Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-06
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

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George L. Wood, of Brighton, has sol
ling Bros, the circus people. The
brought $1,000.
Newton.
| Rev. j. C. Willis had to discontinue
the revival meeting last Wednesday. hi
health being such that he could no
continue them at the present time.
EIdora.
The school board, in regular session
Monday evening, allowed number o
bills, decided on a holiday vacation TO
the schools from Dec. ~ TO Jan. s, ant
advanced superintendent Hunts sal
airy to SIPS per month.
Clarion.
The Democrat understands the c. G
w. has abSpt reached the new town O
Coulter and will probably get the tract
laid to Rowan, but 1t is hardly likel,
that Clarion will be reached unless thu
weather is unusually favorable.
Fairfield.
AT the November 1900 term Of dlstric
court, A. j. Boyd. Jr., OF this city was
convicted OF maintaining nuisance, .
place for the sale of liquor, and fine and
costs assessed against him amounted Il
about $500. He has recently perfected
an appeal to the supreme.
Denison.
There are ninety-six cases on the
docket of the coming term OF court
which begins Monday. 800 Roy Lee
son of Bradley Lee had the misfortune
to get a finger caught in corn shred.
der last week and came into towr Sat
urday to have the injured member
dressed.
Grundy Center.
The tax sale last Monday amounted
to ss546. Grundy county land Is too
good to be sold for back taxes. Besides
says the Republican Treasurer White is
a close collector sss About twenty
business men of Grundy Center have
ordered the Cedar Valley Telephone
Company to take their phones out Of
their places Of business.
Webster City.
Work upon the Northwestern bridges
both north and south of the city is pro-
crossing steadily. Workmen will soon
be ready to put up the iron superstruc-
ure. Thirteen cars OF bridge iron for
use upon these bridges are now upor
the side tracks, The work Ia necessar-
lily slow on account OF SO many trains
having to pass daily over the bridge.
Carroll.
w. L. Culbertson, H. A. Junod and r.
e. Coburn, who owned section IA Grant
township, on Storm Creek bottom. have
sold 1t with eighty acres on the west to
a Calhoun nah for 1850, the amount
paid being $26,28O. The new owner Will
part of 1t next year. 1t doesn't seem
long since the greater part OF that land
was bought for about IS an acre.
Algona.
Harvey Ward slid of the barn roof at
Thomas Richs west OF Hobart Thurs
day. He was painting the cupola when
he slipped, and went thirty-two feet on
the ice roof and then eignteen feet from
the caves to the ground. He jammed
one foot SO badly that DR.. kenefick
thinks he may be lame permanently.
Those who saw him fall say he shot of
the roof at terrific speed, The ground
vas frozen where he struck which made
The fall much worse.
Nsvada.
E. S. Norris, who returned recently
rom trip to Oregon, brought with him
IN exhibit Of Oregon apples that has at
racted much and favorable attention,
Mr. Norris has sold his farm east CT Ne
,ada to F. A. McLain and has testified
% his enthusiasm for the Oregon coun-
ry by buying $50 acres III tie north
eastern part OF that state. He viii
leave with his family In jan
larry, much to the regret Of their many
'riends, says the Representative.
Albia.
In the district court OF Monroe coun-
v, Judge Sloan sitting, an important |
tecison was rendered Tuesday, to the |
fleet that the coal under the land I
which has been severed by conveyance
sold to operators) is subject to taxa
ion. The title of the case IL st. Paul /
,oal Company vs. trustees OF Monroe
ownship, an appeal from the action OF /
he board Of equalization, This decision,
not annu.led by appeal will BRING in
8 taxable. from 100000 to 100000 In
Ionroe county.
Waterloo.
\
nd who seem to encounter many bar
lers on the road to matrimony. The
ate of the wedding was set for several
'eeks ago, but the bride-to-be was
for smallpox a few days
efore the event. She was released from
quarantine few days ago and the day
gain set. All the preparations were
lade for the big event. The groom-to-
e was suddenly taken down with
He was guaranteed and the
.edding again put OFF. AS 1t will be
orty days before he Will be released
rom quarantine 1t seems that Cupid
Ill be sorely tried.
skaloosa.
for the new building to be
rected by the Oskaloosa Manufactur-
lg company quit work Wednesday i
Thirteen shovelers and eleven
,amsters are interested. The trouble
between the men and the sub-con-
actor, Jacob Green, and does not in
olive Messrs. Schee & Hughes. The
len claim they We're to receive $3.50
err day for shovelers and 50 per day for
for nine hours work. When
ley were paid off on Monday they were
I'D that ten hours would constitute a
ay. Upon assembly for work Wednes-
ay morning an impromptu meeting
as held and every man quit his job.
avenoprt.
The traffic over the government
ridge, across the Mississippi, during
lie day Sunday was heavy. The NUM-
sr Of foot passengers passing south
as 1,073 the number passing north,