Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-16
Northern I0ua Items

kensett.
The members of the woodmen camp
have made arrangements to hoid a
husking bee to take care of the corn
! on the Charles Bloker farm Some OF
is expected hat the husking record will
be broken.
Webster City.
a. c. Filloon has purchased from
Peter Erickson, his farm adjoining the
northeast city limits. and formerly
known as the Lyons farm. Il piece
contains fifty-ive acres of splendid
land, and the price paid was 1888 per
are, Mr.. Erickson taking in exchange
two residence properties n First
street.
Webster City.
The Webster City postal savings
bank has now been open for business
for two months, but not q deposition
has walked up to the captains desk
and left as much as a penny. Perhaps
these savings banks will supply a need
in the large cities. but it is evident that
there is no demand for them in towns
like Webster City.
Nevada.
The opinion of a Whole lot Of Nevada
horse shoe pitching enthusiasts is that
there could be a tournament held here
at which from fifty to a hundred men
would take part. So far as raising the
funds for the prizes would be con-
cerned there would be no trouble about
that. All it will take will be q couple
of fellows with the idea and the am
! , -. -x ,oJ ts,n 3,,ntfaY
thru.
Waterloo.
The 5000 pounds of creamery but
ter offered for scoring at the meetlne
of the State Dairy Association was
sold at 1914 cents a pound. which Ii
y of a cent higher than butter has
ever been known to bring at puoilt
auction at Il dairy convention in the
middle west. p. f. Brown &c Co.. OF
Philadelphia, We're the high bidders
rhe butter was OF q superior grade
and scored an average of "a points.
Sioux City.
Apples in abundance figured large ir
the market of last week. With this
exception, the market was practically
at Il s%tandstill. A great crop of apples
has been reported from nearly every
part of the country. n the prices are
at the present time lower than the
have been in the past five years. The
forecast Of the local market men is tha'
varieties selling for IS per barrel las
year will sell for 81 this year, ant
probably lower.
Hampton.
The Shafer farm just west of The
fair grounds vas sold at public auctior
by T. j.. 3. Robinson the referee, fol
the estate. The bidding was lively
for a, time. but when 1t got up aroun
the $3.50 mark there vas a lull in Tho
bidding, and only il few nibblers were
busy from that time on till it reached
$1s6.25. when 1t was tipped off to c. c
Shafer. who already owned forty acres
adjoining 1t and was heir to forty OF
the 12O acres that was sold.
kanawha.
The three acres Of land for which
the township has been negotiating fol
some time, has finally been bought o
DR.. Stull. Of Algona. being about hall {
mile west Of the public school building
north side of road. 1t has been plat
ted and a string of tile will be laie
across 1t every fifty feet, with outler
thru the McDougald land south. VI
timately the town and different church
societies will no doubt C partia
or full control, but at the present time
the township appears to be the bes
fixed financially to buy the ground.
Manchester.
H. s. Weber. proprietor OF the o n
fectionery and news stand on lower
Franklin street, was fined $50 and costs
! in Justice George Listers court for sell.