Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-19

tie harder for it. She does washing
and scrubbing. When the booster COM
mittee heard Of her attitude they de-
cided she was one of the best boost
ers in town, and that if she could pay
for paving no one else had much kick
coming.
centervilie.
Because Centerville is to build $40.-
900 high school building this summer
the Booster Club put up a business
candidate for director Monday and
elected him two to one over two other
candidates. School enrolment has so
Increased that every room is filled to
Overlooking. The Booster Club is
working for the 10000 mark and wants
a business board of education to pro-
vide increased school facilities. Robert
A. Mckee, large property owner, mine
operator and retail merchant, was
elected.
Imogene.
In Imogene this last winter the fur
rier firm Of L. S. McCracken and Milt
Hiatt bought over $500 worth Of the
furs of the small denizens of the woods
and streams around Imogene. Mink,
muskrats, polecats and other kindred
small, sleek beasts existed in quanti-
ties numerous enough to make up this
surprising figure, and the firm did not
commence it's buying until the season
was we'll advanced and partly over.
One boy in one week caught with his
own hands and brought In for sale
SIT worth Of furs and delivered them
to the firm.
Des Moines.
More than 3O.0O0,o00 gallons of water
were used to keep the streets of Des
Moines clean during the year ending
March Is. A record Of the amount OF
water used in flushing the streets
shows that exactly 30,62s,OOo gallons
were used between March %, 1909, and
March Is, 1910. This would be an aver
age Of about $4,000 gallons day and
If the city had to pay for it at the rate
Of 80 cents thousand gallons, the cost
would amount to $9,1ss.40. The rec
ords also show that 3s,764,S34 square
yards of pavement were flushed with
this 30,000,O0O gallons Of water.
Cedar Rapids.
1t is reported that around Cedar
Rapids and other towns in this part Of
the state the corn canneries find it Diff
fcult to make contracts with farmers
to grow sweet corn for canning. The
situation, in fact has developed so that
the Gamers are offering in some in
stances as high as SO a ton to the farm
ers for sweet corn, as against 81 to IS,
the usual price but short time ago.
The operators OF the canning plants
are almost frantic in their efforts to
get the farmers to take the contracts
even at the high price offered, but the
farmers appear to hesitate in accepting
the tempting offer.
Anksny.
Six hundred and seventy-three dol
lars for a pair OF 6-year-old farm
horses sounds pretty big, but that is
what Jacob Sexauer, of Ankeny, re-
ceived at his sale. Another significant
fact showing the great prosperity of
Iowa is that while the sales amounted
to over $4,000. every cent of it, with the
exception of $500, was paid in cash by
the farmers attending the sale or by
their personal checks drawn on their
own banks. These facts taken together
show a reason why the state and saw
ings banks and trust companies of the
state gained over $27 100000 in deposits
during the year ending Feb. It,
EddyvilIe.
"A meeting OF farmers which may
result in some permanent good for the
farmers and others having to travel the
highway between Eddyville and
Bridgeport as well as being of benefit
to our business men, was held a few
days ago. At this meeting five direct
ors were chosen, whose duties 1t is to
circulate petition which was also
drawn up soliciting funds with which to
grade up the road leading to Bridge
port and cover It with concrete so that
1t will be kept in good condition and
will not wash out during the floods, nor
will traffic to and from the west side
be cut off, which in the past has not
only kept the farmers away from town
but deprived them OF their mail for
days at Il time. az two rural routes lead
out that road. A total OF about 800
in money and work was pledged at
this meeting and others are promising
their aid. It Is thought that I. will re-
qtiire about $500 to do the work, and
TIC grade will be butt without any
openings 80 Il viii serve the purpose OF
q levee a. sMEeu.
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