Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-20
Southern Io1un Items

chimes at Mystic, and their big electric
plant and machines are estimated to
represent an investment of, $4,000.
| Owing 10 some controversy with the
men the machines there have not
been used for sometime, but they
have not before been, withheld from
use because of the increased scale.
EddyviIIe.
The United States government boat
known as Hornet" which left Des
Moines Tuesday afternoon manned by
four men, arrived here Friday after
noon on she Des Moines river and after
those on board had taken dinner here
they proceeded down the river. This
boat is exploring the river securing
data for use in the survey of the river
which it is expected will take place
later for the purpose of making the
stream navigable for larger craft.
| Newborn.
The new NJ E. church here was
F, dedicated last Sabbath. A large crowd
was present TO witness this beautiful
mer pastor Rev. z. O. Douglas OF
| service which was conducted oy a for
Madrid. At the close of the dedicatorx
service began the ardous task of Sc
curing the sum of sS15, the sum de-
ficient on the building. The people re-.
sponded cheerfully and literally and
in about eighty minutes $3.50 was sub,
scrbed. The cost of this beautiful
structure was s3112; donations s613-
%, by cash s1,176.57. 1t is a we'll built
and attractive structure.
Muscatine.
toni ,r11, No
Mississippi, promise to be all the
rage this year, a number of regattas,
carnivals, etc, having been arranged
to take place during the summer
months. OF greatest interest to the
enthusiasts of Clinton is the regatta
to be held at Clinton on May 81. Other
similar events have been announced for
Burlington July and 6, when the an
nual regatta of the Mississippi Vallay
Power Boat Association will he given;
Peoria, August II and Is, when the Il
linois Valley Yacht Club will hold a
big regatta under the auspices of the
Western Power Boat Association; Rock
Island, July 3 and Labor Day, Sep
TENDER 6, when contests will be held
under the auspices of the local club. A
number of other regattas are being
PAAAAA1ASN Ny IAlC VOL lOuS CiuDS up anu
down the river but the dates have not
yet been fixed.
Council Bluffs.
=. V. 1nnes, county auditor, Cor
warded to the secretary of the state
executive council at Des Moines the
list of land purchases in Pottawattamie
county which was requested by the
council a short time ago. The list In
cludes tracts of land in the various
townships and shows the equalize6
actual value as fixed by the assessors
and the price paid by the purchaser. In
only one instance was the equalizeG
actual value in excess of the purchase
price. This was on piece Of land thai
was assessed for $3412 but sold fol
$4,000 In number of cases the equal.
lied values are but little more than 9
third OF the amounts paid when the
lands were purchased. Examples Of
these are as follows. the equalizel
value in each case preceding the price
paid by lthe purchaser: 1850, 81, 900;
$3,340, $s.se8; 4i32,12s, &e.0o0.e In some
other cases the figures are less widel,
different. A piece OF property assessed
at $16,S00 was sold bor $50, 900; anothe,
ftract, the equalized actual value O,
which was 1892, brought $4,000 OF
the market.