Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-26
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.

Iowa City.
A meeting was arranged for Monday
night to organize a camp of the Sons of
Veterans, about fifty, having signed APP
plication papers.
Maxwell.
Recently a. business deal vac made in
est in his mercantile store to Fred Ray,
IA young man of sterling qualities.
Spirit Lake.
Local contractors are getting uneasy
to commence building operations. All
seem to have work booked to keep them
going at a lively pace all the season.
Nevada.
Rev. L. b. Wickershanl financial
agent of the Simpson College was at
the NJ E. church Sunday before last.
and raised $3.50 for his college. Mr..
Wickersham has started out to- raise an
endowment fund of $1,000.
Armstrong.
The members of the NJ r. church
have purchased the James Gallon resi-
dence property for a parsonage. 1t is
located near the church and very desr-
able property for this purpose. Rev.
Gilbert will occupy it March let.
Reinbeck.
The Courier states that ten young
men arrived here Wednesday morning
from Pennsylvania and will work on
farms hereabouts- One of the number
lis a brother of William. kitner, who
wrecks at scheiber & Merrlcks cream
cry.
-Traer.
Miss Minnie, daughter of Robert
Young. is, no better She is entirely
helpless, that portion of the body below
the waist being completely paralyzed.
The slffererSis % years of age. She was
never sick until this affliction came ia
her. She was sick few days before the
paralysis occurred.
Sac City.
Chris Groth is building an ice house
l4XlS feet. with S-foot posts on his farm
I'm northeast Douglas township, and has
filled 1t With twenty tons of ice. He says
he proposes to- have on hand in summer
a good supply of cold milk and fresh
meat. The farmer is not much behind
#city folks In Injuries nowadays
Sioux City.
The further spread of the smallpox in
this city seemato have been checked for
a time at least. - Samuel Gilmore. OF
IWcstport township Dickinson county.
is another farmer who has made appli-
cation to go thru bankruptcy. altho his
assets exceed his liabilities He owes
s714.Go. and owns $780, but his assets
ors
Upton.
Mr.. NJ H Hartz and son, Of Farming
ton township, were in Upton Friday or
business. Mr.. Hartz is a good type OF
the successful German American farm
er. He came to this country nearly tif-
ty years ago with practically nothing
but health, strength and habits of in
dustry. Now he owns fine farm of
400 acres we'll improved and well
stocked.
Otumwa.
John Morrell & Co. packed 1900 hogs
last week, against 10000 the week pre-
lvious. There was a very liberal market
ling at other places thruout the West. the
total number of hogs handled amount
| ing to 625,Co0 compared with $4,000 the
preceding week. and 100000 two weeks
| ago. > Large numbers of coal oper-
ators are here and altogether $50 are
expected for the joint convention Tues
/ day.
Webster City.
Mrs. A. NJ. Stotts OF thisc city received
word from Florence. Wash, Informing
her of the death of her brother. Il. "A
Miles, who died of pneumonia on the
/ 18th inst. Mr.. Niles was reared in Ham
Iilton county, having moved 10 Wash
| ington fourteen years ago. He leaves
one little daughter, his wife having
died ten years since. Deceased was a
son of Mrs. William Stephenson of Ho.
i mer.
! Wapello.
| The county board of education, made
| up of the supervisors and county super
Eintendent met here and awarded con
ltracts for furnishing the text books
used in this citunty under the count,
uniformity plan for the next five years
The American Book Company. of Chi
cago. will furnish about 20 per cent oil
the books. while WEIGH & Co, of Oma.
ina, and Heath & Co, of Chicago, come
III for share of the balance The con
tracts call for 17.400 volumes.
| Waterloo.
! The Courier states that the Waterloo
city hospital is now an assured fact
4 and active work of canvassing for thu
necessary stock subscriptions to com
plete the full organization of the associ
alton will begin at once. The article.
of incorporation fix the capital stock a
| $4,000, and that the association may
begin business when $4,000 has beer
subscribed. Thus far stock to TIL,
amount OF $1,000 has been taken.
The mercury just one year ago Satur,
4 day registered 16 degrees below zero
and the mercury did not rise above ger,
during the day.
Winterset.
In the case OF White vs. Madison
county the plaintiff claimed damages ii
the sum of $1,000 for personal injurie.
1 received in falling thru RattIesnak,
bridge, west OF East Peru last summer
when Iiams' engine went thru. TIL,
case was stubbornly fought and yer
dict was in favor of the county, or ii
effect, the county was not liable TO
damages. the plaintiffs having gone up
on the bridge at their own risk.
Tho Winterset city council has adopted
an ordinance granting right of way ii
/ the streets Of Winterset to the propose.
electric line between this city and Ores
len.
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