Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-02

in size and can corn, tomatoes pump
kins, squash and some KINDS of
fruits On full capacity the factory will
employ $50 hands in the season. and it is
claimed that girls can easily earn 81 per
eight hour day at the work. They must
have pledged about 200 acres of sweet
corn and 100 acres of tomatoes and
other vegetables before they are willing
stoStake the project up. An effort is be-
ing made to get the farmers to make
the necessary pledge of raw material.
Webster City.
A gentleman from Charles City was
at the Wilson lately who a courleNof
years ago was mixed up in train hold.
up in Oklahoma. He was a passenger
on a train boarded by robbers and as
some resistance was offered the robbers
began firing proniscuousy. a bail from
a Winchester rifle struck this gentle
man fairly in the forehead, tearing its
way thru the frontal bone, and of
course rendering him unconscious. He
was taken to Chicago and for nine days
lay in an unconscious condition. but
thru skillful surgical treatment and
careful nursing was finally restored to
health. He bears an ugly looking scar
upon his forehead which is evidence of
the marvellous escape he had. There are
but few cases on record of men recov-
ering from such dangeroud wound.
Davenport.
John McGinnis of this city Is the
champion horse buyer and shipper of
Iowa, and IL any man wants TO chal-
|ienge lis right to the title. let thas man
stand forth. Saturday evening MI. Mac
Ginnis shipped to the Chicago market
the best load of Iowa horses that ever
left this city. During the day they were
stabbed at the Cochran barn, and many
lovers or horses called To get a look al
them. The load containing thirty head
averaging LOO pounds and nine # the
horses went we'll over that weight.
Their cost was all the way from 500 to
$3.50 each. Friday Mr.. MacGinnis ship
ped twenty head of similar horses from
| West Liberty tosthe Chicago market.
There is always a good market for such
horses. Mr.. MacGinnis believes that he
bought more horses last year than any
lsother man in the state of Iowa. He
travels all over the state and is con-
stantly on the go, coming home On the
last Saturday of every month and
| spending the day in Davenport to round
lup any local business that might be at
hand.
.Traer.
4 The Odd Fellows of Traer have closed
a deal for the two Seelye lots. next to
| ii. c. Pierce's store at $1,000. They
have fully decided to erect thereon a
brick building SOx7O feet, three stories
Ehign. The first floor viii be finished for
the use Of, a general store and the Odd
Fellows already have two or three APP
plicants for the room. They will use
the second story as hall, while tht
/ Masons Will erect the third story fol-
/ their own use. Work will begin, pn tbs
block within a few weeks and will b,
completed early in the fall. This vii
! be a valuable acquisition to Traer':
business street, especially the south
| side. A deal has also been closed which
ENSURES two more brick buildings this
season. II. NJ. Woolley has purchased
the building recently occupied b. Mr.
Reeder as meat market. a. $500. H.
Phas owned the lot on the east a Year d
Two. He will move off both building:
and erect large brick store, two storie:
high. He has sold half of che east 10
i to c. +. Wetzel at $3.50. This give.
both parties a lot and half. or tfiirs,
4 feet of ground ample room for tbs tw,
4 Large business houses. Mr.. Wetz-l VIII
4 build brick this season. in fact he ant
Mr.. Woolley will build together.