Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22

mine miles southeast of Webster City
has been sold to Henry Davis, farmer
residing in the neighborhood, at $135
per acre. c. NJ. and w. H. France
have sold their 120-acre farm located
ten miles northeast Of Webster City
end seven miles east Of Woodstock. just
over the Wright county line. y Dick
Carpenter. Is Consideration $3.50 per
acre. 81
! Manson.
G. e. Haney returned from Galena,
ILL.,. last week, where he closed up one
of the largest land deals pulled of in
this section for many years. it being
the purchase of the Young section in
Greenfield township for approximately
SIS, 900. This section of land, which Is
one of the best in the county, has been
on the market for some time, but the
owner refused to sell except all in one
body. 1t seemed to be impossible to
find q purchaser who was willing to
take on so much and at last Mr.. Haney
determined to undertake the deal alone.
1t is a splendid piece of land. thorough
ly tiled and has two complete sets of
farm buildings on it at present.
Rock Valley.
MOuudS al teTIOOu d. " CioSh Sho
community was thrown into fever OF
excitement by the announcement that
Mrs Gertrude Moot, living a mile east
Of town on the ]. B. Benson farm near
the railroad track, had been brutally
assaulted by burly negro who went
to the house to solicit something to
eat while her husband was at work
in the field. She prepared him lunch
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reached for it, he seized her and threw
her to the ground. The woman's
screams brought her help and the ne
posse, and was held under $4,000.
Threats of lynching were made by the
angry farmers.
McGrsoor.
1t is quite a sight to see number Of
large houseboats moored on the island
opposite town where the men are
lodged that are working for government
contractors, who are building dams and
| wing dams from the island where the
big sand bar runs down toward Berg
mans island. The Intentions are to
throw the channel Of the river toward
the Iowa side. 80 that the current will
cut out the sand bars that have almost
closed up the channel in front Of the
city in low water. There are no men
at work at present. The rock is being
ouarried out Of the old quarry from
which the rock was taken to build the
city reservoir. 1t is being loaded on
barges and towed out by the steamer
Percy Swain
Dubuque.
A rumor has gone abroad that the
air washer with which the board Of ed
ucation hopes to wash and purify the
air which is to be breathed into the
lungs Of the pupils Of the Prescott
school, will cost $4,000. The actual
fact is that the lowest bid for the air
! washer Is 5000. Health authorities
and school boards all over the United
States have demonstrated within the
last couple Of years that humidity ID
nearly as desirable as heat in school
rooms. Nearly all diseases Of the nose
and throat have been traced to hot.
dry. dirty air. Children are particular
" susceptible to such diseases. The
air washer which the board OF educa-
ton proposes to install in the Pres
colt school will secure the same re-
suits that are being secured in the
large department stores Of Chicago. all
lof the large new hotels Of Chicago,
and all of the now schools Of Chicago.
The air washer will thoroughly wash
all sir that comes into the school
building. In other words Il will free
the air from dust. dirt, SCOT and smoke
land will render. It 40 fresh and purs
a. the air we breathe after thunder
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