Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-11
Southern Iouu Items

having filed thez office of county SUI
perlntendent of schools for about
twelve years in an early day.
Knoxville.
Voters of Knoxville decided Monday
to bond the city for $4,000 for the en-
tire remodeling Of the city water sys-
tenn. Interest in the proposed bonding
has been intense and the vote was
large. OF the LOLA votes cast $50 were
for the bond issue and 395 against,
with a few spoiled ballots. Four hun
dred twenty eight women voted and
261 Of them were recorded for the pro-
posal. The money will be used to ex-
tend the municipal water works to the
Des Moines river, a distance of seven
miles. City water now is taken from
Whitebreast creek.
pes Moines.
The purchase Of the lighting fran
chise at Carlisle, Colfax and Prairie
City by the Des Moines Electric Com
pany. as part OF a plan to secure the
lighting privileges in the cities of CEN
trail Iowa, and make Des Moines a dis
tributing center for electrical power.
was reported at the city hall. The Nc
Kinley syndicate. owning the Des
Moines Electric Company. already
owns the lighting and street railway
system al Oskaloosa and is negotiating
to take over the Valley Junction light
ing franchise. 1t is said that negotia-
tons for the purchase Of the franchise
at Pclla and number Of other cities
are under way.
Davenport.
George c. Wolf. 80 years old har-
ness maker, left his home in Ellsader,
Iowa. on Aug, 80, and in q letter re-
ceived by Chief of Police Schramm. r.
E. and V r. Pierce. attorneys of FL
kader, ask tina. search be instituted
in Davenport for him. Wolf after leav-
ing Elkader went to Davis Junction
and from there sent letter to his wife
in which he stated that she would never
see him alive again. At Davis Junction
he purchased a ticket over the Mil
waukee railroad for Rock Island. 1t is
feared by VOLTS family and friends
that he has jumped into the river and
the letter to Chief Schramm asks If
anybody corresponding to the descrip
ton OF Wolf had heen taken from the
river at or near Davenport within the
last ten days. Wolf had so with him
when he left E!kader.
Muscatins.
Muscatine county. according to hg-
ures compiled in the office of County
Auditor Shoemaker, is approximately
worth $3S.000.000 while the actual value
of the city of Muscatine is about s1O.-
100000. The new figures were neces-
sary by reason OF the state raise of 81
per cent on land and 10 per cent on
lots. The increase in valuation in this
county is slightly over 31.000,o0O. This
does not necessarily mean an increase
in taxation. The board of supervisors
viii afnx the levy next week at the
September meeting. A recapitulation of
the valuation for the current year
shows total Of $9.736.5sO is the tax
able value Is but 25 per cent OF the
actual value. the country's worth Is es-
timated approximately at $3s.o00. 900.
The taxable property of the railroads,
express and telegraph companies in the
county Is rated at $1.015.965. The land
OF the city of Muscatine is rated at
being worth S171.190; the lots $1.777.715.
and personal property $579,o65 for a
total Of $2.529,470. This would make
the actual value Of this city about $780,
100000.