Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-21
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.


The number of members is now S43, an
Increase OF ninety-three during the year.
The insurance risks in force Jan. l, 1900,
amounted to s742,750.
Creston.
In the district court Thursday Mary
Jane Eads secured a divorce from her
husband, Edward Eads, on the ground
of intoxication. The defendant is in
Burlington and did not resist the pro-
ceeding.
Burlington.
Burlington citizens are numerously
signing petition to the city council
asking that the poll tax be abolished
because it is hardship on the small
property holder. Over 900 Signatures
have already been secured.
Brighton.
Lou Brown killed a timber wolf near
Brighton recently which measured seven
feet from tip to tip and stood more than
three feet high. 1t is supposed to be
the panther which has occasioned so
n,uch alarm in that vicinity.
Odebolt.
Hon. H. c. Wheeler, John Stewardson
and Philip Farr, all former citizens of
Odebolt. own land in the vicinity of
Beaumont, Tex, near the great oil
strike. and their friends here hope that
their holdings are in the petroleum belt.
Hartley.
On last Thursday night at the NJ. r.
Church Pastor McBurney conducted a
;,yorkingrnen's meeting. "A good-sized
crowd was in attendance. The pastor
sent out printed invitations and as a
result the people kindly responded to the
call.
Perry.
S. NJ. Thornley, closed a deal recently
for the sale of his farm that is located
just north of Woodward. j. Il. Williams,
lcf Churdan, is the purchaser, and he
lspaid s65 per acre for the 200 acres. The
farm is a good one, but has no extern
lssive improvements on it.
Jefferson.
Mr.. John Mumby, of Cedar township,
marketed the largest and finest lot of
geese and turkeys in Jefferson Tuesday
lthat have been brought in this season.
There Were 100 geese and sixty-eight
turkeys. and the two loads Melted Mr..
MUMMY the snug sum Of 1925.
| sTraer.
\ Will Jones furnished a 81 1000 bond and
Twas liberated from the county jail to
await the action of the grand jury. He
| il one of the couple who attempted to
lhave some fun by putting rock on the
Irailroad ~. The three churches IN
'Traer will unite and commence series
of meetings this wcsk
Hampton.
/ The five rural mail delivery routes
lfrom Hampton were started Tuesday
,lIrmcrning, and the carriers We're all well
Iloaded down with letters and papers
land brought in about ninety letters y
4 he mailed. They We're somewhat de-
iIlayed in getting started in the morning
Slbut all got back between the hours Of
End sin the afternoon.
Williams.
According to the Wasp a couple Of
4 tough looking tramps walked into ths
3Idepot the other morning, Went up to the
lticket window and asked the man there
llif he was the ticket agent. He replied
That he was. and they then asked him il
The was also the operator. He saie
sl.syes, whereupon one of the tramps
4 spoke up and told him to report tw,
a cmpties going east.
Iowa City.
In the district court Thursday jose
|phine Stiles sues Joseph Vlach ant
q Amelia Haase for the sum of $1,000 dam
Ieges The defendant, Joseph Nlach
Towns a saloon III the Town of Scion
4 and thru the sale of intoxicating liquor.
by him to the plaintiffs husband
!, George Stiles said husband was trans
!, formed from a sober. Industrious maj
Il into an habitual drunkard.
Maquoketa.
n Frank Anderson a man about 81 year!
I OF age who has been making his hom'
4 with relatives near Fulton. was ad
q Judged insane by the commissioners OF
/ Monday and was taken to Independence
by Sheriff Ryan. accompanied by hi
brother, John Anderson. The patient ha
/ Iteen blind for more than twelve year
Il land 1t is thought that brooding over hi
aHliction has unbalanced his mind.
!, Newton.
, Newton's new creamery is now sur
). Ithing. AT meeting held last week
committec. composed of Messrs. Charlie
loammier. Samuel Lister. r. ]. Talbot
: William Iske and j. NJ. Bayburn. wer
lappointed to select a site, and the en-
: Itcrprise will be pushed forward rap
'liGly as possible. The building with tn
4 --latest improved machinery will cost "a.
Geo, and will be in operation within six
lty days.
], IMason City.
I'll Several cases of mumps have mad
ltkeir appearance in different parts of tn
(ltown and an epidemic of the mumps
) now among the striking possibilities
Architect Gutterson is in tn
lefty with rough sketch of the campu
n and buildings for the Memorial Univer
I sity. and ii they are carried out it wi
}. .ook like another Chicago white city .
an Omaha exposition, according to tn
n Globe Gazette.
Mt. Pleasant.
), The contract for the erection of tn
new iron bridge at Weimer's ford, abol
a mile north of Rome, across the Skun
:, liiver, has been awarded to the Fail
y Williams Company, of Ottumwa, at tt
!. l.rice of $6.145 for iron and work in pu1
q ting up the structure. The county
addition TO this will furnish the lumbt
flor the bridge, and some other materi;
at cost of something like thousan
e dollars, making the total cost not IL
II from $1,000.
: Clarion.
Any one who is DESTROYS of owning
fish pond, peat bed or good melon pate
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