Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-31
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Boone.
The property Of the Ogden Coal Com
pany, heretofore owned by James and
John Pritchard, has been purchased by
Mr.. James NJ. Thompson Of Stratford.
Abba.
AS an indication OF what Abba is do
of the Abba postofiice has almost
doubled In four years and most of this
in the past two years.
Clear Lake.
Contractor Bartz and Landlord Scha-
der made a trip last week to Spirit Lake
and points in Minnesota, during which
Mr. Bartz secured the contract for .
s25. 900 hotel In Spirit Lake.
Glidden.
F. e. Chandler, OF Glidden, recently
returned from a trip to northeast Texas,
where he, in company with other Gid
den people, has q large tract Of land
they will colonize with northern people.
Fort Dodge.
The home OF John Plude, on the Yves,
Side. has been auarantined on account
of the smallpox. This makes the sew
enth case now reported to the authori-
ties. This disease seems to be getting It's
aecond breath.
Lake View.
The youngest daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs w. Heath had quite a bad accident
one day last week. The little girl was
wearing celluloid comb on her hair,
and was sitting about three feet from
the stove when the cellulofd took fire,
burning her hair quite badly.
Pocahontas.
The price of coal has been raised rs
cents per ton by the local dealers. They
say that owing to the increased demand
the mine owners have raised the price to
them, but should the present state OF
the weather continue the price will soon
drop back again to where 1t was.
Jewell.
Monday OF last week G. N. zenor was
fatally injured. He was standing upon
a box which he had placed upon a bar
rel when the box slipped from under
him, throwing him across the sharp
edge of the barrel upon his stomach. De-
spite the best OF care he died later.
Shenandoah.
J. v. Edwards went hunting on the
farm the other day and his success was
so good that he captured five rabbits
four skunks, one owl, two 'possums, one
hawk, one blue jay and some other var
mints. One of the possums he brought
10 town Thursday and 1t was beauty.
Newton.
Charlie Ramsey is out Of luck again.
Last Friday he slipped on the Icy walk
and fell, dislocating his left shoulder,
which required the services of a doc
tor to adjust the injured member. This
is the thirteenth time that Charlie has
suffered the same mishap to the same
shoulder, and still he hasn't learned to
enjoy It, says the Record.
Valley Junction.
just as our residents were congratu.
lating themselves that Valley Junction
would escape a re-occurrence OF the
smallpox epidemic which visited us las
winter patient was discovered in the
person of Miss Jennie Barr. a member OF
the firm of Martin & Barr, milliners
whose place of business is just north OF
the First National Bank building or
Fifth street.
Sioux City.
This year of 1901 will go on record as
the biggest year for marriages in the
History of Woodbury. county Up to date
total of $50 licenses have been issued
during 1901, while the previous besi
record for any year was In 1900, when 6
total of 532 was reached. The remaining
days of the present year will swell the
rumber to almost 600, or Is per cent
more than in 1900.
Burlington. M
The Flobert rifle was under discussion
in one of the offices in the Tama block
Saturday, says the Hawkeye. One gen.
tleman remarked that he never felt safe
when he saw boy with one of the In
fernal toys; when he ran away from him