Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-04
Northwood.

NorthWood.
Levi Nelson is having large barn
constructed on his fine farm west OF
town. The building will be 3sx7o
with, an S-foot basement Of cement
blocks.
Boone.
The Boone Produce Company did &
rushing business Saturday. taking II
over 900 dozen of eggs. Mrs
w. &c. Ross took in 100 dozen of eggs
Monday.
Milford.
AT a special meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Of the Midland Telephone Company
held at Milford Wednesday, the articles
of incorporation We're amended and the
capital stock increased to $4,000.
Whiting.
Twenty-three car loads of cattle and
hogs were shipped from this place
in one day recently by local feeders, to
the Chicago market. The shipment
consisted of nineteen cars of cattle and
four cars Of hogs. 1t is estimated that
the shipment was worth 100000.
Burt.
mass meeting of the citizens OF
Burt was held in the German Metho
dist church here for the purpose of Or
ganizing a prohibitory amendment,
club. A program was given consisting
of addresses by the three pastors, spe-
cial numbers by Mrs. c. C. Smith, the
Girls Club of Methodist church and the
German Methodist Orchestra. The fol-
lowing were elected officers. President
INNy H. *
Sherwood, secretary and treasurer J.
H. Graham.
Britt.
A sudden and fatal disease appeared
in the herd of young horses and mules
owned by Lorenzo Smith, residing west
of Britt. DR.. Beaumont was called and
discovered that the animals had be-
come poisoned from eating corn-silage
upon which was found growing a pc
culiar form OF mold. Two out of the
four head that We're already afflicted
when the real cause of the trouble was
discovered. died, but the other two are
recovering from the effects of the poi
son and will probably be ali right
again in a short time
Jefferson.
The Catholic parsonage will soon be
moved by Plum & Malone, the Rock
we'll City house movers, to a position
just south of the old Catholic church, tc
make room for the new church which
the members of st. Joseph's parish ex-
pected to occupy before snow flies
again. Father McAuliffe has the plans
for the new building in hand, and has
a Sk IN HI III,
to work on the new edif1ce at earliest
possible moment. The new church
which will cost $4,000, will be the fin
est and most expensive house Of wor-
ship in Jefferson.
Jefferson.
Charles Stream, Of this city, and
Messrs. Hill Cox and w. H. and j. L
Van Horn, of Grant, pulled off a fox
hunt the first of last week, on the ole
Shain place near the banks of Hardin
creek. They shot one old and one
young fox, captured two young ones
alive, and allowed one old and one
young one to get away. The foxes are
all Of the red variety, and Charlie has
one Of the little ones at his home, where
1t is the object OF much interest. Fol
these days a hunt which scares up six
foxes, and bags four Of them, is not SO
slow.
Dubuque.
With his wrist broken and his shout
der severely wrenched, George Davis, a
resident Of New orleans, La, arrived in
Dubuque and was given medical at
tention. His escape from death while
en- route TO Dubuque was miraculous
He was In charge Of two car loads OF
bananas en- route from South America
to Dubuque. AT st. Louis Davis was
on the top of one OF the cars operating
the ventilator when the wind literally
blew him from the car to the ground