Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-26
Iowa rail-. News Briefs.

| Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. Aug. 26.-J. A, Suther-
land the governments Inspector on the
new postoffice building, is home from
the east, accompanied by his bride.
They have taken rooms in the Ryder
residence and will make Iowa Falls
their home until the building Is com
pleted and turned over to the govern :
menr.
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Downs. formerly
of this city, but now of Sapulpa, Okla.
are visiting here and at Owasa. Mt.
Downs was in the drug business here
but, on going to Oklahoma engaged in
! the oil and gas business and has pros
pered He is now president OF the Ma
tional Gasoline Company which man
/ ufactures gasolene by new process.
| +. w. Kimble, who recently sold his
realty interests here. has invested in
I, twenty acres at Ames. half of the tract
/, lying inside the city limits. The tract
cost him $ll 500
/! Otterbach 4 Beitsch have bought n
stock of general merchandise at Jewell
| and placed S. l.. Skinner in charge OF
/ the business.
Mrs. j. H. Funk. who has been Ill
several months as the result of bad
fall sustained the fracture Of her left
hip Monday by fall down a flight OF
| stairs at her home in this city Mrs
/ Funk is IS years of age and Is natural
| ~ in an enfeebled condition as the re
| suit of the two accidents.
/ John j. Weaver has bought the old
Buttolph homestead in this city pay ing
| $4,000 for the house and lot. He will
/ DOSSeSSinn q ia IL
/ wood family, now occupying the prop
erty. moves to Des Moines.
| Robert 7. Hamilton made shipment
;of eight cars of fat cattle the first OF
the week. Thes hipment was sold to a
packing plant at Cedar Rapids a,
i$9.S7ia and brought about $4,000.
! Mrs. Susan Hill, former well known
resident Of this city, is here for Wis!
with old friends. She is en- route from
Ia visit in York state to her home In
Eugene, Ore.
Fred r. Champlin has leased the
Scott 1. Weber barber shop on the
east side and took possession this
week.
Charles H. Kislia. Of the Robertson
neighborhood. bought the II. w. Utech
place on the south SIDE paying $4,000
therefore. He gets possession Sept. 1.
! Alpine lodge No. Z. knights OF
Pythias, sent six delegates to grand
lodge at Cedar Rapids, this week The
knights accorded this honor are II. e.
Martin +. NJ. Callum. j. j. Carleton. G.
c. Buck, j. NJ. Rnehart and f. E.
bliss.
Miss Nina Cowan, who has been
touring Europe this summer will sail
for home Aug. 81.
DIR. and Mrs. w. p. Burke. who have
been in Europe for seevral weeks, sailed
| for America Saturday and will visit at
the j. B. Parmlee home in this city en-
route to their home in Redlands Cal
| News has been received here from
| Florida of the death of NJ 0. Smith.
who was formerly engaged In the real
estate business here and at Bows. He
southern home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Roy w. Evers ana FAM
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Dillon
joined the Seward Dillon family, OF
Baskerville. for two weeks outing al
Spirit Lake.
j. E. McCrabb has resigned his po-
sition with the NJ. Hogan bus line and
will move to keota.
II. S. Dixon is acting as Judge OF
poultry at the Hampton fair this week
and goes to Grundy Center in a SINH
/ lar capacity next week.
! G. ID. Mcmillan and wife have re-
turned from an extended auto trip thru
Minnesota.