Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-09
IOWA NEWS ITEMS.


Des Moines.
Des Moines is to have four new
Church buildings this year.
Ottumwa.
The ladies Of the hospital association
have decided to hold rummage sale to
help the good work along.
Beaman.
The Bee announces that on April /
the present pen pusher will step down
ind out and give place to Mr.. q, A. Fox.
Ogden.
According to the Reporter farmers
contemplate sowing larger acreage OF
wheat this year than heretofore for
some time.
Cdebolt.
Three little boys who go to school in
Odebolt left their happy homes last
week and started in search Of Indians
They We're glad to get back.
Jefferson.
Jefferson will send big company of
pilgrims to Europe this summer, no less
Than nine persons of whom the Bee man
las knowledge having made definite
preparations to go.
New Sharon.
Henry Caring was in from Union
township Saturday and by way OF
apology for not being in town oftener
explained that he had helped to split 2.
$50 posts this winter. making and deliv
ering 1000 in one week. and have 1900
more to split.
Fairfield.
Liquors seized by Sheriff Black at the
residence of G. w. Noel; in this city, on
the 22d ult. were given trial before
I Justice Wilson Thursday. No one APP
peared to claim them and they were de-
stroyed. There were forty-five bottles
cfabeer and five bottles OF whisky in the
lot
Ackley.
During the last few days one Of the
local banks has handled over 100000
thru realty and other business chan
,iels, the heavy business being occa-
stoned no doubt, owing to the fact the
farmers We're buying, moving and get
ting ready for spring work which com-
mences about March l.
Belle PLANE.
fireman Louis Thiessen has been dis
charged from the hospital at Marshall
town and Is at home again. The parts
so badly scalded recently by the burst
ing of water leg in the engine he was
firing while at Marshalltown is we'll
nigh healed and in the course of a few
. weeks 1t is expected he will be able to
report for duty.
Sioux City.
Craig L. Wright, E. H. Hubbard and
Nor n hoy, q
ton to be known as the State Lie
Metal Company, whose headquarters
are to be in Sioux City. The capital
stock is 100000 The notice of ncorpora-
ton states that sthe general nature of
the business to be transacted is to ac-
auire, hold, improve. operate and dis
Iose of lands, canals, water works and
mines. to mill ores, to act as trustee and
to buy and sell stocks and franchises of
corporations and individuals.''
Council Bluffs.
A. NJ. Simpson Wednesday filed suit
against the city for $4,000 damages all
legged to be due for his falling from the
sidewalk near Seventeenth street and
Broadway on October 20 last. The PEE
tition asserts that the sidewalk was ull
defective condition and five or six feet
above the level. = After having been
reparated from his wife for nearly forty
years, r.. v. Wiley seeks a divorce thru
the courts. He says that the wife mar
Iied several years ago and that he is
entitled to a legal separation on this
ground alone but he further alleges
Gesertion.
Ames
Or. ]. j. Repp. OF the veterinary de-
partment of the Agricultural college
was called to New Hampton Friday to
investigate an outbreak OF new dis
ease among horses, six out of ten iii
one stable being affected. He found that
i. presented some of the symptoms of
CHAMBERS. but could make no positive
diagnosis of any known disease. The
horses We're afflicted with swelling of
the Emphatic glands. discharge from
the nostrils and blindness. The Times
says DR.. Repp is working on cultures
Of this disease, in order to properly di-
agnose it. The sickness is not con-
sidered of such a nature as to prove
fatal