Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-12
Northern Io1va Items
Sanborn.

Sanborn.
Diphtheria and scarlet fever scorrges
are prevalent in Sanborn. Six cases
of diphtheria and four Of scarlet fever
are now under quarantine.
onawa.
Gen. o. o. Howard has been visiting
in Onawa at the home Of his cousin,
Mrs. j. C. Pike. On Sunday morning
he delivered an address at the Congre-
gational church.
Fort Dodge.
Mrs. Agnes Broolamiller, United
Brethren pastor, has been placed in the
office of superintendent Of the Benedict
home. She succeeds Hattie r. Garri-
son, recently appointed superintendent
of the Mitchellville reform school for
girls. Mrs. Emily Dodge, Of Algona, is
the new matron Of the home.
Danbury.
AT a town council meeting in Dam
bury, the contracts were let for the
putting in Of am electric lighting plant.
The contract was divided between two
firms in st. Paul and Minneapolis, and
the work will begin as soon as the ma
terial arrives. This will be Danbury's
only indebtedness.
Spirit Lake.
Fred w. Jones has purchased Of II.
A. Stillwell Towards 232 acre farm on
the east shore of Spirit Lake for a con-
sheraton of $72 per acre. This is one
Of the choice farms Of the county. 1t
is we'll located, we'll improved and has
a mile and one-half Of beautiful lake
shore. 1t will make the sheriff very
pleasant farm home when he retires
from office. He has sold his quarter
section farm in Milford township to
r. f. Price and II. S. Abbott, Of Mil
ford, for $62.50 per acre.
Early.
A. L. Bryan sold his fine 200 acre
farm a mile east Of town last week to
James Scothorn. Consideration $3.50
per acre. This farm, now occupied by
]. M. Hussey, is a fine farm and was
Mr.. Bryam's home farm for many
years before moving to Storm Lake.
The deal was made thru the EARLY
State Bank and q. S. and F. s. Need
ham drove to Storm Lake Wednesday
to complete the deal Mr.. Scothorn
recently sold the G. w. Little farm
south Of town, after owning 1t a little
over year, at a profit Of nearly 49,
900.
jefferson.
The resignation Of Rev. D. s.
Thompson, who has served the Chris
tian church as pastor ably and ac-
ceptably during the past two years
has been handed in to the official
board, and will be effective the middle
Of the month. Rev. Mr.. Thompson has
been called to a larger church at At
lantic, where his salary AMI oppor-
tun:tics vii. be greatly increased. Him
! self and fomily have made a host OF
friends. both within and without theil
congregation, who are sorry to sec
them leave, and hope that high sue
cess may attend their labors in the
new field.
Marathon.
i The Arm Of Rasmussen Brcs., deal
Ders in general merchandise. made ar
assignment for the benefit of theil
Ecreditors. The heaviest creditor. is tht
Tolerton & Warfield Company Of Siou,
City. There are q number of othe
lcreditors and the total amount will IA
lexceed the assets. The stock is now il
charge Of Chris Rasmussen altho jus
what disposition will be made Of tn
stock is not now known. It has beel
known for week or ten days tina
1.-THE firm was in hard row. Sickness
and lack OF experience, together witt
, Ia big expense account, all contribute,
to the failure. Hans Rasmussen viii
lbe the biggest loser as his capital wa
all there was in the business.
Emmetaburg.
Lars VALDEZ, who is working OF
Benson's farm in northwest Waln,
township, met with quite a loss recent
:! ly. He had some horses running IN tn
pasture with an old bull. The latte
had long horns and on one OF tn
WARN days All ~ aa,naals angh