Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-12
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Des Moines.
Lewis saylor, aged Fl, Of this city
was killed In st. Louis He was a line
man and was working on top Of a
twenty five foot pole and fell into the
| wires below, 1900 volts Of electricity
passing thru his body.
Farragut.
w. H. Mathews, known for many
years as Uncle Billy. died at the
home Of his son, w. A. Mathews, iI
Prairie township Wednesday morn
ing, aged S5 years and 9 months. He
had been suffering from Bright's dis
ease for a long time and had a par
tial stroke of paralysis about siz
weeks ago.
What Cheer.
AT the meeting Of the city council
last Tuesday night the city attorney
was instructed to draw up an ordi-
nance requiring bill posters to take ou
a license. The city treasurer was In
structed to pay off $1,000 bonds Of the
citys bond Indebtedness. This will
leave the city with only $1,000 debt.
Noble.
Mr.. Jake GRADER met with q serious
accident Friday afternoon while build
ing a big corn crib for John Saltz-
man. They were laying the last row
Of shingles when the scaffold that they
were standing on gave away, letting
him fall about seventeen feet, break
ing a leg and spraining the other and
also bruising him UP quite badly. He
will be laid up for all summer.
Clinton.
At the meeting Of the board Of d.
nd dav1
school district, five stairway fire es-
capes were ordered constructed al
three school buildings in Clinton. The
bids of the F. P. Smith Wire & Iron
Works were accepted for all Of the
contracts, which include fire escapes
on the Grammar, Jefferson and Lin
coin schools, two on each OF the first
two buildings and one on the Lincoln
Iowa City.
Petitions are being circulated ask
ing that the board Of supervisors sub
NIT to the electors Of the county the
question of levying a tax to raise q
fund with which to purchase the coun-
ty fair grounds. The law permits such
action and the people generally are
signing the petitions. The county
fair association owns a valuable tract
of ground, but this is mortgaged for
almost as much as 1t is worth. The
fairs for several years have not been
successful financially.
keokuk.
The workmen started on the foun-
dation OF the new Odd Fellows build
ing Saturday morning. but the start
was not according to the specifications
and the men were promptly stopped by
the committee in charge Of the build
ing. The trouble arose over the man
ner of laying the cement on which the
foundation proper Is to rest. The con-
tractors arrived from Keokuk and mot
with the committee and after a short
consultation came to an understand
ing. and the worl1nen started again
Burlington.
The total of real estate trarsactions
last week was materially swelled by
the sale Of FVfnt river township farm
comprising about 100 acres which
brought tho excellent price Of &2S.6o0.
Tho transfer was made by p. B. Smith
and 8. NJ. Graham. referees to l.. B,
Graham, The value Of Des MONIES
county improved farming land is
steadily climbing toward the 5000 mark.
and there have been several sales AZ
the past year when more than this
amount was paid per acre. In the
drainage district land that was held at
$40 an acre a year ago can not be
bought under SIS, and some is held
as, high as 500 per acre.
ksokGk,
Daniel Nash, aged SO years, employ
ed by well kn0wn brokerage con-