Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-05
IOWA NEWS ITEMS.
Newton.

Newton.
A subscription was raised last week
to pay the band for their Friday even
ing concerts on the street and a very
ENJOYABLE series of entertainments IS
assured.
AckIey.
II. a. Miller has disposed of the
eighty-acre farm owned by him adj
Joining Ackley on the south. The price
raid was 81 7,1OO-or on a basis of an
average valuation of nearly $50 an acre.
Essex.
Hardly train enters this city these
days that liquor of some kind is not
unloaded. One train brought in twelve
cases and a keg of beer; also some
small boxes that are said to contain
whisky.
Missouri Valley.
Work on the new coffin factory is
progressing nicely and workmen are
Eow busy installing the machinery The
officers of the new concern placed an
order last week for two carloads of
starwboard paper.
Iowa City.
The board of directors of the Iowa
Gil TO secure the full lot, S0x15O feet at
the corner of College and Linn street
for the erection of the Carnegie library
1t was granted unanimously without
discussion.
Clarinda.
Bur, the 12-year- son of j. b.
Rucker, living ten miles northeast of
C.arinda, killed a full-grown wolf Sat-
urday and, bringing it to Clarinda, he
realized So for the carcass. The money
was paid to him by County Auditor
Frank Hensleigh.
Denison.
A contract has been Let for the Gu
lick Warbasse brick block on Main
street. These gentlemen are planning
CD three of the finest store buildings in
planning for the enlargement of the
different wards of the city.
Mt. Pleasant.
Carpenters are now at work repair
ing the damage done at the fair
grounds by the Winds The stalls and
smaller buildings are being repaired.
and work will soon begin on the new
amphitheater. 1t is estimated that ST.
900 of expenditure will be required to
make the needed repairs.
Kensett.
Every day marks some progress
towards the completion of our tele-
phone system. The poles are being set
and the other material will be on thu
ground as soon as needed. The best
that could be had has been purchased,
splendid service both on the exchange
and rural lines.
Cedar Rapids.
Five deer have been added to the
in Bever park and are now
With the other three in the enclosure
there. They came from West Union
and We're secured by the park commits
sion thru Hon. Henry Ricke. This is
quite an addition to the animals and
will make the beautiful little spot more
popular than ever.
New Sharon.
During the past two months j. c. |
Core has bought 100 horses in this COM
and the price paid therefor
will average S125 each. For some he
has paid as high as s16O This is a sum
total of more than $4,000 paid to our
farmers for surplus stock by Mr.. Core
alone, and other buyers have probably
paid out half that amount during the
same period.
Eagle Grove.
The directors of the Merchants Ma
tional bank in a meeting Monday de-
clared q semi-annual dividend of D per |
cent and placed $500 in the surplus
fund ** The directors of the Se> |
curity Savings bank held Il semi-annual |
dend of 6 per cent The net earnings
Of the bank during the last twelve |
months We're IA per cent.
Jefferson.
Ben Mccoy. of Oskaloosa. has been
employed as tax ferret of Greene coun-
~ at the legal rate of IS per cent of
The Dwight w.
Marsh farm of ninety-eight acres q
nile and Il half south of jefferson. bet
5er known rs the old George w. C.
Martin place. was sold last week to Nh.
James a. Henderson, of this city, the
orice paid being $50 per acre.
Clinton.
Some new relics have been received
1t the war museum. among which are
/, Cuban and Spanish flag, donated by
Thomas Il. Ashton, and an old fashion
ID roasting jack. contributed by Mrs.
Richard Lake. which was sent from
England in lS4S, and In the SOS was