Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-17
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The first railroad man in Monona
county TO be penstoned by the North.
western railroad Is William Christen-
son, ST.. who has been IN the service
thirty-ssven years.
Quasquston. M,s
Peter Hansen has rented the mil
property at Hazepton. Iowa. and vii
operate tho Touring business durinl
the coming year Mr.. and Mrs. Hanser
are now making arrangements FOL
their removal TO Hazelton.
ReIfs.
The old Methodist church here Is be-
ing torn down. It II an old LANDMARK
and has been in use for a quarter Of q
century. The Knights q Pythias hal
will be used by the Methodists for theil
services during the summer. Work on
the new church will begin at once.
Rock Rapids.
The first marriage license ever IS
%, 1872, and was issued to Mr. Levol
Eveneon and Miss Helbor Thompson
residents Of Minnesota, and since that
date there have been 1880 marriage.
In the county. Last year there wero 10,
marriags and I'VE divorces.
Akron.
At the special meeting Of the Farm
erS Grain Company the shareholder
present, representing a majority Of the
shares Of stock issued. voted almost
unanimously in favor Of increasing the
capital stock Of the company from
SIC, 900 to Ss5,ooo. This increase Il
made to provide for establishing lum-
Der yard In connection with tho COM
pany's present grain and coal business
Clarion.
Fred J. Gade has discovered oil or
his 337 acre farm within two and one.
half miles of Coulter over In Franklin
county. He was on the farm last weel
and bored several ehallow holes and
found plenty Of oil that burned readi.
lily. The week previous Oil was disoov-
cred in tho water pumped by the Great
Western railroad at Coulter and thi'
caused Mr.. 0ado to make special test,
on his land near that place.
Sioux City.
"Traveling with fast crowd o.
young men and trying TO keep up ap.
pearances Il what made mo steal mon.
ey from the express company" This I!
the reason given by Ernest Freese. ag'
20 years, q driver for the Wells Fxrgt
Express Company. for his alleged thief
Of over 800 from tho company. tn,
local agent for the company said HI
did not want TO prosecute the boy, ant
4 Il thought that the amount viii bt
made IN. In the meantime the boy !,
in tho city Jail.
Edss~ood.
Frank Chaeherer. aged g years. des
pendent over q love affair with a MOS
estimable young woman Of this vicini
", departed for parts unknown. leav
ing his fathers large farm. stock, etc.
with no ono 10 look after it, but leav'
ing Q note that his father. who lives q
Dubuque, DO notified at once. Thu
young man has been Q good worker
ana has done exceptionally vol on hi
fathers farm, patching It white he dis
tho farm work In the note left b.
stated that no would mover b soel
here again.
lsMars.
r. n. Haines. IN attorney from De,
MoineA and . former Grinnsll man
was In town . few days hast week Q,
business and whiting his friend, @. c
Bradley. Mr.. Hatnss was here Looking
rp evidence for the defense In Q jav
suit brought by Mrs. Miller. Of sanborn
against the Interstate Business Mem,
Assurance Company. Of Des Noinsa
for payment oe 5000 Insurance on {
policy reid By her late HUSBAND, d
Ia. =. Miller. . well known oBrtss
county. physician. Dr.. Muller vas kills<
lin n automobile ~ooiiisioa on SUNDAY
lot le, g last yeaf. when Als ma
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