Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-05

kiron.
Peter Eckman has sold to Edward
Eckman 1870 acres in Hayes township.
four miles north of Kiron, for $165 an
acre.
Webb.
M. E. Devoid has sold his S44 acre
farm adjoining the townsite of Webb
to man named Aschenbach, of Van
Cleve, the consideration being 500 per
acre. Mr.. DeWolf paid $50 per acre for
the farm six years ago.
Remsen.
The building for years occupied by
the German Savings Bank, of Remsen,
will be used as. a garage from now on,
Frank Speichef having. purchased it.
The bank now occupies handsome new
quarters.
Sac City.
| Voters of Delaware township, Sac
county, have filed a petition asking
that the schools of the township be
consolidated into one central school,
claiming that the result would be a
better building, better teachers and
better education
Shenandoah
| Jess Hudson, of Clarinda, was arrest
ed here for bootlegging and was taken
before Justice Foster, United States
commissioner, where he was indicted
and was sent to the federal Jail at
Red Oak. as he could not furnish the
5000 bail. There he will await trial.
Stanhope.
In the district court r. w. Parker
secured judgment against his sons
for SO, S66.66 and interest dating several
years back. The case arose from the
settlement of the estate of the boys
grandfather, who left by will the old
Parker homestead to his grandsons.
Little Rock.
Rev. John Carter, of Little Rock
rendered his resignation because he
thought his congregation did not con-
slider him a good fellow Learning his
reason, the people appointed commit
tee to wait upon him and tell him they
were thoroughly satisfied. He with
drew his resignation.
StrubIe.
1t has just been discovered that the
town council of Struble has been VIC
lating the state law by not having its
proceedings published in any newspa
per. Citizens have called attention tt
the fact. The council says it will pub
lish it's proceedings when it is con-
WINGED the law requires it.
Dow City.
On December 25. 1909. at Dow Cit,
Mr. and Mrs. Morris McHenry cele
brated the fiftieth anniversary of theil
wedding day. They are both earl,
settlers in this county. Hon. S. ]
Comfort came to Crawford county il
Sept. 1855 and settled near Dow City
bringing his wife and three daugh
tiers.
Ocheyedan.
Rev. S. G. Leonard, Of the Ocheye
dan M. E. church, has just invented
new self unloading wagon, which, it i
said, will solve difficult problem TO
the farmer. The wagon is so con
structed that the wagon box may b.
elevated several feet. One end thel
may be tilted SO that the contents will
slide out
Pocahontas.
rPocahontas county will have to stant
a. loss of $500 as a result Of the killing
Of over 100 sheep owned by c. II
Austin, of that county, BY a dog. Their
were several hundred sheep in the barr
when a savage dog found his way il
and threw them into panic. The.
crowded together, smothering 100. TIL
new state law provides that the coun
ties must pay for all domestic animal
killed by dogs.
Webster City.
Mrs. Harriet Bonebright Closz, 0
Webster City, has engaged in spir
tied newspaper controversy with Rev
G. III. Kamphoefner, pastor of the NJ T
church, on the question Of orthodo.
christianity. They take turns writin,
three column arguments for the loca
papers. Mrs. Close Is free thinker
She lis the woman who four years ag
cured herself of rheumatism by starry
ing i,,.s the disease ,ss going for two month
Britt.
A Saturday evening at the Allison hote
the Booster girls entertained the mem
bers Of the Brstt Bcoststs Club at