Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-09
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

AiHi Out OIIefeQ TO SetCle De10re Justice
court was given an opportunity to pass
upon the merits of the case. The club
was more anxious to get the money al
legged to have been stolen than to pros
ecute young Middleton, as reported by
the Nonpareil.
0ttumwa.
A decree of divorce has been ordered
In the case of Mrs. Nettie ]. Chambers
VS.. d. j. Chambers, and the plaintiff
was given alimony in the sum Of $500
and attorneys fees in the sum of $50
She is also given the custody Of one
child of the couple.
Story City.
The Herald says: John Donhowe's
Shetland pony took two first prizes at
the state fair this year. John feels just
ly proud OF her. Even the Shetland pony
Judge at the fair said she was the neat
est looking little pony he had ever seen
She certainly is beauty"
Charlton.
B. F. Dora, of Warren township, in a
conversation about the corn crop, saws
that he thinks many farmers are need
lessly alarmed over prospective fall
ure of corn. From careful examina-
tion of his field he feels assured of a
fair average crop, in fact as good as
any he has raised in several years.
Oeiwein.
]. II. Humphrey is announced as q
candidate for county treasurer. OF him
the Register says: "Mr. Humphrey
came to this city nine years ago from
Elgin and is one Of the men of sterling
worth in Oelwein. He is thoroughly
competent to fill the position, and will
make strong canvass for the nominal
lion.
Jefferson.
A gentleman who made drive thru
the county Monday says he saw a
great many corn haryesters at work
and the fields were dotted with trim
shocks Of corn for fodder. The Bee
thinks the time is not far Off when IL
will be considered almost unpardonabls
to waste field of cornstalks as we have
been wont to do.
West Liberty.
At last West Liberty. in common with
all other towns, has one family that are
undergoing the raid of smallpox. 1t is
in a very mild form and will be easily
handled. The town authorities took
prompt steps to arrest the spread an6
have very effectually quarantined the
family that have it and all that have
been exposed.
Carroll.
Messrs. Patton, Jay, Stuedeman and
sWitcher were in town Wednesday from
Manning on their way to Chicago with
/ a train load Of stock. They had a spe-
cial from Manning with eight cars, and
several cars were added here. Among
them were five cars for Mr.. Patton con.
tanning 3l2 hogs. for which he paid the
sum of $6.2ss.
Hampton.
+. d. Smith went to Elkton, S. D.
Tuesday to close the sale of three quar-
ter sections of land. Mr.. Smith has hac
this land about one year and sells at q
profit of $1,000. He has also sold eight,
acres of his farm west of town at $62.5(
per acre. The eighty sold is without i'm.
proyements other than in cultivation;
so that the price is top-notch.
.Reinbeck.
Steve Doorley, of Grant, was Gale,
at the Courier Office Tuesday and re-
ported that it is very dry in his locality
and that shallow wells are going dry
quite rapidly. He says that there has
not been wind enough of late to operate
the windmills in his neighborhood and
that the farmers have been obliged ia
drive their stock to the creeks for water
Red Oak.
Henry Thomas, one of Lincoln town
ships prosperous farmers was in town
Monday and stated that he had been
thru his corn fields within the past few
days and was now satisfied that his
corn would come within five bushels per
acre of yielding as much as last year II
not equally as much. AZ the crops near
maturity we find better reports coming
in from our best farmers.
Estherviiie.
Miss Maria Pingrey has decided to
become a candidate for superintendent
of schools of Emmett county. subject to
the republican primary convention.
Miss Pingrey has taught school in EN-
met county eight years. the last two
having been spent in the high school OF
Estaerville as teacher of mathematics
Previous to that time she had consider
able experience elsewhere.
Aekiey.
Phonopgraph: Two Of our teachers,
Mr.. York and Miss sebolt, have been
offered better paying positions since
signing their contracts here Both de-
cided to hold to their contracts in Ack-
ley. for which we are glad. Ackley
teachers seem to be in demand. Other
schools have taken six of our number
since the school elections last March. In
nearly every case better salary was
the inducement.
Iowa Falls.
zCitizen: 1t is stated that Mayor F. M
Williams of this city has withdrawn his
candidacy for Judge, and that the sup
port of the Hardin county bar will go to
Evans of Hampton. Mr.. Williams de-
cision to withdraw will be much regret
ted by his home people, He would
make a judge with few peers. :
About twenty Illinois land seekers ar
rived in the city Wednesday morning
and looked over Hardin county soil.
Coon Rapids.
Practically enough money has been
pledged to build the proposed mutual
telephone line. Next week officers will
be elected and the new company put
on its feet. II enough phones are taken
to make the system pay expenses the
system will undoubtedly be put In
There is no longer any question as to
being able to raise enough money, for
that is already in sight, and thirty-one
phones are already assured, according
to the Enterprise.
Mt Pleasant.