Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


Medals.
Mrs. Rose Martin has recently sold
her 12O-acre farm lying east of town,
at SIS per acre.
Cedar Rapids.
Papers were received by the chief
clerk on Thursday morning promoting
Samuel Teskey and George I. Liudell
clerks in Cedar Rapids and Sioux Falls
r. P. o., from class at $1,000 to class
A at $1,000.
Odebolt.
John N. Schmitz is making quite ex-
tensive improvements to his bank
building on the corner of Second and
Maple streets. He is putting in q fine
fire proof bank vault, besides other i'm
provements.
Somers.
Henry Syler was arrested last Thurs
day by a deputy game warden and ia
ken before Justice Martin, who as
sessed a fine of $50 and costs, amount
in gto $26.5O, the minimum penalty for
shipping game outside the state.
Garden Grove.
Mrs. Mary Perigo came to town last
Friday to have her pension voucher
made out once more. If this lady lives
until next October she will have lived
100 years. From the way she got in and
out of the buggy last Friday she gives
that.
Nicola.
Sam Reichart and Pat Buckley were
each fined SIS and costs by Mayor Rob-
ertson for being drunk and disorderly
last night. Reichart was again ar
rested and fined for the same offense.
Mayor Robertson has taken decided
stand against rowdism and drunken
ness and says such exhibitions of law
lessness must cease.
Wellsburg.
The chickens are doing their share
of laying in this time of the year, If
it is safe to judge from the number of
eggs that the farmers are bringing in to
town now. Last Saturday was the
banner egg day Of the season, one of
our merchants on that day taking in
10000 eggs. enough to feed the entire
town for several weeks.
Onawa.
]. w. clearinghouse, formerly OF Ma
pleton, has commenced suit against
Peter Lamp and +. Griffin of Mapleton,
to recover on an attachment bond and
asking for $4,000 and an attorney fee
for $3.50. Katherine Myers, of
Mapleton, has filed suit for divorce
from her husband, William Myers, al
leging cruel and inhuman treatment.
Alden.
Judson Barhite, south Of town, is
planning to own the largest barn in the
township. H. B. Newton has been en-
ployed on the construction of the foun-
dalton and informs us that the ground
are 50xS0, with 30-foot
posts. With the "one story" additions
to be placed along the sides, Mr.. Bar
hite will have considerable barn
room.
Thompson.
Matt Anderson had a runaway ex-
perience Saturday evening that cost
him a broken arm. He was driving
home from town with spirited team
and was only a few rods from home
when the team started to run and Matt
left arm broken above the elbow. The
horses ran into wire fence and one
of them was badly cut up.
Denison.
The new fixtures for the Denison
postoffice are expected to arrive the
latter part of this week and will be in
stalled at once. The patrons have been
given their new box numbers. 80
AS nothing has been heard from Jas
per Woodland, the young man who dis
appeared several days ago, Mrs. Wood
and is disposing of his property in the
barber shop at private sale.
Odcbolt.
G. ]. Freese has applied for patent
on straw baler, and many who have
examined his designs think he has de-
vised an invention that will be valua-
BILE. He expects to have working
model constructed and is disposing of
shares in the project in order to secure
funds for the experiment. The baler is
from the thresher and bale it securely
With wire.
Schleswig.
April John Able, highly respected
citizen, died at his home northwest of
own of lung fever. Deceased was one
If the first settlers in this vicinity,
coming here in 1878. His remains We're
aid at rest at the Lutheran cemetery
1t Grant on Tuesday. The church was
Unable to hold the crowd of neighbors
md friends who had gathered to pay
heir respects for the deceased and to
lssist at the last sad rites.
:ldora.
After period of over forty years a
ost medal which belonged to James
3ruch, bugler in the Michigan cav
Try, who resides north of Eldora, has
been found on battlefield in Virginia
md returned to it's owner. Mr.. Bruch
to the Fifth Michigan cavalry
company and was in some of the hard
st fought battles of the civil war. He |
ost the medal during an engagement |
With the enemy and 1t was picked up /
" colored boy few days since, and
IS Mr.. Bruch's name was thereon in |
cribed the postmaster of Markham