Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-25
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.


the best land in the field he thinks He
will begin at once to sink two wells
and has formed company which will
be called the Gulf Oil & Pipe Line COM
pany and he will offer 10000 shares at
once for the purpose of making the de-
svelupment " Father Carolan has
let the contract for the stone for the
foundation for his new church and will
push the building of the same rapidly
this summer. The edifice will be of
ressed brick and will cost $4,000.
Des Moines.
Mayor y. j. Hartenbower last week
disposed of 1000 bushels of corn
which was raised on his Butler county,
Kansas farm of 400 acres. The grain
brought 30 cents per bushel The
mayor brother manages the farm and
does 1t well, at least Uncle Jerry says
the land pays him a 10 per cent income
and that's more than he could get in in
terest on the money invested Mayor
Harte nbower is trying to get 900 addi-
stional acres in the same county his
ambition being to have a 1000 acre
farm in the sunflower state.
Koszta.
The Methodist church of Koszta
(Iows county, was dedicated last Sun
day. The day was pleasant and the
congregation large and the people We're
in a liberal mood. The previous sub
scriptions We're sufficient to cover the
entire cost of the building and the
amount raised on dedication day was
for the purpose of purchasing seats, a
church bell and for building wood
house The total amount that has been
raised for all purpores is s2,01l .16. DIR.
G.. l.. Stafford. pastor of the First NJ T.
church of Muscatine, had charge of the
services.
Waterloo.
Herman Welling. a demented ntlivid-
iual, who has been wandering about the
streets of Waterloo for several months.
sleeping in barns. sheds and other out
buildings was taken to the poor farm
Monday and kept there. yelling came
from Finchford TO Waterloo last sum-
mer and his defective mental condition
has been quite evident from the first
His lack of tidiness in his personal hab-
,its have made him quite objectionable
at public meetings, which he WAS vsry
fond of attending. and where he Was
usually accorded abundance of room by
othe; attendants.
Fort Dodge.
The tax adjusters are quietly but
none the less effectively proceeding
with their business of getting the coun-
~ square with the tax payers Up 10
the present time back taxes to the
amount of $4,000 have been adjusted,
and between $4,000 and $4,000 have
been paid into the county treasury. The
adjustors say that since the first of
January they have made no attempt 10
collect the 1895 back taxes under the
five year limit. and that this reduces
the total amount which is due the coun-
~ from tax payers about one-third.
There still remains, however. sum lit
tie less than 100000 to be collected, ac-
cording TO the Messenger.
Grundy Center.
"o tramps stole a robe from A. Des-
marias sleigh last Saturday. While at
the depot they undertook TO sell it and
We're placed under arrest, and are now
boarding al the rounty's expense 1t is
unfortunate that Grundv Center has not
a stone pile on which to place the
Weary Willies says the Republican.
MIR. Fred j. Bourne has secured a
situation as travelling salesman for
Donahue Iron ard Steel Co. of Burling-
ton Iowa. He Will travel in Iowa and
his headquarters Will be here for the
present Mrs Poppa Poppenga
aged 90 years. died at her home in Hol-s
land last Sunday night. The Immediate
cause Of her death was paralysis.
Creston.
Not pound Of ice has BEEN har
vested by the Orestor Water Works
Company and the Burlington route,
which Is supplied by the water works
company. has been unable to NIL its
houses. While there is still plenty of
time for an Ice harvest the people in
terested In the harvest are. becoming
anxious. The winter has been remark
ably mild ard the oldest inhabitant has
been forced to rack his memory 10 find
a parallel winter
Will Wiggington, the stranger who
Vas sent to the isolation ward sunday
to be treated for smallpox. is. getting
along nicely. He is not confined ia his
bed and the attack is 80 far light.
Wapello.
John Colby, manager of the WapelIo3
canning factory, said recently mat at
present the factory is turning out 5000
cans per day and that in a short time
lt wouia be making more than 10000
CANS per week. 1t will make at least
100000 cans before the pack begins.
The Wapello canning factory il. a great
industry for the laboring people as we'll
as the farmers in the vicinity of Wa
pel!o. Last year 1t had cut a crop OF
1000 acres OF corn, besides finty acres
OF tomatoes and other farm products.
such as pumpkins. beans. etc. During
the packing season the factory fur
nishes employment for about 300 peo-
pie 1t also affords employment for
large number thruout the entire year.
Council Bluffs.
Another case of smallpox was re-
portfolio the police on the 18th, the pa
tient being Lizzie Kuntz, sos North
Pierce street. She has been EMPLOYED
as dish washer at the Neunlayer no.
tel and was al work until last Sunday.
when she Went home i'll with u cold.
Still another case of smallpox was
round on the 10Th by the health officers.
George Bell, city salesman for the
Constant Commission COMPANY. was
round at his home in Canning Cut with
a we'll developed case OF yarioloid
which Is a modified form of SMALLPOX 4
Eleven were baptized al the Ran
fist church Friday night as partial
result OF the special meetings which
have been in progress there Nine more
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