Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-18

vailing price. Where land in some
parts Of the county went begging at
$40 an acre five years ago, today the
same tracts are selling readily at 800
an acre. Out in the drainage district
| the lowlands that eyre bought for $25
to $50 an acre six or seven years back
are held at 500 since the establish
ment of the drainage system, and the
holders believe the price will go above
$3.50 when the system is in complete
operation.
Dexter.
j. S. Downey, the pioneer merchant
and most influential citizen Of Dex-
ter, was found, dead in his bed at o
O'Clock Saturday morning. Mrs.
Downey awoke at that hour to find her
husband dead. The deceased was about
| 60 years of age and had been in Dexter
as general merchant forty years.
His wife survives; also son, Frank c..
Downey, who is postmaster at Dex-
| ter. A daughter is Mrs. o. D. Stotts.
| who resides at Yale. Mr.. Downey was
at Rochester Mimi, to consult the cell
ebrated physicians in regard to his
health. Even as late as Friday he was
attending to business or at least able
to be around.
| Mechanicsvile. a.
Ferrol Easterly met with very
serious accident, In company with Fred
| Sturges he started out into the coun-
! try on a hunting expedition and while
enroute Sturges undertook to light a
cigar With the lines held between his
| knees he scratched a match, and the
| report startled the horses and one Of
them stumbled and fell to the ground.
Recovering itself quickly, the team
| started to run away. The lines having
been jerked from Sturges' hands. the
team could not be controlled. Ferrol
became frightened and undertook to
jump from the buggy. and in doing so
| he fell under the front wheel so that
the buggy passed over his body. He
was injured internally. his bladder be-
ing punctured Meantime Sturges step
! ped out on the tongue, secured the
lines and brought the team to a stop.
Maquoketa.
The new pearl button factory is in
operation. There are thirty-two stamp
| ing machines installed and operated by
electric motor. The operator holds the
shell against the circular saw teeth Of
the stamper and causes a stream of
water to play on the point of contact.
The cut drops back into the machine
and eventually falls into a pail which
| hangs below. Thirty-five cents is paid
| for each gross cut. At this wage it is
| possible. claims Manager Sam j. Boil
| by to earn as much as $40 per week.
| OF course. however, a novice will not
be able to earn any such sum, and con-
| slant APPLICATION is essential ever after
one knows how. BY the terms OF the
contract with the local commercial
club the management must employ as
many as thirty men regularly as soon
as the factory gets into full swing.
I clarinda.
The proposed drainage ditch for the
purpose of Strengthening the Nodaway
river from the K. & W. bridge east of
here to the state line south Is attract
| ing considerable comment in this part
Of the state. A hearing is to be held
by the board Of supervisors on Nov.
lis 1t Is estimated that the total cost
Of the drainage project will be in the
neighborhood of 100000 and that it will
reclaim 5000 acres Of land. There are
$3.50 acres Of land In the district. The
total length OF the proposed channel
is 54,Ss6 feet, or 1888 miles. to the
south side Of the Braddyville dam. and
about 1912 feet OF the old river bed is
used from there to the state line.
nothing necessary to be done below the
dam. There are 7,439 feet OF the river
bed used above the dam. some Of which
distance may have to be dredged. AS
surveyed the ditch has fall Of $50 feet
to the mile or a total of 81 feet. The
bottom Of the ditch is to be twenty
feet. The width Of the right OF way
Is fixed at 100 feet.