Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-22
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Rockwell City.
1t is said the tame hay crop this year
lis heavier than ever before, some claim
the acre.
Ogden.
The Ogden Telephone Company this
season, so far has built thirty miles of
pole line and strung about seventy five
miles of wire.
Dows.
on a half acre of ground in north
Dows Fred Willis has dug forty bush
els of potatoes and says he still has 200
bushels TO harvest.
Estherville.
w H. Hodge has orders on hand for
twenty two binders and eighteen NOW
ers. Six men are busily engaged set
ting up machines this week.
Ames.
1t is understood that at least six
months vacation will be given by the
State College trustees to DR.. Beard
shear in which to recuperate.
Radcliffe.
Radcliffe now has fifteen real estate
|agents. one would think that such hot
competition would have a tendency to
reduce the price of land but it doesn't,
says the Signal.
Rockford.
Henry kohlstedt marketed load of
hogs here on Tuesday which brought
him cents or s134. 1t only takes a
few hogs to start a bank these days,
says the Register.
Greene.
Fred L. Mabee now has a permanent
position in the census office at Wash
ington, as he was sworn in under the
classified list on July L. About 500
|elerks were transferred to the classified
list.
Eldora.
The Herald prints half-tone cut
from a crayon drawing of the Carnegie
public library building. the excavatine
for the foundation of which is now be-
ing done under the direction of the con-
tractor.
Monticello.
The contract for installing the steam
heating plant in the high school build
ing was let, last Thursday, to dealer
lin Cedar Falls. His bid was s1,697 for
Everything complete, in accordance
with the specifications.
Fonda.
j. S. Stafford has sold his quarter
|section farm two miles southwest of
bein $11 pc racre. Mr. Stafford has
owned this land for ten years, paying
$50 per acre for it at that time.
Leon.
Work on the new school building is
progressing rapidly. AS high as eight
cen men have been employed on the
work. The front stone work and the
brick walls between the rooms of the
basement are almost completed.
OeIwein.
AS the business of the Oelwein post
office during the year ending June 80,
|19O2, was over the 100000, necessary to
|secure free delivery in the city, it is
probable that our mail Will be delivered
at the places of business and residences
within the next three months.
Cresco.
The potato bug has not been much
LIN evidence this season for the condi-
production of the potato. The yield of
the early crop is immense. one man
has expressed ii that there is not room
in the hills for the potatoes.
Williams.
Al last Williams is to have tele-
phone system. +. III. Martin, who owns
the Martin lines and has just acquired
the Mutual system at Des Moines has
been in town making preliminary ar
arrangements for the immediate con-
Istruction Of a local and rural system, in
connection with his long distance lines.
Boone.
Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Heaps, for the past number of
years We'll known and Very highly re-
lspected residents of the county, and
they may be called Boone people, bade
farewell to their friends and home
scenes here and departed for their ma
tive heath, old Scotland, this with the