Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Your Old Home.

around us. New sidewalks are being
put down, most of them cement new adj
eitions to many residences have been or
are being built as we'll as new residences
going up, and many are the improve
Elents being made by houses being re-
painted and old fences removed.
kanawha.
The Record is Informed that farms in
this vicinity which sold year ago for
$40 an acre are now held 1T $50. This
large advance is no doubt due to the
fact that not many farmers desire to
sell. as better farming land would BE-
lard to find than here in Hancock coun-
ty, according to that paper
McGregor.
Fred and r. Houdek are possessors
of another fine pearl found near Wau
kon Junction, the weight of which is
40 grains. Mr.. r. Houdek vas in the
city going back with his family to the
Junction Tuesday He says it is worth
as much If not more than the one they
sold recently for $1,000.
Des Moines.
The Midland Chautauqua has not been
a success financially. Roughly esti-
mated, the gross receipts will fall about
$1,000 short of the expenditures. This
Increases the debt of the association to
between $500 ard $4,000, when it was
hoped this seasons profits would reduce
this figure by a similar or greater
amount.
Belle PLANE.
The fence at the cemetery is nearly
completed. 1t is of steel, very substan-
tial and at the same time quite orna-
mental. The main gateway at the west
end is an especially fine piece of work.
u large arch surmounting the driveway
on which is found the name of the
llplace. The cost OF the fence erected
will be between s7o0 and $500, but it
will last several generations.
Abba.
Ernest Phillips. who lives on a farm
! near Beacon, experienced a rather
startling feeling one day the past week.
! He was using cultivator i'll corn
| his team and cultivator We're prceipi
4 tated into the hole The ground had
c;lvee in over an old coal mine. There
1 Avery, in this county, but there has
4
| into such !, hole. There is stcase, how
ever, where the foundation under the
corner of a house Disappeared duiing
when the family discovered it they
We're so badly frightened that they
moved that day.
4 oelwein.
/ Register: Two oelwein ladies We're
4 in conversation the other day, and
/ womans suffrage came up for discus
] sion one of the ladies' is in favor of
giving the ballot TO women, the other
1 is rather feminist IL. During the tallS
! the anti stated that it was her belief
sitnat not one-hali of the women OF
\ oelwein could name the two United
4 States senators from Iowa The other
lady WAS confident that over 70 per
cent could give the names of the gem
4 tleinen. III is upto the people TO decide
the matter We would not care TO
/ wager u large amount on the ability
of IS per cent OF the men being able 70
name the two L. 5. senators. II Is out
OF the line of bushes of the majority.
| Wnterset.
The brick work on the new jail build
ing is completed. and the roof is being
| put on. The original design has been
changed and slate roof viii be put on.
Iinstead of tin, as was at first planned.
The building Will present fine appear
anee when completed. A party of
4 surveyors have been at work north and
/ northeast of town for several days
! They came from Des Moines. but give
lout no information rs to what COM
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