Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-20
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Conrad.
When George Sharp went to do his
chores Wednesday morning, he found
that one of his fine 1900 pound steers
had died during the night. 1t means
loss of about sixty dollars to George.
vinton.
Frank G. Stedman, son of Mrs. Eliza
beth Stedman, and well known in Vim
! ton, has attracted considerable atten-
ton in Denver with his engraving.
He recently sent to the Denver Times
an ordinary brass pin. on the head of
which was engraved the entire alpha
bet and the name of the paper.
Newton.
J. ID. r. Trip and family start this
week for fine outing, going over
land" by their own conveyance up into
! South Dakota. We understand that
they will camp out and take care of
4 themselves-a thing which they are
labundantly able to do, and expect to
have a grand time, says the Record.
Auburn.
j Miss Mabel Hicks. of this place, who
registered for chance in the great
drawing of land at Oklahoma, received
/ word Monday that she had drawn
lucky number emitting her to 160-
acre homestead. At the present time,
however, she is not in condition to re-
joice. being very i'll at the home of her
4 father.
4 Council Bluffs.
4 Trainmaster w. II. Fox of the Illi-
nois Central, who was stabbed in the
4 abdomen by James Hughes, is improv-
ing rapidly at ST. Bernard's hospital
and will prbably be taken to his home
on Washington avenue some day this
week. Hughes is still at liberty. the
\ police claiming to have no knowledge
4 of his whereabouts.
4 Waterloo.
4 Courier: A movement is said to be
on foot by the leading manufacturers
of Waterloo to arrange for an exhibit
of all products made here at the state
fair at Des Moines next week. Such an
4 exhibit would be an eye-opener to
other cities in the state and would do
s much toward advertising Waterloo as
La manufacturing center.
Hubbard.
4 A close examination of the corn in
4 this part of the county leads the Moni-
& tor to believe that the crop will not
make so per cent. Corn seems well
cared when looking at it from dis
lance but upon examining it the Moni-
tor finds that a large majority of the
ears are not far enough along to escape
frost, no matter how late it may come.
Sioux City.
Another case of smallpox. con-
tracted in grading camps, came to the
= notice of the police department yes
terday. A man by the name of Nc
Greedy came to the city last week from
the grading camps. and last Thursday
was taken sick. He has been removed
to the pest house on the river front and
is being cared for by City Health Of
: lficer Teske.
Maxwell.
Simon Meyers brought four ears of
!. corn to the Tribune Office last week for
:. inspection, which, If a fair specimen of
; the crop on his place, dispels any Turk
ing fear there might be of a crop fail
Iure. The ears are of average size, well
filled and almost out of danger of frost.
While these ears on exhibition are per-
haps little better than the average. it
is fully demonstrated that there will be
.. some corn as well as lots of fodder.
Burlington.
Rev. Ludwig Holmes. d. D., l.. H.
d., pastor of the Lutheran Messiah
, church, has for some time been con-
sidering call from the Trinity Luth-
eran church of Chicago one of the
most prominent Lutheran churches in
that city Altho the field in Chicago
offered great future possibilities. he did
not consider it just or fair to sever his
connection with the Messiah church.
. which has always been so kind and
loyal to it's pastor.
Spirit Lake.
:, After interviewing fifteen or twenty
farmers from different parts of the
county the Beacon is still of the opin-
, ion that Dickinson county will have
pretty close to three-fourths of a crop
of corn If the late fields are not dam
aged by the frost. Following are
the teachers engaged for the present
school year: j. 7. Velin, principal:
. Helen X Starr. first assistant in high
school: j. r. Wilson, second assistant
!, in high school: Lou L. Rooney, Mary j.
2 Chisholm, Anna Fowells. Edna L..
| Flemming, Nellie Alexander. Minnie
/ +. Rector Lynne Barnum.
keosauqua.
Henry Crawford. a colored young
man aged about % years, who returned
several years ago to Keosauqua from
the reform school. was committed to
J Jail a few days ago charged with the
crime of sodomy. the victim of his
brutal lusts being child about six
years of age. When he heard that his
!. crime had been found out he ran away.
: but was captured soon afterwards and
bids fair to serve term in the peni-
], Tertiary AS he could not give bond
Justice Harwood. of this place, before
whom he had his preliminary examine
ton, committed him to Jail until the
grand jury can pass upon his case.
Sac City.
. c. W. Welman, the tax ferret is
: again in the court house. and. with his
stenographer, is busy making settle
ment with persons whom he has dis
: covered or appears to have discovered
to have failed to report property to the
assessor for taxation. Up to Wednes-
day the sum of s3,95S.93 had been paid
in thru his efforts. He has promises
from others that make him expect to
; have collected about $4,000 by the end
of this week. A notice from the treas
urer was mailed on Saturday to about
forty persons who have failed to appear
and settle or make satisfactory expla-
nations. Mr.. Welman says that the
,, amount recovered will reach at least
$1,000 and may be as high as $4,000.