Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-05
City.

"00SI0T SItys
Peter Nellis. highly esteemed farm
of Fremont township for the past thir-
ty years died this week OF lung trouble
and old age.
Williams.
John McCarley has sold his fine res
idence in the east part of town to Rob
ert Lynch. He also bought 162 acres
OF Kossuth county land Consideration
900. He received $4,000 for his res
idence.
Waterloo.
A very interesting meeting was held
Wednesday night in Linden place. and
articles of incorporation were prepared
for the formation of new Methodist
Eniscopa! church in the easterly por-
ton Of the city Of Waterloo. The arti-
cles of icorporations are for period Of
fifty years.
Sheldon.
The fifty-fourth semi-annual session
Of the Sheldon district conference of
the Methodist church is in session in
! this city, with District Superintendent
ellis in the chair. DR.. Freeman gave
an address Wednesday evening. A
| number Of visiting clergymen and
church officials are in attendance. One
Of the very pleasant features Of the
| conference was the banquet given by
DR.. and Mrs. Gillies.
Stanhope.
A piece of meat lodged in Frank
Barquist's throat while eating supper
and was removed with difficulty. A
local doctor was called but being I'M
able to dislodge the obstruction the
patient was hurried to the hospital al
Webster City. The same result was
met with there and he was taken tc
the hospital at Fort Dodge. where two
days later the obstacle was success
fully removed. Mr.. Earquist suffered
| considerably.
Webster City.
| With view of reviving the gooc
old days OF the county fair in Hamil-
ton county, prominent farmers OF this
community are attem pting to awaken
an aspiration for the creating Of ar
! exhibition for the coming year-1s11
| The move will be county wide. and
the civic organizations of the severa
| towns Of the county will be asked tc
view Of making the fair huge sue
cess.
Auburn.
The large barn on the George Corey
farm between Auburn and Grant
City, rented by Joseph Houdeshell
burned to the ground Wednesday
afternoon from unknown Causes
The family were all in the field pick
ing corn at the time. except one
young lady who discovered the build
ing almost consumed upon her re-
turn from Lake City. Seventy tons
Of hay went up in smoke. A guam
tity Of farm machinery was destroyed
A small amount Of insurance was
carried.
Hampton.
Sam Allison has purchased the livery
barn ana two lots. corner Of Fourth
and Walnut streets. from G. B. Clark.
and will take possession at once. altho
in the deal Mr.. Clark will continue the
livery business until the first Of March.
In the meantime Mr.. Allison will use
part OF the building for bus barn,
something he has needed up town for
q long time. TO keep his teams under
cover and in q warm place while not
making trains. He will have the build
ing painted and otherwise improved at
once MT. Clark has conducted the
business here for some time. having
purchased the barn when he moved
here from Illinois twenty-six years ago
Waterloo.
"Me no money was the only an
swer Judge Dempster could draw from
"Charley" Green an Indian from Shell
Rock, who was taken int 6So court
charged with having in his possession
muskrat hides before Navs,.ssr =.