Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-27
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings Of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

vinton.
l.. S. Loizeaux, OF jackson township,
recently disposed of his 240-acre farm
TO L. II. Greaser, the consideration be-
iEg $4,000.
creston.
Those who have Investigated the mat
ter report that there will be good
corn crop in this locality, notwithstand-
all the hot weather. gloomy reports
etc.
Winterset.
The city council recently voted down
a proposition for five per cent tax in
aid of the Des Moines Southern Rail-
way Co, the petition proving to be in
sufficient in the number of signers.
swaledale.
& Andrew Anderson lost one of his besi
horses at the east elevator Tuesday
1t had been drive nto town with "a
load of grain and took the collie and died
in twenty. minutes. The animal was
valued at $12h.
Audubon.
The G. & N. w. Railroad Company
has had force of men here for several
days, who have painted everything on
the rlght-of-way beautiful red, in
Guiding the residences of the section
foreman and station agent.
Bows.
George Taylor. just east of town is in
hard luck. His stable, chicken house
some grain and eight tons OF hay were
destroyed by fire Tuesday. His loss is
$3.50 with no insurance. The fire was
set by small boys playing with
matches.
iPrimgnar.
p. w. Hall and DR.. w. H. Myer.
bought a quarter section of land III
Grant township, Sioux county. two
years ago at s2s per acre. On Wcdnes.
day they sold it for $50. There are nc
buildings on the land and 1t is cut In
two by the central road.
Mason City.
Farmer H. A. Merrill brought in from
his farms in the southwest part of the
county, ~ miles from this city, num-
Der of specimens OF corn picked from
the fields at random. The specimens
show that the corn on Farmer Merrill's
land will go near the 40 bushel yield.
Ottumwa.
Six men have been enlisted at the re-
cruiting station which is in charge OF
Fred F. Vedder. Four of them will en-
ter the cavalry at Jefferson Barracks
Mo-. and the other two will be sent tc
Lawton, Wash, where they will en-
ter the coast artillery. The station
closed Monday.
.Marengo.
A. j.. Clark, of Sumner township
sold last week at Ladora, two loads o
timothy seed for which he received
3s28.38. In addition from. the same 81
acres he has 45 tons Of good feed IL
the barn and $40 worth of seed to SOW
The 80 acres bringing him returns o.
about $17 per acre.
Mithcheilville.
Mr.. James McFarlane says the straw
is in splendid condition this year. ant
almost as good as hay. He reports
also, that larger crop Of corn will be
raised than some are claiming, in thi:
section, at least. There will be plent,
of feed for stock during the coming
winter, If it is taken care of.
Audubon.
The Republican says: Word come.
that Mr.. and Mrs. Overholtzer who
dTG Ut Illlo SAIAllSlt CA'
lpect to go to southern California soo1
and If they like 1t there they will stay
Some Of their children are alread,
there. Lavisa. their youngest daugh.
ter, is teaching this summer, but ex.
poets to accompany them to California
Nevada.
William Oliver has sold his fine 49,
acres of land in Center township to G
N. williams Of this place for $50 pc
acre. Mr.. Oliver has lived on the lant
for about thirty years and says he hal
made a thousand dollars a year off tn,
place. He came to this county poo
man, without cent, anu IS now Worth
in the neighborhood of $4,000 to 100000
Charlton.
A. C. Curtis. living just west of town
brought to the Herald last Saturday 6
sample branch from one nj his peacf
trees. 1t is about four feet long, with
several smaller branches, and had forty
four nice peaches on it. Mr. Curtis say.
1T is sample Of eight trees four year.
old on his farm. Who says we cam
l.aise peaches in Lucas county? asks tn,
Patriot.
Hampton.
The Chronicle reports there are fit.
teen cases of typhoid fever in Hampton
at the present time. The cess pool:
are becoming 80 numerous around
town that it Is a wonder that thu
amount of sickness is not larger than i
is. The city council, however, are push.
ing the sewage question as rapidly a.
possible, and 1t is hoped that work OF
the plant vii be started this fall.
Boone.
Auditor A. NJ. Burnside and his dep
uty, Patterson, have just completed
their tax lists for the year and find tina
the taxable value of the real and per
sonal property in the city of Boon
reaches the handsome figure of s1,105,
ST. This amount is but one fourth o
its actual value and does not includ
the telephone, telegraph or express line
either owned or operated by foreigl
concerns In the city.
Armstrong.
Journal: The farmers in this vicinit,
Providence this year. Their corn crol
is the best in the world. their oats crol
as good as any. other small grain al
average crop, fair crop of hay ant
potatoes enough to cat and some to eel
to their friends. Their corn will brin.
so cents or more bushel, oats So to A
cents bushel, and hay from $40 to sI
q ton. 1t is bounteous year for tn,
farmers in northwest Iowa.
Council Bluffs.
The city of Council Bluffs drew two
damage suits In the filings of Friday