Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-27
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Grundy Center.
Mr.. James Mooty has shown Sam
pie Of field corn that Is hard to beat
and from Its appearance the field from
which 1t was taken Will not fall short Of
fifty bushels to the acre.
Aekley.
George Spengler submits to the World
a sample of corn grown on his farm,
not selected, picked from no particular
ly favored part of a seventy-acre field.
Four ears submitted weigh five pounds
and he states there are still larger ears.
He estimates the yield to be sixty bu-
shells to the acre.
Hampton.
or all the new pests with which We
are afflicted, says the Recorder, the lit
There are trees in town along our eide
walls that actually have quarts Of, the
Z q feorus insects clinging to their
trunks. and one peculiar thing about 1t
Is that only the box elder trees that
bear seeds have the bugs on their
trunks.
lows City.
Capt. Brunette hils taken charge Of
military drilling OF the state university.
He organized his men Monday and Is
now putting them thru the prelirainar-
les before taking them out on parade.
He has about 200 boys and expects to
make an excellent army from this ma
terial. Captain Bulnette is q very cap
able officer and the boys are very proud
of him. according to the Republican.
Muscatine.
Twelve more deeds were fled in Des
tine North and South railroad ana once
more things in that direction have TAX
en- business like appearance in regard
to the proposed extension to B,l:ling-
ton. Journal representative called on
an official of the road in this city, who
told him that the read management was
not prepared to make any plans public
as yet.
Clear Lake.
/ The opening THE week has seen an ac-
tivity in Clear Lake real estate never
before witnessed In the history Ct the
town. AS a result there have been real
estate transfers aggregating many
thousand dollars and meaning the erec-
ton OF row of seven two-storv brick
buildings in this city, to take the place
OF those burned tlwhile ago. I. will
mean the investment OF about $4,000
in building.
Sioux City.
Street Commissioner Erickson intro
duced resolutions which was adopted
and which will result In the construc-
ton OF two miles of cement sidewalk
within the next sixty days. Thes,. walks
will be in various parts Of the city. =
: The thirty-five acres Of urplatted
land in Morningside belonging to the
Joy estate was yesterday sold to VIII
lam Milchrist by William Cord or, for
$1,000 or 5000 an acre. Mr.. Milchrist
closed the deal BY letter from cIhicas
Clinton.
nois Poultry and Pet Stock Association
met Tuesday evening at the TIenning
place. on Fourth street, and effected q
permanent organization. Working COM
mittees were appointed to arrange for
the coming exhibition. The poultry ex-
4hibit will be one of the chief attrac
fractions. The list will be revised. and
will contain all ,lp-to-date breed. At
tention will also be given to hai'es. pig
cons and cats. The next meeting will
be held at the same place, on the eve
ming Of October s.
Cedar Rapids.
C. p. Hubbard began work Tuesday
on the mammoth ice house which he
will erect on North First street, west,
Immediately north of the tracks Of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway COM
pany. The building Will be 49, by 24O.
thirty feet high in the clear and it Is
estimated that 1T will hold soon tons of
ice. When the building is finished, the
spectacle of filling 1t with Ice Will be an
interesting one tp view. A subway will
be constructed from the river, under
First street. This subway will be built
of stone and it will be fifty feet in
length and seven feet in width. An
endless chain operated by an electric
motor with the usual adjustable gallery
at the ice house, will be used to convey
the ice along this subway.
Newton.
The Journal says: II any ore doubts
that the growing of peaches can be
made success in Iowa. let him go to
the farm of Mr.. McElroy, about five
miles north of Newton, and look at his
orchard. Then IL he wants evidence of
how fine they are in size and how de-
licious they are in flavor. let him get
down to peck or so of them-and we
guarantee the peck will be reduced to Q
very small portion before he leaves It..
We have tried alndlit know whereof we
speak, and in our opinion they are much
superior in flavor to any foreign peach.
while in size they are all that need be
desired. Mr.. McElroy is now market
ing his crop, ard he will put on the
market from ITS to 200 bushels. He is
to be congratulated on the success he
has made in adding peaches to the fruit
crop of Iowa.
Fl. Dodge.
The Third street viaduct Is now prac-
tically completed, with the exception Of
the portion which crosses the Mime
apolis & st. Louis and Rock Island rail-
road tracks For the rest Of THE. dis
lance. clear 600 feet, the bridge. has