Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-18
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.

Iowa Falls.
A Miss Gentle Nickerbocker, of Rad
a cliffe, student at Ellsworth College.
fractured her nose while playing drop
Y the handkerchief.
4 Mason City.
I A new butter and egg Wholesale com
4 mission and cold storage plant will soon
4 be added to the city and as it is one of
Armour Il Co.'s it will be one of large
l.capacity and Importance.
4 Ogden.
i Ogden's lumber merchants report
much building going on in the country
and a good deal in prospect in town
Even with the horrid roads of Monday
4 enc dealer sold five or six four orse
loads.
Fort Dodge.
MIS- Nelly Jackson was granted a di-
vorce from her husband, G. w. Jackson
by the court Thursday morning The
case is the usual kind brought on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
lment.
Oelwein.
Mr.. Bruce informs the Register that
from present indications it will be next
Ito impossible for him to complete the
|scanning factory project in Celwein, as
he does not think the last $4,000 worth
lof stock can be sold here.
4 Ida Grove.
Two business men from Sioux City
were in Ida Grove last Friday looking
lever and inspecting the hot-water heat
ing system now IN vogue here The Pho
Isneers says like system Will no doubt be
placed in operation in Sioux City.
4 LeMars.
Fred Matern sold his farm one mile
south and four miles east of town to
Peter Marx last week. The place con-
s|tains 1O2 acres and Mr.. NIatern receives
so per acre for the same, which is a
good price for northwest Iowa land.
|Laurens.
AS indicating what the Iowa farmers
lare intending to do this season the Sun
prints this item: j. F. Anderson is
Ierecting one OF the finest barns in the
country on his farm southwest of town.
1t is 60x90 and will cost him about s.,
COO
Bonapafte.
Il 1t is estimated that the cost of the
water works system that Bonaparte will
lrut in the coming summer will be about
4 $4,000. There will be eleven MIGRANTS
and the standpipe will be located on the
|high ground in the northern part of the
A town.
Keosauqua.
The electric light plant at Keosauqua
cost originally s5,l0O, and additions
SIhave been made from time to time
which have made the total outlay S.
9sS Its net earnings have been within
4 $1,000 of its entire cost.
Odebolt.
Hereafter Mayor Reynolds and Jus
tees Graham and I.onnberg will refuse
to issue papers in liquor cases unless
Il the county attorney SO recommends.
They decline to be parties TO piling up
costs when there is no evidence that
Will convict.
Wall Lake.
Messrs. Neil McFarlan and Il. c. r.
Mohr have decided to start bank in
the thriving little town of Westfield in
plymouth county. Westfleld has pop
|sulation of between 200 and 800, and the
above gentlemen believe it has bright
A future before it.
4 lama.
Indian Attorney F.. l. Wilcox of Mon
tour, reports that himself and ..constit-
i uents had favorable reception in
/ Washington and that Indian Commis-
j sioner Jones Will visit the Sac and Fox
Indians in April and investigate person.
ally the affairs of the Indians.
Nevada.
a committee was appointed at the
4 last meeting of Jason D. Ferguson Post,
i G.. A. r., to secure speaker for Deco
ration day, and we now announce that
4 they have SO done. MIR. +. w. Luce OF
Cedar Falls. one of the best speakers in
the state, Will favor those who attend
the services at the time.
A Eldora.
The Herald says: And now the farm
ers in the vicinity of Point Pleasant
|shave organized mutual telephone
company. The farmer who has not a
telephone in his home will soon be con-
lsidered to be a back number. We live
lin an age OF advanced civilization and
JI.up-to-date conveniences surely"
Monticello.
In the district court two convicts,
William Burton and George Baltser,
II pleaded guilty to the charge of having
4 attempted to escape from the state PEN
4 itent!ary at Anamosa, and they were
each sentenced to two years in the peni-
i Tertiary, the term to commence upon the
completion OF the terms that they are
row serving.
Fairfield.
An Illinois farmer, George p. spratt
of Fullerton. is now the owner of what
lis known as the Mills farm. three miles
south OF this city on the Birmingham
road 1t consists OF COB acres of upland
and bottom land, and is one of the most
desirable farms OF the county. 1t was
Is;old by Fisher s. Hoskins and brought
$25, 800.
Dpbaque.
a carpenter named Jock Kern, work.
ling In the new Syndicate block. met
with slight injury and narrowly
Escaped fatal fall recently. He was
working in the elevator shaft. standing
on board about on level with the
third floor. An elghteen-inch bolt fell
J from the NTH floor and struck Mr.. Kern