Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-02
Southern Io1ua Items

Remsen.
Math tanners brought rs fat hogs
to the Remsen market the other day.
all of his own raising.
Hamburg.
During the past month Mrs. w w.
Butler. who resides two miles south OF
town, has churned from the milk of
FIVE COWS l26 pounds of butter, which
she sold and delivered in town.
WoodDine.
The 12-year-old champion corn
huske- Of Iowa, husked thirty seven
bushels Of corn in fourteen hours and
fifteen minutes His name is Lloyd
Bauentine, Of Woodbine, Harrison
county.
Mt. Pleasant.
The Congregational people of this
city have extended a call IS pastor of
the church to Rev. George H Putnam.
formerly of Humeston and and later
OF Iowa City The call has been ac-
cepred and they are feeling highly
eratihed over it.
Nevada.
Cornelius Tway. long prominent
farmer and citizen of Story county,
but in recent years resident OF Wa
pello county, died Sunday evening at
his home near Dudley, in the latter
county. His funeral was conducted
from the Methodist church here We'd
nesday Afternoon.
Fairfield.
Fairfield butchers have reduced the
price of the best cuts of pork from 20
to IS cents Mt Pleasant butchers,
who have been selling the same meat
at % cents. have cut the price to 20
cents. Lard, in ten-pound lots. sells
a, IA cents in Fairfield and at II e
cents in Mt. Pleasant. There Is no
change in prices of cured pork or beef
in either town.
Iowa City.
While Mrs. John Semrad was wash,
ing windows at the W. G.. Raymond
home she slipped and fell thru the
window, cutting her shoulder quite Sc
ve1ely Doctors were Immediately
called in and dressed the wound and
at present she is resting easily. The
real cause of the fall is not known.
Council Bluffs.
The barn belonging to William Bet
". corner Of Broadway and Marea
avenue, caught fire Tuesday night and
burned to the ground. killink one horse
kept in the structure. Besides the
building and the horse. some harness
and a quantity Of feed were also de-
stroved The loss is estimated at
about $500, the horse being valued at
$50. There was little insurance.
colfax.
representative of a ST Louis
lighting company was in this city this
week with a proposition to put in thir-
" electroliers similar to those used IN
Des Moines and other cities. A COM
rnit1ee has been appointed to wait up
on the business men and property
owners concerning this improvement
The cost Of lighting the city during
the year will be $l.700 after the in
stallment cost Of $500. which is to be
paid by the business men and prop
erty owners.
Nevada.
Grandma smay, who has been max
ing visit at the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs. George Miller, at Ames
for a few days, suffered an unfortunate
accident when she fell down the stairs.
suffering a broken collar bone in the
fall The extreme age Of the venerable
lady, almost 81, mades the injury
most serious one and she will doubtless
he laid I'D for some time. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Smay, with whom she makes
her home, are making a visit at the
home OF their son at Hutchinson, Kan,
but this unfortunate accident will hast
en- their return home.
Belle PLANE.
The American Construction Com
pany, which firm has the contract to
put in the gas works here. has the first
shipment of gas mains on the ground
sufficient Tor about two miles of mains
or about one-third Of the amount OF
mains to be put in here. Work will
begin at once, and it is hoped that the
weather will permit the laying OF
mains, as they can be they can be in in
about three weeks, II sufficient labor
can be had. The building can also be
started, and machinery installed no
matter what the weather is, and the
gas be put in operation early In the
spring. A great many buildings will
be piped for gas here this winter, 80
as to be all ready for the gas when 1t
is started up.
Cedar Rapids.
Charged with stealing the bicycles
Of Chester Myers and Joseph Adams
on Nov. 2. two boys, George Kendall
and Leo Soyster, have been arrested.
Six others boys are implicated in these
and various other thefts. Among the
charges against the boys are breaking
and entering the gymnasium os the Coe
College. robbing various ice boxes and
stealing garbage and ash cans. A few
days ago two ash cans filled with stuff
were found under a bridge naG. Ken