Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-14
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Sac City. IS
The canning factory probably will
close for the season at the end Of this
week The product will be abtuot $780,
900 cans.
EstherviIle.
Work on the foundation of the
cracker factory was begun Monday.
The location is in the south part of
town near the transfer tracks.
Perry.
The business men and citizens Of
Perry are planning to hold their first
street fair and carnival the third week
in October, the dates being from the
18th to 10th inclusive.
Jefferson.
1 Mr.. Thad. f. Banks sold his farm
of 240 acres in Jackson township last
week to Mr.. Charles g. Cockerill,, and
the Bee learns with regret that he ex-
poets to leave with his family about
December i, for California, where they
expect to make their future home.
Cedar Rapids.
Two petitions in bankruptcy have
been filed In the federal court. One
is that of William Thomas Stewart Of
\ Traer, who is in debt to the extent
of s2,969.2O; the other is Fred j. Wright
of Eldora, who states that his liabilities
aggregate s425.70; assets in each case
nominal.
Webster City.
There is hope that the felt shoe fac
tory may be established here There
is now between $4,000 and $4,000 sub
scribed and when the men who have
lsurplus capital to invest are convinced
that the factory will pay good divi-
dends there will probably be little diff
4 ficulty in disposing Of all of the stock.
tLaurens.
The Sun says: Four young ladies'.
4 just dropping their short skirts and
priding themselves of the, form of a
woman forgot to act as ladies and
Tuesday night We're arrested and taken
home by the marshal under the curfew
4 ordinance just like any other bad kid
that attempts to roam the streets at
night.
1 OdeboIt.
The Chronicle says: Revised esti-
i mates of the corn crop are in order.
most people would have been willing to
believe month ago. and If the frost
holds off long enough there will be late
the acre. Every farmer will have
back.
lndianoIa.
w. H. Brown. proprietor OF the In
dianola Roller Mills. was officially
notified last Thursday morning of his
success in securing the contract for
furnishing flour to two OF the state
institutions, the penitentiary at Fort
Madison and the asylum at Mt. Pleas
ant, the two consuming annually 1900
barrels-the latter using 1900 barrels
alone.
Alden.
AS corn is continuing 1t is more and
more evident that the late planted
fields are coming off much better than
those planted earlier. w. II. Seele-
mier has field which he finished
planting May 25 that has developed in
fine condition and is almost out OF
A reach of frost for this week. tho no,
A quite. Corn planted two weeks earlier
I in the immediate neighborhood had 1t.
7 pollen killed in July and will hardly
lyield half a crop, according to the
4 Times.
4 Hampton.
Thomas B. Lamb, resident OF
Hampton in 1901 died August 81
at San Diego Cal, aged 81 years. He
served with credit in an Ohio regiment
during the war, and from the time he
left Hampton up to about 1887 he held
various federal appointments in the
war department at Jeffersonville, Ind.
land at military posts in Ohio and Tex
A as. For the past fourteen years he had
been resident of San Diego. His
wife is sister of Mrs. Frank D. Smith
of Hampton and of Mrs. DIR. Norton
formerly resident here.
Glenwood.
In talking with Mr.. L. q. Williams
the president of the Glenwood can
ming factory. he informs the Tribune
that the pack of sweet corn will be
practically finished this week. Thus
far they have put up about $4,000 cans
and expect to make 1t an even 100000
a cans before the season closes. This
j is a mighty small sweet corn pack. Sc
small indeed that 1t is just sixth
of what the factory management ex-
pected this year. They figured on q
pack of at least 100000 cans but the
dry weather has sadly upset all theil
calculations.
Rockwell City.
B. +. Owens lost thirty three tons Of
hay Monday afternoon and A. Il. Town
{ send lost eight tons by fire which
started from sparks from an Illinois
Central engine on the meadow south
west of town. Two new railroads
are headed this way! The Marshall
s town & Dakota railroad company has
changed its name to the Boone, Rock.
we'll City s. Northwestern. and will
build next year from Boone thru Rock
well City to Sioux CITY. The prospect.
for securing the Great Westerns Siou,
City line are much better than they
We're two weeks ago. and there is still
a far chance OF getting the omohe
q line.
Iowa City.
The Republican states that student.
are arriving very slowly and late thi!
year at the University in comparison
with past years, and there is consid.