Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-30
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The Doings Of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


Cedar Rapids.
Good loose hay is bringing good
price on the present market, and the
farmer will make certain that none of
that article is wasted this season. Good
hay sells on the streets for 50 to $11.
Fl. Dodge.
The police report that there are but
one or two mild cases of smallpox in
the city at present. These are mild and
near recovery. : The architects of
the city state that they have little pro-
jected building at the present time. The
state Of the crops is bound to leave some
effect on the building BOOM said one
architect.
Nevada.
The prospects Of an average corn crop
on the line.of road between Nevada
and Mitchellville are good and constant
W growing better. The ears that are
slowly bowling their tips toward the
ground are numerous and we'll distrib-
uted. : The petition for 21s per cent
railroad tax in Nevada has received a
sufficient number of signatures and will
probably be submitted to the council at
Its next meeting.
Ackley.
The demand for houses to rent in
Ackley greatly exceeds the supply, and
1t is difficult for new families that have
come here within the past few weeks to
procure suitable quarters for habitation.
The World says there are number of
vacant lots, we'll located. which, were a
house to be erected, would result in good
returns for the investor. Attic twenty
or more new houses nave been built in
town during the present summer they
have been erected to be occupied by the
owners.
Waterloo.
4 President Cass OF the Rapid Transit
/ Company, accompanied by Surveyor
Newton and George w. Dawson, was
at Denver Tuesday locating the ground
for the depot which will be erected at
that place. The grading for the line
from Waterloo to Denver Is about COM
4 pleted now and Contractor Kern thinks
he will have 1t all done by the middle of
October, and unless there is delay In the
receipt Of the rails the track will proba-
bly, be all down and the line opened up
before snow falls
Baxter.
j. c. Clippinger, having had saddle
stolen along about Aug. 4th, filed infor-
nation against Wellington Streeter for
the crime. A warrant was issued and
defendant brought into court by Con-
stable Milligan. Defendant pleaded no,
guilty and trial was set for Monday a;
p. m. AT that hour the prosecuting
witness appeared and asked that the
lease be dismissed without prejudice ant
4 costs taxed to prosecuting witness, al
4 OF which was granted, and young
Streeter went free.
Newton.
Newton and vicinity contributes thir.
teen students to the college at Anne,
this term-eleven boys and two girls
I. j. Patterson has commenced &C.
tion against Louis Wade claiming $1Ot
"as damages by him sustained by rea.
son of malicious prosecution Instituted
by you (Nade) on or about Aug. L, 1891
at Newton This is the result Of thu
5 cents claimed as over-charge for {
lunch. The Jones County calf case cos
the contestants about 100000 This cas-
promises to be rival.
Grundy Center.
Mr.. j. F. Ables brought to town las
Saturday a fine specimen of peache.
he ratsed in his orchard this year. Tit
trees were set out less than two year.
ago and the fruit that was gathered
from them last week was as rich as an,
grown in Missouri or any other peacl
state. Messrs. Konrad Kruse ant
John Yeldirks have returned from Clarl
county, S. D., where the former pur.
chased 4S0 acres Of land. Consideration
} s1S per acre. - One day last week
son Of Charles Brett, living southeas
] of town. was cutting corn and accident
|ally struck the small finger of the lief
hand, splitting 1t in two lengthwise. H,
was brought to this place and the tinge
a was amputated at the second joint.
! IT. Madison.
While crowd Of colored folks wer,
on car to Ivanhoe park Monday after
noon at LAS Mrs Ira Fountain, wife o
the Front street dye man. drew re
volver and attempted to take her hue
bands life. The revolver was an old on
and contained only one cartridge, ant
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