Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-19
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Id. Grove

Ida Grove.
The dedication of the armory of
Company B., I. N. c., at Ida Grove will
take place on Thursday, March Z.
Des Moines.
The home for drunkards' wives pro-
vided for in the $4,000 bequest of the
late James Callahan is very likely to
be established on a farm near the city
but on the interurban.
Mason City.
The grand jury which has been in
special session all week, returned two
indictments against NJ. J. Collins on
the charge of keeping liquor NUS
ance His bond was fixed at $500
which was furnished by one Of the
banks.
Essex.
Mrs John NJ. Swanson who was taxi
en- a few weeks ago to the Clarinda
hospital for treatment, died at that
place Saturday and was brought here
for burial. The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon from the home, Rev.
Peterson OF the Mission church preach
ing the funeral sermon.
Early.
Col. F. j. Green reports high prices
being received for horses and cattle at
his auction sales. He says that good
horses are selling for 5000 and up, that
he sold pair of weanling colts Tues
day at the Larson sale near Schaller
for $165. Cows he says are bringing
from $40 to $50, and that he has sold
none for less than $40 for some time.
Upton.
Griff Johnson was kicked by a horse
and badly hurt at Geo. Thede's sale
last Saturday. He had nearly finished
the sale and stepped behind horse to
enter a corn crib to sell the corn when
the accident happened. He saw the an
imal was threatening to kick and tried
to get out Of danger but too late. He
was kicked in the side and had three
ribs broken.
Davenport.
Several Davenport gentlemen who
believe that Davenport should no lon-
ger be the only city in Iowa of over
10000 population without Young
Mems Christian Association building,
are devoting considerable time and eff
fort to getting we'll started the sub
scription list whereby Davenport's
other 49,999 people or thereabouts are
going to match the $4,000 that e. S.
Crossett has offered for a Y. M. G. A.
building. 1t is expected the fund will
reach $4,000 to 100000.
Boone.
At Kelly one of the largest and most
successful sales ever conducted in CEN
trail Iowa, netted the owners $1,000,
this amount sof stock being sold be-
tween the hours of twelve and four
o'clock. Messrs. F. w. Penfield and
Rosenfield and Siverly were the pro-
prietors and the stock sold was Per-
cheron and French Draft horses and
Aberdeen cattle. T. L. Ashford was
the clerk Of the sale and reports it as
being one of the most successful ever
held in central Iowa.
Charlton.
The Inland coal mine, just northeast
Of Charlton, distributed it's fortnightly
salary roll last Saturday, the total
amount paid to the employees at the
mine being almost $1,000 for the two
weeks, that not including the office SAL
aries in Charlton. The miners at the
Inland earn big salaries and there are
probably very few mines in the state
that can surpass it in that respect. The
twelve highest wages paid to miners
for the last two weeks in January were
sS9.31. 1858, 1861, $S2.61, 1914,
and $77.39, making total of $504.79
for the six men. The total gross
wages paid to all twelve of the miners
employed was sSS7.S5, an average of
s73.15 apiece. Can any mine in this
part Of the state beat that