Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-24
Northern Io,ua Items

Mt. Vernon.
]. E. Kohl sold his farm of fifty acres
just north Of Mt. Vernon last week for
$3.50 per acre. He bought this farm
some three years ago for $3.50 per acre.
odsboIt.
Prof. G. A. Whaley. Of Palo Alto, Cal.
who was elected superintendent of the
Odebolt public schools. has Cancelled
his contract. Prof. J. H. Voris. of the
Woodbine public school, has been
elected to fill the vacancy and has ac-
cepted the position. Miss Emma Col
Ian. of Tomahawk. Wis, has been
elected domestic science teacher. This
completes the faculty for the coming
year.
Ruthvsn.
Eight or ten new cottages will be
erected on the south shore Of Lost
Island lake. two and half miles north
of here. this summer. The old hotel
has been remodeled and re-
furnished and new road built from
the main road to the park. Thousands
of pounds Of fish were smothered last
winter in the lake on account of the
heavy snow covering the ice. This has
caused the fishing to be rather poor
this summer.
Morrison.
j. E. Mccoy had good sale Of his
lShorthorn stock farm north OF Nor
rison last Tuesday afternoon. There
were forty nine head of cattle sold and
they brought $3.50 which was an av-
erage Of about ss5 apiece. The herd
bull Advertiser brought the highest
price. He was sold to NJ. w. Myers, of
Clay township, for 1925. Sixteen head
brought over 800 apiece. yearling
bull sold for an even hundred dollars.
The highest priced COW brought $117.50.
The highest price yearling heifer
brought $3.50.
0rundy csntsr.
Fire from some unknown cause
started in the garnet Of William Mof-
! fet's house Wednesday. 1t was dis
covered by Mrs. Moffet shortly after 1
o'clock In the afternoon. The fire itself
had not made sufficient Roadway to do
much damage. The damage to the
walls. ceiling and furniture was caused
by the water. The loss is covered by
Insurance. Mr.. Moffet's son Howard
had fire In his newspaper office at
Eldora the same day that was started
when the Office boy attempted to start
the gas burner on the linotype. This
fire did very little damage.
Burt.
The Burt druggists are having their
troubles now. On complaint filed with
County Attorney Van Ness last Mon
day, Lee Pratt and s. r. Shales were
arrested for keeping a nuisance and
taken before Justice S. w. Crowell in
Algona. Attorneys Harrington and
Dickinson appeared for the Burt men
and waived a preliminary examination
and they were bound over to await the
action OF the September grand jury.
Bail was Immediately furnished. Pratt
and Shales conduct the only drug
store at Burt. They have a wide ac-
quaintance and are genial and popular
fellows. The exact nature Of the com.
plant against them is not known.
Waterloo.
Having gone more than week with
his left shoulder and several ribs frac-
tured without receiving medical atten-
ton, Eugene Donohue made passion
ate plea to Superintendent NJ. r.
Hughes of the Waterloo Mission, for
surgical attention. Donohue, who is a
transient, 81 years Of age, claimed he
fell from moving train at Northwood
one week ago last Tuesday. He was
dragged some distance and sustained
several broken bones. He says he APP
piled to the Northwood authorities FOR
assistance and they shipped him to an
other point without setting the frac-
lures, He was buffeted about, he says,
until arriving in Waterloo.
Rsmssn.
About two weeks ago man came
here ostensibly to solicit orders for
made to order suits for a firm In Sioux
City. He wrote his name as c. c. Smith
on a local hotel register. and to some
individuals he gave the name Of Mil
ler Persons who purchased suits were
made to advance the sum Of IS on each
suit. and after he had sold number.
which netted him over 800. he left
leaving his board bill unpaid and his
unwary customers to wait for their
garments. One Of the misled persons
became suspicious and communicated
with the company in Sioux City. The
firm replied they had no man by the
name of Smith or Miller on the road
and Furthermore they. never had
try their best to have the CRATER |
brought to justice.
lsMars.
H. C. Curtis last week sold two
eighties of land in Westfield township. |
for $4,000. Also three eighties in Mar
lon township for $4,000, or $40 per
acre. He bought the land in Westfield
township in 1873 at IS per acre, and
the land in Marion township he pur-
chased in 1877 and 1879 at 81 and SO
per acre. He says these lands. have !
paid cash rents since he bought them, !
$40 per acre. that the man who holds
right on to his land in this county and |
does good thorough farming will yet |
make good large money from present
prices. that in q few years 5000 pen
acre will look cheap for the best farms |
In Plymouth county, that smooth land |
not 40 good as these in Germany. Bel |
GUM, France and Holland are selling |
at from $500 to $500. per acre and but
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