Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-30
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Clarion, Nov. 30.-At last Clarion is
to have a new hotel big hotel, an up
| to-date hotel. The cut, printed In an
| other column, gives an idea as 1t will
look when finished.
The final arrangements between the
committee Of blsiness men and ]. H.
Moore for the erecting Of new mod
ern hotel in Clarion have been COM
pleted and we are now assured Of this
much needed improvement in the
| spring.
Mr. Moore was in the city the first
of the week and stated that he would
take possession of the old Clarion
house Jan. 1, and would as soon there
after as possible begin the arrange
ments for the new structure, which is
to be erected on the site Of the present
building. 1t is planned to move the
old building into the street and use it
for hotel purposes while the new struc-
ture is being erected Active work
will start about March l.
1t will be IS feet wide by lis feet
long. The longest frontage will be
south. On this side will be the lobby.
dining rooms, etc. On the west there
will be two store rooms and cigar
SIduO lc pltllS Cdll lIlISc SUI 100
and full basement. The store rooms
will be 20x4O and the cigar stand 25x30.
The building will be constructed OF
stone trimmings. The lobby will be
33x4O and the dining room 32x53.
The second and third floors will con-
tain forty guest rooms, parlors, bath
rooms. living rooms for the proprietor
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and barber shop will be in the base
ment
The entire building will be as mod
ern as it is possible to make it, and
when completed will be splendid ad-
vertisement for our thriving city.
i speaks well for the enterprise OF
the business men of Clarion. when it
is known that this hotel is made pos
sible because these men gave Mr..
Moore the old hotel and lots 46x66,
facing two streets, and loaned him for
a period of years $4,000 at per cent
interest, All Of which is respectfully
submitted to the people of Nextown.
1t is rather remarkable that in about
d month. the saloons of Iowa close
their doors, with comparatively little
kicking on the part of the owners and
an expressed determination to observe
the law. And in the few wet towns
where this scribe goes regularly, little
has been said of the CLOSING the
saloons killing the town" and causing
grass to grow in the streets" Many
of us heard the prediction when Mar
shalltown went dry, that grass would
grow two feet high on Main street
but facts are the hay crop on Main
street is total failure Now the grass
crop is seldom mentioned for any of
the small or larger towns. Like the
killing frosts on our corn, it happened
and so make the best of It,
One hears more and more of the
nomination for governor by the re-
pubicans. going to convention and
then what will happen? 1t has been
said in this column that Harding is the
"bogie man with big B." There
seems to be a general opinion that II
candidates at the present time all re-
main in the field as they have per-
feet right to do. there will no choice be
made at the primaries. And then il
the friends of the present candidates
get into convention about equally
oiFloeo, VINO VIII De the candloate
when the deadlock is broken. 1t can
also be assumed that the nominee OF
the democratic party will represent the
wet" interests and receive an un-
divided support, Notwithstanding the
record of some democratic votes in the
last legislature. And as these things
are talked over. frequently one hears:
Somebody ought to get out Of the
way" Who that somebody is, de-
ponds on the personal feelings Of the
man doing the talking. And the
woman suffrage amendment seems to
have few friends or foes. II it car.
ries many will be surprised. il it fails,
Il told you So" will be the common
remarks. Womens suffrage is still
joke in Iowa.