Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa • Page 9

Thursday, April 12, 1973 Iowa City Press-Citizen 3 How's Your. Building Heftier New Flood Crest Forecasts Issued by Weather Service DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) feet over flood stage Sun-The National Weather Service day. BUCK Iowa River, Marshalltown. four feet over flood stage Satur day. Iowa River, Marengo, five feet over flood stage Tuesday.

in Des Moines has issued new flood crest predictions on the assumption that all the snow in Iowa will melt in the next few days. These are the predictions issued Wednesday by the service: North River, Norwalk, 3.5 feet over flood stage Saturday. 4m font Veket TI Iowa River, Wapello, two II: ilillllliiiiliir feet over flood stage April 21 South Skunk River, Ames, 2.5 feet over flood stage Satur-1 day. South Skunk River, Oska- Middle River, Indianola, 1.5 feet over floods stage Saturday. iloosa, six feet over flood stage Saturday.

im i EDITOR'S NOTE: Another in a series of pictures showing the upper portions of important buildings in Iowa City the portions above eye level. Can jou name this one? By IRVING B. MEBER CLUES 1. Dedicated Nov. 11, It was reported to be the finest hotel in Iowa at the time.

2. Cost, $200,000 (building only). 3. Real estate 99-year lease with the Hutchinson family, Frank. Hutchinson, the Misses Hutchinson, and others.

4. Architects, H. L. Stevens Co. of Chicago, specialists in hotel construction, though they, later built Donohue Mortuary.

5. Previous building on this site, the ''Metropolitan was destroyed by a disastrous fire and explosion Oct. 11, 1912. 6. Six floors in the original building, two more added later.

Local news stories at the time stated "each room has hot and cold running water, telephone, steam heat, electric light There was also an electric elevator and a 250-foot artesian well. 7. Construction of the building South River, Ackworth, one ill 1 I North Skunk River, Sigour- foot over flood stage Saturday. The smooth Canadian. I I Cedar River, Bussey, 9.5iney, 2.5 feet over flood stage Sunday.

feet over flood stage Saturday. mm? Iiraf omt tz Cedar River (West Fork), Skunk River, Brighton, five feet over flood stage Monday. BLENDED CANADIAN WHISKY. 86 PROOF. IMPORTED BY61972 HEUBLE1N, 1NC.HARTFORD, CONfC Finchford, two feet over flood stage Sunday.

Skunk River, Augusta, 1.5 feet over flood stage April 18. Black Hawk Hudson, WtwW'Wi iffi sfi-f a sal sioned Mrs. Louis G. (Mildred) Pelzer, now Mrs. George Lynch, Orlando, Fla.

to paint nine started March 1, 1913, and it was dedicated eight and a half months later. Not only was the building constructed rapidly, but there was not a major accident during the construction. 8. The building corporation, known as the Iowa City Hotel the finest ever served in Iowa City. It was prepared under the direction of the Jefferson Hotel Chef, Alphonse Ven Der Meer-en, of European training and American experience at the Waldorf-Astoria and Delmon- large section of the roof straight up in the air and fire immediately raged through the building.

The building was destroyed and the losses, including the business firms on the first floor, totaled $100,000, only $55,000 being covered by insurance. Roy Koza who still lives in Iowa City and whose parents at that time lived in the apartment above the present location ico's in New York: Murals depicting tht early life and history of Iowa City and Johnson County. They were hung in the lobby and the mezzanine of the Hotel Jefferson. Much research and study went into their preparation so they would be historically accurate. Richard T.

Feddersen salvag- 12. Dedication toast program: Master of ceremonies W. P. Hohenschuh, president. Invocation The Rev.

W. to. naa prominent Iowa City business men as officers: President W. P. Hohen-schuh who operated a "funeral as they were called in those days, where Mott's Drug Store is located today.

Vice President, F. W. Kem-merle; Secretary, A. J. Feeney.

Kemmerle and Feeney operated the Iowa Brewing at Mar D. Wylie, Presbyterian Church. of Baskins-Robbins remembers his father waking him that night to tell him the fire was still bad and they would have to evacuate. For the University of Iowa Dean W. G.

Raymond, Col L06K lege of Engineering. For. the Commercial Club 18. Another historical side ISsV MA 1 I UV7U I 11 I 1 ed most of these valuable mur Clothing W. P.

Coast, Coast ket and Gilbert Streets. Their ww- iw i i i i light: Fred Boernor tells an in als when the University of Iowa Store. beer was called teresting anecdote about the took over the building. Fedder For the hotel industry 'Billy and their advertising slogan fire. The Board of Regents had Mitchell, New Kimball Hotel, Davenport.

lust announced that the College sen personally has five of the murals, the Iowa State Bank and. Trust Co. has and two was "The Beer 'That Made Milwaukee For the community Judge of Engineering would be moved to Ames and combined with the Treasurer, George S. Carson missing. Much much work Martin J.

Wade. who had extensive utility college there. Engineering students on that dramatic after and expense has been necessary to restore the colors and' the interests in Iowa City and wash ington, Iowa. .13. The Lobby was designed to give the weary traveler a "spirit of The broad canvas.

noon decided to stage a protest march. Counsel, Ralph Otto, former 16. Historical side-light: The After classes that afternoon, mayor of Iowa City. 9. It was operated by the Jef fireplace of dull brick, that would hold a huge "back-log" building was built two years they assembled in front of the aiifflHt -tire 214 E.

Benton 351-4244 niIiIH tUft Prices Good Through April 17. -vAmeritaiPfcmier Radial Tire Makw after the First National Bank, ferson Hotel capitalized at had the following inscription Engineering Building, marched carved on the wooden panel just $50,000. It had the same officers east on Washington Street past one year after the Iowa State Bank Trust Building and the same year as the Englert Thea under the as the building corporation. the Hutchinson Block, to the to burn, old books to read" 10. Iowa City firms supplying materials and supplies includ ter.

14. Merchants leasing space 17. Another, and dramatic, ed: F. E. Ayres building in the new building: Stewart Shoe Store, operated Elks Club, turnd north to Iowa Avenue and then west on Iowa Avenue.

When they reached the corner of Iowa Avenue and Dubuque the explosion in the knitting mills shook the entire area. The protest march suddenly and immediately dispers by Hal-Stewart, father of Marc historical side-light: The corner tyhere the building stands today was originally the Hutchinson Block, sometimes referred to as the Metropolitan Block, and ed and all hands took off for owned by the Hutchinson family previously mentioned. materials; Iowa City Iron Works, G. W. Schmidt, proprir' etor, structural 'iron supplies.

(Schmidt was an uncle of Mrs. Charles Mott, a present Iowa Citian); William Maresh, ornamental sheet metal work; C. Yetter, "The Big equipment; W. S. Thomas, hardware; Ruppert Seeman, furniture.

11. The dedication banquet for 150 guests included eight courses and was said to have been Stewart who lives Iowa City today, Stewart Shoe Store was the only store in the old Metropolitan Building taking space in the new building, and is still there; Harvat Stach Dress Shop; Racine Cigar- Store; C. A. Schmidt, barber shop and billiard parlor in the basement. 1 'Si.

On Oct. 11, .1912, a Friday, at 5:30 p.m., a terrific explosion occurred in the Guzemen Knitting Mills, occupying the the fire, induing Boerner whose father owned- a drug store next door. ANSWER J08J1S anbnqna pue uoj -SujqsBAl 'Sujppa uosjoipp second and third floors of the, Id. In the depression years! of 1933-1934, the WPA commis-'building. It literally blew a MADERIA LAUAN 9Q Handsome, care-free tacquer finish durable 3-ply hardwood construe tion.

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