Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-23

Iowa City.
| Annexation was overwhelmingly car
ried at the special election here Mon
! day. 1t adds 500 population and sew
eral miles of territory to the town.
OskaIoosa.
| BurreL and Dewitt attorneys Of this
city, purchased 40 acres Of land Sat
urday adjoining the city from G. B.
McCulloch, paying $500 an acre, the
highest price ever paid for land in this
vicinity.
chatsworth.
| Mrs Peter Halverson, who lives west
lof Chatsworth, was found dead near
the barnyard gate by her husband. She
had been alone during the day and
had been dead several hours when
found by her husband. She was a pion-
eer settler, having resided here for
| thirty-five years.
ModaIe.
1t is admitted on good authority that
the winter wheat crop in this vicinity
| is badly damaged as result of freez-
ing Two men who had over 100 acres
each claim their crop is all destroyed.
Many others claim it is damaged, but
believe a warm rain would bring 1t out
and yet make fair crop. The late
sowing on low ground seems to have
been damaged the worst.
Red Oak.
Our city council has again been
struck with the paving fever and they
anticipate the construction OF about
three miles Of brick paving. The people
on Gospel ridge have secured ma
jority of signers asking that Prospect
street be paved east to Boundary street,
/ thence north to the standpipe, which
will complete one of the best pieces OF
iwork undertaken by our city.
Shenandoah.
q. M. and c. M. Replogie. proprietors
of the Shenandoah Milling Company
and ]. Nv. Trullinger, their miller. have
just completed an automobile tour over
the country fifty miles north and east
| of here inspecting the wheat crop and
they found that the wheat had stood
the winter very we'll, but that the warm
days Of the last few weeks and the
breezes at night have done much dam
age to it.
Mystic.
/ w. Frank Everman, prominent
Walnut township farmer, residing west
Of Mystic. died very suddenly at his
home Monday. It seems that Mt
Everman had hitched up team prep
/ aratory to driving to Centerville, and
/ had started from the barn to the house
! when he was attacked suddenly by
heart trouble, resembling paralysis and
before members of the family could
reach his side he had expired.
Muscatine.
| The Muscatine Button Company
/ has increased the capital stock of the
CONCERN from $15. 900 to $4,000. There
are also to be a number of improve
ments made at the plant at 9lS West
Front street. According to the pres
lident, D. S. McDermid. the company
Twill add a number Of new machines,
both cutting and finishing appliances
The company has been organized about
a year and adding new machines as
fast as practicable.
| Hedrick.
| The case Of the town of Hedrick vs
the Hedrick State Bank has been de-
cided in favor of the town. 1t seems
that the bank purchased some govern
nent bonds shortly before Jan. 1. 1909
and sold them shortly after that date
| AS these bonds are not taxable, they
were not given in to the assessor. The
| board of review added the amount to
| the banks assessment. The case VIII
be carried to the supreme court to test
the legality of the procedure.
Muscatine.
Claiming that he can not collect the
sum OF $500 which he alleges Is due
him as result OF an agreement. F
B. Busch has brought suit in the dis
trict court to secure the amount which
he claims he has been unable to col
] lect .r.s petition was filed with CnlIn-
| ty Clerk Mckee Saturday afternoon
and Louis C. Ffeyermuth is named a
defendant. According to the petition
1.-The plaintiff alleges that he was bound
out to work for Mr.. Freyermuth BY his
10oth0r. 1eoA busch whAn hA wAs but