Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-05
Southern Io1ua Items

business was transacted. The men,
bership committee reported ninety new
members in Washington and Crawford
willie and the affairs of the auxiliary
are considered in excellent shape.
With the $50 received from the new
members there is in the treasury over
SITS to be used as the auxiliary thinks
best for hospital purposes. Much sew
ing has been done, 1t is estimated that
the sewing done has saved the hos
pital board about sS5.
Council Bluffs.
A voucher from the Independent
Telephone company for $3.017.9S. rep
resenting per cent of the telephone
company's business from July l to
December 81, was turned over to City
Treasurer Frank True Saturday morn
ing. This is the semi annual fran
chise tax for the last half of the year
of 1913 According to the figures the
gross earnings of the company dur
ing the period Of six months was $780,
$685. The tax is collected under the
city ordinance passed at the time the
company started to do business in the
city. The 5 per cent represents the
amount paid in by subscribers over and
above the telephone rate. The court
recently held the collection of this
amount from the patrons of the COM
pany within the rights of the company
so long as the rate with the added 5
per cent did not exceed the maximum
rate allowed by the city ordinance.
Bloomfield.
David Bolick.. ST., was born in Put
nam county. Indiana. April 2. 1880. and
died in Bloomfield Jan. 80. aged 8?
years, months and % days. He wit
his fathers family came to Iowa il,
I! 1896 and settled on q farm near Bur-
lington, and lived there for 65 years.
| when he came to Davis county. where
| he has since resided. In 1865 he was
! married to Miss Mary Benning. To
this union was born one son who died
| in infancy. the wife dying in 1867. Ir
| 1871 he was married to Miss Mary
| Dipperman. To this union were borI
| four children. one dying in infancy
! The others are still living and were in
attendance at his bedside. They arc
David, Jr., and Morris Bolick and Mrs
Nellie Graham. His second wife pre-
| ceded him in death some two years.
! He was charter member Of the Luth-
| eran church in Burlington. The fun
| eral was held Sunday afternoon at the
| home, conducted by Rev. Newsom of
| the NJ. +. church and Rev. Weather
wax of the Presbyterian church. In.
terment in the l. o. o. F. cemetery.
creston.
The large estate Of the late Robert
Madden of Platte township is now in
the process Of final settlement At a
meeting of the heirs held in Kent Tues
day of this week an equal division was
! made of $4,000 worth of persona
property. and it is also understood or
good authority that the nearly 1000
acres of land in Union and Ringgolt'
| counties and the monies and credits
will be divided equally among the heir.
without further litigation. The Mad.
den estate is one fthe largest eve,
given for probate In this part Of tho
country, the value Of the property in
| volved being variously estimated a.
from 5000, 900 to $250.ooo. consisting Of
nearly 1000 acres OF land In Union and
Ringgold counties and monies and
credits amounting to several thousand
dollars. The land will be appraised and
sold between now and March I, 1914
This large tract of land includes some
of the richest farms in this part Of
Iowa, and their sale and the division
OF the estate will mark the end Of one
Of the largest individual holdings in
this SECTION OF tho county.