Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Armstrong.
A case of smallpox is reported near
| Gridley in Swan Lake township. John
Hodge is the party ill and with his IA
| ther, Levi Hodge, and brother, Elmer
Hodge, is under quarantine.
Cedar Rapids.
| Mr.. John Cornelius Broeksmit died
at his home, S2S Second avenue. at
81 80 Monday evening after four days
| illness, which began with a bad cold,
developing into pneumonia.
| Oelwein.
| H. l.. Harter for a number OF years
| in the furniture business in this city,
lately located on S. Frederick street,
has sold his furniture stock to Swan
& I4eytse, furniture dealers or indie
pendence.
Waterloo.
Robert M. Kingsley, a veteran hotel
man of Waterloo, died here Sunday
evening of heart trouble. aged 70
years. He formerly ran the Desota
hotel and later the Irving house, now
conducted by his son Cal l.. Kingsley.
The funeral will be held in Waterloo.
Sigourney.
| County Superintendent Miller has
made arrangements to have another
chautauqua this year in Slgourney He
has secured some fine talent for the
various numbers. Dan Hamiltan Will
appear as one Of the attractions, as
will also the famous Times band.
Charlton.
A. e. Poush has returned from Sa-
vannah, Mo-, where he and II. A. Sex
smith of Greenfield and F.. A. Strong
of Orient, purchased a fine Duroc-Jer-
sey SOW, Ohio Belle, breaking the
worlds record as to price, they paying
an even $4,000 for the animal. This is
the highest price ever paid for SOW
in the worlds history.
Oskaioosa.
John Henry feathers, retired bus
mess man OF the city, and a well
known citizen, died at his home, No.
3O1 North C street, at two o'clock
Sunday afternoon. While he had been
| i'll for some time past, the end came
suddenly and unexpectedly and the an
nouncement is a surprise and shock
! to the many friends.
Davenport.
| A. L. Stone, administrator Of the
estate of Grace Reed, who was shot
and killed by Harry Drenter at Sum
nit on Sept. 2, has filed a claim of
$40 900 against John M. Drenter. adj
ministrator of Harry Drenter's estate.
Struble & Stiger of Toledo, Iowa, and
C.. T. Kemmerer of Davenport are at
torneys for the Reed estate.
Waterloo.
The Eagle Benefit Protective Assoc
citation is the name of a new fraternal
society which will make it's headquart-
ers in Waterloo. The articles of incor--
poration of the society were filed for
record in Black Hawk county Monday
forenoon, having previously been
passed upon and accepted by the audi
tor of state. The organization is along
fraternal lines, under chapters one and
seven of title nine of the code of Iowa
under act of 1897, and in conformity
with all amendments to such chapters.
pes Moines.
The Mills property on Chestnut
street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, which includes an old mansion
and three and a half lots, was pur-
chased last week by William L. Bert, a
Chicago real estate man, who took the
property as an investment. The con-
sideration was $4,000. A year ago the
owners asked double this amount, but
gradually reduced the price. !.
While visiting at the home Of Arthur
Hinkle, Twenty second and Easton
boulevard, Saturday afternoon, Mrs.
Katherine L. Young dropped dead as
she arose from a chair, without speak
ing word. Mrs. Young was SO years
old.
Fort Dodge.
What was well nigh a panic was
created on an M. & st. L. car temper
arily stalled near the pest house last
Thursday evening when a small pox
patient rushed into the car. Women
screamed, men swore and a general
rushing about took place together with