Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-05
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.

Creston.
Physicians are kept on the go almost
day and night. Sickness is rampant in
this city and vicinity. All kinds of all
ments are prevalent.
Aleona.
Rome Woodwork owns 900 acres OF
land in Texas within six miles of the
big flowing oil we'll and George has 720l
acres q little farther away.
Sioux City.
Selden Boyd, mechanic of Sheldon,
wants to be relieved of his accumulated
obligations, amounting to s955.23, and
has filed petition in bankruptcy.
Boone.
A total of s2s4,7ss5o for taxes ex-
elusive of any special assessment or
Improvement tax for the city of Boone
is to be collected in Boone county this.
year.
La Verne.
stice Fechner the first of the week for
kind the town has had for a number of
years. says the News.
Rockwell City.
. Word has been received from Nagel
Bros, the Touring mill people, that the
Milwaukee, railroad has notified them
that their switch will be putin As soon
az it is completed the material for the
mill will begin to arrive.
,Traer.
The doctors are having a busy time
inoculating the town with the Acowpox,
by means of a virus taken from the
COWS. to prevent smallpox. The
seats for the new Congregational church
are here. They are solid oak and the
very best design.
Ames
down and dwelling will be erected on
its site. 1t makes a decided inlprove-
ment. Saturday afternoon the work
structure Slaughtered ia rats and failed
to get them all then.
Cedar Rapids.
The new Palace hotel has been leased
to MIR. Williams, who Will take posses
sion of the property March 10. He will
have associated with him one of the
leading business men of Belle Plaine.
They will leave III a few days for the
east to purchase the furnishings for
the hotel.
Aekley.
a Chicago capitalist has written par
ties in this city trying to interest our
people in as canning factory for this city.
OF course our citizens will appreciate
the efforts the gentleman from abroad
displays by subscribing literally for
stock in the enterprise. Truly the prop
osition Is worthy of investigation, sug-
gests the Phonograph.
Ute.
While digging we'll on his farm.
south OF Ute (Nfonona county,, Charley
Bartels struck a streak of sand that
contained particles which Jeweler Hiett
of Charter Oak returned Kloneiker
says is genuine gold duet. Messrs. Hiett
and Bartels Will investigate the find
closer, and If the dust is found in pay
ing quantities will start to mining it,
according to the Independent
LeMars.
Z. A. Price was lodged in the county
jail last week. He was held under $500
bonds by Justice OF the Peace j. e. Ell.
lis. of Kingsley. He is charged with
selling stolen property Price Is a man
who was arrested for stealing hogs near
Neville and selling them to a Kingsley
buyer. John w. Gralapp and Emile
Marx have purchased the Giffrow farm
north of town. The purchase price for
the farm comprising 800 acres was $50
per acre.
Waterloo.
1eiity business. c-iiangep occufr~i
during the month of January in this
city. These changes consisted Of sales
of business to new firms. retirement %
one or more persons formerly associat-
ed In the institution, or removals 10 new
locations. For the same month last year
nine changes OF the same nature were
made. Two failures occurred during the
month, but one firm wac enabled TO re
sumo. The failure was in the restaur.
ant line and was in business only 9
short time.
Perry.
Usually at this time Of the season
building is at a standstill. but in PER-,
1t is not 50 this winter, says the Chief
Reporter. New residences have beer
going up all winter, and within week
dozen or more new ones have beer
started. More building is now planned
for the spring and summer than evel
before in Perry, except after the bis
fire Several new business blocks ane
numerous substantial dwellings are all.
ready planned. 1t will be building
year for Perry.
Cumberland.
Enterprise: For the past week Their,
has been something happening to til,
dogs OF this town. All over town coult
be seen dogs lying about with their toe
turned up. There We're white dogs, vel
low dogs and many other colors of dog
TO be found lying about. 1t seems
poison had been laid out and the dog
in proving about ate it. While this i
IL a good way of getting rid of the ours
1t caused the death of a number of goot
dogs. From all accounts there wer,
about fifteen dogs took poison.
Clafinda.
The tax ferrets have begun the worl
of hunting up the property in Pag
county not properly listed with the as
seesore Mr.. Ralph S. Mccoy IL busll,
engaged In examining the records In TIN
recorders Office and listing the mort
cages and other instruments calculate,
to give clues TO property. His father
Judge Ben Mccoy. 10 still working ii
Poweshiek county, but will be here late
TO assist his son. Their home 10 In on
kaloosa and they have been engaged Ii