Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-25
T.-R. Correspondents Tell OF
Happenings in Their Com
munities
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP ROAD WORK
Work on Certain Stretch Of Center
Street, in Four Years Time, Has
Produced Speedway Superior to
Asphalt = up-to- Date culverts Will
supplant Tile Drains = Other coun.
~ News.

County correspondents to the T.-R
have furnished large amount Of In
teresting news Of general interest this
week. Numerous happenings thruout
the county are told. Taylor township
road work, just north of town, has
caused considerable comment in thai
part of the county. A stretch on Cen
ter street, dragged and worked for -four
years, is now declared to be superior
to asphalt as a speedway. The town
ship trustees are going to replace the
old drain tile with new corrugated iron
culverts.
Other news of the county, classified
follows:
TAILOR TOWNSHIP.
June 25.-The annual business meet
ing Of the Prairieville Ladies' Aid So
ciety was held with Mrs. H. G. Stow
ell Wednesday. Officers for the ensu-
ing year were installed as follows:
President, Mrs. H. c. Stowell; vice
president, Mrs. A. B. Maulsby; secre-
tary, Mrs. A. l.. Cotton; treasurer, Mrs
j. c.. Lloyd. The report of the years
work for the society showed that six
teen meetings have been held; SIS was
donated to charitable causes, and as
much more was expended for material
which was made up into garments fol
needy families. Much work Of a help
full nature has been done and the So
ciety begins this years work with
twenty-three members, an increase OF
Ave over last year.
The Sunday school and preaching
services continue with much interest
at the Prairieville church. Last Sum
day Rev. J. Auracher, Of the State
street United Evangelical church OF
Marshalltown, presented the gospel IN
convincing manner DR.. NJ. N.
Smith Of the Methodist church, Will
occupy the pulpit next Sunday. All in
terested will be very welcome. Bible
school at 2 p. M: preaching at 8.
Miss Hazel Maulsby, of Calhoun
county, is visiting relatives in this
neighborhood and in Marshalltown.
|, Miss Minnie Biggs, the popular ru-
raj operator Of the Marshalltown tele-
phone exchange, Is spending her vaca-
ton visiting old friends in this COM
munity, and is being entertained at the
Schiehel home.
The township trustees are to replace
the old sewer tile culverts--once con-
sidered so admirable-with steel cul-
verts, using, both the patent corrugat-
ed kind, and secondhand boilers OF
moderate diameter for the purpose.
This will In turn be replaced in a few
years by culverts Of concrete, and then
one Of the vexlng problems Of road
drainage will be permanently solved.
A valuable testimonial to the eff
cheney of the road drag in transform
ing soft, Doggy, rutty roadway into
a thoroughfare superior to an asphalt
pavement, is found in the half-mile OF
Center street road lying just south OF
the A. L. Cotton residence. Dragging
was begun on this four years ago. and
has continued with more or less reg
ularity until now it rivals a speedway
in smoothness and firmness. and is
easily the best stretch Of road in the
township.
Mr.. Will Allen, an s. q. I. student. Is
visiting at the home Of his grandpa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. w. III, Steward.