Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-13
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Boone.
The value of farm lands that changed
hands in Boone county last year
reached the total of s1,474,s64.9s.
Bloomfield.
j. c. Lewis, of st. Joe, Mo. last week
bought the famous trotting horse Scott
Allison of Samuel Christy for $3.50.
Fort Dodge.
Work was resumed Monday morning
on the new court house after a short
vacation caused by the heavy fall of
snow.
Alta.
A bowling club is being talked of by
some of the business men in Alta. The
Advertiser commends it as a good and
kealthful exercise.
Missouri Valley.
Among the many improvements that
the city will make in the spring is the
gss00O feet of water main that will be
laid to supply O'Dells and Willow Park
additions.
Wesley.
+ James Corey, a Wesley boy, has pur-
chased an interest in the Ely (Minn j
Times. Ely is d city of about 1000 pop
ulation, located in the iron mining re-
igions of northern Minnesota.
Ottumwa.
Mrs g. r. Robinson left Monday for
Grinnell, where she will make her flu
ture home. Mr.. Robinson left last week
for the same place. where he has ac-
cepted u position with large carriage
factory
Belle PLANE.
On the recommendation of Professor
J. j. Mcconnell, of the State University,
who last week visited our schools. our
high school has been placed on the list
of accredited schools whose graduates
are admitted to the university without
examination.
Fl. Madison.
James Lee. a convict at the peniten-
tiary here died Sunday morning at A
o'clock It the hospital of the institution
from complications of an attack of the
grip He was thirty five years of age.
The body was shipped by Undertaken
Sternberg TO Grinnell, Iowa. for inter-
ment.
Clinton.
George Smith. residing few miles
west of this. city, brought the scalps of
five wolves To the county auditors office
Friday and received the sum of S25
slounty for the destruction of the ami
mails. Smith said he discovered the AMI
mails huddled together in hole in the
ground, and dug them out of their hid
ing place and killed them.
Sheldon.
Hundreds of others have noticed a
popularity of California; climate mem
toned in the following item from the
sun: "Oliver e. Logan writes home
that he is not favorably impressed with
the climate of California; that at times
there will be a variation of twenty de-
gress in the temperature of the shady
and sunny sides of a street"
Sioux City.
The district court Monday took up the
case of T. L. Foley, administrator, vs.
the Cudahy Packing company, for trial
to a jury. The suit is for $4,000 dam
ages for the accidental death of liver
Olson. q carpenter who was working at
The Cudahy plant when a scaffold broke
and precipitated him TO the ground.
causing his death. This occurred IN
April, 1899.
Muscatine.
A movement is now on foot to build
q new railroad from Des Moines to
Muscatine via Newton, Nlontezuma.
Millersburg. williamsburg, Old Mans
Greek and Iowa City, which will be
known as the Des Moines, Iowa City g.
Eastern railway. "A meeting has already
been held with the promoters by a
committee from iowa City and plans
for the new line are now under way.
Council Bluffs.
William Kirby on Monday filed suit
for a divorce from his wife, Nellie Kir-
by. Unfaithfulness is charged. The
couple We're married in this county In
June. 1891, and lived together until last
year. The couple reside in Keg Creek
township a shock was felt by.
some of the merchants on Broadway
Monday that may have been slight
Earthquake. 1t was distinctly noticea-
other theory.
Mason City.
AS the result of Rev. Abrams visit
and the cooperative work of local
ministers the Globe-G Gazette says the
sum $1,000 has been raised for the en-
fcrcement of liquor laws. Sixteen
of the business men of the city mem
3bers of the commercial club rendered a
dinner Saturday evening to w. r. Bow
man of Waverly, who has signified his
Willingness to make substantial gift
to the Memorial University in the way
of the nucleus for the University IL.
lhrary.
Davenport.
Miss Grace Stockwell n resident of
this city for several months inpursuance
of her duties.as the deaconess OF the
Central Methodist church, has fairly re-
covered from the attack of smallpox
that seized upon her when she went TO
her home at Murray, Iowa, for New
Years visit. but she Will not return to
Davenport to work as deacoress. Miss
Stockwell has received an appointment
for which she has been studying and
working and hoping for long timex
that of a missionary to India. and she
Will soon make ner preparations to go
there and take up th:t work.
Dubuque.
Attorneys have filed suit in the
United States court asking for $4,000
damages from the Illinois Central for
the death of John Denell. The plaintiff
in the case is Nicholas Denell, who is
administrator OF the estate OF the de-
ceased. The accident happened on the
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