Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-11
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Clarksville.
The Star says the Kephart wagon fac
tory is doing the largest business in its
history.
Alden.
Fay Bigelow is in receipt of a much
valued collection of birds eggs for
warded TO him from the Philippine
islands by his friend. G. a. Alden.
Estherville.
Henry Coon has decided to build the
tlree-story brick at the corner of Linz
coin and Sixth streets and is now max
ing all necessary arrangements to begin
operations on the first of April.
Newton.
The Record reports that there are
many cases of very sore arms in New
ton. resulting from vaccination on acc
count of the recent smallpox scare In
some instances entire families have
been laid up for several days,
Ocheyedan.
The building boom is to start up with
the enlargement and Improvement of
The Ocheyedan house and store build
ngs, with north frontage of ITO feet
and west frontage of fifty feet. to be
OF pressed brick with stone trimmings.
Fontanelle.
f, n Fancher and Truman Lewis
rave closed big deal. Mr.. Lewis takes
the 320-acre Fancher farm just west of
town at $50 per acre, and MIR. Fanciler
takes Mr.. Lewis residence property in
town at 81, 75o They willlnot move until
the spring of 1909.
Forest City.
Superintendent of Water Works Har-
ry Rider says there is gore ice in the
stand pipe this winter than at any time
since 1t was erected altho there has
Leen great deal colder weather other
winters. but the ice seems to have
formed thicker on the sides than usual.
Perry.
A movement Is on foot to create a
more active interest in our city library.
Sunday evening the pastors of the vari-
GUS churches have arranged to Hold a
union meeting at the. Methodist church
for the purpose of discussing the needs
of our library, and to take steps to build
1t up.
Fairfield
Edward Campbell. the veteran politi-
clan. has been brought home from Chi
cago. where he went for treatment. He
is suffering from a cot of blood in an
artery In his leg. and the only relief
les in an amputation. Owing to Mr.
campbelis advanced age this is deemed
unadvisable and death seems but a
question of short time.
Glenwood.
II has now been five weeks since
smallpox developed in Glenwood Being
OF very mild character the people soon
recovered from the first scare that it
occasioned. All parties concerned have
gotten along nicely with one or two ex-
ceptions. more trouble being expert
enced with vaccinated ar. than with
the smallpox. Business haA been but
little affected
Montour.
The indications are that there will be
considerable building done n Montour
this summer. w. A. Wells and H.
Gardner have bought lots in the south
west part and will put up residences on
them as soon as the weather will per-
nit. Several others are thinking of
building and the Courier hopes to see a
dozen dwellings erected the coming sea-
con. They are badly needed.
Cfeston.
Union county has been made the de-
fendant in a damage suit William
Weiss, Of Lincoln township, is the plain
tiff. Weiss claims that on the ed Of
December, 1900. he fell off a bridge on
his way home, breaking an arm He
Put in a claim for 800 to the board OF
supervisors, which was rejected at the
last meeting. He now brings suit to re-
cover the amount of the claim.
Upton.
The Cedar county recorder and his as
sistant are busy these days. This sea-
son of the year always sees a rush of
work in that Office, but this year the VOL
ume Of business is unprecedented Since
March over 200 instruments have been
filed for record and the Office is far be-
lind with It's work. Some OF the .trans-
fers are unusually large. Many OF them
reach $4,000 and over. Among the larg-
est were j. s. Wasser to Peter Boijens.
$4,000: Henry Britcher to Adolph Kor-
tum. $4,000; Henry wildasin to r. w.
Hinkhouse. $4,000: John Spencer to
Daniel Kohl. $4,000; Louisa J. Leith