Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-08
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing inlowa Towns
Your Old Home.

d Home.
It is understood the popula ton OF Dows
3 about 900, according to the LATE CEN
,us In 1890 1t was less than 800.
Humboldt.
Manager Woodward reports the lo-I
cal telephone as now having nearly lQ0sl
1t is expected to push the
ist up to $50 by next summer.
Upton.
Last week j. b. Coutts left for Star
wood where he helped organize the new
Stanwood savings bank. with capital
Of 800 600, and of which Mr.. Coutts is To
be vice president.
Sac City.
Il is said that a number of Sac City
youths celebrated the advent of the
century by swearing off from the use of
cigarets and forming a league to help
enforce their resolutions.
Creston.
Kent is after a number Of rural mail
routes. Three petitions are being cir
culated If Union county gets all the;
free deliveries, that ii is after the rural
element will get mail quickly
Eldora.
gins this week. pronises to be a quiet,
Of sensational nature, unless it be the
Hecker- Thompson case from Hubbard.
Grand junction.
The Goodwin mine 10 putting out
enormous quantities of coal. and still
1t is unable to supply the local demand.
The Goodwins are talking of putting
down another shaft
Story City.
The past year has made great many
marked changes in Story City in the
way of brick blocks residence proper
ties, electric lights and general inn
pr ovements The popula ton is now II
49,
Oeheyedan.
Prospects afe very encouraging for
the erection of three new brick business
buildings and at least a half dozen new
residences in Ocheyedan. Osceola coun-
" during the present year, according
to the Press
Ogden.
Mr.. Rundberg is just completing one
of the finest hearses in the county. 1t
is his, own randiwork and it has been
about a. year since he began work Supon
Hit, II viii be worth from 81. 500 10 81, 0Ol
when finished.
Hampton.
Postmaster II. ii. Hacker has re-
lceived orders from Washington to start
the new rural deliveries from Hampton
on Jan. Is. There will be five routes
The rural route at Geneva will also
start on that date.
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|hours without speaking. No deaths re-
suited, but IL is said the reaction after
me intense strain was fearful to con-
| ite npiate-or rather to hear
| Conrad.
The Record prints a view of the al.
l3tractive new Methodist church ins
dedicated. and erected al st cost al Owe,
$4,000. During the ten years Of the his.
tory Of the church it has had six pas
tors The present membership is l4Q.
Audubon.
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last year aa tho ], s,s,s . 1.
greater. There Ia more nronertv d
Audubon county than ever befors
GRAVITY.
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tho line from, hero "a tIolt tov.r,h;, :,
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time
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Rockwell City.
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