Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-11
Looker-On In Iona
special to Times Republican.

special u lllleS -INepuUiiSdAs
Nevada, Nov. 1.-THE citizens OF
show building knocks the spots on"
anything of the kind in the United
States, this referring to a town Of say
1000 population The building OF
pressed brick two stories in heighth.
cost in round figures $4,000, seats 81
people, and Is tireproof. John Clemann
built it and his son is partner and
manager of the show business. TIE
stage is large enough for vaudeville.
Then Gladbrook has a new 500 foot
deep artesian we'll. 1t is stronger
than ColfaX water and farmers, in
valid farmers, take home jugs o. 1t for
medicinal purposes. 1t is stated that
some of this strong water has been
sent to Marshalltown. However, as
one man said it is so darn strong were
going TO a vote to see If we snail not
bore another artesian we'll as were
all So healthy san2torium will not
pay here and we need softer water Ter
manufacturing and household pur-
poses.
And Gladbrook will soon nave a big
garage building covering two full bus
mess lots, besides a dozen or more new
modern houses. Since the town was nj
corporated there has been no such
growth as in 1913.
Under the head Of curiosities Of trade
can be mentioned the potato business
Of Conrad a carload of excellent Min
nesota potatoes was shipped in and
easily sold to consumers a: 81 per
bushel. And soon after local buyer
began buying home grown stock and
shipped cut a car of potatoes TO some
point in Illinois. Conrad for q number
OF years has been a shipping poirt fer
potato buyers and it's only fair 10 men
ton that many who bought from the
Minnesota car, wanted them for seed
potatoes.
Under the same headline curious
sight for agricultural Iowa was the UNI
loading OF the way freight at Nextown.
Here's what we heard in the waiting
room: Check five sacks potatoes,
check three barrels apples. check
three sacks onions, CHECK five boxes
apples, check Ave crates cabbages".
check two barrels tweet potatoes
check two boxes celery. and every
minute We expected to hear check TIN
cases eggs and Ave boxes creamery
butter. You see all this stuff was be-
ing shipped into small country Iowa
town from city Of 10000 population.
Instead Of some one raisig such stuff
near the small town, it has to be ship
ped in. paying a profit for the buyer
and shipper, a profit for the railroad
company that hauls it, profit for the
drayman who delivers it. and profit
for the retailer who sells to the con-
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high cost of living.
Story City is doing things this year.
Talk is being put into practice. The
new hotel now enclosed will have when
, finished about forty rooms for guests.
. a. S. Maxfield. former landlord OF the
| Gilbert at Charles City. has leased the
property for a term Of years and is al
ready in possession. The store build
ings and new opera house adjoining
the hotel represent an outlay of over
$4,000. The Story City Herald says:
The year 1913 will pass into history as
Story Citys businest period-at least
up to the present writing.
| A block Of new business buildings
I is now nearing completion, a modern
creamery has been constructed, a
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f; and twenty-five new residences have
been finished or started this year.
| The auditorium and hotel block is
the largest in size, with the old peo-
pies home a close second. The Incomes
the fine new home OF the Story City
! National Bank, which is nearing COM
pletion. L. A. Dale's new implement
house and John Hougen's new barn,
| both built of cement blocks. are also
about finished. The creamery is a
| large brick affair and has been in use
several weeks.
Mr.. Haynes has built an addition to
his bokery, including a large new oven
which is an improvement Of consider
able importance.
Tom Mosness has added to his house
~ s,,ch an extent that it is virtually q
new place.
The twenty-five new residences are
,s+ed below. Two OF three Of them
we're finished early in the year, navlns
been started in 1912; several are MS
begun and will very likely not be nm
ished until the fcrepart OF 1914, but or
the whole all of them can well be creo'
tied to the year 1913.
So much for 1913.
Bur what Of 1914? The best Trims
about the present boom In building II
Story City is that it shows no signs o.
stopping. OF course there VII. De n,
giant structures erected next year, hk'
some of the big ones built this year
but there are at least dozen new res
jidences listed for 1914 already. With ina
MANY practically certain, it looks a
tho this years record might be exceed
ed in the residence line.
TIL new sanatorium has been started
and corner stone laid. The name 0
this splendid charitable work is tn
Central Iowa Lutheran Sanatoriun
and Home Association. It Is q non
dividend corporation. Twenty -thre
Norwegian Lutheran church
Story, Hamilton and Hardin count!
will use it for an old peoples home AM
hospital.
Altho the sanatorium and old PEG
pies home Is to be conducted by In
Lutnerans Of central Iowa, patient
are admitted and treated regardless
creed. The institution is no proselyt
ing field either for Lutherans or an
other denomination. Every facilit
will, however. be accorded ministers I
visit and impart spiritual consolation
: to patients and inmates OF their ow'
faith and denomination. It Ii the priv
lege Of the patient or inmate to ca
to his sickbed the spiritual adviser tina
he may desire. Here is an investmen
Of $4,000 by these church people an
generous citizens Of Story City.