Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-15


United Mine Workers Union is making
all the business men to aid the striking
anthracite miners who ask for living
wages in the hard coal regions of
Pennsylvania.
Greene.
Mr.. Pfffner expects all of his brick
and tile here next week for his new
electric plant building and also his
large boiler The foundation is now
complete and when the brick work
starts sufficient force will be put ON
10 finish in short order
Gilman.
The Dispatch says: The corn canning
season will he quite late this year. The
Gilman Canning Company will proba-
blv make a "lmbering up run the lat
ter part OF this week. The cool weather
of this week no doubt is retarding the
maturing of the sweet corn.
Clarinda.
one night recently the firemen in
their new uniforms gave little parade
on the square. of which every citizen
of Clarinda may we'll be proud They
have purchased eighty-one suits in all,
lar fireman's uniforms and make a very
neat appearance.
Grundy Center.
Mr.. H. Il. Beal sold his farm south
west of town for SIS per acre. The Re
publican understands Mr. Seal has pur-
chased 500 acres of land in Minnesota.
Mr. j. w. Hook has been Il severe
sufferer from oat rust poison for the
past two weeks. His face and eyes are
the places most affected.
Webster City.
G. c. Stafford returned home Tues
day from Houston. Texas. where he has
been since February. He has been en-
iployed on the rice farms in that vicini-
ty. of which many thousands of acres
belong to Webster City Capitalists: Mr..
Stafford says that the part of Texas in
which this land is located is essentially
a rice country and is fast being devel-
oped by outside capital.
Ack!ey.
Prospects are bright for great crop
Of corn-present favorable conditions
continuing. Reports are that the aver
age stalk has from one to two ears of
corn, and it is estimated will yield
aishty bushels TO the acre. This opin-
ION does not emanate from the ''agricul-
;llal Department. of a news paper, but
* the opinion of practical farmers, says
ie World.
Upton.
The Davenport and Upton Indepen-
on, Telephone Company now has Il
line completed to within a mile of Dav-
iport. where i. will be connected with
me lire of a new independent company
they are now engaged in putting in the
Instruments and already have about
tiity in working order, which includes
M exchange at Bennett of fourteen
phones About twenty-five phones will
IL tut in between here and Bennett.
Roland.
III. Hegland sold his farm directly
vest of town to his son -in-law. L. =.
erickson for the sum of $3.50 per acre.
last week. Mr.. Hegland reserved a
.ecuple of acres on which he intends TO
build. Mr. Hegland is one of our early
farmers and has earned retirement
from farm life. says the Record. He
tili hereafter devote his time to his
mercantile interests. Mr. Erickson will
move to the Highland place in the
spring.
Iowa City.
IL. F.. Wheaton, postoff,ce inspector
assigned to Iowa TO locate public build
inss. arrived in the city "Wednesday
morning and will be here two or three
DAYS looking over the city and securing
data upon which to make a report re-
rarding site for the postotfice build
ing in the city Michael Leonard
has bought the John Donohoe farm in
Graham township and will take posses
sion in a short time. The farm consists
of $40 acres and brought $50 an acre.
Jefferson.
A new bank-the Farmers and Mer-
chants'-was established in AdaZa last
week. with C. j. Martin, of Churdan.
president, and J.. w. Corey, cashier.
These financial institutions are multi
plying When the Bee writer came to
Greene county, eighteen years, ago, II
he remembers right. there were but
four banks within its limits: two In this
city and one each in Grand Junction
and Scranton. Now there are sixteen,
as follows: Three in Jefferson, two in
Grand Junction, two in Scranton, two
in Rippey, one in Cooper, one in Farlln,
one in Dana one in Patton two in Chur-
dan and one IN Adaza, the baby of the
dock. It's a clear case of quadrupling.
Clarence.
John Lehman is proud of the fact
that he has the honor of having the
tallest stalk of corn on exhibition IN
Clarence, Cedar township. That hon
or, however, was Very nearly lost to him
last Saturday. The corn show was
opened in front of Judge Roche's court
room by a stalk from the Cottrell farm
that measures IL feet, then John
brought one that went TO ~ feet .
inches. Then third one appeared
that was raised on the farm of l.. w
Phelps, which had five ears on it and
astonished John for height. After
while John examined the stalk more
closely and found it didn't all grow
from the same kernel and John was
happy.
Iowa City.
1t is understood that some of tn
councilmen are making a move TO hay
+. considerable strip of country on the
west side brought into the city limits
The matter has not been brought UP II
The council as yet, but may be soon
Investigations are being made of Yves
side valuations of lands and proDert
5ubject To city taNatlons, and 1T will ]!
ascertained whether or not the incom