Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-14

over twenty years since his previous
visit Mr.. wesco is not only one of tn.
worlds acknowledged great penmer
and professor of penmanship In the
leading college at Portland, Oregon
but is the manufacturer of the best vi
olin in America. His work in this line
| has given him worldwide reputa-
ton, as he has the endorsement Of
some Of the great violinists Of this ano
| foreign countries. His work is on ex-
hibition at the st. Louis Worlds Fab
which he had just attended.
Red Oak.
| The grain and stock judging asso-
citation recently organized held a meet
! ing at the court house Saturday after
noon, with about twenty farmers and
others present. The important question
Of raising funds to pay the expenses
of the proposed course was discussed
and the method of selling scholarships
at SO each adopted. A committee COM
posed of E. e. Hughes, v. d. Hoag and
w. w. Merritt was appointed to pre-
pare a form of certificate Of scholar
ship. The name decided on for the
course is 1.-The Southwestern Iowa
School Of instruction In the Growing
and Feeding of Corn and Live Stock. T"
Hubbard.
The town Of Hubbard is just now ex-
periencing quite prosperous era, and
business lots and business properties
are in active demand at good prices
The new postoffice building is now
practically completed and ready for oc-
cupancy. Arch Mossman has just pur-
chased the two vacant lots just east OF
the Peoples bank, and will soon cree
large double brick store building,
which. when completed will be per-
haps the finest business block in the
town. The work of excavating for the
cellar and foundations have already
been begun. The building will be occu-
pied by Messrs. Havens g. Rich.
Story City.
Roy Quinn accidently shot himself
thru the hand with revolver Tues
day. He was In corn field and in the
act of shooting a chicken, and in step
ping from one row to another tripped
over stalk and fell exploding the
cartridge, the bullet going clear thru
the left hand. The accident occurred
on the Charles Wier farm. The
Story City Drug Co. is moving par,
of it's stock Of goods to Ames this
week, where Mr.. Cagwin will open up
store in the Odd Fellows block. The
store at this place will be under Mr.,
LANDLORDS charge and is now owned by
Mrs. Dunning and Mr.. Landfor; Mr.
Cagwin having sold his interest in the
store at this place.
sibIey.'
The doors Of o. G. Fessler's slothing
store have been closed. Mr.. Fessler has
filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy
in the federal court at Sioux City ana
the stock will be turned over 10 his
creditors. 1t is claimed that the lab
bilities aggregate about $1,000, and as
sets, including stock, book accounts
and personal property, in all, ABOUT
$4,000. of which a portion is exempt.
The First National bank, Of Sibley, ana
David Alder & Sons, Of Milwaukee,
wholesalers, are among the principal
creditors. What disposition of the stock
will be made is not known. Mr. Fess-
Ter came here two years ago ana mas
had two years of bad crops. rms IS the
first bankruptcy case in Sibley Tor
many years.
Linn Grove.
On Wednesday Hans Halvorson, oil
Colfax, started work on the mill build
ing. OF all good things that ever nap.
pened this is certainly one. The mlll
property after having been in litigation
over four years, is now owned by ward
& Gleason, who have completed ar
rangements for the fixing up OF the
property which is in sad neglect. MI