Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Your Old Home.

not celebrate. That is the final decision
of those who have had the matter in
hand. There are sd many special at
fractions about the lakes during the
summer and our business men ere so
| full of business that 1t is almost impos-
sible to get UP a creditable celebration
at this late date.
Upton.
The woven wire fence continues to
grow in popularity and many farms are
being improved and beautitied by its
| use. Many miles of it has been put in
during the past year. The change to
4 this kind of fencing is especially notice.
able between Upton and Clarence,
where the hedges which were winter
killed two years ago are being sup-
planted by 1T
| OFT umwa
At a recent meeting of the city council
as a board of equalization part of the
time was taken UP in going over the list
of those who had asked for abatement
of their taxes, such as old soldiers. and
those without means. All the soldiers
were exempted the statuatory amount
i $500, with the exception of one OF two
4 who. it was found We're well able to
4 pay their taxes.
Eldora
The tax ferrets have almost completed
4 their work in Hardin county and within
Il a few days the last case of omitted
! taxes that has been unearthed by them
will have been adjusted They have adj
: justed thus far over 100000 of omitted
taxes, and that too without single
lawsuit and who shall say that they
have not done an excellent WORK for
Hardin county Not the Herald GER
J tainy, remarks that paper.
Tloedo
II Bucks elevator is fast nearing COM
. pletion and will be ready for Its first
nsignment of grain within week
An 1S-horse power Lewis gasoline en-
!, CINE. Marseilles corn shelter and ele-
waiting machinery We're put in place anG
tested this week. The building since il
has been remodeed and painted has lost
all resemblance to the old Farmers
Elevator" as of yore. as u large addition
has been built on the east side. which
is used as an engine room and corr
shelter department.
Sioux City.
When the name OF IT s. Martin 6
Co." was signed Thursday evening to {
check for $4,000 to Johnson & Aronson
in payment for the johnson q Ar1nsoI
III block, the biggest cash real estate dea
made by Sioux City parties since th'
boom was consummated. Martin & Co
J have recently invested sll6.0oO in cit,
and farm property. :. "a deed filed Will
1 ,rt, ,,,,iy.,.l \,
!, transfer of 4u0 acres of Neville TOWNSHIP
land at the remarkable figure Of $4,000
or $45 per acre. The landiwas owned b.
; w. X. Hemphill, and vas sold to w. D
: Gates
J. Keosauqua.
1t may not be generally known tina
: the father.of Senator Clark. of Mon
tana. is buried in Oaklawn cemetery a
Keosauaua In referring To improve
: ments being made in the cemetery tn
Z Republican says. When Mr.. Benia
min Ebert vas here few weeks ago n
made a donation of $50. and Senate
: Clark, Of Montana. had previously con
: tributed sl0p. a part of which, at least
!! W.. think, was used on previous i'm
y spruvements. Senator ciaI ks father i
buried in this cemetery. and it Is nov
the resting place of both of MIR. Ebert
parents.
Glenwood.
The state board of control has decide
to make the printing Office at the Glen
wood Feeble Minded Institution pay il
way and To that end has emI!oye
e Walter NJ Huntiey. an expert printer
e late of McCook, Nebraska, who wi
Y have charge. They are arranging ne,
room and will put in an electric motto
for the press. A lot of new type Is o
!, the way, and perhaps stefeotypin
;, OUTFIT will be put in. The boar. eN
: poets the institution here to do tn
blank work for reports and a lot of 9th
er printing for greater part of the in
stituticns under their control. II ma
grow into quite a concern and certainl
: can do so With the big state OF low
3 behind it.
= Davenport.
The Republican says: Many peopl
were amused YESTERDAY to see hors
wearing straw hat. The animal VA
7. one of a team in front of A. d. Sander
! truck 1t looked funny. but 1t was prob
a ably comfortable for the horse. and tn
y big sponge that the hat held was a hu
Il name measure for which the owner c
the animal deserves credit Hard work
ing horses feel the effect of the sum
i mer sun about as severely as mankind
/ and the straw hat vas an ndicatiu
i. that the owner realizes this fact Othe
+ Transfers would do we'll To follow hi
d example Ii the Humane society is in
IL strumental in stimulating such hu
man, measures push ii along, True