Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-13
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

IOWA NEWS ITEMS
|GIidden.
The town has accepted the water
plant and 1t is receiving applications
for water from our citizens.
Sheldon.
Land seekers are securing this sec
ton of country as eagerly as they did
before winter set in, according to the
Mail.
Brighton.
The town OF Brighton has awarded a
contract for the construction of a gas
oline gas plant. for street and indoor
lighting at cost of S5.276. Necessary
buildings will increase the price about
$1,000.
Estherviile.
Thirty six people of Baskerville will
spend the winter In some resort, most
of them In California. The Republican
says large number of these same peo-
have to go to some place during the
heated term and get cooled off.
Nevada.
Harry Pincombe shipped Tuesday
what was perhaps the largest horse
ever in the county. She was gray
Norman mare that he secured the week
before in Wright. She was six years
old. weighed $500 pounds and was not
fat. She was perfectly gentle and dis
qualified only by size and gait for a.
lady's driving horse.
Upton.
Twenty new members were received
into the Presbyterian church last Sun
day. This addition to the membership
is due in large part to the series of
special meetings during the past few
weeks. - S. F. Wilmer and r. d.
Wingert are trying the experiment of
lieu of so cent corn.
Aisona.
The Kossuth county poor farm Is
feeling fat this year. 1t has over 6,000
bushels of corn on hand that went over
10 bushels per acre, and is offered sc
cents bushel for it. That is over
$40 an acre for one corn crop. .
Last week the east half of "a In Prairie
sold to Illinois parties for $20,120 and
the east half OF 81 in Garfield sold to an
outsider for $2O,S00.
Iorundy Center.
District court will convene In Grundy
Center next Monday with Judge Platl
on the bench. The docket shows sew
enteen probate, sixteen criminal, twenty
six equity and twenty-five law cases.
I. Mr. Jerry Wilder died at his home
southwest OF town last week Of con-
sumption. The deceased had beer
poorly for some time, but was able tic
stove when he had severe hemorr-
hage and died before medical aid could
be summoned.
Oskaloosa.
The Herald states that the city OF
Oskaloosa is to have a new hotel
Messrs. w. r. and j. r. Lacey have de-
cided to rebuild the Lacey hotel Il
the corner of Market street and Second
avenue and plans to that end are nov
in preparation. The old Street
House." which has been part Of the
present hotel will be demolished and
the new hotel is to be built to the LOT
line on the east and south, making
handsome two story structure that will
be modern in all respects.
Waterloo.
Tuesday deal was closed whereby
L. S. Parsons sold his brick block near
the corner of East Fourth and Waite
streets to John Muldoon. The purchase
price was $4,000. It Is understoo5
that the purchase was simply matte,
OF investment on the part Of Mr.. Mul
doom. He Is now largely interested IL
real estate in this city. The building
on the property is an excellent bust
ness block and was erected by VIM
Bingham about 1888. The building is
20xs0 and two stories in height.
Fairfield.
A telegram received in this city an
nounces the death of Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac H. Brown. Of Fremont, Neb., Fri
day night. Both had passed the al
lotted three score and ten. both hae
been in failing health for some time
Mr.. Brown passed away at 9 O'Clock
his wife two hours later Isaac H
Brown was q son of the late A. II
Brown of this city, and both were am
ong the earlier residents of Fairfield
coming here about 1874 or 1S45. Mrs
Brown was the daughter of the lat
George Fee, another pioneer of Jeffer-
son county.
Sioux City.
The expense of the city board
health on account of the smallpox wa
heavier than ever during the mont
of November The bills for the car
of the disease amounted to $2762s
which is about 5000 more than ordin
arily is required to run this department
These bills do not include the salarie
of the health officers. The bill 70
alone was $93,38, and DI
c. Teske charged $3.50 for his service
In addition to his regular salary
$50. The building of the temporar.
pest house also cost the city $3.50. AL
together there will be heavy drain o.
the city's health fund this winter
Fort Dodge.
Deputy Postmaster Harry Power
now confronted with an experieno
unique in his years Of service in tn
employ of Uncle Sam. He has bee,
trying, ever since last June. to fin
the owner for $27.03, and has not We
been successful. II the owner does nc
before next June the none
will be confiscated and will then
turned into the United States treas
ury. The story of the difficulty
simple. On December Z, 1899, a ma
giving his name as c. O. Swanson cam
to the postotfice and drew an order 70
the amount named, in favor of s. N
Beyessen. The address of the sal,
Beyessen was given as Oskarshaum, il
the province Of Kyrkaharfuan, Sweden.