Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-17

yellow perch and yearling black bass.
Work started July and ten men
have been steadily employed. At times
the force has reached 16. Between
$4,000 and $4,000 has been distributed
in wages and about $500 spent in
other ways with the local business men.
There are only four stations Of this
tkind on the upper Mississippi river, the
others being located at North Nc
Gregor Lacrosse and Meredosta, III.
| The station at Bellevue has had the
| best season of all 20 ~.
1Ariington. M NJ t&
| Arlington citizens are highly pleased
over the new electric light and power
service. Saturday night power from
1.-THE Turkey River Power Company was
turned on and a twenty-four hour SER
vice is being enjoyed. This power is
being furnished by G. Miller & Sons,
| of Clermont, from the dam at that
place, which was originally built by the
| late Governor Larrabee. Twelve large
boulevard post with five lights on
each post are on Main street with forty
/ and sixty-watt power, and thirty posts
of single light on each. scattered
about in different parts of town, also a
sixty-watt light on top of the water
tank.
| Spencer.
An announcement Of great interest to
Clay county residents was made Sun
| day morning at the Sacred Heart
church when Father Hunt stated that
on the 21st of this month, Mr.. John
Rubes would receive holy orders. Mr..
,Rubes is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rubes, Of Clay county, who are among
! Nd Nvot~ ~
zens. Mr.. Rubes, who is a young man
| of about thirty five, has spent almost
fourteen years preparing himself for
the priesthood. For some time he at
tended school in Portland, Ore, and
more recently he has been at the ST.
Paul Seminary, in st. Paul, MINI. He
is man exceptionally we'll fitted for
holy orders. not only by>virtue Of his
comprehensive and careful education,
but by the excellence of his character.
Jefferson.
An attorney Of the c. & N. w. rail-
way has been in Jefferson this week
making plans to resist at law the sale
of the railway system within the COR
porate limits Of Jefferson at the recent
tax sale. The property of the company
was sold by Treasurer Harmed to
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amount reaching close to $3.50, being
the balance due for water and light tax
Of the city of Jefferson. The railway
] contends that, under the common rule
Of not taxing property outside the fire
and light limits that the tax for city
purposes can not extend upon their
right-of-way any farther than a GER
tain distance. This was ar old rule
/ which was abrogated in the supreme
court on a test case from Council
Bluffs. wherein the court said an
imaginary line could not be determined
but that the tax rested upon the entire
! right Of way in the city limits.
4 Jefferson.
Late Thursday night as parties were
passing the Cash Colbert farm home
north Of Jefferson, fire was noticed in
the 6arn anu before any alarm cou;!!aa
be given or any thing saved. the fire
ffend had eaten so far that the build
ing could not be approached. So severe
were the flames that not only the barn
but the granary and all other outbuild-
i ings and sheds were soon consumed by
the flames, only the house being saved.
It was only the direction OF the wind
i that favored the home Seven head Of
good horses and a COW and calf were all
burned. In the barn and granary much
property was destroyed: 1900 bushels
OF small grain, loo bushels Of corn.
thirty tons OF hay. There were Of
course ali OF the farm machinery as
twell as over 800 in household goods
which belonged to the hired man and
which was stored In the granary. NIT.
/ Colbert had but 500 insurance on the
barn and but little on the other build
ings and feels his loss keenly.