Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-29
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings Of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

| the company was consummat ted in 1889
| and it was thru the Messrs. Dawes
| who are large holders of the stock, ane
who were very close to the president
personally, that he purchased these Sc.
curities. The old company was solo
January l, 1899. and when its stock was
put upon the market, President Mckin.
ley invested.
Perry.
Dr. Trout. health physician, and who
has charge of the smallpox patients re-
ports that the three patients, VINO are
in the pest house north of the cemetery
are we'll, and that in a few days all
guarantees will be raised. He says
that the cases were extremely light ones
and that at this time the chances for
anybody else to take 1t are very re-
mote, and that there is no more danger
of contracting the disease in Perry than
in any other town in Iowa.
Clarion.
An increase of $3.50 per acre is noted
in the sale of the John Pearl farm last
Friday, a gentleman from Illinois Sc
curing it for s75 per acre. Mr.. Pearl
sold the farm six months ago for $3.50
postoffice department ordered the Clar-
ion postoffice removed to the lot at the
rear of the First National bank build.
The officers Of that institution have let
the contract for a one story frame
structure 2ox44 feet in size, the same to
be ready for occupancy by the first Of
the year.
Dubuque.
1t was definitely decided Wednesday
by the officers of the Iowa Iron works
that the monster two boat that is build
ing for the Pittsburg Monongahela Coal
Company will be launched Thursday,
Dec. 4th. at 2 o'clock p. m. In view of
the fact that the craft Is the largest of
its kind in the world. being 31S feet long
the suggestion that the launching be
made notable has been taken up by the
Dubuque Retailers Association and
steps are now under way to make the
event as conspicuous as the short time
left will allow.
Upton.
The local corn market is pretty stiff
these days At the John vorderburg
sale last week the corn in the crib sold
for So cents $3.50 The damage suit of
Ida May Johnson vs. Henry Tucker
was tried by jury Monday. After be-
ing out about eight hours they returned
a verdict for the defendant. The plain-
tiff was working the Tucker household
last September and alleged that about
that time the defendant grasped her
hand Jerking and twisting 1t in such
way as to fracture the bones Of the
wrist and that she was thereby totally
disabled. She asked for $4,000 dam
ages
odebolt.
The Chronicle reports this: One of
the numerous jugs Of whisky that come
to Odebolt disappeared from the depot
platform last Friday evening just after
the boys had unloaded 1t from the car.
Suspicious attached to man who had
been standing near few minutes be-
fore. and he was watched. An hour lat
err he was seen carry something To a se-
cluded spot and a search resulted in the
discovery OF the jug. Marshal Stratton
gathered the offender in. and Mayor
Reynolds persuaded him to cough up
$40 and costs. The culprt does rot re-
side in Odebolt. and at the request Of
his family we withhold his name.
Waterloo.
Henry Baisch, farmer living on
Whitney's farm northeast Of
this city, was in town Wednesday and
the loss of four head of valu-
able cattle. Their death was caused by
eating thasmut that is so profuse in the
corn fields this season. He turned the