip bitten off by a horse. He
was operated upon Wednesday, and the
lip fixed.
Toledo.
From all reports the corn crop is go-
| ing to be much better in Tama county
than was expected two weeks ago.
Even the potato crop is becoming more
| promising.
LIT. Madison.
| Mrs. Arthur s. Woodwork has
brought suit against the Fort Madison
Street Railway company for $4,000
damage as the result of the killing of
her husband some time ago.
centerville.
James Hamilton has no fear Of the
drought as he has raised another fine
He says he has thousands of pounds OF
market.
Gladbrook.
A. A. Walker,of Crystal. brought in
ITO hogs Monday and delivered them to
Render and Son. The bunch averaged
close to 800 pounds each and netted
Mr.. Walker nearly $1,000. Twenty
wagons We're required to bring them
| in.
Rockford.
A. F. Kohler while opening clam
down at Fishers ford this week to get
some fish bait, found very fine pearl
about the size of buckshot and weigh
ing three grains. perfect shape color
and lustre It is evidently a valuable
find.
Jefferson.
The City Library is being shelved
preparatory to opening same about Sep
TENDER /. The management hopes to
have Miss Tyler. the state librarian,
present at the start to assist in giving
the new library the proper kind of a
send Off"
Spirit Lake.
A party of four hunters fell into the
hands of deputy game warden in
Diamond Lake township early in the
week. They had three chickens in
| their possession, for which they paid
s47.5O by order of Mayor Weed. Of Or
leans.
Sac City.
enough corn could be secured at one
time to justify the expense of operating
the Sac City canning plant, but the
later corn has been doing better than
was expected. However, the factory
will not be run at its full capacity.
ciarksviIie.
Reports are coming in that chinch
bugs are again doing damage in the
II .. a IL ~ .1~
| in both corn and millet fields. The
recent heavy rainfall stopped their
work of destruction but return of dry
weather has put them to work again.
Iowa Falls.
The new city water main across the
river is complete and the water has
| been turned on.
Mat Kickels reports mounting the
bear. recently shot at the landing, prov
ed failure. The hair all pulled out o
the hide when he went to take it out of
the brine.
Perry.
Josiah Petty has been having his old
1896 corn shelled the past week, he hav-
| ing disposed of it at so cents bushel
80 cents more than it cost him. D. J..
Pattee also had over $4,000 bushels OF
1896 corn cribbed in Perry, but he has
not sold his yet He is waiting for it
to crawl up to the so cent notch
Traer.
A. A Walker. Of Crystal. sold s1.751
worth Of hogs. all raised and fed on
eighty acres Of land. "A few years ago
Mr.. Walker tramped from Texas to
Tama county, over 100 miles, without
a dollar. He worked by the month
and got start The hogs Just sold
clear UP farm worth S75 per acre
This is what resolution will do in a
good country, says the STAR Clipper.
The operation performed four
weeks ago upon Sam yghSnnel, OF
Crystal. Tor appeal icitts - not been