Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-11

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on May 16, 1902. which DESTROYED his
workshop, barn, trees, vines ,etc. The
| list of burned chattels is long and
| varied and ranges from forty EIGHT
| wine bottles and a parrot cage to TWO
dog collars and forty pounds of plug
| tobacco.
Burlington.
| The United States Express Company
office in this city received "Wednesday
night crate of ten carrier pigeons
from Elwood Indiana. With instruc-
tions to liberate the birds Thursday
morning and record the time of their
start homeward. The pigeons had rings
| with owners mark on their legs. They
We're splendid specimens of their tribe.
Eagle Grove.
| a ride in the country to j. r. Smiths
! farm gave the Eagle publisher sur
| prsing view of the crop conditions in
this neighborhood. Oats have not
promised better since we came to this
/ city in 1896 and corn strikes an aver
age of knee high. is clean. good stand
and we'll cared for. An occasional spot
on low, untitled ground is injured by
water.
Mt. Pleasant.
The city is rapidly getting things In
shape at the new city water works on
North Broadway. The deep pipe is now
about ready for connection with the
deep Well, and as soon as it is connect
ed the authorities will get an electric
pump and proceed to pump water in
large quantities. In the meantime the
supply is not being called upon very
much for the purpose of sprinkling
lawns.
Newton.
The civil service examination re-
Gently held in Newton, under the direc-
ton of Miss Hettie McCord. resulted in
Miss Clemma Graham receiving the
higest mark and Miss Mary Desmond
second for the position of clerk. Miss
Graham has been the efficient clerk for
some time past. and Miss Desmond is
now in the postoffice learning her new
duties. Albert M. Doane was thu only
applicant for the position of carrier.
Rockwell.
South Cerro Gordo farms are bring
ing an increased rental for the year
1903. A new pace has been set by John
II. Breeding, living west of Swaledale.
who has leased the Lal<in & Gauld half
section In Bath township at cash rental
of 1925 per acre. His brother Paul $.
Breeding, of Mt. Vernon township, has
leased George C;ibson's fine quarter just
northeast of town, giving half the crop.
These rental values are about what
may be expected with land selling at
from sos to SIS per acre, says the Phon-
ograph.
Nevada.
The new railroad bridge in the south
part of the city is nearly completed and
in Il short time will be ready for the
rails. The grading at either end is still
incomplete and will take some time to
finish. 1t thought the work would have
all been completed thru the city had the
not been retarded by the
continued heavy rains. With good
weather from now on the building of
the new road will be rapidly pushed
forward. The rails are laid within four
miles of the city and the grade is about
between that point and this.
Regular trains are now operating be-
tween Iowa Falls and McCallsburg.
Baxter.
The New Era says: &C. NJ. Cheney,
the agent for the c. G. w. railway at
this point should have the thanks OF
all the people for having the nerve to
enter complaint against those fellows
who thought they owned the earth and
tried to run the whole thing according
to their claims Instead of scoring
peace officers, file your informations
and the officers will do the rest. a
against rowdyism has been
in Baxter. There is no in
tention of undertaking to make this "a
school town. but the people
are going to see that their wives and |
daughters can visit the business places .
and their neighbors without running
The risk of being insulted by hoodlums."
Gienwood.
A lady dropped into Heinsheimer's
store Saturday morning with a pack
age which she had just got from the
oostoff1ce, and she proceeded to open
The same. The contents proved to be
, little toy sewing machine. The lady
lad answered an advertisement of a
AXE concern to solicit for and sell
some medicines. After she would sell
/ certain amount and accompany the
orders with additional cash they would
send her a modern drop head sewing
this is what she got-an
lrticle worth about 80 cents. 1t is need
ess to say she was "madder if not a
wiser woman Sending away for any
lrticle is an expensive habit. Get it of
our home dealer and make him re-
ponsible.
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