Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-28
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


Iowa City.
The Republican says: The woman's
Improvement league seems to be enjoy
ing an unusually long summer vacation
this season.
Manning.
At a special meeting of the council
Tuesday evening II was decided to pur-
Jail. which will be built as soon as
possible.
SulIy.
Farmers are taking a more hopeful
view of the corn crop than they did
some time back, and many report their
corn filing out far beyond their expec-
tations.
OskaIoosa.
Iowa yearly meeting of Friends opens
In their building and grounds in this
city on the first fourth day after the
first day of the ninth month. Interpret
ed that means Sept. 4.
Davenport.
On Monday w. Seaton, a farmer, was
attempting to cross the track in front
of the Milwaukee engine and as result
of the attempt will probably die, If he
has not already died from the injuries
he received.
Fl. Dodge.
Harley Core, a Fort Dodge boy who
graduated this summer from Iowa Col
lege at Grinnell, has accepted the pas
torate of Harmony church near Spen-
Ger. and is now on his way. to assume
his new duties. His many Fort Dodge
friends will wish him success in his pas
torate, says the Messenger.
Sigourney.
Rural telephone lines are being or
ganized in all directions for Sigourney.
They are accepting the prosoposition of
the Peoples Company who meets them
at the city limits and gives them the
use of their lines to all towns thereon
for fee of five cents per call. They
further switched these rural lines from
ere to the other free.
Sioux City.
Fred Tooker, a pearl huplDr, who has
been spending the past three years
searching the Floyd river for gems, Sat-
urday gold perfect white pearl about
the size of pea to Dave Hattenbach
for $125. Tooker is one of the many To-
cal hunters who have been searching
in the streams around here. and has
probably been more successful than any
Of the others.
Ciarinda.
The home of Col. and Mrs. Hepburn
was the scene of a pleasant picnic din
ner Friday evening. Some months ago
at winter picnic at the same place,
the guests each wrote letter to Mrs.
Roy Chamberlain, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hepburn, who is in Hawaii where
her husband is chief internal revenue
collector. At the dinner of Friday eve
letters was read.
Boone.
Work was begun Monday morning on
the excavation which will be made for
the erection of the Herman block at
Seventh and Story stretes. A number
Of men and teams are at work and 1t is
thought the masons will get to work in
a few days. The block is to cost, COM
plete, in the neighborhood of $4,000 OF
SAC, 900, and will be one Of, If not the
finest, building in the county, according
to the Republican.
Maquoketa.
a year ago last September the grand
lJeul eul 1o1 pooMlv euo psloIpuI 6Inl
d. a bicycle belonging to cowihg & Son,
OF this city. AT that time is was i'm.
possible to locate Atwood and the case
was never placed on the docket, but re-
Gently Sheriff Ryan secured clue and
found the fellow last week in the west
him Friday. The case will be tried GS.
ing the September term.
Webster City.
Theodore Cutler left some fine sam
pies of corn at the Freeman Tribune
Monday which were raised on his farm
at Highview. 1t is of the white variety,
the ears are we'll filled, and it is Mr..
Cutters judgment that the eighty acres
hex has will average about thlrty-five
bushels to the acre. From all parts Of
the county come reports that the corn
crop will be much larger and better
than was expected few weeks ago.
Muscatine.
Mrs. Edward Fowler, who disappear
ed from her home Thursday afternoon
had not been located up to a late hour
this afternoon and all search for her
seems to be in vain. Mr.. Fowler feels
greatly grieved over the matter and
fears that she may be suffering from a
temporary At Of insanity. He has very
little belief In the report that she may
have gone away with some other man
as their family relations were always
favorable.
oelwein.
The Register says: while driving
around the city Sunday evening the
scribe glanced in on several church
meetings. One OF these presented pc
culiar spectacle. The room was well
filled, and altho we rubbered consldera-
bly, we didn't see man in the whole
push. 1t was congregation of ladies'.
The choir was made up Of ladies'. There
doubtless were few of the male per-
suaslon around in the corners, but they
were out OF sight.
Dubuque.
The fast live stock trains which pass
thru here for Chicago Sunday nights
were larger than ever last Sunday night.
1t is estimated that over,2oo car loads of
cattle and hogs went thru. -. : Dry
goods merchants are now getting in
their heavy winter goods and carpets,
Several car loads OF these goods have
arrived within the past three days :
Tim Sullivan, who owns farm up tt4
Coulter valley three milss north of this
city, boasts OF an eighty.acre neld OF
corn that can not be beaten my where,
The corn u Of rich groVths ana thu ears