Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Northern Io1ua Items

Cedar Falls.
The work of placing the heavy steel
girders of the new library at Normal
was commenced Wednesday. The work
is being pushed as rapidly as possible
and when completed will be one of
the finest buildings Of it's kind that
any college would be proud to possess.
Marcus.
Last week Marcus adopted something
new in the way of advertising the har-
vest home festival. All passenger trains
We're met by a party of young ladies
who presented the passengers with a
bunch of sweet pea flowers and a cir
cular ADVERTISING the harvest home
festival for Aug. 10, 10 and 20.
Usage.
A man who registered at the Cleva-
land hotel at this place as S. G. Gum
pertz Washington, D. c., and was
representing the Washington Post IN
putting out a set Of books, entitled
Speeches and Messages of Our Pres
idents," jumped his board bill of $27
and left for pastures new The hotel
people attached set of books at the
depot.
kiron.
Andrew Linden was recently offered
$175 per acre for his farm four miles
northeast of town which he refused
There are a number of farms in this
locality which could not be bought for
that price. One farmer refused that
price for an unimproved forty acre
farm three miles from town last week
1t is being predicted here that farms
will be changing hands In our midst at
the 5000 mark before snow flies.
sprinsviIIe.
Sheriff Lotus had jury come to
Springville and award damages in a
condemnation proceeding at the gra-
vel pits east Of Springville. The jury
was composed Of T. j. Davis, James
Oxley, Jacob Kocher, John Emmons
S. B. Scott and Erastus Beall. The
gravel pit is for Linn county and the
town Of Springville, and each is to pay
half. The award for the property was
fixed at $500. About half acre is en-
braced in the pits.
Decorah.
At about one o'clock Wednesday the
body of Martin G. Allen, we'll known
resident Of Springfield township, in
|
corah, was found in a field on the Ole
Running's farm, where he had COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself. He
was found hanging from ladder
leaned against an oat stack. and was
undoubtedly temporarily insane when
he committed the deed, as no other
cause for the act could be found.
I,Fort Dodge.
Several carloads Of horses. equip
ment, tools and men reached the city
Wednesday afternoon from Des Moines
in preparation Tor the br3ck pavemen,
on East Central avenue and the wood
block pavement which will be laid on
Central avenue by Contractor %. p
Herrick, Of Des Moines. This mean.
that the actual work Of preparing the
streets for the pavement is near al
hand. Experienced workmen have
been pouring into the city from all d.
fections expecting to get work.
correctionviIle.
A deal has been closed whereby the
Schoeneman brothers Company, OF
Hawarden, retires from the elevator
business along the Sioux City-Carrol
branch Of the Northwestern railroad
The Trans-Mississippi' Grain Company
of Omaha, one Of the mort extensive
owners Of line elevators am this .coa,n>
try, has purchased the Schoenemar
grain elevators at Correctionyille
Kingsley, Gushing, Gaiva, Schaller and
Early. Manager ]. T.. Burns will b
retained by the new company I'd look
after its Correctionville 'interests.
Littlsten.
Mrs. Sarah Hayes had an slnsxpect-
ed pleasure Tuesday evening Of las,
week when q stranger asked for G
nights lodging. It WAS several min.
'utes before he made known that he