Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-14
Southern Io1ua Items

j. B. Elliott, of the Knoxville National
Bank. is president and L. d. Teter sec
rotary. Other incorporators are G. S.
Gilbertson, ex-state treasurer, Edward
Sweeney. state ffYine inspector and
company proposes to develop water
power and irrigation project on the
Snake river in Idaho.
clarinda. 49,.
w. c. Brown, president of the New
York Central railroad, who formerly
resided here, and who keeps in touch
with things locally despite his many
duties, has generously presented to
Miss Jessie Field, county superintend-
ent Of schools of Page county, check
for sufficient money to pay the entire
expenses of the Page county boys
corn Judging team, composed of three
lads each IA years old, to the short
course at Ames next month.
Denison.
T. J. Kelly. the veteran shoe mer-
chant, announces that he is about to
retire from the shoe business not only
in Denison, but in other Iowa cities
where the name Of Kelly has stood
for shoes for so long time; that his
store building here, his handsome new
home and his cozy Wall Lake cottage
are for sale. He further states that
after closing out his affairs he will take
a rest of six months and then embark
in the wholesale shoe business in Sioux
City.
Maquoketa.
The overall factory started last week
according to schedule. For the first
few weeks the progress will be slow,
as the forewoman has to teach all the
women and can only work ten or fif-
teen at a time, but after they have all
received instructions the entire force
will commence work. For the present,
at least. only the stitching will be done
here, all cutting and finishing being
done in Dubuque. This is in accordance
with the long time custom of the com
pany to insure uniformity of style in
all garments.
Tama.
N. j.. Smith, who sold his TWENTY
acre place at Haven recently for So
500, Immediately reinvested, buying the
, Penrose fractional eighty-acre farm.
ftwo miles east of Tama, for SIC, 900.
There are only seventy-seven acres in
the piece. the Milwaukee railroad cnt-
ting off three acres, and consequently
the land sold for $129.S7 an acre. Since
bargaining for this farm, altho it
seemed to many long price when the
deal was made, Mr.. Smith has been
offered $40 an acre advance. The way
Tama county land is going up in value
surprises everybody.
Monticello.
Ora Clay, the youth who was charged
with having raised small check given
him by Hansen Brothers, had his case
disposed Of by the grand jury return
ing two indictments against him, one
for obtaining property under false
pretenses and the other for forgery
The grand jury had some sympathy
for the young man, but the facts were
too plain for them to ignore the COM
plant. Young Clay pleaded guilty
and was fined S25 and costs by Judge
Ellison. The judge who has a liking for
boys, and who believes in giving them
a chance to redeem themselves, where
they have made first mistake, talked
very plainly to the thoroughly peni-
tent youth. but pictured to him the
desirability Of being an honest and re-
spected man. and gave him the assur-
ance that he might become such. The
Indictment for the more serious Of
Tense was dismissed.