Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Southern Io1un Items

broken. but he was pretty badly bruised
up. He was taken to the home of his
aunt, MRS. Belle Clancy. and at this
writing, heHfsr getting along fairly well.
Hamburg.
w. H. Davies, an engineer who makes
daily trips over the X. c. railroad, ia a
very accommodating gentleman. He
and Robert ,Frakes residing near the
railroad north of Payne, have formed
q close friendship. and every evening
and every morning q daily paper Is
dropped from the cab at the Frakes
home for the benefit Of Mr.. Frakes. 1t
beats the rural route system clearly
and beyond shadow and the trouble OF
deposNinS the paper by the track is a
pleasure to the man who rides the iron
horse and is also appreciated by the
man who tills the soil.
Council Bluffs.
The next meeting Of the Southwest
ern Iowa Teachers Association will be
held in Council Bluffs next year. Prin-
cipal Reed Of the Council Bluffs high
school has been elected chairman OF the
executive committee Of the association
at the business meeting of the associa-
ton. The convention Is said by those
who attended from Council Bluffs to
have been exceptionally instructive and
enjoyable. Superintendent Beveridge
of the Bluffs schools reports that over
$50 Of the Council Bluffs teachers were
registered at the meeting in Atlantic.
an exceptionally large attendance for
such stormy and disagreeable weather.
Rod Oak.
With the first Of the month the Red
Oak postoffice enters the ranks OF the
first-class postoffices and the company
Of the largest cities in the state in that
respect. The receipts for the salary
year which ended with March 81. have
exceeded the $4,000 mark This will
entitle the postmaster here to an in
crease Of salary. the compensation be-
ing $4,000 year. It is claimed here
that Red Oak is the smallest town in
point Of population in the country In
the first-class list OF postoffices. There
are only sixteen other cities in Iowa
in the first class. and none of them
have less than 10000 population while
that Of this city is less than 5000
Dunlap.
BY an overpowering majority the city
OF Dunlap decided In favor of making
provisions for public library in this
city The vote was quite heavy, 254
citizens favoring the proposition and
thirty-six opposed. The proposition
voted upon was to give the city council
power to levy tax to build up and
support a modern and sufficient insti-
tuition A 2 mill levy is proposed. The
plans Of citizens include new building.
an increased list OF periodicals, and a
larger number Of books The present
library contains 1900 books, but the
variety is not all that could be desir-
ed and the facilities OF circulation are
poor. The measure received little or no
active opposition.
Davenport.
Scott county's indebtedness as COM
pared with its assets In real estate.
is but an fota OF the total sum, &C
cording to figures which have been
submitted to the auditor Of the state in
the annual report of the county audi
tor. OF the property held in the title
Of the county, the court house is ap-
praised at the value Of $4,000, the
county jail at $4,000, the court house
and Jail grounds at $4,000. and the
county home and poor farm at $50, 900.
and the gravel producing property
owned by the county In Clinton county
at $1,000. Against this array Of real
estate, which - appraised at q low
estimate, the county has the sum Of
1855 outstanding against It IN war
rants. this sum constituting the entire
Indebtedness. The showing thus made
by Scott county places Il high in the
list OF counties OF the state. in regard
to the ffnaHesa! cs:6!tias.