Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-11
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Ellston.
Some of the farmers in this vicinity
(Ringgold county, have finished pick
ing scrn.
Conrad.
If appearances indicate anything there
will be as much building done here this
winter as there was this summer and
that was no small amount.
Swea City.
August n. Anderson, north of Swea
City. has lost eight head of cattle from
feeding corn fodder. 1t is supposed
that there was enough smut in the corn
to poison them.
Bows.
John Griffith bought several sections
OF land in Minnesota last winter from
which he has cleared $4,000 during the
past season-by selling part of 1t and
raising flax--according to the Advocate.
Wyoming.
Rev. Ashael Bronson. of Wyoming, is
doubtless the oldest man who voted in
Jones county last Tuesday, which was
his 49th birthday. He is n remarkably
good health, physically and mentally,
considering his great age.
Eagle Grove.
J. p. Clarke last week disposed of all
of his Dakota land, the entire sales
footing up to nearly $4,000. Mr..
Clarke had no trouble in disposing of
all the land he had there at 4 handsome
advance over what he paid.
Iowa Falls.
Jackson & Pemberton lost a dozen
sheep by freezing to death, during the
snow storm on Saturday night. The
sheep were grazing on the Sunnyside
farm, south of town, and on account.
of the unexpected storm were not safely
sheltered.
BeImond.
NJ. r. Case will soon commence the
erection of a hotel on the corner now
occupied by DR.. Stevens and II. j.
Klemme. 1t Will be three-story brick
veneer. 40x70, with a basement. c. II.
Clark has the entire contract and will
soon have large force of men at work.
Northwood.
The snow storm was quite hard on
stock. The pastures had been SO green
and the weather SO pleasant that there
seemed little danger of storm that
would cause stock to suffer. The
farmers have been pretty busy since
Saturday night getting their stock un-
der shelter.
Grundy Center.
The Republican says: Mr.. Omeke
Englekes is strictly in it this year. He
has one hundred acres of corn that will
average from SO to 40 bushels per acre.
I. All the old soldiers of Grundy
Il tf,,,
in Oklahoma, We're successful and Sc
cured good land.
Tama.
Mr. W. T. Hollen received the news
Friday of the death by drowning of his
nephew, Alex Paterson, near Nome,
Alaska. After years of privation he
had just made lucky strike at Candle
creek, Alaska, by discovering very val
liable gold mines. He was the son of
the Mrs. Patterson who recently Wis
tied in this city for several weeks.
John Fothergill, who died at the home
of his brother, Otto, in this city last
week, left an estate valued at $4,000.
400 acres of land in Tama county and
II
Moines property was willed to a step
son. and the farms will be divided
the four living brothers and
one sister of the deceased.
Buffalo Center.
An operation was performed on R. F.
Orr for appendicitis last Thursday af-
ternoon by our three doctors, assisted
by DR.. Irish of Forest City. For a
while Ii was not known whether the
operation would be a successful one
or not, but at last reports ar. Orr
was getting along as well as could be
expected and unless something unfor-
seen occurs he will soon be all right
again.
erosion.
Mr.. G. Nj. Wright died quite suddenly
"Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock at his
bone. 60T West Howard street. He had
not been i'll and only complained but a
few minutes before his death. He was
sitting in his chair reading. He COM
planned to his wife about dizziness and
said he would go to his room to lie down.
He opened the bedroom door and laid
down on the bed and expired. Heart
disease was the cause of death.
Hampton.
Last Thursday, upon information
sworn out by Rev. H. w. Troy, eighteen
packages containing liquor were taken
from the Adams Express Company by
the city marshal and deposited in the
jail under lock and key. The goods
We're shipped from Rock Island and
Keithsburg, ILL.,, and consigned to pri-
waite parties and the question as to
condemnation shall follow the
seizure or not, will be tried before
Mayor Mallory next Monday, the 18th,
Carroll.
The Methodist church Is pretty well
along toward enclosure and the build
ers are quite hopeful that they will get
1t fully enclosed before the sever
weather sets in. AS the edifice takes
form 1t seems to meet the expectations
of the community. says the Herald. Ii
will be built of the best material and
the architectural effect Is going to BIZ
most excellent. The work started by
Rev C. e. Bentley is well sustained
by his successor. Rev. w. j. STRAIT
ton.
Ames.
AT meeting of the college build
ing committee of the board of trustees
held Saturday, the contract was let for
the erection of feeding shed lao feet
long by "a feet wide, for $1,T40. This
will be used as temporary quarters to
continue the experimental work In
stock feeding during the winter. Thel