Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-31

Bows.
George Kaiser bought $3.50 COW
at the late Shaffer sale at Hampton.
Hamburg.
An epidemic of measles prevails in
Hamburg.
Woodstock.
The Woodstock Telephone compan,
are putting on two sets of cross arms
on poles running west of town. making
it capable of carrying twelve lines
The heavy roads have made work slow
West Side.
Otto Brown met with an accident
Monday which may yet prove serious
and result in the loss of an eye. He
found an old powder horn and got
too close to it with a, match and an ex-
plosion followed.
Holland.
A telephone company has been
formed by farmers living north of Hol-
land. The line will begin at the p
De Grote farm and run southeast and
then south connecting here with the
Colfax line.
Aigona.
Hugh Smith who has for several
months past been the foreman Of the
Algona Advance has been promoted
TO the editorship of that valued
paper and took charge OF his new du-
ties last week.
Lemigh.
Professor Backus, who has been prin-
cipal of the Lehigh schools for the past
two years, and who was elected to the
/ Co. 49,, i,,p hos
handed his resignation to the school
board here and will accept the one
rendered him by the board at Bancroft.
Iowa.
Harlan.
One of the encouraging facts for Har-
Ian is that not only it's gas engine
works but the Deem Loom factory, the
Harlan roller mills, the Harlan cream
cry and Cigar factory and brick yards
are all doing a large and growing bust
ness. Harlan is waking up to her pos
sibilities and reaching out for more
manufacturing industries.
Yorktown.
The dwelling house on Mrs. e. ].
Sieberts farm burned to the ground
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Hammer had
gone to Essex when the fire caught in
the upper part of the house and the
house was all ablaze befort 1t was
noticed. But very little Of the house
hold goods were saved. There was
5000 insurance on the building.
Rowan.
While packing a barrel of dressed
turkeys for shipment to Chicago few
days ago, j. B. McKinstry lost his gold
ring. 1t afterward appeared to Jap, In
trying to think Of where he would be
likely to find it, that it might have been
lost in the barrel He addressed letter
to the commission merchant to whom
he had consigned the turkeys and the
reply brought the ring.
Grundy Center.
Charles Hodge has rendered his res
ignation as carrier on Route 2. The
resignation will have to be made thirty
days before it can go into effect unless
the governor holds an examination and
appoints successor at an earlier date.
Mr.. Hodge intends to take up better
paying work and until he gets his re-
lease he will substitute Jas. Upton to
carry his mail part of the time.
DoIliver.
Miss Lena Ports and Thomas c..
Piers were married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Ports,
March %. Mr.. Piers is a lumberman
at Geddes, North Dakota, and was
formerly mayor of Dolliver. Mr.. j. j.
Ports, father of the bride. is manager
of the big ranch Of e. e. Ellsworth's
near Dolliver,, and is well known to
Hardin county people, having been a
resident of Iowa Falls.
Hepburn.
The Savings Bank of Hepburn was
organized last Tuesday with the fol-
lowing stockholders: VIM. Hartstack.
j. X. Sunderman, r. l.. Strickland, C..
NJ Taylor. Frank Otte. w. j. Williams.
James Pollock, Henry Sleeve, August
Johnson, Geo. Sim, John Williams, c..
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