Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-12
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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Fred shafer showed some samples OF
corn which he picked from the field
along the road side, which shows about
one year out Of three filed.
Spirit Lake.
The Beacon reports three cases of ty-
phoid fever in as many different homes.
Work has been commenced on
the filter beds for the sewerage system.
Clear Lake.
Twenty-Five Nora Springs people are
camping on the vacant lot north of Will
lam Towards residence. They have
named their camping grounds the mos
quitos retreat"
Winterset.
Jail building Tuesday morning. The
present indications are that the building
will be completed and ready for occupa-
ton sometime in September.
Hubbard.
Men with different gambling devices
have written to the town clerk fol-
grounds upon which to operate their
games. So far they have been re-
jected by order of the mayor.
Grundy Center.
d. Harberts informs the Democrat
that his new barn. 54x64 feet, with TWEEN
ty-four-foot posts, was built, painted
and filled with hay in just twenty days
Sam Druck built the barn. 1t is pretty
good for the heated spell.
Conrad.
Irwin Clay, of near Beaman, was in
the city Tuesday exhibiting some corn
htrfa cot +; Uh ha OF III
which are of mammoth growth, do not
seem to be affected by the past dry
spell of weather, yet the ear of corn or
each stalk is not up to the standard OF
corn for other years.
EstherviIle.
G. H. Richtmyer sold his farm OF
eighty acres on Brown creek this las,
week to party from the central part
of the state for $52 per acre. Land
seems to be going skywards in Emmett
county at least and still it is not as high
as it is in counties south where the soil
and markets are no better. says the Re
publican.
Eldora.
The Herald is led to believe that tn.
corn in this section has been more seri
ously damaged than most people hav,
been led to believe. The latest report,
are to the effect that perfect ears of corr
are extremely hard to find in the bes
pieces of land and under the most favor.
able circumstances If there shall bs
one-third OF the usual crop in this sec.
ton the present prospect does not seen
to indicate 1t.
Mason City.
Architect Fisher is preparing plans fol-
$4,000 residence to be erected by C. P.
1linyon on the latter's lots on Oak Park
Mr.. Kinyon is the well-known travelling
man making his home In this city. AND
Architect j. E. Fisher is not going to be
left behind in the march of progress. He
is already making preliminary prepare.
tions for the erection of a $4,000 resi-.
,ence, also in Oak Park. into which he
will move this fall.
Belle PLANE.
F. c. Body brought to the unior
Office Friday four ears of corn picked al
random from field on his farm three
miles southeast of town. The ears were
large and all but one perfect. The yield
he estimates, will be thirty-ive bushel.
to the acre. Last year his corn went fif.
ty bushels to the acre. but the decrease
in yield will likely be more than covered
by the increase in price. The crop is all
ready out of danger from frost.
Sac City.
Charles Hatfield has sold his farm OF
100 acres in section "a, Jackson town.
ship, to his neighbour T.. b. Glass, fol
$65 an acre. Mr.. and Mrs. Hatfield have
lived on the farm for nineteen years
having purchased eighty acres of 1t a.
wild land for $500 an acre. The othel
forty was bought three years ago fol
$3.50 an acre. The new 500
pound bell purchased for the Baptis
church has arrived and will be tested
for thirty days before acceptance.
Red Oak.
Several farmers have called the atten-
ton of the Express to the fact tina,
many perfect-looking ears of corn have
very little corn on them. The poller
failed to fertilize the shoots and as re.
suit the ears have not filed, in many
Instances only few kernels having de.
veloped. Just to what extent this /!
prevalent can not be told until fall wher
the corn is picked. A Lincoln township
farmer is OF the opinion that his corr
would not give him more than half ar
average yield.
Spencer.
The Clay County OIL and Minera
Company is sinking hole on the farm
of o. A. B. Newton. about mile ives
of Greenville. to determine II coal exists
there. A couple Of years ago in sinkin,
a well at that place the workmen re
ported passing thru three and one-hal
foot vein Of coal at a depth of 80 feet
A core drill is now being used, and tn,
real character of the coal deposit. 4
there be any, will be determined. At las
reports the hole was down about 20
feet. After determining the facts in re
gard to coal on Mr.. Newton's farm pros
pecting for oil will begin at Greenville
Ida Grove.
During the shower Of rain wednesda,
morning a terrific crash OF lightning
struck the home of Alex Simpson, Sr.
on the avenue. and that 1t cut up SOM
queer capers the condition OF the hous
| in nearly every room attests, tho not on
OF the Ave inmates was injured.
IT have been in every county in Oklaho
ma, and the country does not impress.
me at all favorably, said George 7
IsWilliams, of Ida Grove. In q recent In
terview Water IL too scarce. hay,
often seen a train stop and back vi
miles to get water. and then start GU