Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-01

position in Grundy Center schools with
an increased salary over what is being
lpaid in our schools. The board re-
lieved her of her obligations and she
departed Wednesday for her new field
of work.
Bows.
Oscar Slime struck flowing well on
his farm near town Gin Wright county,
which sends stream six feet high.
The pressure is strong enough to pipe
water to all parts Of his house and
barn.
james Winslow has forty acres of
cats in shock which he will not touch
with threshing machine. He Will
feed the grain to his mich cows
Sioux City.
II. p. Lockwood Thursday closed the
sales of a township of his Colorado
lands, to w. c. Stuttslager state rep
lresentative, John Auracher, banker and
+. Walmer, of Lisbon, Ia. A township
includes 1880 acres and, while Mr..
| Lockwood declines to state the con-
lsideration, it was not under $4,000.
This is the second township of these
lands Mr.. Lockwood has sold recently,
a syndicate headed by John Scott hav-
ing made an equally large purchase.
Cedar Falls.
President Seerley's Office at the nor
NAL has been newly frescoed and made
attractive for those that spend much
time during the school year in these
rooms. The clerical force has all re-
turned and taken UP the duties that
pertain to the successful operation of a
school like the Iowa State Normal. The
outlook for the school year is most
promising. President Seerley is ex-
pected home Monday from a pleasant
recreation in northern Michigan.
Titonka.
While up in North Dakota last week
Price Cunningham took up a hOme-
stead and purchased $40 acres adjoin-
ing his homestead, paying 50 per acre.
His homestead is situated near Hano-
YER, n. D., and the land purchased is
small chunk off of the big bunch of
lands that a. ID. Clarke of Algona owns
Iup north. Mr.. Cunningham speaks we'll
of that section of North Dakota and
seems to think that it will be great
place to make money In the farming
business in no distant day. He is pre-
pairing to move up this fall.
lndianola.
Dave Willis of Perry was in town
Tuesday looking for horse thieves, and
furnished Sheriff Hodson with informa-
ton which led to the arrest of three
horsemen at the fair grounds. Willis
| claimed two horses had been stolen
nd 6o1 1l.3i 10 10
| here and found eight head in posses
sion of the men when arrested. The
| parties were given hearing before
them taken to Dallas county for triad.
1t is thought that all the horses were
lstolen save one, a race horse estimated
to be worth $500.
Humboldt.
The other morning w. G. Johnston
saw a dog worrying his sheep. 1t had
one down and proceeded to eat its
ears off. He was not close enough to
identify the dog, but at once began a
tour of inspection about Humboldt
He at length met dog answering the
description, that was covered with
blood. and after legal advice killed it
hand was rewarded by finding the brass
ltags from his sleeps ears in the ami
mails stomach. The sheep ,hat was
killed was imported from Europe and,
cost $500. 1t was an expensive kill;
says the Republican.
Sac City.
S. II. Humphries, who recently re-
turned from England, his native coun-
try, makes the surprising statement
thlt fa Lar in, 0f no
fertile and easily tillable localities is
no higher now in that country tlRn in
Iowa, says the Sun The price oSfarm
lands and the annual rental required
has fallen off one-half since he left
that country for America. A good
sized farm, with which he was familiar
| IN his boyhood, containing arabic and
meadow land, sold about the time of his
visit for SIS an acre. Crops are good
there, he says one field that he recalls
having wheat that would make forty
bushels to the acre. The land is well
cared for, a crop of wheat usually be-
ing raised only every third year on the
same tract, which lies fallow one year
lin three. He thinks that the general
conditions in that country are much
better than they are generally supposed
! to be by our people. Common labor is
mot so we'll compensated as in America,
T but is; much better paid than when
/ Mr.. Humphries first left that country
| for this. Skilled labor is we'll COM
pensated and the skilled laborers are
as busy and prosperous as in America.
The manufacturers say that they are
making no money. but that they are
keeping their men at work in hope that
Things will take more favorable
turn.