Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-24
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

WEBSTER CITY.
+. A. Bishop, who recently sold his
15S-acre farm located three miles north
west OF this city to e. L. West at $40 per
acre, has bought 100 acres in Clarke
county at $65 per acre. and his son Ed
will move onto the Clarke county farm
about March Is next.
Sioux City.
One of the local merchants has
adopted q unique and effective way Of
keeping the frost off his show windows.
He has placed an electric fan in the win
dow so that the air on the glass is kept
| in constant circulation, thus preventing
the moisture from freezing on the glass.
Cedar Falls.
Mr.. 7. F. Murray has returned from
bis trip to Europe and has the finest lot
of horses ever brought to Cedar Falls.
They were bought in England, Scotland
and Wales and endured the stormy voy-
age wonderfully well. They are now es-
tablished in their quarters in the South
Park stables.
Clear Lake.
| From present indications the ice har-
vest will start about Jan. /. The recent
cold snap has strengthened the ice 80
that 1t has now reached a depth of ten
inches.s Fourteen inches is required for
good ice and this should come In the
course OF week. The fee this year is
as clear as crystal and very fine.
Waterloo.
Ralph l.. Storm has received notice
from Washington of the allowance of a
patent on his device for automatic sig
nails for street railways. The device has
been used by the Rapid Transit OF this
city and has proven very satisfactory.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Storm to or
ganize and incorporate stock COM
pany here for the manufacture Of the
signals.
Dickens.
The Leader reports that party
bought car Of cattle to be delivered at
Gillttts Grove last Saturday. He gave
Mr.. Rogers check on the bank OF Lau-
rens for $500. but upon investigation Mr..
Rogers found his check of no good. and
In time to prevent the delivery Of the
cattle. There was considerable excite
ment in and about Gilletts Grove when
H. became known.
Humboldt.
killed twenty-eight-po coon the
other evening. His coonship was tracked
to hollow tree, routed out and we'll
directed rifle shot ended his earthly ca~
reer. He was dressed, and the carcass
now hangs in cold storage awaiting
Christmas day, when the Metropolitan
Cafe will serve him steaming hot with
Eaters an gravy"
Oskaloosa.
The Mahaska county Jail is about
completed, only a touch here and there
being desired to make everything fin
ished. 1t will be officially turned over to
Sheriff Cricket on Jan. l, 1902. The
building will be subject to public inspec-
ton from Christmas to New Years,
when the people of the county who SO
desire will be permitted to make full
and complete examination OF the work
done.
keosauqua.
William Arnold. who had one of his
eyes taken out about three weeks ago
because Of injury received from a nail
that struck it, was in serious danger, for
several days after the eye was ex-
tracted, of losing the sight of the other
eye on account of extended lnflamma-
ton, but we are pleased to announce
now that it is getting better and the
probability is that the sight of this eye
will be saved, says the Republican.
Iowa Falls.
Citizen: The tail went with the hide
and the money for the library site has
been mostly returned to the subscriber.
The library building has been banked
with straw and gone into winter quar-
tiers, This state Of affairs is to be much
regretted. Practically all Of the BUSH
the resubscribing of the money and the
buying of the site regardless of other
failures, but 1t seems that part Of the
subscribers wanted their money and
hence brilliant prospect goes a glim-
mering.
keokuk.
Al man giving his name as James
Brinkman applied for lodging at the po-
lice station Friday. On being searched
he was found to be wearing three suits
of clothes and had almost 50 in money.
He was vigorously questioned and 1t
was learned that he left Arcadia, Iowa,
about the time the postoffice was robbed
there in October. The city marshal was
shot by the burglars. The man said he
learned of 1t a month later In Portland,
Ore, in an old newspaper. He had been
to Denver, San Francisco and Seattle in
the interim. He claims to be on his way
to st. Louis and that his wife is In Dem
yer. The man tells q straight story and