Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-18
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Farmers are complaining that the
weather is too cold and dry for small
grain or grass to advance in growth
very rapidly.
Fairfield.
The Jefferson County Telephone
company expects to have a hundred
farm homes connected with it's eX-
change in this city as soon as the nee
essary lines can be constructed.
Blanchard
Last Friday team belonging to
Frank Bowers ran away and threw him
from the wagon, breaking his leg. This
was even more unfortunate for him
than it would be for any one else, since
he is already a cripple, the other leg
being cork.
Bowyer.
Rain is needed very much In this
section, it being so dry and so much
high wind it has uncovered great deal
of the small grain. Farmers are well
along with their spring work. A good
deal of gardening has been done, but 1t
is so cold and dry that nothing is grow
ing.
Onawa.
Ned Edmunds and Cade Jewell, two
well-known farmers living near Blen-
coe. have been arrested on an informa-
ton sworn out by Sheriff Strain. They
are charged with fishing with net or
seine in oliver Lake on or about March
20 contrary to the laws Of the state OF
Iowa.
Bows.
The Hiatt school house, northeast
of town, is infested with skunks. Sew
en- have already been captured ana IL
is not known how many more exist I'M
der the building. 1t will be hard TO get
a school ma'am within forty rods of
that school unless the varmints are
cleaned out.
VilIisea.
The Enterprise of hot water heat
ing system here depends on the Elec-
trio Company securing work for the
steam generated in heating the water.
If the company can secure the contract
for pumping water for the city and one
for furnishing power for the Touring
mill the hot water heating system will
be put in.
Waterloo.
The work of tearing down the little
frame buildings at the corner of Lafay-
cite and East Fourth streets was begun
in earnest Wednesday, The buildings,
which have been an eyesore to that busy
corner for so long, are to give way TO
the magnificent fve-story office build
ing to be erected by the Lafayette
Building Company.
Newton.
Last Thursday morning between the
hours of seven and eight fire was dis
covered in one Of the rooms over Nc
Colloms grocery store. Prompt work
en- the part of several of the occupants
Of the building saved disastrous con
hagration. The straw used under the
carpets had been piled in this room.
but how it ignited is not known.
Glenwood.
session at Glenwood are wrestling with
the numerous smallpox bills from
Plattville and Lyon townships. There
have been thirty-four cases heard from
and the doctor bills alone amount to
over $4,000. 1t is thought that other
expenses for supplies, ETC., will un.the
cost pretty we'll up toward $4,000.
Macedonia.
Persons whose identity is unknown
tried to buy the forty-acre tract of
land south of the depot on Saturday.
They offered Mr.. Hargens $4,000 for the
land, but as he holds 1t as $4,000. the
deal was not closed. 1t is believed here
that the land is wanted for railway
purposes, as the Northwestern is buy
ing considerable land in this city.
WelIsburs.
Wellsburg now has a mild case of
smallpox within her borders, John Mass
being guaranteed at his home on ac-
count of the disease. Mr.. Mass is able
to be around and will no doubt have an
extra nice garden this year as he will
have plenty of time to work in 1T dur.
ing the next forty days. Every pre-
caution is being taken to prevent any
new cases.
| Shenandoah.
The eleven year old son of G. w.
Mitchell, residing on the west mail
route, received serious injury, Sun
day, while playing with some compan-
| ions in the barn of his uncle, C. f. Nit
chen. He fell from the hay loft and
broke his collar bone. dislocated his
shoulder and was terribly bruised He
was picked up unconscious and for a
time it was feared his injuries would
prove fatal.
Clinton.
| Mrs. Hans Sorensen was severely
burned day or two ago while assisting
her husband in boiling some CLAIMS on
the river bank The flames from the
fire were communicated to her clothing
land were it not for the prompt assist,
ance of her husband she undoubtedly
would have been burned to death. AS 1t
were, she received number of painful
| burns as did her husband in his efforts
to put out the flames.
! Clarion.
Last Saturday the board of directors
of the Clarion Investment Company
viewed their south tract of land recent
ly surveyed and arranged a scale OF
| prices. The cheapest lots will sell for
SIS, the best ones $500. Seven one-acrc
tracts were set apart. all of which have
since been sold at $500 each to the fol-
lowing parties: NJ. H. Austin, G. +
Peterson, f. S. Frank, r. b. Eldridge
G. e. Linebarger, e. M. Calender anc
Walt Elder.
Allison.
i H. Hendricks of near Butler Center, q
i patron of the Allison creamery, re-
ceived d check lately amounting te
e 40 a IL hi ~