Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-22
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Radcliffe.
From present indications there will be
more building in Radcliffe this year
than ever in any one year. as reported
isby the Signal.
Estherviiie.
| Much of the lumber for the whole
sale grocery building has finally reach
| ed here and now work on the structure
lis being pushed as rapidly as possible.
lama.
The value of property in Buckingham
township has increased ss4,032 during
1.-the last two years. SO Columbia.tow n-
ship has a newly organized good roads
society.
| Williams.
| An average acreage of wheat has
been sown in this section this spring.
e Our local dealers have sold ten
hand cream separators 10 farmers Of
Ithis section this spring.
Hubbard.
Work is in progress on Hubbard's
Telephone system. About thirty five
1 phones will be put in to start with and
many more have been spoken for that
1 are to be put in later on.
Cedar Rapids.
4 The Cedar Rapids Federation of La
| Dor distributed $1,000 among the b., c..
n. & n. walk-out men Friday. There
lhave been no new developments in the
strike situation of any Importance.
State Center.
| the bright dry weather of the past
flew days has given the farmers a
chance 10 ger into their fields a great
Ideal of the seeding has been done, and
Iii present conditions continue the corn
planters will soon be a Work.
Dubuque.
4 r. ID. Lyman, travelling auditor and
collector for ID. NJ. Osborne & Co. of
New York, has commenced suit for So
LOCO damages on a defective sidewalk
4 here. He claims that his leg was brok-
| en- near the ankle ani that he was per-
lmanentIy injured.
Forest City.
der of the day here The Forest City
Iereamery Association has just closed !,
deal for the Hayfield and Madison
/ five creaneriesi and they will all be OPP
Ierated under one good management
Grand Junction.
IT isso dry here in Grand junction
lislnce the recent attack upon our drug
stores. according 10 the Headlight, tina,
the only way the snake bite racket
can be worked is to take the snake /,
1.-THE drug store and let the reptile bit,
you In the presence OF committee.
Perry.
New" potatoes have been dug here
William Secular. who livea at the south
lend of Fourth street, plowed up his gar.
/ den Monday. and in doing 80 turned GU!
llquite number of potatoes that were
eft undug last year. They were in fins
lsshape and he had them for dinner Mon
llGay.
Ogden.
The city installed about thirty lamps
this week, They are placed in such
portions of town as will accommodate,
4 the most people having particular care
TO place them al the railroad crossings
| and other dangerous places. This fac,
emphasizes the fact that Ogden ought
10 have electric lights remarks the Re-
/ porter.
4 Audubon.
WIN, Rcason. Of east of town, was SER
liousy hurt by a big 4o0-pound hog
| Tuesday evening. The hog attacked
Him, cutting him in the knee with its
tusks. He fell into the mud. when the
Hog charged on him again, laceratinr
him badly in the hip. II then left him
Iof IT, own accord 1t Nigh, have killed
him II it had kept on in its attacks.
Newton.
Alta recent meeting of the Business
Mems Association. DR.. e. q. snead
presented the subject of a hospital TO,
Ilished in Isoone. Eldora, Grinnel and
sevcral other Iowa cities President
Taylor was authorized 10 appoint a
committee 10 confer with the physicians
land others Interested to gee what could
BIZ done.
4 Upton.
4 Property owners on the boulevard are
Iplanning TO improve that handsome
avenue by paving. 1t is estimated tina;
/ IA paving concrete covered with one
course of brick can be put in for 81 a
square yard. Such an Improvement
4 would add to the value of adjoining
property and set an example Which
would likely be followed in other parts
lof the city.
Onumwa.
1 Twelve applications for service in the
United States army have been received
| by Fred II. Netter, a the local recruit
ling station. Seven of the men who en-
LISTED will join the infantry at Sar
Francisco and the remaining FIVE will be
assigned to the Fourteenth cavalry a,
Ft. Leavenwirth. Kas.. and from there
they Will be sent to the Preside. nea,
lISan Francisco.
Creston.
The sale of pure bred shorthorn cattle
sIheld here recently by G. r. Steele and
Id. f. Ferrand was We'll attended. Omer
4 Bigler. of Hartwick, Iowa. paid 81 0es
for the Duchess of Gloucester, and other
extensive purchasers were George L.
Ward OF Hawarden, Martin Flynn OF
Des Moines. N. A. Lind and Klaus
Johnson of Ross. Fifty head We're dis
posed of at an average of 5000 each.
Webster City.
Dick Bond, who lives in the nelghbor-
lhood of the old Tremaine postofiice
Icaptured and killed ten baby wolves
this week. They were taken from Their
nest under an old log. This is the