Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-17

sioux City. #$+
The grain elevator of the Farmers
Elevator Company was destroyed by
fire Tuesday, causing a loss of $4,000.
Nearly 10000 bushels of wheat and
corn were b,irneda the value of which
is estimated at $4,000. The loss was
covered by insurance.
LeMars. Sh .ssg,,
Mrs. Maria Hamiltons for s2 ears !,
resident of Iowa, died at the age A.
SO years, at her home in Lacona-s eva,
according to telegram received here
hylN her daughter Mrs. l.. J. C0ombs.
Mrs. Hamilton was born in Indiana,
and she came to Iowa when 6 years old
with her parents.
Sioux City.
Sioux City Is to have n skyscraper
hotel. Work on the new ten-story hos
telry for this city will commence next
month and the structure will probably
be completed within a year. 1t is to
be built on the site of the old St. Vim
cents hospital. and will cost when
completed 100000. All but 100000
of the capital for erecting the hosiery
will come from outside Sioux City.
Emmetsburg.
J. p. Cromley and p. r. Jackson OF
this county will benefit by the provis-
ion in the pension laws allowing pay
ments to old soldiers who protected the
northwestern Iowa settlements from
Indian raids in 1863 to 1865. Captain
Ingham, father OF Harvey Ingham, Of
Des Moines was in command Of the
brigade known as the Northern Iowa
brigade
Manchester.
Delaware county plans to keep
abreast with the rest Of Iowa in i'm
the question of securing the services
of county agent to help boost its
agricultural production. Meetings have
been held and considerable success
made in obtaining the necessary funds
to carry out the idea.
Bellevue.
Rev. Thomas E. Sherman, of Will
liamsburg, has accepted the call to the
Presbyterian pastorate here and it is
expected that the family will be he
by the goth of this month. The local
church has been without a pastor since
the resignation Of Rev. Fl. Irvine some
time ago and the congregation will well
come regular services again.
Monticello.
The plasterers and the workers in
cement, at the John Mcdonald hospital,
have been called Off duty, owing to a
strike among some Of the building I'M
ions of the state, consequently work
at tho hospital is at q standstill. The
cement floor flnishers, who were to
arrive early in the week, failed to put
in an appearance at all The roof men
are the only ones at work.
MoGresor.
Within the last few months the sons
Of two former McGregor women have
been killed in the trenches in France.
Both were serving in the Canadian
army. One 81 the young men. Corp. H.
T. Kann, was the son Of Mrs. Agnes
Horne Kann: the other. Carl PhillioH
was the son of Mrs. Adela Peikert Phil
lion. and nephew Of Father Albert Pei
kert, Of the faculty Of Dubuque col
lege.
Sioux. City.
The bootlegger is a schemer when 1t
comes to hiding away liquor. OHi-
GERS raided n soft drink establishment
Tuesday and found 23s pints Of the
cheer stuff | 1t was concealed In the
elevator pit In the basement Of the es-
tablishment. The place had been
raided half dozen times before but
OFFICERS always came away empty
handed. The proprietor was bound
over to the grand jury.
Rcmsen.
II Remsen Ia not the most law abid-
ing town in Iowa having a population
OF 1900 inhabitants, citizens here
would like TO know GSout 1T, so thor