Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-27
The 1raer Letter.

nefltanCe Inc proceeds WIN NC given
to the high school library.
| The Traer Letter.
| Special to Times Republican.
| Traer, Feb 27.-The Adolph Moeller
farm of III acres south of town, was
sold this week to Frank Podhasky ana
sons, who own adjoining farms. The
consideration was $14s per acre. The
new purchasers will not get possession
until March next year. at which tine
Mr.. Moeller will take up his residence
on a farm recently purchased near
! Dysart.
| Several people In Traer and vicinity
won prizes at the short course held in
Waterloo. A. L. Anes. who purchased
| the ten ears of yellow corn that
brought first prize at the Traer tnsti-
| tute. entered the corn at Waterloo. ME-
Ames won the first prize In the ten
ear class, a feed grinder. The corn WAS
raised by lSherd Wilson, south OF town,
and the samples We're later sold 'or
$37. in case. Damon Gum north or
town, entered ten ears Of yellow corn
In the Junior special. After spirited
contest. the corn was sold for $2.h0
per ear. Mrs. w. W. Templeton of the
Grant neighborhood. took second prize
for the best display of canned fruit, a
premium OF $3.50.
1t was decided at a recent meeting
of the city council to submit the sew
erage proposition to vote of the peo-
pie. The election will come next month.
Two Rock Island freight conductors
were up before the mayor this week.
and were allowed to drop 1885 into
the city treasury for holding freight
trains on crossings in Traer longer
than the law allows.
clifford Wood, Ill with diphetheria,
continues very weak and In a preeari-
GUS condition. The other two cases,
those of the Ward boy and Laughlin
boy. are improving.
Daniel Eagan is suffering from q
broken arm at Mercy hospital In Ce-
dar Rapids. Mr. Eagan Is mentally un-
sound. and altho he has a brother who
has been appointed as his guardian.
the old man wanders around alone
from place to place.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Beatty's infant
daughter Is very III of bronchitis.
The Traer Mutual Telephone Com
pany are having considerable trouble
with the Reinbeck exchange. large
majority of the patrons there are con-
sidering the putting In Of another sys-
tenn, and have held meetings to deter
mine what is to be done. Messrs. How
ard, Morrison, McElhinney, Kober and
Sherett. OF Traer. directors of the
company, have been in Reinbeck this
week trying to explain the telephone
situation, and arguing against a sec
ond exchange
William Slea, on the Pratt farm, has
rented the extra set of buildings on the
Heller farm, and will move there with
In few days. He expected TO go to
Dakota to live, but Is unable ITO do so
on account Of his wife's health, which
is very poor at the present time.
c. n. Otterfnan and family, who
have been living in south Traer the
past year, have rented farm near
Garwin and will move next week. Mrs.
10. j. Rice. of Fort Dodge, who has
been making her home with her
daughter,in that city. will occupy her
lIotise after March l., heretofore ten
anted by Mr. ottermafi and family.
r. j. Morrison, Peter Schmidt and e.
E. Taylor were appointed By the court
this week to act as appraisers to fix
a cash value on the 400 acres Of land
belonging to the Cron estate, south
east of Traer.- One Of the Cron heirs,
Mrs. Belle NJ Bacon. of Cedar Rapids,
has brought partition proceedings
against the estate.
Mr. and Mrs. John Burns celebrated
the fortieth anniversary of their mar
riage Thursday Nine of the twelve
living children were present, besides
large number OF old friends and ac-
quaintances. Among those present was
David Taylor, of Traer. who was at
their wedding in Cabin Hill, N. Y.
Mrs. Frank Sttawhacker died at her
home near La Porte, last Saturday, OF
tuberculosis. She was an aunt of Roy
Altenhine, of this city, who attended
the funeral. Mr.. and Mrs. strawhecksr
formerly lived near Traer, where they
had wide acquaintance.
Miss Mabel Budget is at home from
Chicago having completed a nurses
course She will remain at home thru
March, then return to Chicago to take
up the work of her profession.