Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-23
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Anes.
There has been more good substantial
sidewalk laid in Anles this year than II
any previous year of the towns exist.
ence, according to the Times which says
the action of the city council allowing
nothing but brick or cement walks to be
laid in the city is truly commendable
and since the people comply with the
cty's order the city should show the
same commemorate spirit by putting III
rothing but brick or cement crossings
in the residence as well as the business
portion of the city.
Charlton.
The highest price ever paid for land
in Lucas county was received Thursday
by c. =. Curtis, who sold his farm of
forty acres in Benton township to man
from Tama county for $4,000, or $125 per
acre. The farm was one of the finest in
the county, four miles from Charlton,
and was recently set out in orchards and
small fruits He had been offered $11O
fered s125 he concluded he had better
sell. Five years ago the land could have
been bought for $40 an acre.
Davenport.
Promoters of independent telephone
companies We're given q hearing by the
city council Friday evening, the mayor
and aldermen assembling in committee
uf the whole at the city hall for the pur-
pose. Three Independent companies are
knocking for admission here, in appar-
emily deadly rivalry for the privilege of
making the Iowa Telephone Company
lcols like so cents, as they assert that the
Independent companies have never failed
to do wherever they have been given
chance They submitted propositions
that We're taken under consideration.
CenterviIle.
Ashley and Adams, two of the men
in Jail on indictments for larceny and
burglarzing A. e. Wooden's store. at
tempted to break Jail Monday night.
Mrs Clinic heard them and awakened
Mr. Clinic. who got up and restrained
them, telephoning for Acting Sheriff
Vermilya. The men had been locked in
the south room handcuffed together In
that condition they succeeded with the
aid of a wrench in taking the lock off
the door and getting out into the corri-
DOR. There they attempted to dig thru
the west wall and were nearly thru
when discovered. They had used case
knife to do the digging.
Mason City.
The Globe Gazette of the goth says:
Unless there is something like $104 in
the coin OF the realm deposited with the
City clerk by 2 o'clock tomorrow some
thing like fifty-two CANNES of various
degrees of blue blood will go in a single
to heaven tomorrow. Fifty
pups of every color and more breeds are
bowling for their masters in the pound
today. Fifty more have been sent to
depart with their exemption price paid
by proud owners. Every footstep they
listen to with heads cooked forward in
the hope that it is the steps of their own
ers coming to release them. The dog
catchers have indeed reaped rich har-
vest this year
Traer.
sleh Bros. purchased 1000 bushels of
corn last Saturday of w. c. Farley at 80
cents per bushel, to be delivered next
spring. It is evident that corn is not to-
be much cheaper, says the Star-Clipper.
It. F. Clark recently purchased a
new $40 fur overcoat, but some other
fellow will wear it. Returning from
Buffalo, N. T., Monday night, he had
several hours on his hands at Cedar
Rapids. In company with his brother,