Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-29
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

teams are engaged above the city; the
cut on the river front amounts to very
little
Hartley.
According to the Herald, r. w. Ayrcs
and son are becoming noted skunk,
mink and rabbit hunters. r. w. is the
leading trapper of this locality. The
other day they shipped twenty-five
skunk hides. forty-five mink hides and
skins and In the neighborhood Of 100.
rabbits.
Belle PLANE.
the inauguration of service to the pat
IRONS of the free rural delivery route
north of town on Feb. 10. A distribute
ing case has already been provided at
the postotflce for Carrier John Stewart,
and he is getting everything ready to
start out promptly on time.
Centerville.
In speaking of the possible finding of
I the supreme court in the Titus amend
ment matter, Gen. "A. j. Baker, of this
Iplaee. who made one of the arguments
before the court, says that the result of
1.-The matter is problematica, but he
hopes and believes that the court Will
sustain the amendment and interpret it
according to the intent of ita author
Waterloo.
| The Commercial Club held its annual
meeting one evening last week There
was large attendance and much en-
Iathusiasrn.s as the club has closed a very
lsIros porous year The membership is
l,icw over eighty. and only two members
We're dropped during the year past
while seven new members We're received
THAT night. Al bills are paid, and the
Iiclub completed the year with a balance
l.of sl0i.32 in the treasury.
sWinterset.
Samuel Belts died at his home in the
lsouth part Of the city on Friday, Jan.
is. Had he lived until the oath of Feb
ruary he would have been 100 years old.
Ito the last moment and his death was
notQtlle result of disease, but rather as
| the natural termination of a ripe old
lage. Fun OF years and honor. he passed
ilquietly away. He wassa native of Ken
lucky. but had resided in Madison coun-
lsty for forty-five years.
Shenandoah.
I David Layton has rented the Lippit
| farm for the coming year. and he and
This oldest son will work it. The son ha s.
been to California, travelling all over the
Pacific coast. Started with 5000 and re-
turned with $500. Paid his way by
working. MIR. Layton IS the man who a
year ago came and asked to be sent to
the insane hospital. He was then in ill
Health and Respondent over misfortune.
Now he is we'll and strong. and 'tis said
one of the hest farmers in the country.
Sioux City.
i The Hardware Building company, an
auNiliary corporation of the Knapp &.
Spencer company, will be organized with
Ia capital stock of 100000 to erect a
building at Third and Nebraska streets.
4 The parent company already has signed
a contract with the Union Terminal
| Railway company for the lots upon
(which the building will be erected. The
ltuilding, Mr.. Hughson said, will be 100
fleet in Third street, by 100 feet in Me-
braska street, and will be five stories
thigh.
| Estherville.
/ Baskerville parties are quietly at work
| To have a canning factory established
there The prospects are good and while
l it may not be built this year it is
Thought that arrangements will be per-
l fscted for the completion of the plant in
i 1902 at the farthest Court con
venes on the 4th of February. with
Judge Quarton on he bench. The call
iendar is not large. but several cases of
Importance are on the docket. among
them being three SANDER and libel cases
LOT $4,000 each.
Greenfield
According to the Transcript, William
ifioliday tells an interesting story of his
/ eXperience With mich COW. Not long
ego he purchased a COW that struck his;
.ifancy and was highly recommended for
her qualities as good mixer. At first
she proved to be all that could be de-
sired, but ina few days she failed in a
remarkable and inexplicable manner.
and in a short time gave so little as to
sIexcite great surprise at her unaccounta-
Fly rapid decline as a good mixer. on
l5going to the barn one morning lately
1.-THE mystery was revealed and Fastening
to the house he summoned Mrs Holiday
10 come rapidly TO the barn. There they
cav two pigs With evident satisfaction
10 themselves and the COW cnmplacently
enjoying their breakfast sucking the
Cow.
Upton.
Last Fall when one e. N. Fill fled a
Ic,aim with the mayor. asking the mod
lest sum Of $4,000 for damages by reason
4 afa personal injury received from de-
fective sidewalk, 1t was generally re-
lsarded as a bluff pure and simple. 1t
/ appears, however. that Mr.. Hill is in
4 earnest and wants the money. Last Fri
\ day notice of u suit for that amount was
served on the city officials and papers
i We're filed in the case. MIR. Hills petit
ton recites that on sor about the 7th OF
November, 1900, he stepped into hole in
the sidewalk in front of the Ditz music
store and was permanently injured by
spraining an ankle. The trans
fer of the w. F. Miller farm south of
Upton TO Ed Kelly was completed last
Saturday. The farm includes 16l acres
and the price paid was 100000
Keosauqua.
Mary Day, Bessie Pickett and Minnie
Bateman. Is and year old girls of this
4 place, Went skating one night recently
en- the Des Moines river. Mary Day and
| Isessie Pickett skating into an air hole
/ that left them in water waist deep. The
girls screamed for help and Minnie
Bateman. who missed skating into the
POLE attempted TO rescue them by seat
ling herself on the ice and pushing her
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