Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-29
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

the mud at the Heinz Roosevelt cross
ing and managing to raise themselves
officer Bolender's eyes were filled with
mud by a kick. Freed, they dashed up
the dark street and made their escape
The one was a young Geneva township
farmer, the other man about town
who has done railroad work-a long
time ago.
Monticello.
Castle Grove township has several
cases of smallpox. Three of the child
rem Of James Crowley, who resides in
Jones county, short distance from the
Delaware and Linn county lines. have
the disease and the condition of one of
them has been quite serious 1t is also
reported that one of the members of the
Crilley family living in the same
neighborhood, is afflicted with the dis
ease. The location of these smallpox
cases is in the neighborhood of twelve
miles from Monticello.
| Oskaloosa.
There was meeting of the people of
the city called Tuesday evening b the
court room for the purpose o. organic
Ing a branch of the National Humane
Society. There was an attendance of
about twenty five of the people of the
city. There Mere several talks by per-
sons ard considerable enthusiasm was
manifested. The permanent organiza-
tion effected WAS as follows: Mrs.
Blanche Reid, president; Marsh Pen
nett. first vice president: Nora Under
wood, second vice president.
Wall Lake.
Last week series of burglaries was
committed at the town. of Deloit. and
cigars We're stolen, among other things.
The first of this week citizen of Wall
Lake, who lived at Deloit previous To
coming here, was noticed selling cigars
by he box a 81 per box. This fac. was
reported to the officers at Deloit and
Tuesday evening they called on the
man. lie admitted receiving the cigars
from Deloit men. hut considered they
came into his possession in lawful
manner. He gave up a number of boxes
of cigars and the officers took posses
sion of them The man in whose pos
session the cigars were found accom-
panied the officers to Deioit
Manly junction.
A surveying corps is at work laying
out the new line which is to connect
the main line of the Great Western at
Manly Junction with the Mason City g.
Fort Dodge road, thus giving Mason
City new Chicago and st. Paul con-
nections. The survey will begin at the
Mason City & Fort Dodge terminal in
Mason City and will cross the North
western probably 800 or 900 feet south
east of their north yards. From that
point the line will be as straight north
as circumstances will permit An in
terlocking station will be erected ct the
Northwestern crossing the same US on
az It's other crossings There is4no at
tempt 70 conceal the movements OF the
party ana they VIII not be confined to
any OF the other surveys already made,
1T being the intentionto make the snort
est line possible between Mason City
and Manly he survey of this line Will
be followed by speedy construction of
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darlington.
Ine large Ray farm In this CDes
Aloines) county has been sold in three
tracts. Formerly the handsome tract of
Y, $40 acres was he property of Mr.. liar
vey Ray. after whom the farm and the
lake were named. He parted with this
valuable property in 1873. Shortly after
II passed into the possession of AIessrs.
Charles w and A. III. Holden. of Chi
cage, both of whom have long since
gone TO the beyond. Later an extended
litigation took place and the title 10 the
property was assailed. All doubts We're
cleared away and after a faithful stew
ardship Of twenty years Judge e. S.
Huston has just been enabled to dispose
OF the magnificent tract It what may
be considered a very coed figure. Mr..
Denny. retired farmer from Winfield,
Henry county, now resident u this
city, took 254 acres; John Mcfarland.
of Oqua wka, 315 acres; j. N. Dutton, of
MI. Pleasant, 5000 acres. The total
purchase price was close on $4,000.
making IT one of the most important
real estate transactions in the history
of Dies Moines county.
Wa.h;noton.
cas. q mist al.an ,,,en,ity a. ~
case of a check is being tried in the dis
trict court Leon Fehlbinger, of Ben
sonvilie. IN, lived on a farm belonging
TO \. bartholomew, OF Wellman. and in
March. 1900, he decided to pay his rent
by sending a check to Mr.. Bartholo-
NEW. The check was made out for
about Sl46 by the postmaster of Benson
vile, Mr.. Fehlbinger being unable to
understand or write English. 1t appears