Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-25
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John Olinger has purchased the Jerd
Tallman farm northeast of Kecta. The
farm consists Of $50 acres and sold for
improvements.
Malvern.
+ Rev ]. w. Watson. who for the past
eight years has held the Villisca charge
In the Baptist church, has resigned and
will remove to Malvern for a season of
rest and recreation. He formerly held
a pastorate at Malvern.
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George Edmunds. the well known
colored soldier, died here at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Ben Baker, on
North Seventh street, where he had
been sick with Bright's disease for a
long time. Mr.. Edmunds was aged 70.
and leaves three sons and a daughter.
his wife being dead. He was born in
slavery Jan. l, 1888.
Belfast.
One of the largest rattlesnakes that
has been killed in several years was
put out of existence one day last week
on the Iowa bluff near Belfast by
Revere resident, Marcellus Edwards
The reptile was five feet and one inch
long and was thirteen inches around.
Edwards has the skin of the venomous
crawler in his possession.
Tabor.
Mr. Abraham Routson, an old settler.
residing in south Tabor. has been rem
dered speechless for the present ut
least from the effect of bee stings. The
bees of next door neighbor. Mrs.
Shurtliff, took a notion to swarm and
Mr.. and Mrs. Routson kindly went to
assist her in corralling them. when
nearly the whole swarm attacked MT.
Rouston with a vengeance. He ned for
home and fell in faint upon his door
step with the singing pests pursuing
and continuing their onslaught all the
time.
Blue Grass.
The camp Of interurban workers
located at Sweetland, moved their OPP
erations to Blue Grass and established
a camp at this place. The Sweetland
camp had been continuously located
since snow was on the ground and after
a labor extended over several months
the workers have completed the over
head wire from Muscatine to Pleasant
Prairie. The laborers are now on their
last stretch of work. being engaged at
present in constructing wire from Blue
Grass to Davenport. The work will be
accomplished with expedition.
Fort Madison.
Suit has been brought in the local
district court by the county treasurer
against the 8. and J. c. Atlee Com
panv Of this place. The contention Is
made by the county treasurer that
taxes on the mill property belonging
to the above named defendants were
overlooked by the assessors for the
years 1909 and 1919, and that the over
looked tax with interest. now amounts
to 31,297.5S, which sum. with the PEN
alties. brings the sum demanded up to
$1,946.37. The property in which the
assessment Is claimed to have been
overlooked should have been assessed
for $4,000. according to the claim Of
the county treasurer.
lowdsn.
The Lowden Cooperative Creamery
Company has opened UP for business.
This creamery Is one of the up-to-date
creameries and, no doubt, there Is no
bette. &. &. s:::s state. Ii is equipped
with. the latest machinery for the man.
ufacture OF butter, and has one OF the
latest refrigerator plants, machinery
that makes the product do It's own
cooling without the use OF Ice. The
plant complete costs about $4,000 and
Is paid for BY sixty farmers sivin1
notes for 500 each to the creamery
COMPANY and said notes are used 70
sorrow funds - baild the psa1,t aa0 =