Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-03
Looker-On In Iona

Roland, Nov. 3-Ihe streets here are
cut up and things are moving 10 get
the new water pipes covered before
freezing weather. 1t seems this enter
prising town wanted water works and
an electric light system. The law pre-
verts this burg from issuing over So
coo in bonds. so the citizens voted that
amount. They have nearly finished the
wate,workS system, and have arranged
with the Story City plant for q trans
mission of electric light. The poles are
set and a force Of men are now string
ing the big copper wire necessary to
carry the Juice from Story City to
Roland. This city gets rate OF )
cents wer kilowat for four hours and
less figure for longer service An
other good thing is that by this com.
bine OF the two towns, both towns will
get a twerty-four hour service which
was impossible with a population OF
1850 in Story City. Seven hundred fifty
people in Roland no. enable the plant
to have patrons enough to give a day
and night service. Farmers along the
line where the poles are set are also
contracting for electric lights. Some
farmers also expect TO use power for
various purposes. The city Of Roland
will install an electric power pump 10
pump water from the we'll TO the stand
pipe. All in all it's good thing for
both towns. and a joint celebration of
the event of Joining" the two towns
Kill be held near Thanksgiving day,
when the two commercial clubs and ;he
two mayors and cay dads will get to-
gether and have a session Of Mutual
adj Socie.,-
The writer was not able to verify the
report. bu, one who clais to know says
that the Tama and Toledo Electric
Light and Power Company will next
year, run a wire for the TRANSMISSION
of light and power to Montour, Gar
win and Chelsea. This may be news
to Messrs. Alters and Bryce but the
public IS arranging for them to enlarge
and increase their power house plant
ard thus make possible the afore men,
TONED public Improvement
The drainage ditch &c dry up Mud
Lake near Jewel! is finished and the
| big dredging machine is being taken
apart to be moved five miles west, this
at cost, SO report has it, OF $1,000.
Close to the tracks at Jewell the c.
& y. ". railroad dug big reservoir,
fifteen feet deep. which will be supplied
by water from this drainage ditch.
which some estimate as a $4,000 good
thing for the railroad as it means a
never falling supply OF water at a
point where in past years they have
had many times to ship in water. AT
present dam near the railroad tracks
holds hack the water, till the dredging
machine is dismantled, when it will be
removed and all the water Of the
ditch excepting what the reservoir
holds, will run into the creek below
town. Farmers owning land on its
bank fear freshet when the big rains
come. Others say no damage will oc-
cur. And with all of trouble and law
suits that have occurred in the past
! concerning Mud Lake and the drama se
ditch, this time 1t seems Mud Lake will
go dry this time "for keeps" But,
strange to relate, before the bottom OF
Mud Lake can be plowed and farmer
1t must all be drained on exactly the
same plan as other wet farms in
Iowa.
So many towns now have electroliers
that it has ceased to be a newspa per
item, but Jewell claims to have six
teen electroliers of Ave lights each in
ill eighty lights in two blocks. All
of which is hard on the boys on. Hal
lowe'en night.
Not to single out anv Of the three
towns Roland. Story City or Jewell
but 1t is doubtful If any three towns
in Iowa have made as much advance
ment in public buildings. stores. gar
ages and stocks Of goods. as have
these three towns. All have torn down
rebuilt. rented and restocked. Many
stores are as well "hxtured" as De,
Noines or Narshalltown. sore stocks
. Of goods are more In value than the
J same line in the larger towns. Best 0,
! all Is that the money for all Of these
improvements has been made RICH,
here in Iowa.
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