Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.

and Communities.
Ogden.
The Ogden telephone company has
just ordered over $500 worth OF new
phones and material for use in Ogden
In the early spring the company will
extend their lines into the country
among farmers.
Hubbard.
According to the Monitor o. c. Levi
son has invested In 7S6 acres of Kan
sas land. He has a fruit farm OF so
acres near Burlington to which he with
his family may move some time in the
future. The balance lies some distance
from town.
Upton.
A number of big real estate deals
We're closed up last week. Charles Full
ton sold his fine farm of 290 acres south
of town to d. H. Shoke, of Durant, and
William Bierkamp. of Bennett for
$4,000 Daniel F. Kohl of Pioneer sold
to w. c. Stucksager. of Lisbon. 165
acres for s10.sO0 and to j. NJ. Harper $50
acres for slO,950
Creston.
The board of supervisors of this Gun
ion) county recently passed the follow
ing resolution: The board ins.ructs
James G. Bull county attorney, to in
vestigate as to whether or not the sa-
looms in the city of Creston are comply
ing with the mulct law and report the
result of such investigation at the next
term OF the district court.
Oelwein.
Rev. ]. T. Shreve has been pastor of
the Oelwein Christian church for the
past seven months and has been very
successful in all respects New Years
was red letter day for the church be-
cause on that day the last evidence of
Indebtedness against the church prop
erty was destroyed. During Rev.
Shreve's pastorate there have been
twenty-four accessions to the church,
seven marriage ceremonies, 562 pastoral
calls have been made. the church has
raised $3.50 for all purposes in this
time
Waterloo.
A prominent resident of Orange town
ship who was arrested last week on
complaint OF the Humane society for
cruelty and neglect of the stock on his
farm, pleaded guilty before Justice
Kern yesterday and was fined SIT. 1t Is
understood, the officers of the society
are preparing to bring suit against an
other farmer living near Wilson juno
ton. = - The Courier says: A NOV
able telegraph station, and old build
ing worth about $l.2T. has been placed
by the C. G. w. on the corner just OPP
posite the west side depot for the occu
pany of Pat" the tiagman.
Shenandoah.
He called at the postoffice window
yesterday and asked for money to get
something to eat Where is that quar-
ter gave you last summer to help you
get to your home in Quincy, when you
had that big sore on your wrist" said
Duke. by the way let me see that
wrist. What kind OF a scar did it
leave?" The hobo looked at one arm
and then the other. Pull up your
sleeve" said Duke, but the hobo began
to back off. Il guess I'll just have you
sinched." said Duke, and started after
him. The tramp darted out of the door
and by the time Duke got out he was
no where to be seen; evidently darted
thru some store and made tracks out
of town.
Jefferson.
During the year 1901 just passed the
city of Jefferson has spent the vast
sum of $4,000, approximately. for the
crawling of the streets and highways
within the incorporate limits. OF this
amount about $500 has been spent
upon the streets proper, that is those
within the thickly settled districts,
and $1,000 has been expended upon
the highways leading into town, but
all within the city limits. Estimating
that the gravel cost on an average 40
cents cubic yard delivered. it APP
pears that no less than $500 yards of
gravel have been placed during the
year, which on the basis of a gravel
road feet wide and inches deep.
would cover from six to eight miles of
lineal measurement. OF course Il
good deal of the gravel has been used
in patching old roads, and some of 1t
has been laid on more generously
than above noted SO that the actual
distance covered will probably fall