The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-03-31
SALE or THE oskALoosA
WATERWoRkS.

| Ottumwa Division.
| Central Trust Company OF New
York, VS.. Oskaloosa Water Company,
ct al.
| BY virtue of a decree entered in the
aboveentitled cause. on the tenth day
of MIfch. 1910, for the sum of SSH
345.43, and costs OF sale, the under
signed Special Master. appointed for
that purpose. will on the 25th day OF
May. 1910 offer at public auction, to
the highest bidder, between the hours
of twelve u2) o'clock, noon. and
two 90 O'Clock p. m. on that day, at
/ the Standpipe and Filter Station in
the northwest part OF the city of
Oskaloosa, Mahaska county, Iowa,
being part OF northwest quarter "a
of southwest quarter (Al OF north.
east quarter (A) OF Section IL. Town.
ship Is North Range 16 West, the
following described property, to-wit:
The Oskaloosa Water Works and
the real estate upon which the same
| is situated, including certain lands
leased by j. s. Whitmore ct al to the
said Oskaloosa Water Company, which
Tease by its terms is to continue as
long as the said Oskaloosa Water
Company, its successors or assigns,
shall continue to operate the Water
Works which are in part built on
said land. said land being that part
OF the southwest quarter of Section
twenty-five t25), Township seventy
six (76), Range sixteen Q6), in Ma
haska County, Iowa, described az fol.
lows: Bounded by a line beginning
at point in the center of the channel
of Skunk River at low water fifteen
feet west OF the west side OF the
bridge over said river on said sec
ton; thence running south one hun
dred and seventy-fiye feet; thence
west one hundred and fifty feet;
thence north one hundred and seven
ty five feet, or enough farther TO carry
TO the said center OF said channel.
thence along the center of said chan
mel to the place OF beginning, in
Guiding engine houses and appurte-
nances, water mains. supply pipes ny.
| draulic machinery, tools and appli-
ances, all property rights of property
real, personal and mixed now owned
by the Oskaloosa Water Company, to.
gether with all the rights, privileges
and franchises OF said Oskaloosa
Water Company, all water rents, is
sues and profits OF or from the said
Water Works, together with all con-
tracts with consumers. including said
City of Oskaloosa, situated in the
City OF 0skaloosa in the County of
Mahaska and In said County of Ma.
haska and State OF Iowa.
The following property covered by
the mortgage OF the Oskaloosa Water
Company dated June %. 1880. is in
cluded in the foregoing general de,
scrIption. but for greater certainty q
detailed description is added:
RIPTGON NO. /. The
ground on which station stands.
leased from j. S. Whitmore while
plant shall operate, as follows: That
part OF southwest quarter (A), Sec
ton twenty-five l25J, Township sew
enty-six l76J North, Range sixteen
16) West, in Mahaska County, Iowa,
described as follows: Bounded by a
| line beginning at point in the cen
ter of the channel OF Skunk River at
low water, fifteen (l5J feet west OF
! the west side OF the bridge over said
river. on said section, thence run.
ming south one hundred and seventy.
| i've O15) feet. thence west one hun
dred and fifty 050) feet, thence north
one hundred and seventy-fve 075I
feet, or enough farther to carry 1t to
the said center OF said channel,
! thence along the center of said chan
mel 10 the place of beginning; being
| lot Five 80 in irregular survey OF
the west one-half (lsJ OF the south
west quarter 90 OF said Section
twenty-five (25).
DESCRIPTION NO. 2. Ground, on
which Filter House, plant and stand
! pipe are located, leased from Penn
College for nine hundred and ninety
nine 1897 years, described as fol-
/ lows: The following described lands
lying and being situated in Mahaska
County, Iowa, to-wit: Commencing at
the southeast corner, OF the west one,
! half ~ OF the northwest quarter
CAD OF the southwest quarter (A) OF
the northeast quarter % OF Section
thirteen Q3J. Township seyenty,iye
| (75), Range sixteen 1GI West, thence
running north one hundred u00J feet.
thence west one hundred and twenty
/ C20l feet, thence south one hundred
/ 1000 feet. thence east one hundred
and twenty Q2OJ feet to the place of
beginning.
| DESCRIPTION NO. 8. Lots /, 2
and 4 in irregular survey OF the west
Oneihalf (kD of the southwest quar-
ter (kJ OF Section twenty-five C25).
! in Township number seventy-slx
/ C76D North OF Range number sixteen
! 16D West. in said county.
DESCRIPTION NO. 4. Being the
north one-haH (IkJ OF tract of land
eight (SD feet wide and one hundred
and twenty n2W feet long. lying
Immediately north OF lot number One
IN in Block Four al DonAhey's Ad-