Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
CIarksville.

Clarksville.
Threshing has commenced and the
crop reports thus far are very encour-
aging, there being good Yields reported
of the kinds of grain threshed.
Williams.
A car load of poles for the Martin
telephone company arrived last week
and we understand work will be COM
menced on the new system in few
days, says the Wasp.
Roland.
Bonnie Wierson was undoubtedly the
first one to finish threshing his oats in
this neighborhood. He finished Wednes-
day afternoon and had u Very good
yield of oats.
Anamosa.
The east wall of the library building
is compelled in excellent style and one
can get an idea of what the general APP
pearance of the building will be. Work
is being pushed rapidly by Messrs. Holt
and Ronen and il will not be long be-
fore the structure is ready for the slate
roof.
Monticello.
Some inquisitive person has counted
the old maids in Monticello, and ii said
that there are eighty-tlye of them.
Their good looks and fastidiousness
make up for their number. The STAN
dard used in the count remains un-
known The list 1T is safe to say, will
never be made public.
Grand Junction.
Lyle Farguson the veterinary is car
rying his arm in sling on account of
bloodpoisoning. While filing the teeth
and hit the teeth of the horse, cut
ting a small place upon the back of his
hand. AT the time 1t was not thought
to be very dangerous and not much at
tention being paid to it, On Monday
morning it was found that his hand and
arm We're very bad.
Perry.
There is a prospect now that n new
city hall will be built in the triangle AT
q late meeting of the joint committee a
motion was carried to secure Proud
foot & Bird TO draw up a set of plans
and specifications for the new build
ing. 1t is understood that Messrs.
Proudfoot and Bird will come to Perry
anu looh ONcI tIic SlouHNl, SCl u uS'i0
mite idea of just what kind of Il build
ing the triangle should have.
Tama.
Newell Kendall southwest of town,
sold to Boen & Shaffer Tuesday sew
enty head of ten months -old hogs that
weighed 1880 pounds and brought him
the snug sum of almost $1.400. Newell
bred and raised the hogs, grew the corn
on which they We're fattened and has
1000 bushels of corn yet on hand for
market. 1t would not be an easy task
to convince Newell that farming in
Iowa is money-losing business.
lndianola.
Loren Talbot, who has been several
months in California, returned home
Saturday last He went away TO-: his
health and from appearances he has
been greatly benefited. He was in
Phoenix, Arizona, tor quite a while and
then made trip thru California, Wis
iting San Francisco. Los Angeles. Long
Beach and other points. In company
with John Miller, also of this city, he
walked a distance of 40 miles and
greatly enjoyed the trip.
Thompson.
notwithstanding the incessant rains
and in spite OF the storms and Hoods,
Iowa farmers will put into their gran
aries this year one OF the greatest crops
both of small grain and of corn that has
been harvested in the state in years
Nearly all the small grain is in shock
now and in fairly good condition. In
this section LWmnebago county] corr
is in tassel and silk while further south
In the corn belt Of the state the ears are