Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-05
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4 paying an even 500 per acre for it.
keota.
The Keota light plant will be sold
| by the sheriff, March II. j. L. Geisier,
of Muscatine, sued on a mortgage. and
last week got judgment for s4,44l
and costs.
Emmetsburg.
A deal has been closed for the Nell
lar half section of land in Freedom
| township, about seven miles northeast
of Emmetsburg. The farm was pur-
| chased by w. P. Schwenk, of Meta
mora. ILL.,, for $65 per acre.
LeMars.
Henry Meyers, who was indicted by
the grand jury last week for larceny,
was arrested on Tuesday night at AL
cester, S. D., by Deputy Sheriff Raven,
and brought to LeMars. He is charged
with disposing of mortgaged grain on
the Mcmahon farm in Westfield town
ship. where he was a tenant last year.
Cedar Falls.
| Judge Ransier is making record
| for curtailing expense in court matters
which will be appreciated and ap-
plauded by the taxpayers of the county.
The grand jury was called for the Feb
ruary term, and on reporting for serv-
| ice was Immediately excused for the
! term, there being no business demand
| ing immediate attention.
WaverIy.
Leon Sebilsky, on the F. G. Meyer
farm in, Washington township, four
miles southeast of Waverly, sold to
Henry School ffty-nine hogs. which
were delivered in Waverly this week.
They were 10 months old Their total
weight was 1920 pounds, an average
of 2751s pounds per hog, and at $50
per cwt. they brought s1,OS9.42, or
$1S42 apiece.
Glidden.
The members Of the Presbyterian
congregation are making a prelimi-
nary canvass with view to erecting a
new church building provided the nee
essary funds can be raised. The work
1 so far has not developed far enough
to insure the success of the undertake
ing, but it is believed by those inter-
ested that the necessary funds can be
raised without difficulty.
Nevada.
! The knights of Pythias met for the
first time in their new hall Wednesday
evening, and the Woodmen for the first
time in the same hall Friday evening.
| The hall is on the north side of the
Dillin building, and it has been very
| handsomely refitted and equipped with
a hardwood floor. The room will be
popular both as a lodge room and as
place for small receptions.
Wall Lake.
County Attorney A. B. Barclay has
brought action in the name of the state
of Iowa against Harry Guhne and lot
Is in block 5, Wall Lake, asking for a
permanent injunction against Guhne
and the premises, for the abatement of
| the nuisance caused by Guinness unlaw-
full sale of intoxicating liquors at the
place mentioned, and for costs, attor-
l,ney fee and other equitable relief.
Manson.
After rallying from the, effects of a
severe surgical operation for hernia, in
a Fort Dodge hospital, last Saturday
Afternoon, Mrs. Thomas Enright, of this
city, was seized with a sinking spell
and died in short time. Every posi-
BILE effort to resuscitate her was made
| in vain, and the unfortunate woman
sank rapidly and died in the presence
| of her grief-stricken husband at $50
O'Clock.
Buffalo Center.
David Cook was arrested Wednesday
on information sworn out by r. Sny-
der, charging him with allowing minors
to play in his pool hall. He was taken
before Justice Steenblock, who fined
him on two counts-$10 on the frs.
and SIS on the secondhand costs,
amounting in all to $19.75, which he
paid. Frank Woodcock was also ar
rested Wednesday on information
sworn out by A. j. Owenson charging
him with allowing a minor to play in
his pool hall. He was taken before
Justice Steenblock, who fined him $40
and costs, amounting in all to $12.75,
which he paid.
CIarinda.
The grand jury adjourned last We'd
nesday evening, after being in session
one week and one day. They averaged
more than one indictment per day.
L. p Orth, druggist in Clarinda, was
indicted for running nuisance and
gave an appearance bond for the May
term in the sum of $500. Leslie O..
Wise, of Valley township, was indicted
for the seduction of a 14-year-old girl
who was making her home with Mr..
and Mrs. Wise. He gave bond of
$1,000 for his appearance at the May
term of court. j. j. Rarich was in
dicted Bookkeeping gambling house,
and gave bond of $500 for his appear
ance at May term. Indictments We're
found against three other persons, but
they have not been taken into custody.
for the reason that they have vacated
| Marengo. a
| The Marengo Midland Interurban
Railway Company has been organized
at Marengo. Its purpose is to secure
! franchises, subsidies, right Of way, ETC.,
| for the extension of the Iowa Missouri
| Traction and Power Company's lines
| northward from Fairfield. j. w. An
drews, chief engineer of the parent
company, has made an examination of
| the proposed line as far north as Vim
| ton and his report has been forwarded
| to NJ. P. Hillyer & Co., who are to fin
ance both propositions, provided they
| approve of the report referred to. The
extension will be about ITS miles in
| length and will touch the important
| towns of Keota. Marengo and Vinton,
with branches from Millersburg to Os-
kaloosa and from Marengo to Cedar
! Rapids.