Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Nevaua.
The First National Bank will increase
its capital on Sept. from $4,000 to $751;
from the undivided profits. The bank
continues it's surplus of $4,000
Ackley.
Fred Seller reports that he is losing
an average of five hogs daily by dis
case that he believes is cholera. He has
100 head and does not expect to prevent
any from dying. 1t is streak of hard
luck.
Baxter.
About forty Italian railroad laborers
have been here the past week They are
an orderly. well-behaved class Of men
contrary to expectations; in fact their
general department could be emulated
with credit by other railroad laborers,
says the New Era.
Boone.
j. w. Whitaker, accompanied by his
family, have returned from their Oko-
boil outing and seem to have enjoyed
themselves ever SO much, enough at
least to prevail upon MIR. Whitaker's
purchasing lot upon which he will
erect cottage in the near future, per-
haps next season.
Dubuque.
Capt. j. F. Merry of this city has been
furnished with pass over the Manches-
ter g. Oneida railway, which is the first
pass issued by the new company. It is
said to be the shortest railroad in Iowa,
being about ten miles in length. The
road connects Manchester with the
n -.
prising little city three railroad lines.
lew Sharon.
w. n. Atherton reports his oats yield
Gil twenty-five acres at f1fty-three bush
els per acre. He has also sold twenty
five tons of hay, baled and delivered on
cars, at SLIPS per ton. He is anticipat-
ing half crop of corn. ODE Still
well bought 1000 bushels of corn last
week, and Ewart Bros. bought the 49,
900 bushels in cribs at Searsboro; price,
81 cents.
Grundy center.
The Republican prints cut showing
the plan of the new First Baptist church
building. The foundation is completed
and work on the walls will soon be com
menced. The building will be of presS-a
brick with stone trimmings, Gothic
architecture and modern every partic-
rlar. The Baptist people will have a
church of which they can be justly
proud and hope to be able to dedicate
it on Dec. 1.
Hampton.
The Recorder says: THE outlook for
corn Il not so bad in this vicinity as it
might be. j. A. Graham has on exhibi-
ton in front of his store two dozen ears
OF corn taken at random last Sunday
from about fifteen fields near Hamp-
ton that don't indicate failure by any
means. and John Foughty shows some
specimen ears from Maj. Holden's farm
near Sheffield that look as we'll as the
average corn in other years. II the frost
only stays off for a month yet we shall.
have corn enough to carry our stock
thru the winter and some to spare"
keokuk.
Two young men passed here Sunday
In q skin and reached Quincy Monday.
They thus completed an unusual expert
ence. namely. trip down the river from
81. Faul to Quincy. In an ordinary skiff.
one OF the Voyagers was Frank j. Nor
ley, who Is connected with the West
publishing Company, the well-known
law book publishers; the other Hubert
s. Lamberton. student in the uniyer-
sity at Minneapolis. which city is the
home OF both. Their trip, covering 5s5
miles. occupied twenty three days and
they enjoyed every bit of it. barring the
mosquitoes above Dubuque They were
en- the water an average of six hours a
DAY, staying at hotels at night. They
could hardly find words in which to SUI
fciently praise the splendid scenery.
Iowa City.
The glove factory has been working
overtime. lately and as they have In
their employ a number OF girls that re-
side In the north part OF town 1t makes
1t quite late for them to 60 home alone.
Their gentlemen friends have been
good enough to call at the factory and
escort the ladies' thru the dark and lone
~ streets to their homes. However,
these young men have lately acquired
the habit of calling at the factory i'm
mediately after supper and enjoying the
company Of the girls till closing time.
The management claims that the girls
Do not work 30 well when the eyes OF