Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The D0ings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.


first of the year. lies short distance
over the line in Missouri.
Gladbrook.
According to the Northern, Ferries
ana other ffuit will not be Il drug OH
the market this fall unless other sec
lions of the state have been favored
by the weather clerk more than this
vicinity Apples Will also be scarce.
EstherviIle.
AT the meeting of the Presbyterian
congregation Thursday evening it was
decided almost unanimously to go
ahead with the erection of the new
church at the increased cost of about
$1,000. making the total cost almost
$4,000.
Davenport.
The city clerk reports only 800 dog
checks issued thus far out of over
1000 which. according to the return of
the assessor ought to be issued by
this time. The rate is 81 for dogs, and
$3.50 for females until July 81, when the
tax will be doubled.
Brooklyn.
At recent meeting of the school
board the resignation of Miss Simeral
as teacher in south Brooklyn was ac-
cepted and Miss Leila Philips wa
elected to fill the vacancy. Miss Sim
eral has been elected to position in
the schools of Raymcre, Mo-, at an in
creased salary.
lehigh.
Crops are not damaged to as great an
extent as was feared at first. Corn that
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some say is far in advance of corn last
year. owing to the cool weather oats
are holding their own and are not down
as much as was anticipated, as report
ed by the Argus.
Perry.
Levi Thornburg, who lives down in
the truthful First ward, tells us that
he sold over $50 worth of cherries off
the trees on his lots south of the school
house this year, besides what they
used and gave away. Mr.. Thornburg
has one little tree only four years old
off of which he has picked So worth of
cherries.
The State Savings Bank was re-
organized here by business men.
That such men regard Winterset as a
good location for the fourth bank is
evidence of the increased volume of
business and of the steady growth in
population of the city and county. The
capita! stock is $4,000, fully paid UP in
shares of 500 each.
Iowa City.
The democrats held their county
Saturday. The news that
Capt. Rumple has withdrawn from the
Second district congressional race
caused some speculation as to whom
the republicans would nominate.
Asked as to what democrat they fa-
vored for congress. the invariable an
swer was Judge Wade, but he was not
at the convention.
Jefferson.
Miss Maud Rice. who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis, a
Omaha, has been obliged to return tic
the hospital there for further treat
rnent. Mrs. Bofink returned the FIRST
Of the week from her bedside, bring
ing the assurance of the physician in
charge that she would safely recover
but that it might be after the lapse
Of considerable time.
Hampton.
G.. T.. Beed is in receipt of a relic of
interest and one that is at
tracing much attention. 1t is from the
bowels of Mt. Pelee and very much re-
sembles a piece of cinder in formation.
but is light in weight and of grayish
red color. 1t was sent to Mr.. Beed
from Ormond, Fla, by his uncle, John
hn g
With it, the substance being so light
that it floats.
Perry.
Mr. T. f. Holmes. of Perry. manager
for the Nicola Elevator Company, re-
ceived notification Friday morning of
his appointment to n position as book
Keeper in the treasury department at
ID. c. In October. 1900,
Mr.. Holmes took the civil service ex-
animation at Omaha, and about year
received notice that he had
passed successfully and that his name
had been certified to the commission.
His general average was 90.15 per cent,
which is remarkably good.
Waterloo.
City Engineer Newton has devoted
his time to the work of completing the
of the houses thruout the
city going over the districts already
numbered and making necessary COR
rections. as we'll as numbering the out
wing districts to be within the mount
ed carrier service. The only expense
attached to the numbering of the hous
IS is the payment for the aluminium
numbers, which amounts to 1 cent per
figure, a house with three numerals
costing cents and four numerals
cents.
Some idea of the business of the
Greenfield Creamery Company may be
cleaned from the last report, which in
dudes the last half of May During the
month this creamery received 211.lS1
of milk, from which they manu-
factured $3.50 pounds of butter for
his butter the company received 81
s0252; the expense for making the
same WAS Si4S.59 the price of butter
'at was PIG cents: the average price
If milk per 100 pounds was 1s.2 cents
he average test was 3.64, and the aver,
,ge yield was 400.
t. Dodge.
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