Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-21

so firmly into Roy's breeches that 1t
could not be shaken off, altho Roy made
q noble effort. nearly shaking his eye
teeth out and pounding his knees to-
gether in good shape, and the reptile
still hung on. OF course 1t furnished
any amount of fun. but the blue racer
was finally killed and the episode ended
with Roy unscathed by the battle aside
from some badly shattered nerves.
Winterset.
The biggest land deal that has been
made in Madison county for many years
was made this week by A. B. Shriver,
he buying the r. p. Bruce farm of AL
acres, one and one-half miles west of
Winterset, and paying for 1t $50 per
acre, or a total of $26,4G0. This is said
to be the best piece of land in one body
owned by one man in Madison county.
Mr. Bruce entered this land in 1851 to
1853. and has lived on it continually
since. The farm Is clear of incumbrance
and Mr.. Bruce is selling out to quit
work. The time is not far away when
good Iowa corn and blue grass land like
the above will be worth and sell for 500
per acre.
Iowa Falls.
The Methodist society has decided to
carry out the extensive improvements
on their church building that have been
under contemplation for some time.
Fully $4,000 will be expended on the
structure. among the other improve
ments being remodeling of the interior
and the construction of a gallery on
! three sides of the auditorium. An or
gan loft for a pipe organ will be built
| on the west end and the east will be en-
| larged and remodeled, making a fine
| lecture room. The exterior will be re-
| painted and reshingled and the Whole
| edifice when renovated will be a credit
to the society and to the city, as stated
/ by the Sentinel.
EDenison.
The railroad work is booming all
along the line of the Northwestern. 1t
is expected that the double track will
be completed from Denison to Chicago
this summer, With the possible excep-
\ ton of the difficult work on the Arcadia
hill. which should be finished by fall
1t is also within the range of possibili-
4 ties that the track from Denison to Mis-
4 souri, Valley may be completed before
the snow flies There are now about 22t
men tll Nbih btlNscii tils ljidtc
Vail. There are three or four bridge
gangs. the carpenters. .he masons ant
the diggers; there are two fence gangs
a steel gang and four grading gangs
The larger number of these men are
i quartered at Denison.
Rockwell City.
sheriff Rlseley, with The assistance q
/ five deputies, brought Ralph Reynolds
4 of Cedar township. before the commits
s.oners of insanity on Monday and h.
vas pronounced insane and sent to tn,
asylum at independence. The sheriff
and his deputies had to put up a figh
, with the other members of the famil.
and hold them up with revolvers befor
they would allow them TO take the in
sane man. The family also followed TIL
officers to town and made a scene on TIL
!. streets. This is the third time youn
Reynolds has been taken 20 the asylum
i and the same trouble has been expert
. enced each time in getting him ava,
= from tine other members of the family
& He Is large. strong man and wen
:. armed with a club and knife and tn
reighbors became afraid of him and in
sisted in having him taken care of.