Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
Southern Io1uu Items

Newton.
Rev. George r. Chambers. rector of
st. Stephens parish. has decided to re-
main in Newton and has SO notified the
vesuy of the st. Paurs church at Harl-
an. from whom he had a call
Iowa City.
David Hughes residing near Iowa
City. has lost 1a4 hogs from cholera.
The loss will reach over $1,000. Most
of the animals were shoats and would
soon have been ready for market.
ottumwa.
Not guilty of the crime of theft of
a quantity of liquors from the saloon
of William Wyatt, was the verdict read
in the district court by the jury in the
| case OF the state OF Iowa against John
Halpin.
INT. Pleasant.
DR.. J. H. Spence, of Clinton. veterin-
airy surgeon for the state has returned
from Mt. Pleasant. where he inspected
cows at the state asylum for the insane.
finding more thsp fifty Of the animals
infected with tuberculosis
Des Moines.
/ AS the principal speaker at the state
teachers convention, which will be
held in Des Moines next fall. Maurice
Kicker. principal of west high school
in planning to bring Theodore Roose-
Welt TO speak in the coliseum.
WeIton.
welton is looking up. A little owe,
a year ago the village was incorporated
and new bank opened. The past sea-
son three nice and substantial business
houses have been built Now, prepare
, tons are being made for the erection
of $4,000 Catholic church.
Davenport.
The relief benefit which was giver
at the Elite theater thru the courtesy
Of Manager Charles Berlsell of the
theater, netted the Are relife fund $40;
: clear which amount will be turned ovel
/. TO the relief committee of the w. r. c.
under whose auspices the benefit wa:
given.
e Newton.
i The sale at the George Eggert farm
|. south of Newton amounted to $500
and only lasted few hours in the after
! noon. Horses brought as high as $3.50
!. Steers sold for s47.25, cows at $50 ani
, corn brought 80 cents per bushel. MIR
= Eggert has sold his farm and bough
:, the Brown farm near Newton. H
: takes possession Of his new home soon
e Council Bluffs.
n Explaining that her Intended hussoan,
: was at work. Frances Mary Sigler. 0
: Omaha, applied to the district cour
o clerk in Council Bluffs for a narriag
II license for herself and Henry ID. G
s;~la
" that they had planned that she shoul
y. make all arrangements for the wedding
le She is 90 years old and got the license
"a keokuk.
., A H. Linnenburger, treasurer of til
> recently organized nest of Owls. and
:. prominent dairyman living north {
- the city. IS confined to his home wit
~ severe injuries sustained in a fall trol
=, his hay loft. He went to the loft I
~ repair a corn shredder which had bee
stored there, and while so doin
~ stumbled and fell backward ppiiuIisiiH
with terrific force to the floor of til
barn.
ksoluk.
Highwaymen robbed Albert H Cust
man of 81 in money and a, handson
gift watch worth $40, which was
, present The hold-up, which was boil
deliberate and calmly conducted, o,
. CURED as the young man was returnir
home from his work at the Kellogs
Birge wholesale house. He is the SC
: of Elbridge S. Cushman, the We
known engineer at the Keokuk Ar
Hamilton bridge.
| Cedar Rapids.
. II the plans of number of leadir
: musicians of this city materialize. c.
! dar Rapids will have a great choral $.
ciety. The purpose is to perpetua
the tabernacle choir of the Sunds
meetings. which has done such splel
!. did work for the past six weeks Nea
| ly 200 members of that choir have a
{ ready signffied their willingness
join q choral society, and It is hoped
have four or ave hundred members
the new organisation.
Amish.
Mud hub deep did not stop the ci
ixsns OF Washing ton township from a
B senbiing 70 the number OF over nj