Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-11

The gentleman writes that now, 1or tHe
first time since he Went away, he is able
to pay these accounts contracted and
carried SO long by hts creditors. and ne
wants to liquidate them at once.
Audubon.
What's in name? $3.50 Clarence
shingledecker went to Ames week age
and entered college. There are seyerai
Audubon boys there now and they find
1t a good place. Mike Mushrush
returned Saturday from Oklahoma
where he has been for the past three
months. He says he likes that country
and may return there in the near fu-
ture.
keokuk.
The present status OF the great Mis-
sissippi rapids water power scheme
projected to move KeokulS manufactur-
Ing shafts, is that the company is not
Netting any grass grow under its feet
and is doing the work first at hand III
getting the promotion under way. IL lie
corresponding with ffnanciers and lit
tie later will meet some capitalists and
talk over the matter thoroughly.
Abba.
When Mrs William o. Bone was in
the south visiting a year ago she Sc
cured some cotton SEED and brought
home with her. The seed was plantes!
last spring and now the garden is
typical cotton field. She carried one
stock to the Union Office last Friday and
it is now being viwed by many who
thought cotton could not be raised here.
The stock has fourteen pods on 1t and
is well developed.
Council Bluffs.
The paving contractor Is blowing up
old and rotten cedar blocks and paving
with brick will soon be In progress in
the Fourth ward. - Public interest In
the consolidation of country schools
seems to be growing and County Super
intendent McManus discussing the
matter recently with view Of COM
mending the good features of consolida-
ton. 1t apears that in Pottawattamis
county at present there are over thirty
schools with an enrolment of five pupils
or fewer, thus making the cost of edu-
cation abnormaly great.
Charles City.
A good deal of interest centers
around the Kern electric railway pro-
ject here. 1t is not all harmony among
the members of the company by any
means Sam Kern, the brains and push
of the corporation. is first last and all
the time an Illinois Central man. He
wants the road to run to Powersville
and stop there, and SO become a feeder
for the Central road. Others demand
that the road Shall have a b., c. r. &
N. connection or they won't have any
thing to do with 1t. A local writer says,
as a matter of fact, Charles City Will be
more benefited to have the road run to
Powersville and stop there, as a lot of
business and trade which now goes to
Greene, GAINESVILLE and Nashua would
thereby be secured. The stock shippers
here want the Burlington s. Cedar Rap
ids connection.
kircn.
One of our hog buyers came into pos
session of a couple of hogs in peculiar
manner on the morning of the I'd. Two
fellows named Mckinney, from Odebolt,
brought them in early in the morning
and sold them to one of the buyers. who
gave them check for $40 but before
the bank was opened he suspected that
something was up when he was told
that their names were Mckinney in
stead of C. II. Wilson as one of them
had given his name.aand demanded the
check back saying he had made a mis-
take in 1t and requested him to come
to the bank, but the two fellows then
hurried to the livery barn, got their
team and drove out OF town as fast as
they could, leaving both hogs and mon-
sey behind them and have not showed up
since and never will as the hogs were
evidently stolen, in the opinion of the
Sentinel.
Cedar Falls.
The Gazette tells Of a. recent coon
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II
w. johnson on fremont street, that was
of rare pleasure to all of the partici-
pants. The house was decorated with
paper flowers OF bright tints. large
yellow sun flowers predominating
Nearly forty guests were present, each
dressed in true darkey costume and
given appropriate names upon their ar
rival, so that names, costumes, COM
plexion and home surroundings were all