Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-08
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Story City.
The Emmanuel congregation has de-
cided to build fire parsonage THE
summer. 1t will be in the vicinity OF
the church, says the Messenger.
Ogden.
Southeast Marcy township. south of
Ogden, has developed a dozen cases OF
smallpox and a dozen or more resi-
dences are under quarantine, according
to the Ogden Reporter
Sigourney.
Two Keokuk county farmers lost
seventeen head of cattle in two days
from eating dry corn fodder. The
small stomach was $50 packed with the
food that the organ could not perform
its functions.
Oelwein.
1t now seems to be an assured fact
that three rural mail routes will be
established from this city to begin
operations March l. They have been
delayed some time, but will be de-
sirable contamination for the farmers
living along the routes.
Madrid.
On Wednesday of this week c. L.
Lucas closed a deal on the G. NJ. Dyer
farm miles northwest of Madrid
The farm consists of 267 acres and
the price was s37.5o per acre amount
ing to a little over $4,000. w. F
Greenley was the purchaser.
Boone.
j. H Burghart has gone to Mex
leo, via Chicago sent there by an
TO IN
tain mining interests possessed by
them. Mr.. Burghart is recognized as
q mining expert and his services are
in demand. He spent fifteen years in
the Colorado gold fields and at one
time owned mine which has since
sold for 100000.
AckIey.
Several parties have been In the
city within the week making the
claim to farmers that they could pur-
chase the best general purpose horse
for $75. Horses in this market are
not being sold at any such figure; or
binary horses may sell for SIS, but
the farmers surrounding Ackley are
not allowing the wool to be drawn
over their eyes with any such talk as
this, says the World.
Sioux City.
Mrs. Thomas Gibbons and young
daughter, of this city. on Wednesday
We're recovering from the effects of an
encounter with coal gas during the
early morning. Mr.. Gibbons awoke at
3 o'clock and smelled gas, which cama
from the coal stove. He found his
daughter UNCONSCIOUS and limp and his
wife weak from breathing the poison
Gus gas. He worked over them three
hours before bringing them back to
consciousness.
Perry.
One evening recently the little two
ar-old son of Harry Hollis swallowed
a key. DIR. Ross was summoned, but
could do nothing as the danger of
choking was passed, the little fellow
having swallowed the key and it had
reached the stomach. The key waa
a brass one and belonged to a small
alarm clock. AT present the boy ap-
pears none the worse for having thu
key within him. and it is hoped that
no serious results will follow.
Fonda.
The Times reports that the people
of Fonda were greatly surprised last
Sunday to learn that genuine case
of smallpox had been developed III
town. They also regretted to learn
that Mrs. w. A. Henderson of tho
Iowa House, was the sufferer. Mrs
Henderson had been i'll for some time
with lung trouble. On Saturday the
disease so dreaded by every one de-
veloped unmistakable symptoms. The
health officers took precautionary steps
to check a spread of the disease by
placing the house under quarantine.
Fairfield.
Saturday morning about o'clock
while n. r. Humphrey was In build
Ing near his pond just east Of the city
his team outside manifested consider
able fright. In looking for the cause