Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
Southern Iowa Items

Mitche!lvilIe.
BY a vote Of 1876 to 49, the voters OF
Mnchellvine decided to issue bonds il
water works plant.
Tabor.
/ Mrs. Mercy L. Starr. Tabor'e oldest
citizen. died Monday night at the home
of her son, O. C. Starr. She was in hel
goth year and is survived by sever
! children. the Oldest being 73 years ole
and the youngest So. The body will be
shipped to Fayette county for burial.
| Des Moines.
F. NJ. Hubbell, of Des Moines, Iowa S
wealthiest citizen, pays more taxes into
Polk county treasury each year than
any three Of the public service corpor-
ations Of that city For the present
year. Mr.. HUbbeN's taxes amounted to
$4,000. exclusive of that which he
pays on moneys, credits. corporation
stock and in special taxes
Perry.
According to the report of an expert
engineer. engaged by the city council
to go over the water plant owned by
the city. it will take 100000 to put it IN
running order. The engineer suggests
the rebuilding Of the entire plant. and
the purchase of much additional ma
chinery. The proposition to authorize
the council to issue bonds for the pur
pose probably will be voted on at a
special election soon.
Muscatine.
A fine of 500 and costs was assessed
against ]. L. Stephens, the West Lib
erty grocer, on trial before Judge
Rowan charged with selling impure
catsup. This amount was placed on his
head as a fine at the conclusion of the
case which was prosecuted by State
Food Commissioner Flynn A bottle
| Of catsup which the defense claimed
was the same kind of stuff which he
! sold last winter. was adjudged impure
and unfit for use. He states that he
will come back on a Peoria firm
which sold him the stuff as he was an
| innocent purchaser OF the bad catsup
Washington.
| The Methodist Sunday school here
| has long had the reputation of being
the largest NJ e. Sunday schoo! IN Iowa
and last Sunday proved it conclusively
1862 were present. SO many that all
could not be seated in the church. and
| many had to leave before church SER
[ vices began. The collection was over
| s3s and a special program was given
| speeches were made, solos sung and II
was all a grand success. The Metho-
dists expect to be in their new church
before another rally day is held, and
hope to establish an entirely new
precedent at that time. On SUNDAY a
new class Of flfty-two members was
organized with Rev. ID. Smith TO:
| their teacher.
Des Moines.
| Purchase and electrification Of the
Minneapolis st. Louis line from New
Sharon to Newton is one Of the plans
Of the interurban railway in connec-
ton with the proposed extension OF the
Colfax line to Newton, according to G
T. Chapman, traffic manager OF the
interurban The survey Of the Colfax-
Newton extension is complete and cost
estimates now are being made. Mr.
| Chapman says the line from Newton
to New Sharon would be valuable ex-
tension because it would connect
large area of splendid territory. MI
| Chapman also announces the compile
ton Of a survey for proposed extern
sion to Indiano1a and that the inter-
urban also is considering q new line tc
| Winterset.
Davenport.
Destitute and half-starved. having
Travelled the entire distance from New
Haven, Conn.,, to Davenport IN a single
wagon drawn by an aged horse whose
days Of usefulness were long since past
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Rowesky and six chill
dren arrived in Davenport The parents
were weary from hunger and travel