Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-17
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

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family will remove to this city to avail
developments. His Warren count
friends will be glad to learn that H.
does not intend to remain in kansas
tor any length of time, says the Herald
Charlton.
Orlie Harris of Warren township, (:
student in the Charlton high school
was taken with the smallpox Friday
the 18th, and Immediately quarantinet
lat the home of Mrs. Savage, where hi
was boarding and every precautton i:
being taken to prevent the spread o.
the disease.
CIarinda.
The January collections at the coun-
ty treasurer's office were $14,077.04, OF
which $13,7T3 were for 1901 taxes. The
January collection year ago We're only
lS75S43S. of which $6.77S were for 1900
taxes. This would indicate that taxes
are being paid much more promptly
than year ago.
Union.
The Star says: The M. B. Houghton
lsale at Moninger's station on Feb. IL
was one of the best sales Mason has
conducted this year. One span Of
mares sold for $500. This is record
breaker. Mr.. Houghton will soon
move to his farm which he purchased
of julie Landes near Written.
oskaloosa.
The placing of the stone of the new
federal building is about completed. Mr..
LIGHTER will be ready for the pressed
bricliayers Monday. The terra Gotta
work is also commenced and with re-
spectable weather the work will move
forward in way that will make big
Showing in short space of time.
| Hampton.
The Recorder thinks that George e.
est advocate of the benefits of fraternal
accident associations, as he has just
received 5000 from the Ancient Order
of the Red Cross and $3.50 from the orr
der of the Mystic Workers as compen-
sation for being laid up with his broken
leg.
Estherville.
Mrs. Bella Hood Harvey, the lady
evangelist from Minneapolis, has all
ready captivated the people of Esther
vile, according to the Enterprise. Not
lcnly is she an earnest, clear-cut gospel
preacher, but natural orator OF UNI
usual ability. who draws great audi
lences and holds the attention of her
auditors.
Reinbeck.
The Courier says: Thomas Scott
has hired his services to work for Hon.
Welcome Mowry, on the latter's farm
in Tama county. Mr.. Scott receives $3.50
has
hogs and other incidentals. He COM
mences to work on March !, but will
not move his family until after the
school year Is over.
Montour.
The Courier reports that Allie Dun
ham the young man who used to work
for William Curtiss and has been mis-
sing for the past three or four years
and was reported dead, was still alive
and walking around Montour's streets
and shaking hands With old friends
Tuesday. Allie has been down In
Oklahoma and expects to return again
In few days.
Rockford.
In recent letter to Mrs. Oliver Moore
from Mrs. Charles Dean, who is att
present at Redlands, Cal. the informa-
ton is given that while they are wear
ing white waists and can pick roses,
they still have not got away from the
smallpox by going to that popular win
ter resort, a case of the disease break
ing out in the hotel about the time the
letter was written.
Davenport.
Judge Bollinger signed decree of
divorce Thursday morning in the case
of Emma G.. VS.. George w. Wall The
defendant is in Jail at present, charged
with threatening to commit a public |
offense. growing out of his domestic
troubles. BY agreement the child. {
daughter of Wallis first wife, will be
given into the custody of its grand
mother living in Pennsylvania.
keokuk.
petition in voluntary bankruptcy |
has been filed by Henry and Louis Pog- |
gemiller. partnership of Pleasant |
Grove, Des Moines township. They |
We're engaged in threshing. The liabil- |
lies scheduled by the partnership ag-
gregate s1.19s.51 and the assets are |
s325 The individual partners schedule |
no Liabilities or assets. A popularity |
about the case is that neither of the |
partners can write.
Leon.
The Journal reports that the school |
election Monday afternoon, the 10th. |
was one sided affair The propos-
tion to levy tax to raise $4,000 to /
build new school house received 23s
votes and only against. The second
proposition authorizing the directors
to issue bonds In the sum of $4,000
carried by 241 majority. The PROPOSE:
ion authorizing sale of the old school
house received 1875 votes and against.
About 40 ladies participated in the
election.
The Kate Keen. little steamboat
hat has piled up and down the river
1t this place for years, is now thing
II the past, as the owners of the craft
ire wrecking it and hauling the ma
,hinery and timbers to this city. The
BOAT has been in winter quarters above
he city near Geneva island since the
season closed last fall, but the great
portion of it has been hauled to the
evee, where it now lies as a heap of
vreckage. This old familiar craft will
De missed, as it was generally kept
pretty busy.
Algona.
The cooking school was In high favor
With the farmers attending the insti-
ute. Secretary Julian gave out tickets
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