Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-11

tablished a hardware business. In 1859
he opened a lumber business, with
which he and several Of his sons have
been associated ever since.
Melntire.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sadler,
which has been occupied by the Perry
Hawkins family the past few months.
was entirely destroyed by fire Satur-
day night. The fire caught in the
roof and had gained a great Roadway
before it was discovered by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hawkins shortly before 10 o'clock
They escaped with very few things
This was a sad beginning Of the new
year for them, but we hope the re-
mainder Of the year will prove to be
! filled with Joy. Mr., and Mrs. Hawkins
will make their home in the Steadman
/ house across the bridge from their
!, former home.
(, Laurens. E
4 About o'clock Thursday morning
the engine house in Hakes' poultry
J, packing plant was discovered on fire
and was soon burned to the ground.
J Fortunately there was no wind and
the flames went straight up thus saw
ing the large ice house near it on the
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try plant near on the east and north.
The fire bell was rung but there were
few people who heard it. When the
hose had been strung, it was discov-
cred that the MIGRANTS were frozen up
and no water could be had. The build
ings were only few feet from the en-
CINE house on all sides but the south.
Had any of these buildings gotten afire
nothing could have saved them with no
/, water.
Boone.
! Boone has established a record
which probably can not be beaten by
any city in the state, Since New
Years eve, after the saloons legal
ly went out Of business in this city
there has been but one arrest, and
that was on charge of drunkenness.
Day after day the police have made
! the rounds as usual and day after day
passed without an arrest. The offic-
ers have kept up their regular beats
but the added variations of an occa-
sional arrest have been wanting.
Since New Years eve there has been
but one man in the lookup and he got
his the next day. Police court will
have to be abandoned unless some
thing happens for morning after
morning when the roll is called there
are none to answer .
vinton.
The county assessors met Friday
and fixed a schedule of prices on per-
| sonal property. But little change ex-
cept in one or two instances, were made
from last years list The following is
the list price on the more prominent
articles: Colts, first class, 2 years old.
500; second class, $50; third class,
$50; horses, 8 years old and over. first
5 class, 5000: second class, $3.50: third
class. 1920: full-blood, years old.
5000; 2 years old, $3.50: year old.
500; stations, first class, $1,000; sec
ond class, $500; third class, 5000; cat
oughbred cows, $44 to 1854; heifers, run
from s24 to $40; feeding cattle. cows,
pound, 21h to AZ; Gamers. IN cents
per pound; steers. 4 to 6 cents; sheep
per head, 81 to 81. Grain runs about
25 per cent below market price. Farm
1 machinery runs down to about % per
cent of original cost.
DEBORAH.
/ John j. Mcconnell, who resides on
the west side has on exhibit In one
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er hardware store fine showing OF
! FOX and WOLF slsins TT the exhibit are
eight fox skins one red and seven
greys and one grey wolf skin For a
number Of years. during the winter
months. he has done considerable
trapping, between DEBORAH and Bluff
4 ton. He uses about four dozen traps.
From Nov. 10 to Dec. 10 he caught
! eight fox, one wolf, forty-five skunks,
two mink. thirteen muskrats and two
4 white weasels. The best one days
catch was twelve skunks, one fox, one
mink and one muskrat. Three years
/ ago Mr.. Mcconnell caught sixteen red
! fox and ten grey ones. His catch for
{ the past month will net Inn about S176.
He secures bounty of $50 on wolves
and $3.50 on foxes, besides the reve-
nue. from the skins. =, TIE grey foxes,
Including the bounty are worth about
81 and the red foxes are worth from
I - *, SIC Skunk hides average abou.
$3.50. The mink hides are low now
4 and bring only about 1880. Muskrats
average from 50 cents to so cents and
weasels about 50 cents.