Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-03
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Newton.
Mr.. William Brown has been remen-
herring some of his friends with fine
two-year-old peach trees of his own
raising.
Story City.
Messenger: Talk about building; there
is nothing but building and rumors of
building in this town now. Real pros
perity must be the cause.
Iowa Falls.
The Grant Center creamery company
installed $1,000 worth of machinery at
their plant last week and expect to be-
gin business on the LIST of May.
Clear Lake.
Work has been begun extending the
city water mains on Second street south
to furnish the cottages being erected by
A. w. Baird, of Mason City. with city
water. He has made provision for wa
ter in every house of the eight.
Grundy Center.
Sufficient funds have been subscribed
ty the citizens, thru the efforts of
Mesers. Ady and Gray, to secure a band
concert in the court house park each
Friday evening during the summer, the
first of which will be given on May 10.
Bedford.
The republicans of Taylor county will
hold their primary election for the nom
nation Of a county ticket on May %
AT Il meeting of the directors of
the Taylor County Fair Association in
bedford last week it was decided to hold
the fair on Sept. 10 to Is. inclusive, at
Bedford.
| Clarinda.
w. II. Grain, living southwest of town.
las struck twelve-inch vein of coal on
his farm at a depth of $50 feet He does
rot think it will pay to mine that thick
ness al the depth of 1870 feet, so he will
prospect again on a lower level hoping
to strike thicker section of the vein.
new being mined on the Boston farm by
Mr.. Ingraham.
Iowa City.
The Daily Blade, of Santa Ana. Or
anse county. California, contains the
particulars of the death OF Ralph Smith,
son of Carey Il. Smith, a former resident
and esteemed pioneer of Iowa City. The
young mans death occurred on April "a
and was due 10 an accident which hap
pened while he was repairing an oil
we'll. his skull having been fractured by
Il falling stone.
Belle Plaine.
AT meeting of the board of educa
ton on Tuesday evening names for the
two old school houses and the two to bs
Isrected were decided upon The high
school building will still continue to be
known as such. The south side building
will be known as the Longfellow school
the new building on the north side az
the Whittier school and the new build
Ing on the south as the Emerson school.
Carroll.
A walk or drive around town these
Gays can not fail TO impress one with a
sense of the substantial Improvement il
il undergoing. New residences are quite
common and one and two-room addi-
tions are legion. The Motel which is be-
ing built by Schumacher & Oman The
southcas. corner of the square is rap
IDLY nearing completion and the man
agement hope to open it to the pubic
by the last of June.
| Nevada.
The surveying party of the proposed
electric railroad passed thru Nevada OH
Tuesday The survey begins at lhe
rorth end of the Highland Park line OF
the Des Moines street railway system
and has been carried by way of saylor.
vile, Ankeny and Cambridge to Nevada
From here it will be carried in nearly
direct line to Fearing. New Providence
ind Eldora and thence to Grundy Center
and Cedar Falls, whence there is already
a line to Waterloo Judge Porter, of Ell
Cora. and Mr.. Fl. Fl. Polk, of Des
Moines. were in town Tuesday in the in
terest of the proposed road
Clarion.
The business men of Clarion have or.
ganized strong business mems associa-
ton. with a membership of over seven
| ty. to promote the CRY interests. r. A
Alexander is president and D. H. Eylc,
| secretary. In letter to his IA.
ther Charlie Jackman. who went to Cal.
ifornia some weeks since. states that hi