Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-07
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

that the land thus drained will be worth
fifteen thousand dollars.
Jewell.
The corn is maturing fast and husk-
ing will be in full blast within Two
weeks. The average yield of corn mere
will be about forty bushels to the acre.
Bonaparte.
Another effort will be made in the
next legislature to secure the removal
of the dam across the Des Moines river
at Bonaparte owned by the Meek
brothers.
Carriers for all the rural free delivery
routes have now been appointed anu
will commence duty as soon as can be
arranged by the postofiice department
which will be about Dec. 1.
Toledo.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new mill. The frame is up and VIII pc
enclosed before the week is over. Several
hundred dollars worth of new macfin-
ery viii be added. The new mill when
fully rebuilt and refltted will be equal
to any in the state, according to the
Chronicle.
Spirit Lake.
Professor George Tressler filed his plat
of college addition with the county au-
ditor last Friday. The plated ground
consists of 1876 residence lots and twen-
ty-five acres for college purposes. For
the protection of investors in this ad-
dition Professor Tressler has entered
into an agreement with the First Ma
tional Bank whereby all money received
for lots will be placed on deposit and
paid out by the bank only for labor
employed and material used in con-
structing the college building.
Iowa City.
Rev. T. j. Dow, who for six years fitied
acceptably the pastorate of the Chris
tian church of this city, has reviewed
a call to the East Des Moines Chris
tian church. Mr.. Dow has decided to
accent this call, altho he had several
other urgent ones. This church is the
leader of that denomination in the cap
ital city and is one of the largest IN
Des Moines, having over zoo communi-
cants.
Leon.
a. S. Gardner, of Eldon township.
Decatur county, reports that the cilintz
bugs have appeared in great numbers
in his barley during the past season.
j. c. Billiard, of Kellerton, has
purchased the Walker farm of 40 acres
west of town for s., eco and will take pos
session March LIST. A. j. Caldweli, OF
Page county, has purchased the j. a.
Osborn farm of Ill acres on Elk, IN
Bloomington township. for 5000 and
will take possession March LIST. +,
Fairfield.
According to the annual report made
to the secretary of state by County
Clerk Merckens, the fines imposed in the
district court for the year ending Sep
TENDER Goth amounted to $50, and the
costs in his office were sI01.20. There
were seven cases on the criminal docket
during the year. Two were dismissed,
four resulted in the imposition of fines
and in one case a sentence of two and
one-half years in the penitentiary was
given.
Jefferson.
E Does it pay to buy land? Asks the
Souvenir Well, Uncle Peter Vest thinks
So. He just finished delivering nearly
81, 900 worth of corn from his Poverty
Ridge farm in Hardin. Last year, ne
says, his 800 acres, which he values at
$50 900, produced sufficient to pay him
/ per cent outside of s1,400 he paid for
expense, etc. and the value of 100 bush
els Of corn he used at his home here. MI.
vest recently refused $50 per acre for
this land.
Reinbeck.
William Sherratt was here recently
enroute for Hoprig, Emmett county, near
where he has rented $50 acres belong
ing to j. r. Stewart. William proposes
to try his hand at farming again and
his many friends at Reinbeck and Hud-
son will wish him all success possible.
Mr.. Sherratt left Reinbeck nineteen
wears ago and went to Hudson where
he has been ever since and where he
has done quite we'll in business and ac-
cumu.ated considerable property.
Ames.
The new agricultural museum, recent
ly fitted UP was thrown open to the
public on excursion day and now con-
tains quite number. of interesting fea-
lures. The grain exhibit that won such
favorable comment at the state fair, is
pIdCe. dIlu llidrGSl q 1ii1Si GhcN aANso'
number of fine cases of native woods
are ready for use and two old spinning
wheels are on exhibition as an eXampil-
fication OF old time methods. Other con-
tributlons of like nature will be thank
fully received.
Manson.
The Democrat reports that the mayor,
the marshal and the selectmen got on
a pious streak the first of the week and
closed up the slot machine business IN
Manson AT present there is not a
wheel of fortune turning inside the city
limits and the nimble nickles that
should be actuating the tickle discs are
burning holes in the pockets of their
owners. The slot machine owners
wanted to pay a fine and be allowed TO
run, but this privilege was refused them
and the machines are not doing busi-
ness.
Dos Moines.
Friday q. o. Patterson. assistant
parole clerk in the governors office. re-
turned from Anamosa penitentiary,
where he reincarcerated Henry Rice
alias Frank King, prisoner who had
violated his parole. Rice, or King, was
sent to the penitentiary in October. 1896
for burglary, and was paroled July %
1900. Since then he has violated his
parole in several of its conditions CHIEF
of which was leaving the state. He was
located at 1853 South Peoria street. Chi
cago, when he was brought back tc
serve out his original sentence.
Des Moines.
The monthly report of the chief OF