Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-05
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
--Your Old Home.

uisu VI luINpy JAW. Inc charge against
McKim created q great sensation in
Lake City last year, when 1t was first
sprung.
Havelock.
Sixteen cars of Illinois farmers ar
rived in Havelock. Pocahontas county,
on the 9th and more are expected later
Most of these people have purchased
farms. They are as a class, Industrious
and capable farmers ands we welcome
them to our community, says the Item
Ute.
A. l. Miller duplicated $50 bill of
groceries, out of his general store re-
Gently for one of his customers from a
Montgomery Ward tChicago) catalog.
and says that he would like to duplicate
cash bills of that size regularly. The
customer was We'll pleased also says
the independent.
bows.
The Advocate reports that A. Con-
ner. who recently sold his farm near
Gait, made big returns on his invest
fnent He bought the farm. which com
fains go acres. two years ago aud at
once rut on 1t $1,000 in improvements.
He paid for the land $50. so per acre and
sold it at SOS per acre, almost doubling
his money.
Beaman.
The Bee says: DR.. Cottle, of Mar
shutdown. was called Monday for con-
sultation on DR. j. d. McClain. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the doctor was
not suffering from typhoid fever, but
bad case of pneumonia. At this writing
the doctor is holding his own, tho he is
a very sick man. His many friends
hope he may soon recover.
Auburn.
According to the Recorder, at the
present time there is not a vacant room
of any description in the town. The
town elections have heretofore been
held in the hotel sample room but now
that is occupied by a family and it be-
gins TO look as tho the city fathers
would be obliged to occupy the band
stand with their ballot box.
Dubuque.
Charles Prowse, the Great Western
conductor, has filed a suit instile United
Sta ess court asking for $4,000 damages
for injuries sustained by him last sum-
lner while engaged in his duties In the
railroad yards He alleges as a result of
the accident his arm is so badly
smashed that he has lost the use of ii
and has rendered him unfit for work.
Jefferson.
he Souvenir prints portraits OF two
aged married couples who celebrated
their golden wedding anniversaries last
week The parties are Mr.. and Mrs
sAmasa Childs, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Elliott The four final days of
February Witnessed an exceptional rus h
Eof business at the Recorders office.
Deeds conveying property valued at
s225 o0o We're fled. breaking last years
record by large sum.
Waterloo.
One Of the largest land deals ma de in
this city in recent months was closed
last week by local real estate dealer.
He sold forJ A. Goodrich, of Waterloo.
sSl6 acres of land in Osceola county to-
DR. o. NJ. Wick. of Cedar Falls. The
consideration was s20,a4o. In the same
transaction DR. Wick sells to MIR. Good
rich 2t2 acres of land in Butler county
for s12.2sO This makes the total con-
Isideration in both deals ss2.6e0.
Council Bluffs.
1T will he but few days before Russ
Nslhittlesey, who was convicted OF en-
ibezzlement. Will be freed from the pen
sltentiary 1t Anamosa His pardon has
already been granted by Presiden. Nc
kinney and he will be freed from the
prison March "a. The pardon was
granted by the president February 90
and is to take effect at 12 o'clock the
night of March %. He is in hopes OF
arriving home some time the nex, day.
which is Sunday He will return home
and make this his home in the future
as IT was previous to the time he went
to Anamosa, He has not decided what
business he will pursue.
keokuk.
Ambrose Kennedy has succeeded in
creating some mystery about himself
and it looks like he had BEEN killed by
the cars in Missouri after an eysntflIl
life hereabouts. He is the son os Mrs.
Kennedy, who is a poor widow and has
been helped by the county and every
charitable organization in the CITY for
many years. He went to the Spanish
war in Capt. John a. Dunlap's Com.
spany L and since then has been, as be.
fore. getting along the best way he
could without overworking himself a
stranger who met his mother here on
the street declared that the marks of
identity she gave Mere exactly the /
marks on man who was split OPEN
right down the front by railway train
between La Plata, Mo-. and Des
Moines.
Davenport.
John Meyers, who had his leg badly
scalded a the Boepple button factory
at Muscatine several days ago AMI who
has been at Mercy hospital here for
some time, has just undergone a sue
cessful operation of skim grating.
Several large pieces of skin were cutl
from the bodies of friends residing inI
Muscatine, who went to Davenport to
contribute for the operation. One piece
cut from the limb of a friend measured
2xl2 inches, while another allowed al
strip 10 inches In length to be taken
from his leg. The doctors stated that
grating was the only hope Of saving
the victims leg which Is now healing
nicely. and ere long is expected to be as
good as ever. Mr. Meyers has suffered
excruciatingly since the accident befel
him ard relief is welcome, making him
feel like new man entering a happier
existence.
Tfaes.
Howell and Charlie Everts have be-
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