Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-10
Northern Io1ua Items

as he claims it is the most profitable
part of it. Rat skins are very high
this season, and have been for years.
and the profit OF them is enormous,
where the catch is large. as it is in this
100 acre pond OF Mr., Hembrecht
Nevada. tff s1f4
Rev Campbell Coyie commenced his
passionate at Pittsburg. Pa. last Sun
day. his family meanwhile being at the
home of Mrs. Coyle's father S. H.
Greenawalt. ia Nevada. Mrs. Coylc
left Nevada Monday evening to join
her husband in Pittsburg and assist
in establishing their home and the liz
tie sons and their nurse. in charge of +.
II. Greenawalt, will9folow her the last
of this week.
Akron.
The Farmers Grain Company has let
the contract for rebuilding it's elevator.
recently burned Material is now on
the way and building will start in a
few days. Ii is expected the work will
be completed, with anything like fav-
orable weather. within six weeks The
new elevator will be one OF the best
equipped in this part of the country
with numerous improvements over the
one destroyed
Sioux City.
Miss Minnie Towns, formerly OF
Sioux City and sister of Ed w.
Towns, was killed in a street car
accident Tuesday at Los Angeles.
Cal. Mr.. Towns was notified of the
unfortunate occurrence in q telegram
from Miss Clara Towns. a sister
The message did not contain any de-
tails of the fatality. The young woman
and her sister left Sioux City about
three years ago.
Butler.
Thomas Lewis. a foreman at the
plant of the Standard Steel Car Com
, pany, who alleges that he sustained a
| broken leg and other injuries while be-
ing initiated into the Butler aerie of
the Fraternal Order Of Eagles, has
| brought suit to cover $4,000 damages.
The grand aerie of the order and the
| officers of the grand and local lodges
are named as defendants Lewis saws
he was -incapacitated from work for
three months and is still lame.
AIeona.
Carl Wauge pocketed $3.50 the other
| day with a smile of satisfaction, the
| money being paid him by a man from
Britt for a handful of ginseng roots
| which Carl grew in his back yard. The
quantity was little over q pound. but
the stuff comes high. Carl has a gin
seng bed which he thinks as much of
as he does of his hunting dog. Leo
Wolfe, of Titnnke, another OF the
county's ginseng raisers, marketed
about $50 worth of the herb week or
SO ago.
! Dubuque.
The people Of Dubuqne have won
their fight waged against the Amer.
lean, Wells Fargo and Adams Express
Companies before the state railway
commission to secure an extension OF
the companies free delivery and pick
up limits in Dubuque The express
companies in the past have made the
limit the foot of the hill which divide.
the business district from the resi-.
Dental portion OF the city, the latte,
being known as the hill district" Sew.
eral citizens on the hill brought actor
to have the limit extended to take il
part of the hill district at least. Th,
express companies fought the actor
hard and even questioned the juris
diction of the commission to regulat,
the limits, but the commission over.
Iruled them and handed down an opin
ion which will cause the express com
panies operating in Dubuque to max
deliveries free of charge in the hill
! district and also pick up package
there.