Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-19
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Davenport.
| The Eureka Dat Meal Mill is growing
apace down in the west end of the city.
! The new industry will be beneficial
one.
Ft. Dodge.
One of Fort Dodge's leading business
houses, the Granger Company. has in
creased its capital stock from $4,000 t
| $4,000.
Iowa Falls.
A representative of Texas oil COM
rany has been in the city the past week
selling stock in sure winner" gusher.
Quite block of stock was sold here,
says the Sentinel.
Tabor.
w. G. Gregory means to be land rich
or land poor. At present he owns over
500 acres in this part of the world His
latest purchase is a 227-acre farm east
OF town. secured from Samuel Dalton
for the consideration OF about $4,000.
Des Moines...
| The rev Des Moines city directories
will be distributed in a few days. 1t will
| contain So 600 names. an increase of L.
44s over the last directory. According
! to the method of computing. this will
give Des Moines population Of S7,4o0.
Upton.
Ed Shoestall's chickens have been dis
appearing at an alarming rate lately
and few days ago he set trap with
the result that Wednesday night he
caught an opossum. The Advertiser
believes this is only the second one of
these animals caught in this vicinity in
a great many years.
Mt. Pleasant.
Friends Of Mrs. Miriam Woolson
Brooks, in this city. have received word
of her approaching marriage to a
wealthy young business man of Cedar
Falls. 1t is scheduled to take place
some time in the early spring, and 1t |;
said that a fine home is prepared for oc-
cupancy by the parties after marriage.
keosauqua.
Benjamin johnson, United States con-
sui to Utilla, Honduras, returned to his
Rome here last week ana Will remain for
some time. He went to Fort Madiso
Thursday to see his daughter, Mary,
who is in that city, sick, at the home of
her aunt, and whose death is expected
any day. Later-Word has just been
received here by relatives of the sad
news of Miss Johnson's death.
Morning Sun.
Superintendent Hill has added uni
que feature to his school work which is
both pleasing and instructive to the pu-
pills and is appreciated by the patrons
of the school. He has some Of the citi-
zens address the upper grades before
the opening of the school one or two
mornings of each week. Several good
talks have already been given and the
feature permanent.
Iowa City.
Republican,: A practice which should
be severely punished is being INDUCED
In along the Iowa river. Wednesday
evening about o'clock two men, whose
names are known, were dynamitlng fish
Just below the Terrell dam. The fish
were killed by the bushel. The holiness
of the men, right in daylight, passeth
all understanding, but their identity be-
ing known, they will doubtlessly hear
from the affair later.
GAINESVILLE.
That the fire company may be able to
render better service should occasion
demand, the council has just purchased
$50 feet of cotton-j acketed hose. This
gives the firemen 1850 feet to work witt
and will enable them to reach PRACTICAL
ly every building in town with at least
one fire stream. Size Of town considered
no place in the state has better fire
company and a more thorough equip
ment than GAINESVILLE, according 10 IL
Star The town has population of $40
Mason City.
The fire department is becoming more
and more pleased with their new team,
and the driver, Mr.. Connors, is growing
very enthusiastic as is also the chief.
When the new wagon Is received and
installed 1t will greatly improve the pos
sibilities to reach the fires speedily. The
new wagon will weigh only 200 pounds
as against the $500 pounds of the pres
ent wagon, a very marked difference.
1t will cost $1,000 and will be delivered
some time In February. 1t is being es-
pecially built for this city.
FontanelIe.
When d. N. Dunlap returned from
Chicago Saturday evening he was