Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-22
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L0OKER-ON IN IOWA
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Mingo. Aug. 22.--An observing GENTLE
man who was in Des Moines the day
before the state democratic convention
took dinner at the Savery House with
friend. While they were at table they
noticed big crowd at the dining room
door, hungry looking crowd, but one
that did not come in. There they stood,
their eyes fixed in their hea--s, gazing
intently at one table a little ways from
the door. This gentlemen then looked,
in that direction and found the cause
of the fascination. VIM. j. Bryan was
the cause OF 1t. Mr.. Bryan leisurely
finished a good dinner and then went
out to be worshipped. They grasped his
hand, they actually talked with Mr..
Bryan while he was in Des Moines,
and as our religious observer remarked,
some of them touched the hem of his
garment" and went home healed.
This referred to-visitor to Des Moines
says that never was a more curious SCI
of deleg. ties seen at democratic con-
vention. They were populists with all.
that the word implies. "Whiskers" was
there both singular and plural-espe-
cially singular. One very intelligent
delegate was there in his overalis.
Now there is no harm in wearing over
alls to church or a state democratic
lconvention, but 1t suggested that this
man was ready for dirty work. And
the amount Of discussion one could hear
on the great questions of day made II
a regular school of information. State
ments We're made and facts stated that
showed not all the news from Manila
has been suppressed. That even sub
sidized republican press has not been
able TO conceal the real financial condi-
| ton Of this country. Although the
writer Is indebted to this visitor to the
capitol for this information, he can per-
sonally vouch for It, for he hears one
or two Of these gentlemen, crate at
home, in one or two towns each day.
"Cerrying Goals to Newcastle" Is
more than outdone by shipping cattle
| from Montpelier, Vermont, to Grinnell,
| Iowa, 243 head of calves and yearlings
| being received at the latter place last
lweek. These cattle are sent to Iowa t
be fed and fattened, the dry season in
| Vermont having burned up" all sorts
of cattle feed Messrs. Turner and
Evans are the shippers and in additlon
to the 243 head sent to Grinnell, several
hundred more Will follow. 1t would
4 seem as though the feed could be
shipped to the cattle cheaper than to
ship the cattle to the feed, but these
gentlemen say not, and so Iowa, in ad
EDITION to the thousands of head of stock
lyo "a ne ha IA :
.lkotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin, must
now feed New England. It's hard to
have so many sour-legged tramps COM
ling here to eat up what the Iowa farmer
4 has raised this year, but perhaps we
can stand 1t, If even the old countries
4 should send over some stock to eat w
world" is not poetry these days. Just
plain prose.
Baskerville is having building boom
these days that is seen, felt and heard
Brick blocks in process of erection ar.
as common sight as railroad shanties
along the grading of a new railroad
Materials for building. however, are
slow in arriving, and the men have I,
lay off frequently on that account
The b., G. r.. & n. railroad is rustlins
things on the new extension from Arm
strong TO Baskerville and optimists tall
OF the cars the painted cars running
, over the new track in thirty days Thi.
extension will be crossed by the NJ. & st
; L. railroad building south to Spencer
and by the c. &. N w. building nortl
from Burt, Iowa. to Sanborn, MINI. /
is stated that one reason of the rusl
on the part of the b.. c. r. & n. is tina
, If these other mentioned roaas cross a
j grade. they have to put in the CROSSING
t and forever keep in repair. Sonebod
D says steel crossing of this kind cost
g $500 and that it has to be renewe
/. every few years. But probably tn
real reason is to get their new town
started first. Get the elevators bull
Z and have the butcher the baker and tn
: Icand!estick maker established in busi
a ness in or" new town before tn
II other railroads gets into the neighbor
; hood. 1t is said there will be eight ne,
If towns in Emmett county as the result
4 lof the building of the railroads. Ser
sible grain dealers in Baskerville sa
all of this railroad building may hel
II the town, but it won't help our bus
ness to have ten new grain elevator
in Emmett county" Just the same or
of the best county seats in Iowa
y growing for all there is in it. farm lant
and town property was advanced
price, and all this is the work of son
ed enterprising citizens who are not afra
n TO risk dollar. especially as there
a probability of two being returned.
81 1t was told the writer before workir
nd Iup this way that the Orleans hotel
a Spirit Lake, now being torn down, WI
NJ being shipped to the north end of nor
- Okoboji and would there be rebuilt f
summer hotel. Railroad men say Il
an torn down building. i. e.. material, is
ec ing shipped to Cedar Rapids. SO tn
~ seems to end that story. Furthermoi
,ss the LookerOn is told only the we
n wing of the Orleans is to be taken doy
he and that the reason is because the fou
" dations We're rotted out and 1t wou
he not pay to repair 1t. Every little VIII
-, the Looker-On is informed the real re
son is because the Orleans could n
~, run bar. To this the only reply niece
ed sary is that Dickinson county is now
oh wet county, several mulct raloons
he ing in operation in Spirit Lake a
en around the Okobojis. Reports are tn
he on holidays and Sundays some of the
mulct saloons become holes In the we
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