Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-08

If the check is not paid over, as the
contract for Monday night was not
carried out.
GIenwood.
/ One of the biggest real estate deals
| that has occurred in many a day in
Mills county took place when former
Supervisor James Greig of Hastings,
sold to his brotherin-la Sam II.
vinton. of Glenwood, his farm of GAO
acres, located a mile west of Hender-
son. The price was an even $4,000, or
little better than 500 an acre. The
farm comprises all the land in section
of Anderson township, lies in the
rich Nishnabotna valley, and is we'll
improved.
Genwood.
The death here a few days since of
Western Litchfield recalls the fact that
his first employment here was as
stage driver, during which he drove be-
tween Red Oak and Glenwood regular
ly and also freighted across the plains.
He was a great lover of fine horses.
His first purchase of land here was
forty acres Of the farm he still owns
two miles south of Glenwood, where he
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his death he owned considerable, land
in this section and his estate is esti-
mated by many at $4,000 to $4,000.
Sidney.
A mystery which resembles black
mail is receiving the attention of the
officers Of Prairie township. Ed Dill.
one of the most respected farmers Of
that vicinity, has been receiving letters
written in strange hand and in which
Mr.. Dill and his wife are called vile
names, and also are warned to beware
Of their most intimate friends. These
missives are not sent thru the mail,
but are tackled on a tree near the resi-
dence. Mr.. Dill has been sick some
time and is worrying greatly over the
matter.
Iowa City.
Prof. c. D. Jameson, formerly head
Of the University of Iowa engineering
college, has achieved success in China,
where he has been appointed consult
ing engineer with the government at
Pekin. He has recently erected the
beautiful wai-wu-po foreign office)
building, declared to be the finest
structure of it's kind ever built in the
orient. Prof. Jameson writes to friends
in Iowa City that he will soon sail for
America on an important mission, to
study railway management and opera
ton in the interests of the yu-chuan-
pu (Chnese board of cummunica tions.)
Des Moines.
Stephen Richardson, of Manchester,
N. H., was prevented from doing vio-
lence to himself at the Chamberlain
Hotel here Wednesday evening by Rev.
+. w. Hodgdon, pastor of the Plymouth
Congregational church. Who took a
pocket knife from Richardson. A few
moments later the minister prevented
a second attempt by taking from him a
razor which he had secreted in his
pocket\when he thought the minister's
back was turned. At the request of
Hodgdon the young man, who was
a former student at Dartmouth College,
Dover, N. H, was taken in custody by
the police and placed in the city Jail.
Imogene.
. w. d. Crone has struck 1t rich IL a
splendid Wyoming coal bed can make
one rich. Last May he and three other
lumbermen-one at Clarlnda, one at
Anderson and one at Council Bluffs
| bought a section of coal land in the
Sheridan district, Wyoming They have
been developing an outcropping mine
, and find that at a depth of 1920 feet
they have thirty-five feet of coal. That
seems extraordinary, but Of course, 1t
Is not all in one vein, but number of
them. 1t is splendid coal. The company
, had to build short railroad track to
the mine, but such mine &c certainly
a fortune.
Muscatine.
George Evans, equipped with one of
/ the best working fakes that has been
brought to the attention of the police
, in many days, left on the FREELY head
! ed toward St. Louis, and there was an
officer present to see that he took the
5 train. Evans arm was carefully band
J aged and he made house to house
, canvass thru the residence part of the
. city, explaining to each victim that his
arm had been terribly scalded in an
accident at Dubuque restaurant. The
weather conditions were in his favor and
his game worked well, until the police
were notified. OFFICER Hugh Smith To-
) Gated him energetically fleeing the
J people out of their coin, on the plea
! that he was trying to raise enough
, money to get to his home at ST. Louis
When brought to the police station his
injury was investigated, and the sore
I on the arm was the result OF an acid
: that is sometimes used by takers to aid
them in plying their traffic on charity
Evans had plenty of money to pay his
way out Of town and seemed mighty
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