Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
MARSHALL COUNTY
NEWS Of INTEREST
T.-R. Correspondents Furnish
Big Grist Of News Items
For County Readers
SOME IMPORTANT FARM SALES
A. r. Miller, Of Taylor Township, Sells
to Mrs. Mary Hull 1870 Acres at
$137.5o-I. L. NesIey of Liscomb
Township, Purchases Fourteen Acres
South of MarshalItown at S265.

T.-R. correspondents furnish another
big grist of county news this week, OF
general interest to all who have an &C
quaintance turnout the various COM
munities, or to those who have once
made their home in Marshall. Two inn
nortant farm sales are included in the
news Of the week.
A. r Miller Of Taylor township, has
sold to Mrs. Mary Hull part Of the
old DR.. Enoch Lewis farm, that breaks
the record for farm sales in that part
OF the county. The land brought
s1W;50 per acre. l. L. Negley of the
North Star neiehborhood, Liscomo
township, has purchased Of John Ar
,nour fourteen acres two miles south
OF Marshalltown at $255 per acre
From LeGrand comes the inforlna-
t,nn to the effect that the mill dam
of Hammond & Son, part OF which
was carried out by the high water last
spring, is to be repaired as soon as the
stase OF water will permit. The Keen
district school, southwest OF Leerana'
| is to be disbanded this year and the
pupils sent to the public schools OF
LeGrand.
Cattle shipments at Rhodes were
| numerous this week, eleven car loaus
having been sent to the Chicago mar
ket in one day.
| Other items Of interest, CLASSIFIED by
towns. townships and communities,
| follow:
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.
| August 29.-Gertrude and ernest
| Ford, who have been spending the
summer here at the home of their UNI
Gle, Thomas Reese. returned Wednes-
| day to their home in Chicago.
| The highest priced farm deal ever
made in this vicinity was closed this
| week, when A. r. Miller sold to Mrs.
| Mary Hull 100 acres at $l37.5O per
acre. The land was formerly part
OF the DR.. Lewis farm. w. T. Cough
| son-in-law of the purchaser, will take
charge of the place next spring. Mr..
| Miller will sell his personal property
| this fall and then look about for
new location.
= Mrs. w. r. Renner was in Waterloo
| a part of last week In attendance at
the. camp meeting Of the Church OF
| God.
/ Messrs. Daniel Baldwin and John
Bogue both brothersin-law Of G. S.
| Winslow, were visitors at the home
of the latter Tuesday.
| Mrs. Kenneth Arney and baby are
visiting at w. H. Arney's.
| Miss Charlotte Steffens, who lived at
| J.. C. Lloyd's for several years, is here
| for visit.
Burt Stewart, son of Alva T. Stew
art, returned to Arnes yesterday to
resume his school work in Iowa State
College.
LISCOMB.
| August &C. M. Propst and fam
| ily moved to Marshalltown Thursday,
| where they will reside.
MRS. E. M Lincoln is acting in the
/ capacity of cashier of the bank this
week, Mr.. Orsdale being absent.
Mrs. Tom Meekins and children re-
turned from visit with relatives in
st. Anthony, Friday, and will soon de-
part for Portland, Ore, where Mr..
Meel5ins has been working during the
summer.
Miss Vera Fields, of Marshalltown,
paid visit to her aunt, Mrs. j. B.
| Sweet, this week.
| One hundred and fifteen tickets were
! sold at the depot here to those who
went to view the wonders Of the cir
Gus Tuesday.
| Thomas Culp and family, who have
been enjoying a two weeks outing at
different points, returned home on
Friday.
+, Miss Roxy Early went to Des Moines
Saturday evening, where she will work
during the season with the lady in
! whose millinery establishment she was
engaged last year. Before beginning
work she will visit in Chicago for a
week with a party of friends.
4 Lee Cunningham who was visiting
Liscomb friends for several days, re-
turned to Radcliffe Friday
| Union services were held in the Grace
| Reformed church Sunday evening, Rev.
| Oviatt preaching. The union meetings
will continue during September.
Mrs N. A. Middleton returned from
a short visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Gid Kersey, at Marshalltown Tues
day.
Miss Belle Scott, who has been work.
ing on the Radcliffe Sentinel for a year,
visited home folks for week, return
| ing to Radcliffe Sunday.
Rolla Stout and Hazel Barber, with
a number of other young people, were
entertained at the D. B. Elliott home.
Sunday.
Albert Meade and wife, Of Iowa
City, were the guests Of the ]. L. Meade
family here Sunday. Mr.. Meade was
on his way to Council Bluffs, where he
will teach in the department of phys
les in the schools in that city,
Miss McCrll, of Albion, was visit
ing at the Phillip Heifner home Sun
day.
Miss Roxy Bueghly is making prep
arations to attend school at Drake Uni
versity the coming year.
Miss Lowe Boyd will teach her first
term of school in Grundy county this
| fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Clark are in To-
ledo, called by the serious illness of
Mr. Clark's sister, Mrs. E. c. Phillips.
! Mrs. Maude Ulery Arthurs, of Min
neapolis, who has been visiting her
mother for a few weeks, returned to
her home Thursday
The Cemetery association has made
plans for an apron sale, to be held in
! September.
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