The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-10-30
Clarke County Will Vote on Erect
ing a Memorial Building.

ing Memorial BulldnS.
Clarke county will hold speclai
election on November 3rd TO vote on
the question OF IevyinG small tan
to raise funds for the erection OF I
Clarke county soldiers and sailors
Speaking OF the proposed memorla
the Osceola Tribune says:
| Clarke county is to have its hrs
real opportunity to express apprecl'
alton OF the efforts OF it's sons anl
daughters in the recent war, Whel
the proposition to erect memorla
5, The institution, as a tribute com,
memorative OF the services and
sacrifices Of the soldiers, sailors
marines and nurses WnO Went from
here, was agitated by a majority OF
farmers and city folks in every. part
of this community, and recently
petition was presented TO the c0unty
Special election be called so that this
building could soon be erected.
Other states, and counties IN
America and Iowa have already
taken action to show the returned
heroes that their efforts were ap-
preciated by those back home:
Some counties have erected marble
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prefer building, SO benefits from
this central county. institution can
be enjoyed by all. The proposed
Memorial building, after its COM
pletion, will be appropriate, to many
usages, chiefly among which accord
ing to the plans, would be as COM
munity gathering, place Tor people
be used as an assembly hall, rest
room for ruralists coming in from
the country, a place where ladies,
from neighboring vicinitles, when IN
Osceola, can safely place their child
rem, under proper supervision, Wnlle
she goes forth to do her shopping,
or other business dealings, place to
returned soldiers, G. A. r., Boy
Scouts, w. R. c. and probably an
annex for such as a place to hold
community displays and exhibitions
of corn, grain, etc., and for count
less other uses which Clarke county
citizens generally would soon appre-
ciate At it's last meeting the county
petition and authorized notices con
cerning the election to be issued.
The question to be submitted to the
people of the county is worded thus:
'.Shall the County Of Clarke erect
and equip Liberty Memorial build.
ing as provided in Chapter l7O or
the laws of the ,3Sth General AS,
sembly, and issue bonds therefor IN
tically assured that the project will
carry for favorable comments con-
corning the Liberty Memorial build
ing have come in from every nook
and corner of Clarke county. The
men who recently have been return
ed from service are enthusiastically
in favor of the move and are report
ed to be working in every township
to impress the citizens with the i'm
portance of voting unon this day.
The local Citizens League, many
prominent business and professional
men in the county and citizens IN
general have heartily endorsed and
approved of such building. AS the
county already owns site. near t.
SQUARE, valued at about und ~ $sG,o ade SO SO
funds for the erection of the build
ing proper, bonds known as Liberty
Memorial bonds will be issued and
sold as provided for by law and
portions Of such bonds will become
due at different periods but none in
less than five years, nor mo- more hd 6nan
together with interest, the county
property in the county special tax
not to exceed five mills in any one
year for a period not exceeding 80
years. To maintain the institution
tax of not morse. than three "'slls
can be levied: Since there is aap-
proximately s3,40O.000 of taxable
property in the county, and. as an
example, should the life Of the bonds 'ads
run for about ten years and less
than a two mill levy assessed. the
approximate cost to each of the
$4,000 tax payers in Clarke county
wear. In ten years the entire cost
Der tax payer of approximately. IS
would have been paid. Meetings
will probably be held in Clarke
county in the near future urging
the voters to turn out November =
and mark ballot in favor of the
Memorial Building. No, more. fit
ting tribute or greater show of ap-
probation can be, made to recon.
pense the, boys and girls who went
to the front from here than this
Memorial institution.