Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-06

Oa0tfus
James Hutchinson, who works for
John Saar, Jr., husked 1876 bushels OF
corn Monday and had the last load
weighed by $40 p. m. This breaks
the record in this locality.
Rock Falls.
Miss Edith Krug began the winter
term of school in District No. Mon
day. Miss Nan Wilkins, who had to
resign on account of Ill health. has
gone to Kansas City to be at home
with her mother.
Sheffield.
The Citizens and Sheffield banks are
having new lighting plants Installed
this week. There will be three lamps
in each bank. The plants are the best
made and are manufactured by the
F. p. Lighting company
Ft. Dodge.
ii. p. Spencer who will occupy one
OF the new store buildings in the
Loom1s Oleson block, on Tenth street
and Central avenue, with motion
picture theater, is rapidly getting the
place in shape. An elevated floor is
being put in, and it is expected the
PldSC. VIII NC opCAA W shO EuOAAS W
the middle of. next week..
Des Moines.
One of the questions to come before
the meeting of the State High School
association will be that of frightening
the time of foot ball games from TWEEN
ty minute halves to twenty five min
ute halves Under the present rules Of
the association, unless both teams will
agree to longer time, twenty min
utes is all that can be played This,
under the rules of the new game is
rather short.
CentervilIe.
The little city Of Exline, five miles
south of Centerville, furnishes the SEN
sation for Appanoose county in the
elopelnent of Mrs. Thomas Cline with
James Grimes, while the woman's
husband was at work at the mines.
Mrs Cline left a mere babe with =
sister. stating she was going to town
to d. some shopping. She met her
lover, James Grimes. and they got a
livery rig and drove to Centerville,
taking the Iowa Central train north.
Waterloo.
The new spur tracks leading to the
turn table at the roundhouse have
been completed and the dead engines
including those which were in the
wrecks at Broadway crossing and
Dyersville, have been placed on these
tracks until room can be made for
them in the round house. At the pres
ent time there are twenty-one engines
undergoing repairs in the shops and
Sc company is still hampered in prop
erly handling the heavy freight traf-
fic on account Of lack of sufficient
motive power.
creston.
v. F.. Miller. Corning auctioneer,
is short 5000 as the result of a nap
in room at the Victoria hotel in this
city. He filed claims against parties
on the alleged charge Of having had
about that sum taken from his trous-
ers which were hanging in the room
while he slept. The parties were re-
leased, as nothing was found on their
persons to hold them to the charge.
No other clue has been found to the
theft, but it is thought sneak thieves
must have entered the room by get
ting. over the transom.
Sioux City.
Assisted by small dam and the
natural slope of the land, the Floyd
river has cut 81 new channel for itself
in East Sioux City, and the Davis
tract has gained a considerable addi-
ton for land where once there was
only water and mud. VIM. Gordon, who
manages this property, is considering
plan for filling the old channel and
making quite I'm additional acreage to
the tract. He estimates it will take
not less than 100000 yards of dirt to
make this fill. but believes the job will
pay handsomely in the long run. Ne
yotiations are now in progress be-
tween Mr.. Gordon and firm of lead
ing railroad contractors looking to-
sard letting . contract for This work.