Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-11
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Fairfield.
Reports from farmers in all sections
of the county indicate that the corn
crop of Jefferson county will be about
4 two-thirds Of an average.
IOttumwa.
I. George A. Lincoln, nsh warden, was
4 in Ottumwa this week with car load
of young fish, which were dumped into
the Des Moines river at this point.
Mason City.
The tax ferrets are working quietly
along and have already made adjust
ments for $4,000. This is only a portion
OF the money they think will be collect
ed.
Montcxuma.
4 The surveyors Of the Des Moines. low
The surveyors OF the Des Moines.
Iowa City & Eastern railway are at
work west of here locating the right Of
ilway.
lFt. Dodge.
The recently commenced athletic
work at the Y. NJ. c. A, gymnasium is
3rapidly growing in interest. Monday
might the senior class met and there
were over twenty men on the floor.
Museatine.
William Horsely, one OF the early set-
tiers of Muscatine. now resident of the
state of Washington, Is visiting famil-
lar scenes here. Tho 81 years of age he
seems in as good physical condition as
a man of 60.
ILeMars.
| The city council met In special ses-
| sion on Friday evening and passed a
resolution to issue bonds to the amount
| OF $4,000 for the construction of sewers.
The finance committee was delegated to
dispose of the bonds.
Garwin.
Chris Christensen, while going home
Ifrom town on recent evening, had the
his collar bone. He put too much conf
dence in his horse. who never stumbled
before. as related by the Star.
M arengo.
October 10th the merchants OF Iowa
county will hold a big barbecue and
picnic, to which a general invitation is
extended citizens of the county. The
expense of tine occasion will be about
$500. besides the cattle donated for the
barbecue.
1 Centerviile.
/ A number Of citizens will. II encour-
aged, start an ice plan in Centerville.
costing about $4,000 and having o. ca
pacity of at least fifteen tons Of ice a
day. They desire exemption from taxa
tion for ten years. Councilmen are con-
sidering the project.
Rockwell.
The Photograph states that the bot
tom seems to be dropping out of the po-
tato market. The impression seems to
be that they will retail in this locality
at from so to 65 cents in the near flu
ture. The crop is pretty good and in
many places potatoes are selling at so
cents.
Iowa City.
The Republican says: 1.-THE people of
this city will rejoice TO learn that Rev.
Dewitt Clinton has been retained as
pastor of the Methodist church for an
other conference year. During his pas
torate here Rev. Clinton has endeared
himself to his congregation. and hun
dreds of citizens outside his congrega-
tlon as we'll"
Ikeosauqua.
One of our farmers, Clay Pearson.
near Pittsburg, turned some cows into
a field where there was some young
cane. In few minutes after the six
cows became violently sick. He hurried
them out, but in a short time three of
them died. The other three came out all
right. Mr.. Pearson's loss may be a
warning to some one else.
Rockford.
The Register man had dish (not a
large one) of fresh strawberries and
cream Wednesday. The berries We're
raised by e. II. Benson. An eighty
acre farm south of town which sold last
spring at SAB per acre way sold last week
at $4S. and the seller had a third of the
crop besides. Seventy acres OF corn
in field located south of town was sold
the past week at IS per acre. 1t was
damaged by the draught.
Keosauqua.
The Republican notices that there are
still some honest men III the world. The
first of the week that paper received a
letter from gentleman residing out ON
the Pacific coast, who left this county
a number of years ago. fnquiring for the
address Of several persons, some Of
whom. are living nna deaf n n md another.