Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-02
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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Rockford.
James Marker is losing his stock
| which have the run OF the corn field, as
well as many others.
Spencer.
Work on the addition to the postoffice
is progressing well. and the much need
ed room for Uncle Sans postal business
will soon be in readiness.
Cresco.
John Olson. while working around a
corn shredder and husker, Saturday be-
fore last, near Plymouth Rock, got his
hand in a cog and 1t was torn off at the
wrist, and the forearm badly mangled.
Spirit Lake.
Hank Yeager caught $50 dozen frogs
Monday for which he received SIS. This
big catch was made by wading into the
lake and using a dip net. AS the wealth
err becomes cold. the frogs take to the
water and are easily taken from their
winter quarters with nets.
Webster City.
The machinery belonging to the
Dawes canning factory has been sold to
Teachout. Hill & Mcfarland of Des
Moines, who have also secured an OPP
ton on the building and will continue
the business here IL satisfactory ar
engagements can be made.
lows Falls.
The Sentinel states that the Iowa
Falls manufacturing plant is proving to
be very successful industry. Altho this
ls only the plants second season II Is
Informed that there is enough work
now no hand to last most OF the winter.
Thirty men are on the pay roll, making
store fixtures, store fronts doors. vim
dows, etc, and all are as busy as busy
can be.
Cedar Rapids.
It has been announced by college au-
thorities that Charles B. Soutter, presi-
dent OF the board of trustees Of Coe col
lege, has received check for 81 900 from
friends in the east to apply on the
$3.50, 900 endowment fund which is being
raised This contribution was entirely
unsolicited and its receipt greatly en-
courages those endeavoring to raise the
amount needed.
Audubon.
Where there's will there's a way,
says the Republican. The younger peo-
pie of the city who are fond of skating
have been greatly bothered in their IA
yorite sport the past few winters by the
shallowness Of the water at the dam
here. The boys determined to overcome
this difficulty A great number toiled
last week each evening after school and
on Saturday with team hauling dirt
and repairing the dam. They have sue
ceeded in stopping water and have pros
poets Of having good skating this win
ter.
Newton.
The city council has received the prop
osition from Samuel Richards in which
he offers $1,000 to the public library, ST.
600 each on two conditions. They have
accepted one proposition and extended a
vote of thanks from the people of New
ton to Mr.. Richards. The committee are
at work to see what can be done
towards raising funds to erect library
building. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Richards offered the library $1,000
for books IL suitable cases We're pro-
vjded and the committee voted So year
to take charge of his cemtery lot. This
proposition has been accepted. He also
offered another $1,000 IL the city erected
a $4,000 library building
Estherville.
A raid was made Saturday night on
some of the bootlegglng joints in town
and considerable liquor was found. In
the restaurant that is run by Mrs. Paul
Fuss three barrels OF "hopcream"
guaranteed to be Misunderstanding was
found and in resort on Des Moines
street run by N. j. Offerman fifteen pint
bottles of "Old Crow whisky were
seized. all of which was taken before
Justice Doolittle, who will try said hob-
cream and Old Crow for intoxication
and if fn,,s,d nniltv hath will suffer the