Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-10
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

gineers affected and probably one in the
baggage department. AS the matter Of
pensioning an ernploye Is optional with
the employe himself the exact number
of those who will be affected is not
known. The company will not pension
any employe who does not wish it, that
is. If that employe is not altogether In
capacitated. In case of the latter con-
tingency then the company would de-
sire the employees retirement.
Algona.
The Fourth of July committee met
last week and decided to have the street
fair occupy three days. There was too
much work and expense about getting
1t up to pay for only one day. The fes-
bra ton viii come ont the last day. Web
ster City is to have street fair In June.
The amusement committee will go there
TO negotiate with various attractions
and try and bring them here.
Grundy Center.
Mr.. T.. w. Ellis was bitten on the
thumb by a large milk snake which
measured four feet in length last Satur-
day. AS ii was not a poisonous reptile
Mr.. Ellis experienced no Inconvenience
from the wound = Recently Mr..
II. G. Ady purchased the Valentine
property of twenty-five acres in the
east part of town and is now having it
plated and will soon sell the lots at
public auction.
Newton.
There is great scarcity OF horses in
the markets of this country, said j.. ID.
Barrett. of ST. Paul, a horse buyer to a
journal reporter. The supply is grow
ing shorter every day. Prices are at
least 90 per cent higher than they We're
this time last year. and prices will re-
main high If not go higher. Horses are
worth now at least $50 per cent more
thar they were in 1898 and 1894 In
those years very good horse could be
bought for from $50 to $50. Now the
same class of an animal would bring
500 to $780, This is a vast change, but
[ it is a true condition.
Iowa Falls.
X. c. Curtis informs the Sentinel that
traction engine is being used out in
his neighborhood, to draw road grad
err, and he says that the experiment has
proved a perfect success. The cost OF
running the engine is sl0a day and this
expense includes the pay for an engin-
Ger. a water hauier and the coal bill.
The engine used is of sixteen horsapow-
er and II easily performs the work OF
ten draft horses. and fewer hands are
required than would be nece ssary to do
the driving and perform the work with
horses. In other words the work IS het-
ter done, at less expense than when the
usual methods are employed.
Webster City.
The hoIors of the graduating class
of the high school We're announced at
the morning exercises this morning
Honors are based on the average Of ths
work of the students thru the entire
high school course. On this standing
the first honor goes to Miss Julia
Swanson on an average standing of 95.7
per cent; the second to Miss Maud Mat
tice on a standing of 93.9 per cent: and
honorable mention to Miss Rose Grab
schied on a standing of 931 per cent.
Miss Bessie Thompson graduates on
an average standing for her full course
of 9l.3 per cent. These are very high
records for the entire course.
Fort Dodge.
The property now occupied by the
Baptist church, at the corner Of Tenth
street and Central avenue, has been
bought by a company of Fort Dodge
capitalists. including Messrs. Mcservy.
LOOMS and Oleson. The price rsil was
$4,000. $500 being paid down. and the
remainder TO be paid within sixty days
after the request made for it by the
church. For the present the church
services will continue on the property,
the buyers being required TO give sixty
days notice before taking possession.
With a Very few exceptions, all
the old school teachers of the city have
been reelected for the ensuing year.
and majority of them at an increase
in salary.