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

w aSnlnStOn THIS week anu VIII Speuu'
the congressional recess at home.
Wesley.
The World y .'Jim Delaney sold
thirty-twohead OF cattle to Hager & Nc
Corkle Saturday, for which he received
the snug sun of 81, $50"
Mason City.
1t is announced that the United States
Electric Protection Company, of Esther
VILE, has decided to locate here. It's
coming will bring six new families into
the city.
Boone.
Agent Thomas J.. Skidmore has re-
signed his position as local agent for the
C. & N. w. Company, after many years
of faithful service, ten or a dozen OF
which have been spent in u ely.
Dubuque.
The finance committee held a meeting
Friday morning at the city hall and
considered the question of the refunding
of S15,4 400 of miscellaneous bonds. 1t was
finally decided to advertise for bids for
the bonds.
West Bend.
According to the Advance, Mentor
Mcfarland reports that he Is doing
amazingly well with his telephone pro-
ject. Instead OF having to solicit peo-
pie to take shares applications are pour
ing in upon him for more than can be
used.
Fairfield.
A petition for divorce has been filed
in the office of the clerk of the court by
Lydia. A. Joy vs.. James L. Joy. The
parties were married in this city in 1878
and the plaintiff asks for a decree on
the ground Of cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
CenterviIle.
Three cases of beer seized last week
from Sam Hampton's place in South
Ce~nterville, and 1903 bottles of beer and
two and a half pints of whisky taken
from Lee Kinder's place on the same oc-
casion were tried and condemned in
Justice HeLderson's court Monday
morning.
Cedar Rapids.
The contractors in charge Of the large
buildings in the course OF erection in the
city are making good use of this mild
weather. There is a force of twenty
five men at work on the new Illinois
SeHtTdi lISiSHt uSpVS auo al
equal number on the new Pickering
building.
Davenport.
The Davenport Wooden Mills Com
pany has done a large business during
the year Just being brought TO a close.
The company has employed on an av-
Ierage Of from 125 to $50 persons dur
ing the year. Among other things the
company manufactured 100 blankets
for the government for use in he Philip
pines.
Mt. Pleasant.
c. G. Blodgett, after a careful exam
~ination of the peach buds on his lots and
Others in his part of town, makes the
unpleasant announcement that all Of
them are killed, 80 far as he examined.
a short peach crop next year.
He attributes 1t to the rain soaking the
buds just before the hard freeze Of
week before last.
4Museatine.
A deed with a large consideration was
filed in the Office OF the county recorder
on the 27th, wherein Miss Mira Hershey
conveys to James Healey 565 acres OF
land In townships a and 76. for the sum
of $S1, O15.40. The and Is located along
the right OF way OF the Milwaukee road
and this is the largest deed that has
been filed for some time.
.Creston.
The Fry boys have done the handsome
thing by their parents. They purchased
the Smith property on north hill and
gave the deed to the property to their
parents. This property is one Of the
incest in the city and II will be
attractive and valuable when the con-
templated improvements are made. The
Fry family will move into their new
home the first of the year.
.Aurelia.
The work Of painting the mammoth
barn of T. q. Wills farm, southwest Of
town, was completed recently. The car
penter work waa finished some four
weeks ago.. This is one of the largest
barns in the country. the dimensions be-
ing 62xs0 feet. The barn has three large
wings and about $4,000 shingles were
used in the construction OF the am It
will hold about sixty or seventy tons Of
hay. The barn cost over $1,000.
Burlington.
For some time past the grocery clerks
OF the city have been endeavoring to
secure a reduction in the humber of
their working hours. The employers
recognized the business of the demand.
and the general public will undoubtedly
endorse the action taken in conse-
quence. Beginning with the new year
all groceries in the city will close
promptly at $3.50 p. m, except on Satur-
days and on the evening of the Burling-
ton route pay day.
Waterloo.
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
have been decided upon in the case of
the failure CT the Y. Grahschied store,
which was closed here last Friday. The
proceedings will take place in both the
store at this place and at Webster City,
and will be in charge Of the referee in
bankruptcy at the latter place. Pend
ing the action Of this nature D. d.
Thompson has been agreed upon as re-
ceiver for the two stores. He is In
voicing the Waterloo stock. 1t is claim
ed the assets Of the concern In both
towns will not exceed $1,000 or So, 900 and
that the Liabilities will reach NEARLY $25,-
900.
Sioux City.
Mrs. Evelyn n. BeIden has written a
letter to Des Moines to ascertain whom
J.. A. Wheeler represents In a challenge
issued for a ebate with Mrs. Clara Bell
Brown. who is now in California. Des
Moines newspapers stated that j. A.
Wheeler had challenged Mrs. Brown
from Burlington and offered to pay for