Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-10
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The Doings Of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

persacre, or a total increase In the value
Of the land drained of nearly $4,000.
The entire cost of the ditch was $4,000.
The dirt taken from the ditch was used
to build highways in the vicinity Of the
ditch.
Belle Plaine.
Capt. Z. S. Hardy took the Union man
into his peach orchard back of his resi-
dence Thursday and showed him six
trees which were set out two years ago
last spring. Four OF, them were we'll
laden with fruit, which is OF good size
and fine flavor. Because OF the drouth
the yield will be small.
Audubon.
John Davis received a Jersey red pig
from the state fair Saturday evening,
paying $35 for it.. 1t is six months old
and took first premium j. H. Ma
harg received an Oxford down sheep
Saturday from the state fair. which he
bought while down there, paying 500
for 1t. 1t took first premium
EIdora.
Frank Wilson, who was sentenced to
serve two years In the penitentiary for
stealing bicycle of Theodore Heun,
was an inmate of the Industrial school
several years ago and stabbed one OF
the officers who was attempting to arr
rest him. He has been engaged in sew
.eral robberies since he left school.
0rundy Center.
The new pump for the town we'll has
arrived and will be put in place as soon
az the proper foundations can be ar
ranged. The new pump is fine one
and will give the electric light company
no more trouble, for which they are
doubtless very thankful The old pump
has been a constant worry for some
time, and the new one will fill want
that has long been felt, according to the
Democrat.
Newton.
The Record reports that Charlie Por-
ter has sold his eight-ace farm, three
miles southeast. to Vet. Compton, for
the very interesting consideration of s73
per acre-a clear gain of .$23 per acre
over what he paid for 1t three years
ago. He retains the fifty acre tract just
across the road from the old place, up
on which he will build either next win
ter or spring and which will make for
him and his family beautiful home.
lLeMars.
The furniture and equipments of
Western Union College have been
moved from its temporary quarters in
the Senate hotel building to Its magni-
ficent new building on the HILL and a
force is engaged under the direction of
President Thoren in placing this and
the new equipments for the college in
place. getting it in readiness for the
dedicatory services of the new building,
which yill take place on Sept IS.
keosauqua.
Republican,: Grass is dried up, but
weeds seems to have no difficulty in
keeping green and thriving. Monday
John White, farmer of Des Moines
township, brought one plant Of purslane
into our office, which when laid on the
floor covered circle about four feet in
diameter. BY the way, purslane can
not be called noxious weed, especially
this year, for pigs will thrive on it, and
even COWS regard 1t as quite dainty.
vilIisca.
Monday forenoon, Sept. 2, a big hay
barn burned belonging to L. w. Eng
lish. The fire started from a bonfire
built by their little son. The wind soon
carried the fire to the barn. which was
soon enveloped in flames. The barn
contained thirty-fiye tons of hay, two
horses and a colt perished in the flames,
harness and hay fork and numerous
other things, making in all a loss Of
about $1,000. The amount Of insurance
Is not known.
Dubuque.
Thirteen Of Dubuque's leading ply
sicians appeared before the board of
health in Mayor Berg's Office Saturday
morning to show cause why they have
not compiled with the ordinance in re-
lation to births. deaths, burials and
contagious diseases. After considerable
discussion, during which Mayor Berg
spoke of the necessity of preserving the
public veal, the doctors promished to be
more prompt in following out the man
dates of the board Of health.
Council Bluffs.
lington road has recently felt re-
trenchment policy said to have been
Instituted on that road since it's alb
sorption by the Hill interests. Two
freight house clerks have ben cut off
the payroll and the wages of third
decreased IS per month. While the
heavy business Of the summer was in
progress the three men were kept busily
employed, but it is now thought posi-
BILE to dispense with the services of two
men.
Sioux City.
Irrigation has been tried in Wood
bury county and the results OF the ex-
pertinent are such as will probably in
duce many others to follow suit. S. D.
Legg, who has been farming the Ed
wards ranch. irrigated thirty of the $50
acres He displayed in Correctionville
last week three stalks that carried Ave
magnificent ears He estimates that
the portion irrigated will yield seventy
five bushels to the acre, while the rest
Is not expected to make more than
thirty bushels.
RoIfe.
The special election to grant fran
chise to the Rolfe Gas Company, and to
vote bonds to extend the water mains
and to make better well, passed of
with little opposition as only three votes
were cast against the franchise and six
against bonding. While Rolfe has al
ways been one Of the best towns In
northwestern Iowa the Tribune declares
she has now discarded her short clothes
and now puts on business suit and
stands in the center OF the business
whirl. Land has been bought on the