Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-15
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

One hundred and eighteen veterans
registered at the veterans reunion held
at Bonaparte Thursday last. It was
at the annual county meeting Of this
organization.
Conrad.
Grandfather Ives is now in his seth
year, is halo and vigorous, and In his
own way will tell the readers of the
Record some of his experiences in the
early days, his last weeks effort being
the seventh installment.
Eliston.
w. w. Rider, who recently came here
and purchased farm south of town, is
SO we'll pleased with our country that he
has added another eighty acres to his
farm Of 800 acres, making him one of
the finest farms in Ringgold county.
Cedar Falls.
Earl, the 11-year-old son Of George
Miller In Union township. was taken to
Iowa City the past week, to be operated
upon for appendicitis. Treatment is re-
ported successful, and the boy is doing
we'll. Otis. son of Clarence Jones, who
was operated upon at the same place a
year since, Is also doing nicely.
MeGresor.
Fred Bell has received a new sail
boat, or rather ..Skimming Dish, 80
named from its mechanism enabling 1t
to skim the surface of the water. The
main sail contains 200 square feet of
canvas, while the jib bout one third of
that amount 1t is swift craft and in
a light or spanking breeze she will show
as clean and handsome pair of heels as
any on the Mississippi river.
Buffalo Center.
The Tribune says corn prospects arc
fine. Potatoes are not going to be
as high as was first anticipated. Tbs
crop seems TO be fairly good. They are
quoted at rs cents. +. e. Seco,
bought 1900 acres Of the government
land. belonging to the Fort Stevenson
military reservation, in North Dakota.
while he was up there last week. He
also bought 1000 acres for outside par-
ties,
/ Sigourney.
Wednesday was quite day at the
Chester Ferry home in Sigourney. There
were five generations present. First
was Rhoda Ferry, aged 81 years then
her son, Chester Ferry, then his dau9h-
ter, Mrs. j. w. Loughridge, then her
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Babcock, and her
little girl. Beatrice Babcock aged :
years The photographer took a picture
lof the group. It was q remarkable
gathering.
Spencer.
Ed Steigleder last Friday sold his
farm southwest Of town at $40 per acre.
This 10 perhaps the highest price yet
paid for Clay county farm land in this
vicinity, location and Improvements
considered. 80 w. Il. Hansen has gold
his 240-acre farm in Riverton to a gem
tleman from Illinois. named Weaver.
The consideration was s5S per acre. Mr..
Weaver at once rented his newly ac-
CURED farm at $3.50 per acre.
Oxford.
Farmers report Johnson county pas
lures in good condition. with prospect
that their horses, cattle and sheep Will
obtain full feed thereon until November,
and possibly until December. il we arc
to have favorable fall. says the Lead
err. The October and September rains
will thus enable the farmers to make a
great saving on the hay and grain they
would otherwise have had to feed, as
they did in July and early August.
Traer.
Hog cholera has appeared east of
town. H. F. CASTOR has lost most of
his. George Stoakes over 100, and Fer
dinand Sleh several: ~. Chintz bugs
are quite frequent in the corn this fall.
If nothing happens to destroy their eggs
they are likely to give considerable
trouble next season. Scarcely a va
cant house can be found in Traer. A
number of families would move to Traer
this fall If they could find suitable hous-
es to rent.
Rockwell City.
Fire was started Tuesday morning by.
Spontaneous combustion in the coal at
the electric light power house, which
necessitated the removal of nearly all
the coal in the building by the men in
charge in order to get at the fire and
extinguish 1t. If 1t had not been dlscov-
cred when first started 1t might have
caused considerable loss to the COM
pany, but as 1t was no damage was
done. beyond that involved in the re-
moval effort.
Clear Lake.
The Reporter has purchased the lot
adjoining Mrs. Waller's millinery store
on the east. has had the basement ex-
.cavated and on Tuesday the work of
laying the foundation was begun. The
building will be 92x50, two stories high
besides basement under the entire
building. The first floor will be occu-
pied by Mr.. Scherf, who recently moved
here from Joliet, ILL.,, and will be used
as meat market, while the second floor
will be used for the printing Office. It is
expected that the building will be COM
.pleted by Dec. I.
Coon Rapids.
The projectors of the proposed new
bank had second meeting Wednesday
evening and decided to put UP brick
building 24x60 feet on the vacant lot
west OF f. C. Jones' hardware store. II
material and mechanics can be secured
to work upon the building will be begun
within week or two. The public
schools have adopted a new featre of
education-that of saving bank, the fea-
ture having been added last week. The
village banks are made repositories for
the savings. one bank receiving deposits
one week and the other the following
week.
Fl. Dodge.
Bridge Engineer Wieth, of the NJ. g.
& Ft. d. and his assistants have fin
ished a test which was made in order to
find out the character Of the ground on
,,,hjnt, N, q nipra for. the new.S1ea MOfneS