Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-14

IOWA NEWS ITEMS /,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Reinbeck.
Messrs. Frank Gordon and Alex.
Stewart sold their farm of 800 acres IN
Emmett county recently, and cleared up
about $1,000 in the transaction.
centerville.
Centerville has granted a twenty-five
year franchise for an electric street
railway system, q gas plant. an electric
lighting plant and a public heating
plant.
Ogden.
Hog cholera or swine plague is de-
vastating many herds in this section.
Mr.. ShIpley in Amaqua, up to last Fri
day, had lost and burned thirty-siS out
of herd of fifty-two.
Fairfield.
Five Jefferson county men have re-
Gently purchased 1,760 acres of land near
Clarks, Neb.,. f. w. Junkin owns $50
acres, L. I. Gobble 800, C. R. Combs
800, william Cantz so. Cap" West so.
Williams.
Thomas DUFFY, who has rented his 400
acre farm one mile west of town for
a term OF years. has commenced the
erection of a coy dwelling house near
the old home. which he will occupy with
his family.
Allison.
MI INFORM
the Tribune that the total amount OF
taxes collected in his Office during the
month OF September amounts to $44 .S27.-
a. But very little taxes In Butler coun-
ty remain unpaid.
Madrid. Il. II ss..i.
The, Ct. NJ. & st. p. railroad company
are making some extensive improve
ments along their line west Of Madrid.
Men by the hundreds are at work cut
ting down the grade in places and fill
ing 1t in other parts.
Creston.
Most of the late potatoes that are
arriving in market are OF good size and
of splendid quality. The yield is prov
in to be considerably better than most
of the farmers anticipated during the
last weeks of the hot weather.
Story City.
w. Baldus has undoubtedly deed to
the smallest piece Of land on record
says the Messenger 1t is in the shape
OF triangle and contains only about
one rod. According to the price paid
for it an acre would be worth about
$3.50.
Hartley.
The Herald states that land In O'Brien
county has again taken jump. The
Oliver farm, s miles southwest of Hart
ley containing 400 acres sold six weeks
afgo ut $50 per acre and sold again last
Saturday at $57 per acre net gain to
the owner of $500.
Shenandoah.
The new Swift packing house worked
a force of sixty hands, last week, and
will add more to the number as fast as
they apply. Half a dozen women We're
among the number working last week
Saturday evening two thousand head OF
chickens came in on the evening trains
IT. Madison.
Mr.. w. c. Andrews, of Washington
township, informs the Democrat that he
suffered last Thursday a loss of 1.20(
rails and five cords of wood by fire. The
fire was started by boys who We're nut
ting in the pasture and set fire to the
dry grass and leaves which spread and
caught rails and wood.
Tama.
A petition In bankruptcy has been
filed by William Z. Fowler, of Tama.
The petitioner AYERS that he is man
ager OF a restaurant and sets forth that
he is Indebted to the amount of s3.137.06
which his assets, which are exempt, are
valued at $3.50 Among the long list OF
creditors are elk Cedar Rapids whole
sale houses.
Newell.
NJ. Patzke has demonstrated the fact
that he can successfully hatch chickens
in an incubator. He Matched large
brood last week from four hundred
eggs. He doesn't know how many there
are, as 1T is impossible to count them
but he has room full in the rear OF
his shop He has brooder of his own
make, heated by lamps, which seems to
be success in every way.
Algona.
The Republican says great deal OF
land is being sold in Kossuth county
but not because there is any stampede
to other sections. Men from the high
priced farms of Illinois and the east are
coming in and fairly crowding the own
ers off their lands by the price they Of
fer. Land here is becomming luxury
which many feel that they cannot afford
at the high prices prevailing.
SuIly.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Sparks. residing
21s miles east of town. celebrated theil
fiftieth welding anniversary on Wednes-
day of the present week, at which time
there We're present the three sons ane
three daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Sparks
together with their children, aside from
large circle Of other immediate rela-
tives. They were married in this town
ship. Mrs. Sparks maiden name being
Miss Nancy Sims. and here they have
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