Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-08
Northern Io1ua Items

late years ana made good margins on
each Of them.
Jefferson.
The city council by unanimous vote.
passed resolution Of necessity for
twenty eight blocks of paving, of the
concrete base and sheet-asphalt top.
variety. While the resolution does not
state the exact width of paving on the
various streets. it is understood to be
the intention to make it the full pres
ent width of the street about the pub
lie square, but on residence streets not
more than "a feet An exception may
be made of the Lincoln Way, where
there is talk of making the paving 40
feet wide, with an or 10 foot boule-
ward parking running through the
center Of the street.
Maquoketa.
The recapitulation of Jackson county
has been completed and is on file in
the county auditors office. Among the
many interesting facts obtained from
this report is the number of acres and
the valuation of the lands in the coun-
ty. There are S95,403 acres in Jackson
county and the actual value of the land
is $19, 424.364 and the actual value of
real estate is 23,00681S: net actual
value freal estate $22,753,972 and the
total taxable value of real estate is So
6SS.493. The average value per acre in
the various townships varies consider
able, the amounts running from SAL per
acre to $106. 1t is impossible for the
assessors to give this portion of the
report accurately. hut they handle the
matter as best they can and when the
board of supervisors meet at the June
session they equalize these values.
Manchester.
Harry Erickson, a young farm hand,
who has been employed at different
places in the western part of the coun-
ty committed suicide last week by
shooting. The young man had been in
respondent mood for some months.
He was about twenty-four years OF
age. and was a member of Company D,
Iowa National guard of this city. He
was born in Minneapolis, and at ten
der age suffered the loss Of his par
ents. For time he made his way as
a .'newsy" in the Twin cities, and later
was taken by family who moved to
South Dakota. While in South Dakota
he became acquainted with Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Allyn, who. upon their
removal to Delaware county brought
him here. Funeral services were held
in this city Friday afternoon and inter-
ment was made In Oakland cemetery.
Maquoketa.
There are 2,479 men in jackson
county who are subject 10 military
duty according to the figures presented
by the various assessors of the county.
| The military census Of the various
| towns and townships follows: Bellevue
township, 1903: Brandon township,
s5; Butler township, 11s: Fairfield
| township, 80; Farmers Greek township.
| 1873; Iowa township, 1871; jackson
township. 50: Maquoketa township. 90;
Monmouth township. 81; Otter Creek
township. 81; Perry township. 1873;
Prairie Springs township, 101: Rich
land township, 81: South Fork town
ship, 102; Tete des Morris township.
liz; Union township. -; Van Buren,
township. 80; Washington township.
142; Andrew, town. ~; Baldwin, town.
~; Bellevue, 303; Green Island. 90;
Lamotte. 40; Maquoketa City, 1856:
Miles. 25: Monmouth. II: Preston. 81;
Sabula. 1874; Springbrook. Is: Sprague-
vile, II; ZwinRle. 2. The census has
been forwarded to Adjutant General
Guy f. Logan in compliance with the
state law which requires that each
year the military census be taken.