Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-17
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Sloan.
one of the largest real estate deals in
this section of the state has just been
completed near Sloan. The old Clough
farm. consisting of $50 acres. has been
sold for $25O00 which means that the
land brought on an average OF $40 an
acre.
Messrs. A. and F. Kubitschek, of
Perry, have arrived in town prepare
tory to taking over the Bronson furnl-
ture store which they recently pur-
chased. They have already received
their household goods and will per-
manently locate in a few days
Fl. Dodge.
j. w. Cullerton, who has formerly
had charge of the track, bridges and
buildings on the Virginia u southwest
ern railroad, has arrived in the city
Ito assume charge of the ballast trains
and track laying crews for the Mason
City & Fort Dodge railroad company.
on the new Omaha branch of the Great
Western.
Bows.
The following shipments of stock
were made from Dows last Sunday:
Cal Huey, four cars of cattle; Smith d.
Bennett, two cars of hogs; j. G..
Schwieger one car of hogs; A. P. Mil
lett, one car of hogs. The stock was ac-
companied to the city by A. A. Smith,
Cal Huey, Louis Schwieger and Mr..
Millett.
Odeboit.
William Kuehl, of this township
mourns the loss of three fingers of his
left hand He was hauling corn while
satisfied with the way they were get
ting along, undertook to show them
how to run the shelter. His hand
caught in the cogs at the first pass and
was badly mutilated.
Emmetsburg.
A movement is on foot to organ
ize rural telephone company for
Palo Alto county, the system to be
owend by the farmers who wish the
use of phones. These companies are
being very successfully operated in
other counties. A meeting for the
furtherence of this plan held at En-
metsburg on Saturday, March 18th.
Manson.
Dan DeHaven was thrown from a
horse at the Main street livery barn
last Saturday afternoon and the animal
fell upon his left leg, breaking both
bones short off just above the ankle
He was starting out after bunch of
cattle and was just riding out of tho
barn. He turned the horse short on
the cement pavement and the animal
slipped and fell with the above re-
suit.
keosauqua.
Word has been received that Mrs
Henrietta NJ. Carr, of Milton, widow of
at one time represented this county
in the Legislature, is dead. The fun
eral service was held Saturday after
noon. The deceased is sister of Mrs
NJ S. Wilson, of Keosauqua. The
deceased left an estate worth about
$4,000. which will be divided between
her brothers and sisters as she left
no children surviving her.
Britt
Chas Miller, of this place, is making
an experiment on his farm north of
town the result of which will be
watched for with interest. The land
on which he is making the experiment
is very low and wet He now has
drillers at work, making deep Well,
which he expects to sink not less than
$50 to 900 feet. When the well is
completed, he will run tile into it on
the theory that the well will take just
as much water as it will give.
Mt. Pleasant.
AT Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, temperance
town, q so-called lodge has been or
ganized with a ten cent life insurance
attachment. the sole purpose of which
is to secure intoxicating liquors for
the members The lodge belongs to
the Kansas Utopia Association" hav
ing originated in Kansas to evade its
prohibitory law. The keeper of this
lodge, Ed Deal by name. hands out
liquor to members as they call for it.
There is talk of testing the legality OF
his methods in the courts.
EstherviIle.
Mrs. Dwight Adams and Mrs. A. B.
Anderson We're out soliciting for the
A. O. U. w. dance to be held by the
lodge. AS they We're near the NJ. g.. ST.
l.. depot in the latter part of the after
noon the team became frightened at
a train and started to run. Both
ladies were thrown out of the buggy.
Mrs. Anderson was not hurt but Mrs.
Adams had the misfortune to break
her arm just above the elbow Mrs.
Adams was taken to the Anderson
Hospital, and is doing nicely.
Clinton.
Thru the efforts put forth by the
Clinton Commercial club the George
White Buggy company is now assured
to the citizens of Clinton, and will in
the near future to one of the city's
industries. Secretary Marvin Gates
of the club has succeeded in disposina
of three hundred shares of 500 each
which assures the change of location
of the factory from Rock Island where
1t has been located the past five years,
TO Clinton. The location will be de-
cided upon in the near future.
LeMars.
DIR. Cole. who sued Plymouth county
for $500 for medical services rendered
To a smallpox patient at the detention
hospital last fall and whose bill was
rejected by the board of supervisors at
their last meeting, won his case in the
district court for the full amount of his
claims. Ii will be remembered that the
local board of health made an agree
3nrnt with DIR. Cole to take care of
smallpox patients at the detention hos
pital last October when the man Harry
Jones was stricken with the disease
and agreed to allow him $500 for his
services.