Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-03
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Story City.
The Herald understands that An
drew johnson and ole Donhowe will
erect fine dwellings in Story City this
spring.
Gladbrook.
According to the Northern, cupid
got in his work Wednesday, as five
weddings were held within bricks
throw OF this city.
Extra.
Last Sunday the Y. M. c. A. ap-
pointed committees to see If some OF
the Sabbath dissertations at the depot
can not be stopped.
Beaman.
AS reported by the Bee, the bronco
sale last Saturday, was not success
financially; the lowest price was Il
cents and the highest was $40.
Iowa Falls.
Thomas Clayton has returned from
the south and will have sale and
move to Louisiana. Miss Mary Clay
ton remained in the south and her
health is reported much improved.
keokuk.
The city of Keokuk has been sued
for $4,000 by Mrs. Carolina Lafeber, of
511 Carroll street. She claims the edge
of her two lots was cut off in grading
the street and damaged to the extent
named.
Coon Rapids.
Q. W. Carpenter has bought the
George Wells farm of 239 acres, paying
s45 an acre for 1t. The Enterprise says
he will soon be one of the richest farm
ers in the county. as he is already of
this locality.
Audubon.
The real estate offices are very busy.
The largest number of real estate
transfers and of loans have been arr
ranged to take effect March /, that
have ever before been arranged for any
one time in the history of the county
Hampton.
K. II. Klaus sold his farm Of 900 acres
in Lac Qui Parle county, Minnesota,
Monday to representative of the
Lund Land Agency. He has owned
this farm about two years and sells II
at an advance Of S1,7OO over what ha
paid for 1t.
Ute.
The Independent, whose publisher,
mysteriously disappeared recently, has
this to say: Men may come and men
may go but the Independent goes on
forever. The paper is at present I'M
der the management of A. C. Jacobson
of Onawa, who will keep 1t up to the
highest standard Of newspaper art"
Conrad.
The Record reports that one of the
finest cars of horses ever shipped from
this station was shipped to Chicago
Tuesday by Jim Fisher. The load was
special lot of heavy draft horses
selected with a view of supplying the
fine trade in that kind of animals. One
team cost Mr.. Fisher over five hundred
dollars
Waterloo.
Clarence Stutson and I. J. Johnson,
two farmers living short distance
northeast of Cedar Falls. while driving
across the Illinois Central tracks in
that city Thursday afternoon were
struck by passenger train, their
horses killed, their rig demolished, but
themselves miraculously escaped al
most unlnJured.
Rockford.
The Register asserts that potatoes
are bound to drop. as many are being
held in the hope of realizing a fancy
price. We predict that seed potatoes
will not be over twenty-five cents
per bushel when planting time comes.
9 - One of the horses went at Sl53
at the Ruggles sale on Tuesday. while
chickens went at So cents and roostera
ut s1.o5.
Red Oak.
Rev. G. l.. Smith closed his work as
pastor of the Congregational church
last Sunday, when he preached his
sermon, and next Sunday he
Will begin his work as pastor of tho
Congregational church at Newton. He
will not move his family just yet, not
until the parsonage is ready for them.
His work of more than four years has
made him many friends in Red Oak
Anamosa.
Mr.. George Saum has purchased a
240-acre farm near Tullahoma, Coffee
Tenn, about seventy miles
son has shown us Il sample of wheat
iHal Weili lNcitlS tight sbuS!ielS u l}le
acre on this plantation. White Gourd
seed corn that yielded forty bushels per
acre, and sweet potatoes that turned
out 400 bushels per acre. The farm cost
$3.50 per acre.
Nevada.
The II. c. I.owrey imported horse
sale Wednesday was well attended and
the horses brought good prices. There
We're about a hundred outside buyers
present from the states Dakota Min
and Iowa. This was the largest |
sale of the county this season. ac
cording to the Journal, the total |
amount being over $4,000. The horses
sold all the way from $1,000 to 1880 /
averaging s1,25o each. The mares
averaged about $3.50 each and one
span sold for $500.
Waterloo.
Waterloo's new Melan arch concrete
bridge across the Cedar river from.
East Fourth to Bridge street, when
will be the finest munich
pal and county bridge in the state of
Iowa, according to the Reporter. The
structure without the paving and ce
ment sidewalks will cost $53,174, and
with these additions will represent an
expenditure of practically $4,000. The
Marsh Bridge Company, Of Des Moines,
will build it. OF this amount the coun-
~ pays $4,000, the city assuming the
of $4,000. There will not