Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

the club women of the city to visit the
various stores in the interest OF Sc
curing chairs for the use of clerks,
called on the various merchants OF the
city Tuesday in reference to the matter
and We're generally promised that their
request would be complied with.
Washington.
There is a continuous rumble OIL
Minnesota potatoes into store cellars.
Retail at 81. Robert c. Anderson
received severe paralytic stroke on
his left side at a. IN. last Wednesday.
wife. Two of his brothers and a
nephew went the same way.
Sioux City.
Upton.
The debt OF $1,100 which has been
hanging over the Presbyterian church
for number of years was completely
wiped out last Sunday when the sum
was raised by voluntary subscription
The total amount raised was $1,209, SO
there will be enough to pay the dept
and in addition to make some improve
ments on the interior of the churcn
which have long been desired.
s. B. Smith and G.. b. Lewis have
bought big slices of the land In the
newly opened timber region of north
ern Minnesota, after carefully inspect
ing it. Mr. Smith took 1880 acres. Mr.
Lewis 4s0. They paid $5.75. Their
land is 20 miles west of Duluth and
eight miles from county seat and
town of 1000 people. They say that
the country Is covered with a fine
growth of tame and wild grasses. with
springs, rivulets and lakes where deer,
bear and game fish are to be had.
Newton.
The sale of cattle by e. b. Watson
last Wednesday amounted all told to
about $3.700-practically cash. Mr..
w. c. Winslow started for Oklahoma
recently where he will settle on his
claim and become citizen of that ter
ritory He expects to build house,
dig q we'll and commence to fix up the
quarter section for farm. He didn't
enjoy leaving at this time, as his wife
is in miserable health and is not able
to accompany him. He expects to be
gone at least three years and may
never return to Newton to live.
Nevada.
Tuesday to install telephone ex-
change of forty phones, which is to be
owned and operated by local COM
pany Howard Banks is assisting him.
Collins is the third of the srlai
of the county to have telephone ex-
change. it's predecessors being Max
we'll and Story City. These are in adj
dition to the exchanges at Nevada and
Ames and to an increasing number of
changes and lines and with the Mu-
tual toll lines. Story county is rap
Idly developing a very superior tele-
phone system.
Story City.
Jacob Charlson, who lived one and
half miles south of town. deid last
night. He has been ailing
since last summers intense heat, and II
was expected at that time that the end
would come soon. He. however. inn
proved during the fall until about q
couple weeks ago. when he began to
tail. He died very suddenly, without
much struggle. He was so years old
asst June. He was an old settler, cons
ing here when he returned from the
army He was a member of the ia
nous "Henshaw's Battery" and served
MS country three years.
Sioux City.
The machinery for the iron foundry
,f the Lamb Manufacturing Company
IS ready to be installed in the COM
oany's new buildings in South Sioux
city. The two buildings that have been
erected for the plant are 2Sx100, two
stories, and 40x60, one story. The first
will be used for the machine shop and
the latter for the foundry. w. " Lamb,
The president, states that 1t will re-
1uire three weeks to put the machinery
IN place and that about forty men
would be employed. The company will
self-heating flatirons,
holders. window blind hinges
md wheelbarrow trimmings.
Dubuque.
There is probability of hitch be-
tween the city and the county in the
detention hospital matter The super
yisors do not want to put up build
ng unless they can have lease of five'
years; at all events, one for not less
han three years. The plans submitted
'or suitable building call for one that
would cost from $1,000 to $1,000. The
mayor Is quoted as saying. according