Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-23
MARSHALL COUNT Y
NEWS Of INTEREST
Ferguson Holds Special Election
of Town Officials to Fill
Vacancies
FARM SELLS FOR 5000 AN ACRE
O. Hulin Place, Near Gilman, Is Pur-
chased by the Tenant, w. A. Walk
up-T. T. Swift, Formerly of State
Center, Rises in Forestry Depart
snent.

"A sudden change in the weather
makes no difference to Marshall coun-
ty correspondents for the T.-R, VINO
contribute another extensive and in
terestinE news budget this week. From
Ferguson comes the news of special
election, held fer the purpose OF nam
ing town officials to fill vacancy. +.
w. King was elected mayer, to sue
coed DR.. Grove Harris. The other
officers are:
Treasurer-C. F. Buffer.
Assessor r. ldso.
Observation-Disclosures Wills.
The personnel of the Ferguson town
council is now as follows: o. A. FIND
& ers. C. w. Wills, John Hoopengardner.
C. r. Gaunt, Stephen Garrett, and J.
+. Gowdy.
News from State Center announces
the intelligence gained from era
ham, Ariz., paper, to the eject tnat
T. T. Swift, formerly of that place.
and this city, has been made supervls-
+ or of the Graham National forest a
government position. Mr.. swirl mas
been acting supervisor.
A Gilman farm sold this week for
the fine price Of 5000 per acre, when
s w. A. Walkup, tenant on the .. HUM
place, bought the farm of thirty-three
acres.
North Star announces the closing OF
the school due to a smallpox scare.
The teacher, Miss EARLY, of Conrad,
Is herself a victim of the disease, and
! taught a day after the eruptions had
appeared. not knowing what allied her.
Other news of the county, OF gem
eral interest to not only county read
ers but to people who have friends
in the smaller towns, also to those who
have. ever lived in the county, fol-
lows:
STATE CENTER.
Charles Buxby, son of R. w. Bixby,
while playing in the barn with several
of the boys, fell and broke his arm.
News from the Graham Guardian, OF
Stafford, Ariz. gives the following item,
which will be of much interest to State
Center readers: Acting supervisor of
4 Mt. Graham National Forest Swift re-
ceived a letter. from Washington Tues
day announcing that he had been pro-
NOTED to the position of forest super
visor with increased pay. Mr.. Swift
Is conscientious officer of the gov
eminent, and well deserves his promo
ton.
Miss Kate Timmons Of Marietta, Is
g., a hn
Mrs Marsh Roberts.
Mrs L.. H. Cheney left for home in
Stockyille. .Neb., after q two weeks
visit with relatives.
Mr. Fred Houeck, Jr, returned home
/ Monday after two weeks visit with
relatives at Hampton.
Miss Berenice AYES, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. i. w. AYES, is sick with
scarlet fever. The home was quaran-
tined Monday morning.
Floyd Bower left Tuesday morning
for Rockwell to visit for few days
with his brother, G. A. Bower.
Mrs. Rhoda Chamberlain and dangh-
ter Mrs. d. MCGOWAN, left Wednesday
morning for Lester, where Mrs. Cham
berlain will spend the winter with her
son.
Mrs. Earl Roberts spent Sunday IN
Ames with friends.
w. r. Dobbin arrived home yester-
day from Bertrand, Neb., where he has
been visiting his brother.
J. s. and Richard Green, of Arthur
Ill, with their families, have moved
to State Center. and will make this
their home, for the present.
Il. III. Schaper has sold his residence,
504 South Seneca street, to A. H. Hille-
man. Possession is to be given about
March 1.
GILMAN.
e Jan 23.--Charlie Sexton is suffering
from a severe attack of inflammatory
rheumatism. The old adage that mis-
fortunes never come singly is seeming
" verified jim his case.
Mrs. Rose Montgomery, who Is visit
ing relatives at Mason City, is quite ill
and Mrs. j. D. Crawford, her daughter,
has gone there to care for her.
We CLEAN from the Newton Record
OF January 16 that Rev. George r.
Chambers, former Congregational
church pastor here, has been appointed
rector of st. Stephens Episcopal
church, and held his first service last
Sunday.
D. H. Berrier and wife, of Strykler,
or,.;1,.I I,aro Co+,rdoy oyoninp for