Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

lost both. His case appealed to all who
knew him and an act Of real and
appreciated generosity has followed
The farmNis now free of debt, and it is
so fixed that 1t can not again be encum-
bered.
Story City.
The Messenger states that there will
soon be three rural mail delivery routes
in operation from Story City. One will
go west to Rosendale and Mackey. One
will go northeast and one southeast
from town. o. X. Helvig and Jacob
Nordskog are two of the carriers.
Creme.
Henry Gates brought fine horse to
town Saturday that he had sold to Jud
Waite of Shell Rock for s235. The ami
NAL s coming five years old this spring
He is nice color and good action, an
ideal draft horse. says the Recorder.
Cedar Rapids.
Editor Faulkes of the Evening Ga
zette won the $1,000 prize at the Cedar
Rapids auditorium guessing contest. 1t
was at once donated to the charitable
institutions of the city. The auditorium
company, it is said. is out several hun
bred dollars as the result of the con-
test
Fl. Madison.
There was increase Friday in Capt.
George n. Peabodys monkey family at
1vanfoe park, but the little fellow died
Sunday. In reporting this the Demo-
crat says the birth of a monkey IN this
country is a very rare occurrence, only
a few such events have ever taken
place.
Newton.
TIE Journal says: The prospects are
that there will be no peaches and few
cherries in this section this year, the
cold weather of December having killed
the buds Mr.. J. w. Watson Is our au-
thority, and as proof of his statement
showed US many buds that were black
and dead.
Marion.
While working on a barn at the
premises of Mr.. Thomas Stoneking sew
en- miles southeast on the Mt. VernoSl
road, Tuesday, Mr.. Henry Baker. OF
this city, fell distance of about thirty
feet and sustained serious injuries. He
was brought home and the outcome is
thought to be doubtful.
New Sharon.
D. NJ. Sylvester shipped his cattle at
Taintor last week, and they were good
enough to bring s7.42 per hundred, which
topped the market by 20 cents in run
of $4,000 head. This is the second time
this township has recently topped the
TT ~ >as "a NJ he
Ply winner, says the Star.
Lake City.
Last week John E. Clark purchased
the property eight miles south of town
in Carroll county known as the G. o.
Boynton farm, which was owned by
Mrs. C. o. Boynton of Sycamore, Ill. 1t
consists Of 800 acres of land with good
and drained by 900 rods
of tile. The price paid was $1,000, or S56
per acre. The farm will be rented.
Nevada.
In the district court the case of Thorn
as Muiverhill VS.. 7. o. Thompson and
Patrick Ford was retired, resulting in
a verdict after night out by the jury
of $3.50 for plaintiff This is the Rich
land township water diversion caee that
has been In the courts Tor long time.
Thompson in working out his road tax
damned a slough and turned the water
onto Ford. Ford conducted 1t onto Null
yerhill and the latter brought quit. The
previous verdict was for 800; but
Thompson carried the case up and Sc
cured reversal in the supreme court.
A re-trial has brought down the dam
ages as stated,
Boone.
Down at the Milwaukee yards may be
seen a very handsome Pullman car. ar
ranged for private use by an individual
with his corps of attendants or q party.
Inquiry revealed to Republican repor-
ter that this handsomely appointed pal
ace car was the property OF Montgom-
cry Bros. of this city. and was pur-
chased in Chicago or the east quite re-
Gently at the cost of $500. 1t is under
stood that the owners of the car intend
to use it in the theatrical business and
are now arranging to start company
ON the road with the opening of the
coming season. w. u. Montgomery
made quite a success with an Uncle
Toms Cabin company few years ago
and it is not unlikely that just such a
will be reorganized for the
present season with Montgomery Bros.
as owners and managers.
Sioux City.
The year 1901 was the best ever ex-
perienced by the jewelers. of the west"
said W. H. Beck, who, with his son,
Cornish Beck, has returned from the
twenty-fifth annual banquet of the
jewelers. Association "Of
we didn't talk shop at the ban
quet and the speakers did not refer to
any business matters. but in private
the statement was made
that the past year was an unprece-
dented one You understand, the wares
of the jeweler are generally considered
luxuries are first cut off when ones
income is cut down. So in the years of
the jewelers. business finds
a greater percentage of increase than
any others. There were some 200 in at
tendance at the banquet. This being the
silver anniversary of the organization
Of the association. the souvenirs, cards
and decorations were of silver Eacn
guest waa given as souvenir silver