Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-28
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Ncrthwood.
u County superintendent s. B. Toye
was Monday presented with an elegant
gold watch and charm from the school
teachers OF Worth county.
lewa City.
Iowa City milkmen say that owing to
scarcity OF milk and the high price of
! feed. they are compelled to raise the
price and now give II tickets for ST.
Clear Lake.
AT John Johnson's sale last week 5s
cents was paid for corn In the crib.
and hay sold at 50 per ton. good pair
Of horses sold for $500. These are good
prices, remarks the Reporter.
Toledo.
Il Bookwalter, OF Western College,
says In the Chronicle of the effort to
meet the debt: The past week has been
one OF rather slow progress In the rails
ing Of the needed sS,2i2 AS much as
half Of this is yet unpledged.
cskaloosa.
An effort OF Jail birds to break out
was nipped IN the bud Christmas by the
discovery OF John Teas, an electric
8 light employee who happened to be pass
ing ard noticed the racket Three iron
i window bars had been pried out by the
prisoners when detected in the act.
! Fort Dodge.
The bill from the ONCE Of the county
{ sheriff for the keeping of all persons
i. who have been In custody from Septem-
Der i till January /, was made out
Thursday. It amounts to $44a.25. rate
OF about IS cents daily being charged
4 for keepirp. OF prisoners
0rundy Center.
The Republican, says: George Nees-
zen has sold his 24o acre farm north of
the Drake church to Andres Anderson
for $3.50 an acre. The farm is we'll inn
proved and worth every dollar OF that
price. And still land in good old Grun-
day has not reached the top notch.
Iowa Fails.
". S. Fiddler was taken to the pest
house Wednesday night, he having de-
sVelopei o strong case OF varfoloid. He
returned Wednesday from visit OF a
few days at Marion and was broken out
on his arrival home. J. D. Cowan is in
charge OF his business at the book store
Mason City.
j. J.. Merrill has severed his connec-
tiOn with the First National bank and
has accepted the secretary and treas
ureshdp OF the Laguna Land and Lum-
Der C0mapny in Mexico. company
Il similar to the San Pablo Company. He
viii open Offices either In Chicago or
d New York.
cArksonvills.
A d result OF the efforts OF the tax
ferretf, In Butler county. the town of
q CIarksville is richer, up to the present
time, hy $77e97. and the Independent
echooI district Of GAINESVILLE has $1,545,
13 more in its treasury than it would
have had had the ferrets' services not
have been called into use.
MI. Pleasant.
Another gusher at Beaumont. in
which Mr.. Pleasant parties are inter-
tested, was brought in this week 1t is
~ nix inch well ana spouts as fine as
any Oh the field. The telegram bringing
the word was sent by Walter M. Bart
Z lett. He and three or four Mt. Pleasant
parties are interested in the well which
As Just In. Mr.. Bartlett has been work
ing on the project for two or three
months
Aiiison.
Surveyors we're at work on the Great
Western between here and Clarksville
part OF last and this week taking the
hay OF land There are couple OF very
Z bad curves en- this piece Of track. and
the Plan of the surveyors Is to make
almost a straight line out OF the pres
emit crooked one. To do this the track
Will b. shifted aaurter Of a mile In
y some places. crossing the present track
once, and coming on to the old line