Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-22
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view of seeking permanent residence
in the old country, the land of their
birth. With this end in view Mr. HEAPS
his disposed of n considerable quantity
of his Boone interests, retaining the
interest in the Heaps Brothers mining
property.
Eagle Grove.
4. Mitchell sold his farm last week
for SO per acre. only about three
years ago he bought this farm for SAC
pc lacre. j. S. Paine reports the
necessary amount raised To secure the
site for the library and nothing now
seems possible to prevent the consuih-
NATION of the project.
McGreeor.
The j. ID. Biclel Produce Company
is fitting up the large number OF steam
pipes in its butter factory with ASBESTOS
coverings so as to save power lost ps
condensation of steam. According to an
engineers estimate at least $500 worth
OF coal an be saved during a years Tune
by protecting the steam pipes IN thus
factory.
Denison.
rey on Mir. p l., C. I.ally's residence
Thursday morning and completely de-
noished it down to the roof and also
tore off few of the shingles. Brick
We're also scattered all over the place.
Aside from the chimney and the big
scare to the family no other damage
was lone.
Hartley.
The Herald has noticed several farm
ers hauling out large quantities of
binding Irvine preparatory to harvest
ing the crops of rye and barley. The
price of binding twin is four cents
higher this year hat it was last. Con-
siderable grain viii be cut this week and
wheat and oats are maturing nicely and
4 good crop is assured.
Winterset.
The election for voting on the tax
proposition in aid of the Creston-
Winterset interurban was held at
Macksbure on the 14th. resulting in l41
votes for and SO against. The tax is .
Der cent on the taxable property OF
Grand River township and amounts to
about $1l,lO0. Either Lincoln or Web
ster township will be asked to do like
wise at no distant date.
Spirit Lake.
With rye in the shock, barley nearly
all cut and wheat and oats about
ready for the sickle Dickinson county's
small grain crop promises great returns
tc the farmers. Corn has made a re-
markable growth the past week. The
occasional fields damaged by the late
Ill;
are i'm healthy condition and give evil
dence of complete recovery.
lama.
one morning lately c. III. Hanson
caught six wall-eyed pike in few
hours in the reservoir just al the mouth
OF the aqueduct over Deer creek. Other
fishermen, while not equalling that rec
ord. have done nearly as We'll. 1t is
evident that there is plenty of game fish
in the reservoir. a condition that has
not existed for many years and that is
due this season to the recent high
water.
Audubon.
Some of the city draymen have struck
Il new fad of ornamenting their horses
heads with straw bonnets. 1t is rather
novel and is making quite a hit
The y Nj. c. A. here has just received
4 double chest eNpander for their gym
nasiun. 1t is two instruments COM
hlned in one which may be used sepa-
rately The gymnasium is proving
quite a drawing card and the average
attendance each evening is twenty-five.
Reinbeck.
Our mayor has issued an order pro-
libiting the sale of liquor to a number
of our citizens who are in the habit of
tipping the cup too freely, says the
Standard. A fine of $25 is to be i'm
posed on any one found selling or pur-
chasing liquor for the forbidden ones
They are also forbidden entering the
saloons and if they enter the same and
refuse to go out. the city marshal is to
be called who will eject them at once.
Traer.
Tame grass is exceptionally heavy
this season and the hay crop Will be
immense. John Sherrett says he got
twenty-seven big loads off five acres.
This would seem to be a yield of fully
five tons per acre. There are
twenty three county bridges in Grant
ard Lincoln townships that We're more
or less damaged by the late floods aud
need repairing or rebuilding. 1t is said
there is work enough in these town
ships to keep one gang of bridge build
ers busy two months.
Mount Pleasant.
Mr. Dillon Turney. OF Fairfield, was
in the city recently looking over the old
grader plant with Il view of purchasing
or leasing the same for the purpose of
manufacturing new dump wagon fo:
Railroad work Mr.. James C. Stubs
was With Mr.. Turney al. the afternoon
and it is stated that if Mr.. Turney gets
the shop at reasonable figure the new
wheel scraper recently patented by Mr..
Stubbs will be manufactured also. Mr..
Turney represents AN eastern party in
the matter, who is said to have album
cant capital to push a small plant en-
lloying twenty or thirty men.
Forest City.
Probably the first case of the kind
to be tried in the state WAS brought be-
for Judge Kelley last Saturday where
in S. n. Bidne was tried under the new
statue which provides for detention and
treatment if inebriates. Bidne lives at
Norman and is in the habit of getting
drunk and when in this condition is