Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-10
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Sac City.
Five families are under quarantine 70
smallpox at Sac City, according to tn
Democrat.
Traer.
The material and instruments hav
been ordered for the several telephon
lines in Crystal and on to Traer Gar
win and Gladbrook.
Leon.
Joshua Carmean fell from a ha
stack upon hay knife, which wa
driven thru his thigh, severing tn
| femoral artery and causing death.
Williams.
AT a special meeting of the council
Mayor Pro Tenn Corbin rendered hi
resignation, but 1T was not accepted, a
no other member of that council woul,
serve in that capacity.
CIarinda.
c. p. Colonens, city marshal of Shen
andoah, has brought suit against Pag,
county for $685. for care of smallpox pa
tients. The board of supervisors disal
lowed the claim. hence the suit.
/ Dumont.
The Times says: Burt Kroesen who
has been acting as foreman of this pa
per for the past six months. departed
Monday for Dixie, where he has in
vested in the Grundy County Gazette
formerly run by c.. E. Hunt"
Silver City.
The Silver City Times has changed
hands, having been sold to a gentleman
from Woodbine, who expects to take
possession on April /. MIR. Bates in
tentions are not known, but it is under
stood that he will probably locate ir
Omaha.
Burt.
Fred Schultz Jr., sold his fine bay
driving team to John Brady for the
neat sum of $3.50. Fred bought the team
OF L. D. Hodgson. who raised them, fol
$3.50. They weighed 1900 each. The
gentleman who bought them shipped
them to Chicago.
Popejoy
w. A. Bryant & Son. of Cedar Falls
have closed up the deal with Hender-
son, Dodd e. Pascoe in the purchase OF
the new elevator. They employed Mr.
Henderson to buy grain for them until
they make arrangements for locating q
man here permanently.
Hampton.
During the week ending Tuesday
March 4, sixty-nine transfers of real
of the county recorder. OF these thir-
and the balance was real estate. The
total consideration was $35S,556.
Missouri Valley.
Charles /. Alexander and a number
of other Logan people started Thurs
day for Alberta, Canada, where they
will make their homes. Most of them
have taken up claims, the Canadian
government now giving land away to
settlers similarly to the western land in
this country.
Bows.
During the month of February the
four rural mail carriers going out of
Dows delivered 1928 pieces of mail and
brought into the Dows office 1852
pieces The cancellation of stamps on
the four routes amounted to $685., thus
increasing the receipts of the Dows
postoffice materially.
Webster City.
The Freeman Tribune says: 1.-The
shoe factory and machinery have been
sold at auction by Trustee Meller to
Jacob NJ. Funk for $4,000. The original
cost of the property was about $4,000
and it's purchase by Mr.. Funk probably
means the addition of a substantial
factory to Webster City.
Council Bluffs.
The recent washout of the Rock
Island crossing over the Platte river
has made 1t necessary to run the thru
trains over the Burlington from Lin
coin to this city. The company is also
stub train from this city to
Meadow, which is the station at the
Platte crossing, returning at once to
this city.
LeMars.
August Schwandt was acquitted OF
the charge of assaulting the little
daughter of Henry Oetlsin, in the dis
trict court, after a trial lasting two
days Schwandt's statement that the
child fell and injured itself was borne
out by the medical testimony. The
prisoner wept for joy when the verdict
was announced.
Spirit Lake.
Wednesday John Burmister let the
for plumbing the new hotel. C.
A. Masters. of Mankato, will put in the
water fixtures, having secured the con-
tract on bid of $1,417. Pond g. Hasey,
Of Minneapolis. will put in the heating
fixtures on y bid of $1.480. There were
Len bids submitted Heat will be fur
nished by the town.
Carson.
The town of Carson is now sure
10 have second bank. Articles OF in
corporation of the State Savings bank,
with $4,000 capital divided into 200
shares were filed yasterfIay The in