Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-20
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

however, ana was knocked OIL the teH-
der distance of ten feet to the ground
and sustained severe fracture of the
skull and burst several small arteries.
He was unconscious until next morn
ing, when he regained his senses for a
time. While the injuries are not neces-
sarily fatal yet the advanced of the.
victim, he being past 50, makes recovery
slower than it would otherwise be. and
serious doubts are expressed as to his
recovery at all.
Mt. Pleasant.
The college students are making
great preparations for the state orator.
ical contest, which will be held here on
the 18th of this month. Arrangements
are being made to entertain a iarge
number of visitors. and the largest
number is expected from Parsons Col
lege at Fairfield, assthat institution has
speaker on the program from which
great things are expected. The banquet
IN honor of the visiting students will be
held on the evening OF the 9th at the
.dormitory.
Fairfield.
The Douglas estate, Comprising 94S
acres of land, situated about six miles
northwest of this city, was auctioned off
SiE front of the court house Saturday at
2l:30s p. M, by the referees in accordance.
with decree of the court 1t was sold
lin parcels aud brought altogether IS, 1853.
John Koontz secured eighty acres at
$40 per acre; Alfred Armstrong. forty al
s35, and twenty acres of timber at 1886:
r. j. Kennedy. seventy-eight acres, at
SSSSS George w. Ball, thirty acres OF pas
ture land at $3.50.
Oskaloosa.
j. NJ. Stoke. secretary and treasurer,
in behalf of the trustees has offered to
the board of mana cement of the sC)ska-
loosa hospital, the Oskaloosa college
building and grounds for use az Ii site
for the proposed Institution. This is
valuable and most suitable property
land the only contingency to an absolute
deed is the payment of debts on the
property amounting to about 81 500 'rhe
offer is, a most generous one and viii
have the prompt and careful considera-
tion of the hospital board. according to
the Herald.
Boone.
business transfer was completed
Monday whereby F.. H Doud, head o,
1.-the former firm Of the Doud- Roger.
Milling Company, comes into possession
of the entire stock of the corporation
and the plant and ground also. Ths dea
Involves two separate transactions. Mr.
Doud buys the half interest of T. p
Rogers in the milling business, the con
federation being $1,000. He also pur.
cnases the ground, consisting of tw,
| iot ana the plant, consisting of tbs
inltl. seieVatos., ONCE. etc, the considera-
ton tor the latter being $4,000.
| Cttumwa
4 cemnanv has hear ,,.panizsd J. nj
loHicers have been elected for ma Sn,,.
lpose Of putting On the market a noise.
Hess horse shoe. The inventor 10 W-slliar
b.. King. of the firm of Jyll.,ich steven
4 & King hut its nature is kent a sacrs.
Iby the members, az the company. MI
King has Interested ten men in the mat
ter, and they have agreed TO furnish
the money 10 be used in seeing If tn
experiment proves a success. The tes
Ca mot be made satisfactorily until III
weather is more favorable and he road
dry. If 1t does prove successful step
will be taken TO manufacture the shoe
extensively and put them on the mar
ket.
! Brrlinpton.
so,ne j xt,,s,, !, :, 40, ,y;,i;a was,
ns.,, .,,st, os,s. ~, Rants li,-a ~, M p,eas.n
street 5ronned ont az sight H.a Ia,
been 81, ,,lovef q, the Mort i no ., 4,
furnit,,re fatoorv. IA 4; !, q, rr,os.sd tha,
sn,,rt nrno.r .rivsan him nv biss e., ~.
cansed no IL { "a rim a,,e, fr,ayas
I. Tier. may have beer q, her. sre s,nns, i
La NOT i,nnossib,.a ,hat ire vo,,tb ma,
lhave enlisted under some ether nam,
and is now the Philippines He ma.
nave fallen a victim toan accident. Tn
father has made many attempts TO 10
cate the missing boy He has offerei
rewards for information that may lea
Ito trace. Recently he thought that h
had caught glimpse of Willie, but il
all probability he was mistaken.
\ Keokuk.
/ Fred Morris was abou. to be STARTED
/ toward the penitentiary from the s,l
Iperior court Monday when u ie.rye.lr,
lexpert saved him BY testifying that
watch valued at $50 by its owner wa:
vert h Oily s6.75. Morris Mas taken \,
lilo,n charity by the Grand hofe, an,
lstole the watch from James Stewart
another enploye OF the place. who wa
his room mate. Stewart filed an infor
nation for grand larceny. but %. n Re
maud testified that the watch was wortl
only s6.ao at retail and that made !
| petlt larceny Tor when Morris got thir
itv Gays IN jail ne mao just nnisneu
| slx months sentence by Justice Val