Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-12
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.


| own use. The case Will come before the
grand jury at the January term of the
district court at Fort Madison. the son
,giving $500 bond for his appearance.
Ackley.
| World. Potatoes are selling at retail
| in Independence at 81 per bushel, and
not plenty at that AT Jesup. ten miles
this side of Independence, they are
worth as high as $i.25 per bushel. At
Parkersburg they are retailing at 20
cents and at Ackley they are plentiful
at So cents.
Mt. Pleasant.
| In the district court Mrs. Anna Kirk
| patrick was given divorce from her
husband, William a. Kirkpatrick, on
the charge of desertion. They were
married in 1896. and he soon after left
her. She was awarded the custody of
their only child and alimony OF s2I5,
which was paid her.
Grundy Center.
| Twenty-seven OF the Grand Army
boys who filed their claims with H. B.
Kelley for homesteads in the Oklahoma
territory have notice that claims have
been filed upon by their agent In Okla
homa All but two of the gentlemen
! live in Grundy county. Eleven left last
week to look up their claims.
Fl. Dodge.
Rev. H. D. Wizard, of the Congrega-
tional church, is thinking favorably of a
call to the pastorate of the Congrega-
tional church at Huron. S. D., and may
lIesign AL LaPoint of this city,
formerly yardmaster at the NJ. & st. L.,
has been given charge of the Great
Westerns yards at Mason City.
Waterloo.
All Iowa editors are invited to attend
the editorial convention to be held in
Waterloo this week. While In charge
of the northeast Iowa association, the
invitation is not at all restricted to Its
membership, and it is expected and
hoped that there will be present news
paper men from all parts Of the state.
Fl. Dodge.
Work has been recommended on the
Third stree. viaduct. which has been
standing in an unfinished condition for
some time past. The Minneapolis & ST.
Louis railroad, which must construct
the remaining portion OF the viaduct,
has started with the work and the ex
finished.
Jefferson.
Mr.. Henry Tucker, who has been up
among the potato barons of Minnesota
the past few weeks. buying and Ship
ping tuhers to the Iowa market, was al
home over Sunday. He says the potato
crop there is immense, one man of his
acquaintance having 100000 bushels
stored in the Red River country. upon
which he refuses to put a price.
Fairfield.
The Jefferson county hay crop was
short this season, but farmers will have
about the average amount OF feed.
There never was time when go much
corn fodder was saved for feeding. Ths
drouth may have its benefits by show
ing to our people that they have been
wasting very valuable feed or feeding
Lit very carelessly, says the Ledger.
Shenandoah.
The purchase of the S. A. Thomas
home farm of 17S acres by j. H. Houser
closes out the entire 274 acres owned by
Mr.. Thomas. making total OF $50, 48O
for the two farms. Both farms are we'll
located, just southeast of Bingham. Mr..
Houser had sold his farm in Fremont
county to NJ. H. Gait. of this city, and
will take possession of the Thomas farm
March 1st next
Meservey.
The union revival meetings closed in
the NJ E. church Sunday evening, last
week. During the two weeks series 10Y
were converted, and on Sunday fifty
were baptized, and sixty-seven Joined
the NJ. e. church, thirteen united with
the German Evangelical and one with
the United Evangelical. Rev. Benedict
feels very good over the result and is
very thankful for the kindness shown
him by the Meservey people.
Humboldt.
The Republican says: 1t was current
lly reported that N. r. Jones had sold
/ his home farm for $40 per acre to gen.
tIeman from Kentucky who had $4,000
worth of fine stock to put on 1t. He
seemed greatly pleased with the coun-
try, and was jovial, open-hearted fell
How. He failed to appear and complete
the bargain Wednesday, and investiga-
ton shows that he is considerably
ahead of the town on borrowed money
and some clothing bought on time" He
may appear later and square up the
bills. and we have no desire to SANDER
or misrepresent the man, but just now
he is minus quality.
Fontanelle.
At the instance of Rev. George W.
Mamie about 1865 bottles of beer We're
seized the latter part of last week, and
are now in the care and keeping of Con-
stable Pfundheller by order of Judge
Bennett. AT this writing no one has APP
lpeared to claim the beer. which was ar
Irested while in the care of Herman Mill
Ter and presumed to be the property Of
w. A. Whistler. The grand jury, now in
session, will probably investigate. Ac-
lcording to the Observer, the town is
said to be very dry, and the thirsty ones
are reported as inquiring into the mer-
Its of lager beer tabloids, a recent pro-
iuctlon Of a German chemist.
clarinda.
| The Winger Bros. are making good
| progress with their coal shaft, which
hey are sinking half a mile west OF tbs
| ngraham mine. They are now dow
| iaventy-fve feet, but will have to
| own 10 about lis feet in order to reaei
| he coal vein. They are doing splendi
| aib as they go, and have first-clas
| aft. Up 10 the present time they haN
| 4 no trouble whatever with wat
ich is somewhat singular, inasnlle
che shaft IL being sunk in dr43s
| Ii are now working in slate, of VIII
| IS estimated that there will be thi,t
1T to go thru Just underneath t.
nd Ia .