Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26

~ erected an .Amss" barn which II
one OF the handsomest and most con-
venient structures Of the kind In that
part Of the country The foundation Is
four feet high. concrete put In with
forms. The next four feet is hollow
block then another foot Of concrete in
connection with joist work. The walls
above are Of hollow block and the root
is supported by rafters so braced that
there are no timbers to obstruct the
big NOV. The horse managers at the
front end furnish room for eight ami
mails the stalls being arranged head
TO head" with a wide feed way be-
tween. The feed way extends to the
rear Of the barn, the remaining part be
ing devoted to Sanctioned cattle except
two pens at the rear end. The cattle
managers are heavy concrete work and
there are both feed and litter carrier
equipmnt.
Another style Of barn Is appearing
here and there in this section Of the
state viz: the Gothic roof barn which
is a radical departure from ordinary
barn building so far as the roof struc-
ture is concerned. One Of these Is just
now being completed on the Robert
Schwartz farm east of Tldora. Instead
of ordinary rafters there are six pairs
of supports running In a great curve
from the plate to the roof peak formed
by combining eight 1xi inch strips
which Of course can be bent as desired.
These are stiffened and supported by
2x6 timbers extending lengthwise of
hn y,Ia al fw0
apart. Then a two-ply set Of lx4 inch
rafters following the curve of the
heavier ones are placed at intervals
is another form Of roof that makes in
side haymow timbers unnecessary. The
curved roof gives a very pleasing APP
pearance and this and the convenience
provided will doubtless make this
style of barn a general favorite In the
near future
There is a half section farm known
long ago as the Neil Frederick place.
said the old settler. from which at
least six renters were graduated into
land owners, the original owner re-
tired on a competence and the present
owner enriched by several thousands
because OF increase in value 1t Is
located not Car from Grundy Center. is
Just an average farm so far as quality
is concerned but in the last forty-th
years 1t has been operated with the
result here mentioned.
There's an old German born farmer
living near Eldora who has been con-
spicuously active in stamp selling
and other war financing
schemes. In broken English he told
how he and many OF his fellows came
here years ago with nothing" and how
now most OF them are enjoying the
possession Of competence they would
never have been able to possess but for
this government and their coming to
live under its protection and privileges.
How he had already gotten into three
scraps" because OF his outspoken 10y
atty and didn't care II he got into a
dozen more. And the next dny one OF
his sons told with evident satisfaction
about one Of these "rows," thought his
father was going to exercise his fists
on an offender and wouldn't have in
terfered II he had. It is case in which
u family of children will never need to
be ashamed Of the acts Of an unpa-
triotic father for they simply haven't
that kind OF a dad" He Is said to
have expressed regret that he couldn't
speak English more fluently declaring
that he would like to deliver public
address on tho subject Of the adopted
proper attitude toward his
in these present critical
times.