Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-03
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Story City.
The Herald goes into new quarter:
with improvements. having purchased
q new cylinder press, large jobber ant
a gasoline engine.
Iowa Falls.
L. E. Cannan has bought j. A. Col
Inns Maplehurst farm of go acres
paying s19.Onn- This is the place wher.
Mr.. Collins conducted his dairy TO
many years.
keosauqua.
of this place for at least quarter o
a century. died at his home on the 29ti
ut. For a long time he had been {
great sufferer from the effects of {
cancerous growth about his right eye
which spread until it affected a large
area OF his face.
Charles City.
George Fertig has sold to A. Fl. Trea
his two wooden buildings on the wes
side of Main street. and Mr.. Treat says
he will pull them both out right away
and Mr.. Fertig will soon begin the
erection of a two story brick building
the block in good shape.
Indianola.
The Herald says. The Gypsies OF
half breed Indians who have been
camping at various places thruou,
Warren county have been driven on tC
other localities. They We're the worst
set of thieves that have crossed the
country for many years and their wag
ons numbered thirteen.
Clear Lake.
Frank A. Pierce has sold his S0-acre
$3.50 an acre Mr. Pierce has not been
in good health for some time and he
sells out to try the climate of the Pa
cific coast. About March 1st he will go
to Portland with his family and will
probably settle in some portion of Or
egon.
Charlton.
The work of freezing the court house
began last Monday morning. The de-
signs are very attractive and beautiful
and when 1t all completed will make an
interior of which the people OF Chart
ton and Lucas county may we'll feel
new pastor of the First Baptist church
in this city, arrived recently and is
now engaged in ministerial duties
Webster City.
The Illinois Central railroad company
will sell their old depot building. They
will build their new freight depot just
south of the cid depot site. The old
building will be sold simply for the
material in it and will be removed as
soon as disposed of. AS the building is
large and has solid brick walls there
will be much in 1t that could be used in
remodeling or rebuilding brick
structure.
Red Oak.
The Farmers National bank. the
fourth financial institution for Red
Oak. opened it's doors for business
Tuesday morning. $50 Mr. and Mrs.
Warder c. Hillhouse threw open their
home in this city on gath ult., and dur
ing the afternoon and evening enter
tanned royalty large company of
friends The occasion was in celebra-
ton of their 25th or silver wedding an
Jefferson.
Mr.. George P. McBurney has been in
Cooper Tin Greene county,, most of the
week arranging for the opening of the
new bank there the first of the month.
The safe arrived last week and is In
position, and, at present, the counters
and shelving are being placed. The
new books for the bank have not ar
rived yet but Mr.. McBurney expects
them in time to commence business
Saturday or Monday.
Winterset.
The farmers between Winterset and
Pitzer are constructing a rural tele-
phone line between these points and
have phones in operation on the first
half of the line. AS soon as the line
is completed to Winterset company
will be formed and franchise asked
for to operate the line in the city. A
switch office will be maintained at Pit
ger connecting with rural lines running
to Dexter and Earlham.
Rockwell City.
c. d. Todhunter departed hastily
Tuesday for Indianola in response to a
telegram announcing the dangerous ILL
ness of his aged father, who is the Ven
cradle Lewis Todhunter of Indianola
widely known in Iowa as Father Tod
hunter, who was stricken with paraly-
sis Saturday, and who is at present in
a critical condition, the chances of re-
covery being slight. Mr.. TodhHnter is
So years old. He is one of the early
settlers of the state and practiced law
for fifty years. He is perhaps widest
known as a prohibitionist, says the
Advocate.
Vinton.
A corn case in the district court en-
titled j. w. Johnson VS.. l.. l.. Holland,
is attracting same attention. johnson
claims to have made verbal contract
with Holland for the purchase of 100
acres of corn standing in Hollands
fields at Sc per acre. The conversation
was claimed to have been held some
time during the dry hot weather of last
summer. When time for gathering
corn arrives Holland refuses to allow
johnson to gather same and claims all
talk which they may have had vas in
q joking manner Johnson seek 20 re-
cover $4,000 damages.
Traer.
Ward Wilson seems to be the leading
stock raiser in Perry township this
year. The assessor has booked him to
pay taxes on $S32S worth of stock this
year. John Wulf is feeding sew
enty-four head of cattle which he has
contracted to sell in June to Dysart
buyers at Sc per cwt. weighed at home.
r.. N. Gum. the big farmer of