Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.

Estherville.
The Presbyterians of this place have
decided to erect a new and modern
church building, to cost from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Alison.
From Auditor Reynolds we learn
that the total amount of railroad tax
to be collected In Butler county this
year is s15,76S.u.
Ames.
Jacob Lee, an old resident OF this
county, died at his home in Union
township last week He left a fortune
of $4,000 to be shared by his nine
children.
Oelwein.
After visiting Dubuque and inspect
ing the fine water works system there
Mayor Brown and two counciln1cn ara
united in the idea that Oelwein must
have additional wells and more pumps
to supply the city.
Chaplin.
The country five miles east of town
has developed four or five cases of
smallpox The victims are three chill
dren of Alden Stilson and hired man
of Mr.. Stilson's. physician was
called and after an examination Of the
patients pronounced 1t smallpox.
Museatine.
prominent real estate dealer tola
a Journal reporter Thursday. that a
large number of letters had been re-
ceiged by his firm in regard to the
renting of houses in the city. and many
persons from out of the city had called
asking for places where they might
procure homes.
FontanelIe.
At the Black Bros. sale last Thurs
day 200 head of hogs were sold, but
$50 head were held because they did
not bring satisfactory prices. Messrs
Black believe that they can feed them
for while and then sell them for more
Iremuneratiye prices than they were
offered at the sale.
Mt. Pleasant.
An exciting wolf hunt took place
few days before had stirred up wolf
or two, but they got away. Yesterday
several more hounds were in the chase.
and one wolf was shot on the Enoch
Berrier farm. About a hundred men
and boys We're In the hunt.
Odebolt.
The Chronicle says During the past
10 days numbers of voters who signed
the petition for the repeal of the tax
ferret law have come to us and stated
that they did not know what they were
signing. and that they would be glad
to sign a protest against repeal, now
that they understand the situation.
Grand Junction.
Last Sunday the resignation CT Mr..
Hageman pastor of the Baptist church
was accepted by the church to take
effect at once. Mr.. Eageman will con-
tinue his work in Beaver where, as a
result of his recent meetings, eleven
have been added to the church, two
have reunited with the church and
the members are much enlivened.
Ogden.
Since our last issue two more cases
of smallpox have developed in town
one at the home of William Winters in
the northeast part OF town and Mrs
A. A. d. Elliott, in the northwest part
of town. The two cases appear to
have been communicated by young
woman who came from southeast
Marcy township to visit with the Win
tiers family.
Hampton.
Corn has been about fifty cents o
bushel. but j. NJ. Snyder pait dollar a
bushel for a load the other day 1t was
not intentional on his part, but a load
that he contracted for at fifty cents
was delivered one evening and when
he got UP the next morning he dis
covered that half of the load had
been stolen during the night. as re-
ported by the Chronicle.
lndianoIa.
Flavy Falls closed out his Indianola
property last week and with his family
departed for California. They will 10