Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-04

According to citizens who are in close
touch with the agricultural situation
the period of pessimism which followed
the killing frost of last fall is giving
way to feeling distinctly cheerful. One
factor has been the large supply Of
hogs now available. Porkers are plen-
ty, it is said, there being no cholera
as in former years, and farmers are
getting the benefit of extraordinary
high prices. Land values, it is esti-
mated. have arisen from SIS to SIS per
acre during the past eight months In
spite Of bad crops. One farm in this
vicinity with only fair improvements
sold for 5000 per acre.
Sioux City.
Alfred Barker, is years old, high
school student. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Barker, 722 West Fifth street. is
In the St Vincent's hospital in a criti-
cal condition, suffering from a bullet
wound In the chest. He was wounded
by the, accidental, discharge Of a small
rifle late Sunday afternoon near High
land. Barker, in company with, Miss
Marjorie Smith, 1000 West Third
street; Miss Florence Smith, 1915 West
Fifth street. and Harold Everett, all of
whom are students in the high Schoo,,
was walking Sunday afternoon. With
the rifle. they were shooting at targets.
The rifle was said to have been held
by Miss Hamer when it was discharged
without warning, wounding Barker.
The lead bullet, 90 caliber, pierced
Barker's breast bone just above the
heart and punctured one lung, causing
considera BILE loss of blood Internally.
Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids stands a good chance
of being over-run with Indians this
summer-but they will be Of the type
that will attract no more attentioL
than a gathering of Sunday school
workers. The Society of American In
dians, national organization. has
written the commercial club here VITA
view of holding the annual conven
ton in this city. Last year the or
ganiZation met in Kansas City. On
Haskell Day" over 1000 persons were
present. The convention is in session
five days and between $50 and 200 In.
dams, most of them graduates of the
Indian universities, will be in attend
ance. The headquarters of the national
organization are in Washington. D. G..
and only those who can trace Indian
lineage and can prove beyond a doubt
that Indian blood courses thru their
veins, are eligible to membership.
MeGresor.
The Northern Iowa Butter and Egg
Company, Of this place, has sold out to
a new company of which C. F. Lin
heck. of Ossian, is president; f.
Meiske. vice president; and F. H. Allen,
the present manager, is secretary and
treasurer. The new company will eX-
pand the business, adding a three
story cement and tile\ building for the
cream and ice cream business. The
present buildings of the concern will
be used for the egg, dressed poultry
and milk fed chicken end of the busi-
ness. The Postville and Ossian plants
owned by Mr.. Limbeck will be closed
and the business from the two towns
transferred to McGregor The Nc
Gregor plant last year handled 100000
pounds of creamery butter, 1850
cases of eggs and $4,000 pounds of
dressed poultry. BY consolidating the
Postville and Ossian plants with the
McGregor plant the business of the To-
cal concern will be greatly in excess Of
this amount this year.
Waterloo. >%@
The Brevort Hotel, corner OF Fifth
and Water streets, was damaged by fire
and smoke at $3.50 Saturday morning.
Many Of the guests were driven from
the building in their night clothing and
several were overcome by the smoke.
There were fifty guests In the hotel
and as soon as the fire was discovered
the clerk spread the alarm thru the
building. Many Of the rooms were filled
with smoke by that time and several OF
the guests were compelled to leave the
building without DOMINIC street clothes.
They were given protection in nearby
buildings. The hotel suffered no loss
from fire, but the loss resulting from
smoke will be heavy. w. J. Shaulis,
proprietor of the hotel, estimated that
the loss resulting from smoke will
amount to between 80. 500 and $4,000.
The building is owned by Fred KAN
meyer but no estimate had been made
on the amount OF damage to the build
ing. Both the building and furnishings
were covered by Insurance.. 3. &.