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

ments in that vicinity. One is a note
for s54, bearing the date of Decem-
Der %, 1857, made by Jacob Hissong
and payable to w. S. Thompson at ID.
&c. Boomers Land Agency and Elk
change Office" Another interesting
paper found is a tax receipt issued
to w. H. Kinsman. the Council Biuffs
colonel in whose honor monument
lis soon to be erected.
Tabor.
The firm of Dalton Barbour
shipped from their place OF business
last week, beginning with Tuesday,
seventy cases, or 2,100 dozen eggs. This
did not at all represent their dealings
in eggs. as their local customers take
a great many. One of the clerks has
figured out that this weeks shipment
would keep 5000 hens very busy for a
period of seven days.
LeMars.
G. H. Baldwin of this town has Just
perfected and is about to put IN opera
tion-probably in Sioux City-a ma
chine, invented and patented by him
for stitching brooms with wire. This.
he says, is the first and only successful
wire stitcher ever made, and he has
labored years to perfect 1t. and he
claims that 1t will revolutionize the
manufacture of broons.
Shenandoah.
DR.. Parslow having sold Ashburton
last Saturday, Immediately hunted
about for another, and finally secured
Axycone, who has a record OF 2:2l&,
and who is a son of the great Axtel.
Pip: his dam Is by Robert McGregor,
I2:171A. Mr.. Parslow got this horse in
Clarinda, of our county treasurer, Will
Lundy, bringing him over yesterday.
He is probably the most fashionably
bred horse Page county ever had.
Sidney.
The first annual debate between
Sidney and Hamburg high schools will
be held in the court house Saturday
evening, April 3. The question Is:
Resolved. That the policy Of further
territorial acquisition by the United
States is advisable? Hamburg has the
affirmative and Sidney the negative
side of the question. Frank Travis.
Orvan Loomis, Alfred Danforth and
perhaps Faye Pryor will represent the
Sidney school.
Mt. Pleasant.
The funeral of the late Rev D. G.
Howard was held Tuesday afternoon
from the Episcopal church on East
Washington street, and the remains
were inferred in the Forest Home GEM
etery. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. c. H. Bohr, pastor OF
the church, and thye were quite largely
ATTENDED. The remains lay in state at
the church all during the forenoon and
they were viewed by many of the citi-
zens and friends.
Ira.
Farmers in the vicinity of Ira had a
thrilling experience last Saturday,
when a mad dog made his appearance
in the neighborhood. At Lowery's a
number of hogs were bitten by the rab-
i'd animal; another farmer had dog
bitten, and still another had cattle Bit
ten. The animal got away, and last
seen of him was Looping toward Indian
Creek. The dog and stock bitten will
be housed beyond possibility Of escape
to await results.
Charles City.
Miss Anna Krause, formerly OF this
city, who is keeping books for her
aunt. Mrs. Ferris, in the Minnesota
steam laundry in Minneapolis. was
helping out in the rush Saturday after
noon, and while receiving linens from
the mangler caught her left hand in
the rollers. and it was badly smashed.
She was taken to st. Mary's hospital,
where the crushed hand was dressed,
t~,,f se c6 I'll he, Iov n
tho hope is not yet abandoned that one
or two fingers may be saved.
Missouri Valley.
The Chicago & Northwestern COM
pany will make extensive improve
ments in It's trackage here at once.
Yesterday (Monday) the train Of
boarding cars for the track gang ar
rived and 1t is said they will be To-
Gated here the entire summer. I.
The annual fair Of the Harrison Coun-
|ty Agricultural society will be held
lin this, city on the following dates,
September 20, %, "a and 25 inclusive.
Every effort will be made to make 1t
the best meeting in the history of the
association.
Shenandoah.
Mrs. Anderson, who with her hus-
band and two sons live in the old Char
|ity Home, under spell of dementia
struck the youngest boy on the head
with hammer Sunday evening, with
the intent to kill him. The boy Earl,
is IL years old, and at dusk was in the
coal house. The mother followed him
and Selling hold Of him, with the ham
mer struck him three ugly blows on the
head. making an ugly scalp wound,
which bled profusely. They are in poor
circumstances, all they have to live on
being the earnings of the Oldest boy in
the nursery and what she could earn