Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-07

4 evening service was quarterly meeting
The presiding elder drove about twenty
miles through the rain to reach his APP
pointment, and preached a sermon that
will not be soon forgotten by those
present.
Wesley.
Will Dantzer left two ears of corn at
the World office last Thursday evening
/ which would have been out of the way
of frost by this time had they been left
| on the stalks. The ears were taken
| from a field of thirty acres planted on
the 9th day of May and most of the
field will he secure from frost in an
other week. He says that his stalks are
not as large as some exhibited, but the
ears on his will weigh almost as much
of the taller stalks.
Anes.
| Tuesday afternoon Layton Ramey
was severely cut on the hand While
working at the Robinson saw mills He
was standing near the machinery TAX
ing away the culls when the saw ran
into a sprinter throwing pieces into the
air one of which struck Ramey near
the thumb with such force that it tore
thru the feshy part of the hand be-
tween the thumb and first finger. 1t
tore cash nearly two inches and
raised the skin on the opposite side of
the hand.
New Hartford.
J. w. Plummer & Son have made an
assignment for the benefit of their
creditors. The assignment was made
last Saturday and G. r. Harmon was
named assignee. An inventory of the
stock has been taken, but what dispo-
sition will be made of it depends upon
the creditors 1t is understood that the
assets exceed the liabilities, so that the
creditors of the firm will be paid in
full. Messrs. Plummer & Son have
been in the business In New Hartford
for quite a number of years, and their
failure has caused considerable sur
prise in the community.
Hampton.
c. G. Shafer is having built a two
story addition to his residence west of
the fair grounds. When completed he
will have a large and commodious
home, 3Sx48 feet in dimensions and two
stories high for the most part, with oak
floors and finishing throughout The
building will be modern in every way,
with electric lights, hot and cold water,
furnace heat and large vegetable cell
ar. With his numerous buildings for
stock, machinery and vehicles, Mr..
Shafer can be safely said to have the
very best of model farm improvements
and conveniences.
Story City.
G. E. Llewellyn, special agent Of
rual free delivery was in Story City
last week looking over the mail routes
and making preparation Tor the carry
ing Of mail to about twenty live addi-
tional families by the rural carries. In
case the new system is established
nearly all the farmers in the county
will be on the rural mail routes.
Although the routes will not be extend
ed for a few families nor will the car
riers be required to travel an extra mile
for one family, the system will be
complete as possible. The establishing
of the system is not vet ABSOLUTELY GER
tain but the present propects are very
favorable.
Swea City.
The Kelly ranch" in Eagle township |
is preparing for great Improvements
another season. Jasper Thompson.
president of the Iowa Northern Land
Company, is on the grounds personally
the Improvements /
which include q foundation under the
Dig house, blowing for the planting OF