The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-06-06
EDDYVILLE.
Regeneration of the Little Town
In South Mahaska.

There has been rattleing of old
bones in the south part ofthe county
and the wonderful is happening.
There is boom on in the town OF
Eddyville. 1t 10 q substantial boom.
Buildings are going up in the bust
ness part Of the town with a rapidity
that would do credit to Oskaloosa
and in the residence parts of the
place there are number of the better
class of residences being erected.
There seems to be general awaken
ing in the place and business
stirring up such as Eddyville has not
seen for many long day. The BUSH
ness men Of the little city are of the
opinion that the boom is on to stay.
F. M. Epperson and Calvin Mann
ing have been the principal factors
in the organization of new banking
company for Eddyville. The new in
stitution is to have capitalization
of $50, 900 90. Two thirds of the stock
is taken by Messrs. Epperson and
Manning with ten thousand each and
the other third is taken by residents
in and about Eddyville, two Thousand
each. These stock holders are H. G..
True, John Yeager, l. s. Riggs, r.
j. and ]. N. Oldham and Grant
Cowley. There is being a new bank
building erected for the home of the
new institution. 1t stands at the east
end of the business street of Eddy
vile and on the south side of the
street. 1t is to be two story struct-
ure, twenty-five feet front by sixty in
length. The first story viii be of
Minnesota sand stone and the second
story will be of pressed brick. The
interior of the bank is to be furnished
in modern way, steam heated and
all in all the building will be one of
the finest of it's size that is to be found
anywhere in the state. The second
story will be for offices. The cost of
the building will be in thel neighbor-
hood of $40, 100000.
Grant Cowley is erecting large
two story brick business block. The
first story will contain two business
rooms and the second story will be
the home of the K. OF P. lodge of
Eddyville. The building will be one
of the most substantial in the town
and will cost Mr.. Cowley about
S80O0.00
The K. of P. hall will be made a
model and will be the pride of the
lodge and the city as well.
"Jack" Lafferty is erecting a neat
brick business building 22x66 one
story, next to Belongs post Office.
1t will cost him about $500, 90 unless
he determines to make it two story
structure which is very probable.
Out in the residences part of town
there are now five new homes going
up and many more in prospect and
they are all of the better class.
William Mintonye has a fine little
home about completed in the west
end. The other places are to the
east and north. Lots are scarce and
are in demand which means realty
is becoming sitter on the market.
All of this activity has had its effect
upon the town council and they are
now out after a municipal gas plant.
If every thing works well the plant
will be decided upon and put in dur
ing the summer and fall.
1t is not generally known that
Eddyville has a system Of water
works but such Is the case. The
supply of water liz obtained from
number of springs that are situated
in the hills back of the town and they
,ateseighty Ave feet above the level
oil the business part of the city This
system is now being improved and
extended and a larger main is being
put in from the source to the city
distribution. This will supply sixty
thousand gallons OF the finest water
daily. 1t is clear as crystal and quite
soft.
The entire city OF Eddyville is be-
ing carefully surveyed by Mr.. Allen
of Ottumwa for the establishment of
permanent grades and it is the edict
of the council that hereafter there
will be none but permanent side
walks built in the city.
There is a new telephone exchange
being built in the town and there are
eighty.four subscribers to the enter
prise. There will be outside COM
munication in all directions.
w. W. De Long, editor OF the
Eddyville Tribune states that the
business of the city was never better
and that there was a constant in
crease in the amount of mail matter
handled in the post office which is a
straw indicating the winds direction.
The business of the town is passing
into the hands of class of younger
and more enterprising men and they
are going ahead with vim that is
imparting new vigor. The old ones
have been content to sit back and
take the living that came to them
but with the younger generation that
has come in to possession of the situa-
ton matters are otherwise.
Long years ago, the old resident
tells us, Eddyyille had the Tpromise