Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The D0ings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
--Y0ur Old Home.

Falls looks especially promising. The
rainfall Was about the same, but the
elevation is greater and the superi'uous
water ran off. His farm is about thirty
five miles northwest of Sioux Falls. and
! he states that conditions We're never
more favorable in that vicinity tor a
bumper crop.
Webster City.
Emil I'll. Hanssler of this city re-
Gently received a formal notice OF al
low;nce OF his application for letters
patent on a portable saw mill. MIR.
llanssler's invention has proved Il great
success. He has used one in this part
of the country quite extensively and
With good results. pleasing all OF his
patrons thoroughly With his machine.
Rake.
Tore Sandum and his hoys brought
fourteen hogs here to market ana re-
Iceiver $3o3. 10. and Edward Honstad
brought one for which he received
$3.50 1t appears as tho hogs were in
la race With real estate, says the Reg
lister The contract for build
ing the NJ. T.. church in Rake has been
Sept. y.
Stanhope.
The gentlemen who have been ar
ranging to build the two new telephone
lines into town from the southeast have
completed all their plans and orsiered
the material. and the work of construc-
tion will begin as son as the first ship
ment of poles arrives. These viii be
the two best equipped rural lines in
this section of the state, as the Stock
holders have decided to purchase the
finest material which money can buy.
West Bend.
AS AN instance of the fertility Of the
soil in these parts and the excellence
of this years crops the Advance notes
that Martin I5onsetter is moving the
crop of tame hay raised on his patch
of ground in Wrights addition 1t is
yielding about two and one-half tons
per acre and brings $3.50 per ton in the
windrow. Mr.. Bonsetter paid $40 per
acre for that land and it is yielding q
good rate of interest on the purchase
price.
Fort Dodge.
There was never greater danger of
IL typhoid fever epidemic in the city
than now" remarked a Fort Dodge
physician lately. The reason is that
there are hundreds of cellars all over
the city which We're filled With water
during the recent heavy rains. and in a
good many instances the water is not all
out yet. This especially the case in the
east end of town, where the water from
the Litchtield tract caused 50 much
damage a few weeks ago.
Coon Rapids.
The incorporators and stockholders
of the new telephone exchange met
Tuesday evening and took definite ac-
ition toward building the new system
100000 was subscribed in stock. and
by men of responsibility, so that the
new exchange is 4 sure go A. Hurts.
who will have charge of the consuruc-
ton in a general way is already receiv-
ing estimates on poles, and will order
them at once. Wire and phones will
soon follow and in Il little While the
people will be receiving telephone SER
vice at about half the present rates. to-
gether with first class service. Sixty
three phones have already been spoken
for and it is believed that by the time
the new system is ready for operation
q hundred phones will have been con-
tracted for. AT so cents a month for
residence and 10 cents for stores, al
most any one can afford phone, says
the Enterprise.
Boone.
There WAS q special meeting of the
council at 1850 Friday afternoon. called
for the purpose of taking action rela-
tive to the Illegal operation of certain
saloons. The call was read by the clerk
TO all members of the council except
Mention and Wells and action was TAX
en- at once. Evidence was produced
which showed that the saloon which
has been operated under a license
granted to Mr. Gerllin had been open on
legal holidays, Sundays, after hours.
liquor was being sold to habitual
|drunkards, minors and some Of the
most fragrant violations oil the lnulct
We're sold contrary TO law We're on eN
hibition and used rs evidence in the
lease which was argued pro and con for
Il considerable time Recently the coun-
Gil constituted six Of its members into
a committee to warn the saloon men to
observe the law. Some of the saloons,
lit is said, ignored the council and this
particular action and the revocation of
this license is the direct outcome The
officers were ordered to close the Ger
kin saloon and it was promptly exc