Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-03
The NEWS FROM HOME.
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

isn't favorably impressed with that
state, as it is too dry and hot. and
thinks he will return to Clarion in the
fall -. Thomas Shillington is
building large stock barn on his farm
in Dayton township. The building Will
lie 52x60 feet. and accommodate sixteen
head of horses and twenty seven of cat
tie, besides space for ninety-flve tons of
hay.
Shenandoah.
Capt. c. V. Mount returned home from
California Sunday evening, after an ABB
8sence of about one month. He left
home with the intention OF going TO
Manila, but on account of ill health did
rot feel like going. While in California
he took a trip on the ocean from Los
Angeles to San Francisco. but the water
was too much for the captain. During
his months stay he had an opportunity
to look over the country, and was very
we'll pleased With it, but did not think
1T a good place to invest money. He
visited his sister living in California for
the first time in thirty-seven years.
Glenwood.
Mr. F. y. Bradley, the new owner of
the big John Y. Stone fruit farm ives, of
sClenwood, is trying TO try a new scheme
this season. That is, the scheme is new
r these parts, altho it has been success
fully tried in other communities. Mr..
BRADLEY is going to get a big herd of
sheep and turn them loose in his Or
schard. The sheep will keep the grass
and weeds cut down with less expense
than would otherwise be required, and
III the fall they can be sold at q good
.lrofit. This is good scheme and Mr..
2radleys experiment will be eagerly
watched by the fruit growers of this
vicinity.
iOskaloosa.
Plans for the new school houses that
ere to be erected during the season at
Barnes City and Rose Hill have arrived
and are in the hands of County Superin-
tendent Dodds for his inspection ana
approval. The plans call for brick
stwo-story structure for Barnes City,
Of the general style OF the Barnes City
building will be erected at Rose Hill.
The brick building will cost in the
sreighborhood of So. 600 andthe Rose Hill
building proportionately less as the diff
ference in the cost of material used.
Both buildings are furnace heated and
will have the best of ventilation.
Davenport.
III. b. Bryant Is here from Chicago for
;he purpose of making his annual in
.spections of Davenport elevators and the
Erain in store here. Mr.. Bryant is as
sistant United States grain inspector.
and w. o. Dodge. the Inspector, will fol-
low him here in a day or two They
Fave been way out 10 the Indian Terri-
tory and report crops as looking fine
cut west. There is no dollar wheat in
sight out that way. Recorder
Bryson reports real estate transfers fe,
April of this year OF 1886. 26s, as againsl
The total number of documents filed fol
record this April was s7s. against 25e
last year.
Red Oak.
The smallpox patients al the hospital
are getting along very Well and it is
probable that two of them. Noble and
Miller, will be discharged within two or
three weeks. Powers. the tourist, had a
much more severe case and for several
days he was seriously i'll. He is better
new and seems TO be in a fair way to re-
cover. No other cases have developed
and Health Officer Thomas thinks they
have the situation we'll in hand, with
little likelihood of its spreading. Several
cases have been reported from Scot,
township in the family of Charles
Warne. ID. B. Miller has re
ceived an appointment from President
Mckinley as national bank examiner a
position paving about $4,000 year He
Will not assume the duties of the posi-
ton until later. he waiting until there is
vacancy in territory somewhere near
Red Oak so that he can continue TO re-
side here.