Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-09
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tor. The county tried oiling roads here
last summer and they proved so highly
satisfactory, that the towns all over
the county have been asking that the
roads leading into the towns be oiled
this year. The oil will be shipped in
assignments to each Of the towns in
the county, thus reducing the cost Of
distribution and demurrase consequent
to unloading asd hauling any great
distance.
Sioux City.
IIvcrr ~fma ginary conveyance is be-
ing used by the bootlecSers to get their
supplies hauled from South Dakota
without detection. The latest is the
use of farm wagons. Police suspected
one loaded with oats and search re.
vealcd twenty-four quart OoSlcS and
two gallons of whisky and forty eight
bottles OF beer hidden under the sacks.
The cheer stuff was coniiscated and the
teamstcr arrested for the illegal trans
portation of liquor.
Monticello.
Henry. Monk one of the pioneer Ger
man residents OF Jones county. died at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. George
Herren Thursday. The funeral service
will be held in the st. Johns Lutheran
church at Sand Hill, the Rev. Mr.
SchuetZ pastor Of the church. officiat-
ng. He was born in Germany in 1912,
and came to the United States with his
family in 1882. locating on a farm in
Jones county. Since the death OF his
wife fifteen years ago. Mr.. Monk lived
!, iS Inl ~ lyf "a Ia. S.,,yt i,,a = h,,
three sons and three daughters
Vinton.
The ANNA! report Of the city clerk
just completed. shows that great
many improvements have been COM
pleted In Vlnton in the last year
Among these are twenty -four blocks of
bitulithic paving at u cost OF $42,939:
eight blocks of storm sewer at a cost Of
$765.77, and twelve blocks of sanitary
sewer costing $3,267. The municipal
water. light and power plant has also
been greatly improved in equipment,
and Is now one OF the most complete
In the state. An elevated tank, capa
city 10000 gallons was completed in
February, being constructed in the Des
Moines Bridge & Iron Works; new
feed water heater. boiler feed pump, a
centrifugal pump for artesian water and
a new fire pump have been installed. A
new steam turbine, dynamo and
switchboard ordered by the city for its
power plant are nearly completed at
the factory and will be shipped April 80
and Installed and running by June 1.
Trasr.
Spring weather has set In operation
plans for the rebuilding OF two farm
homes which were destroyed by fire
during the winter. VIII Nickanicky has
decided on a 5000 house. modern In
every way. while w. II. Sprole will ex-
pend $4,000 or moro In buildings. He
has decided to move the site Of his
home to the center OF his land which
will bring him one mile nearer town, as
well as enable him to reach all parts OF
his farm more quickly. In accordance
he will move the farm buildings. about
ten in number. to the new site. He has
bought small house in town which
he will move TO the farm and remodel
as tenant house. The new homo viii
be ten room house. two stories. with
basement. and finished attic, and Will be
constructed of imitation brick, Adel tile,
and will be the only building In the
county of such construction. II will
have all the latest farm conveniences
and will cost $1,000 whom complete.