Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-22
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Jefferson.

Jefferson.
Mr.. c.. e. Munsell has sold his ele-
CANT residence in the west part of town
to Mr.. =. I. Gilman. the consideration be-
ing $500. Mr.. Munsell has closed out
all of his Greene county properties and
will move away in the spring, probably
to Des Moinea
Story City.
evening raid was made on the hop ale
Joint and some sixteen cases were Sc
cured. We understand the movement
was backed by the four ministers of our
town. member from each church and
one which didn't happen to be either"
Cresco.
Fred Paul sold his farm in Paris town
ship last week and then turned right
around bought Bernard Daugherty's 8
place in New Orekon township, nearer
Cresco. He had not been in possession OF
the new place a day till he was offered
s. all acre more than he paid for it.
koone.
Rev. S. e. Wilcox has resigned the
pastorate of the First Baptist church
of this city to take up the work of
state missionary, position to which
he was elected by the state conyen-
ton of the church. much to his sur
prise and against his inclinations at
first.
Keokuk.
On Monday Judge Hughes, of the su
perior court. handed down a decision In
the case of r. r. Currier against War
den Jones' of the Fort Madison peniten-
tary. and the state board of control.
The state wins for the present a strip of
land in controversy which was claimed
by both parties, the location of the di-
viding line being the issue.
Mt. Pleasant.
Senator w. A. Clark, formerly of
Van Buren, county, whose parents are
buried at Keosauqua, and who once
attended Howe's Academy in Mt.
Pleasant, is undoubtedly the richest
man in the world, says the Journal.
He has recently refused $50,000,000 for
the United Verde mine, which is only
one of his many possessions.
Carroll.
The barber shops of the city have
agreed to close their shops at o'clock
every evening except Saturday. The
new order of things went into effect
Monday. w. NJ. Healy, right of
way agent for the Chicago Great West
ern, has closed up several more deals
in town, and also purchased the right
Of way thru Moran. Reineke, Wood
ward and EvertZ farms east of town.
Marble Rock.
According to the Journal, on election
day the ladies of the Christian church al
this place served dinner and supper to
the people of this city. The meals con-
sisted mostly of chicken pie and mostly
all those who partook of these meals
wished that their appetite for chicken
pie had been out electioneering and re-
mained in the corn fields with those
voters who could not find time to come
to town and cast vote. The result OF
that chicken pie feast was that Cham
berlain's cholera and diarrhna remedy
was in great demand thruout the fol-
lowing night, about sixty people being
affected.
New Sharon.
The Star states that Mrs. Price Marsh
is the victim of a peculiar and very sad
affliction. Last Friday she was engaged
at her usual household duties. when
suddenly She was stricken totally blind.
Physicians We're summoned but they
afforded no relief. Monday morning she
was taken to Oskaloosa where an eye
specialist, Vas counseled. and 1t is his
opinion that the blindness is caused by
dormant nerve condition. which time
may remove, that her sight may be as
suddenly restored as 1t was taken. All
may be of short duration. ana sne mas
will earnestly hope that her aflitction
THE sympathy of all,