Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-28
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LOOKER-ON in IOWA
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For the Times Republican.

For the Times Republican.
Story City, Nov. 27.-Put it down in
your note book that during the fall and
winter OF '99, citizens of Iowa found
it necessary to keep on their screen
windows and doors till Thanksgiving
time. That flies were troublesome to
horses very much so during the last
week in November. The writer made
two long drives last week and the livery
man wished he had put on the fynets.
Some of the Register readers explain
this condition Of affairs as the result
of the ever truthful's claim that we
shall have an early and severe winter.
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In many towns in Iowa one sees now
| in operation both stores and dwelling
| lighted by gas made from gasoline.
| The writer isstold that there is state
I law against such lighting, where the
| gasoline recepticle is in the building.
If this is true, many have rendered
themselves liable to fine. But the light
! itself Is successful. A 16-candle electric
4 light in the same room gets
not green, but yellow, with envy.
| Again, the flame is white, easy for the
eyes and remarkably steady. In
| Belmond, IN addition to many stores
/ and private residences they have
number of gasoline street lamps, all
from simple plant. where the gas
/ is forced or pumped into the pipes.
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The town of Kanawha pronounced
/ Canawah) is one of the youngest of
lour new Iowa towns. 1t was born
last July, and today has the appear
ance of full grown small city. 1t is
4 claimed there are now over 80 firms
( there engaged in business. The grain
and stock business is larger than in
many towns so years old. And with one
of this enterprise it is strange to re-
late there is no hotel in kanawha.
They have livery barn there as big as
some churches that will seat 800 peo-
pie. You can get lunches galore.
Boarding houses get up a square meal.
But for n hotel, place Where the
Iowa citizen can go in and spit tobacco
; juice on the floor. with no one to kick
him out of the house. they have not got
, it. This is printed here in hopes that
, in some town of 200 Inhabitants, where
: they have five churches and three
hotels, some landlord will emigrate tc
town where there is an opening They
have a flne church building and pastor
so no ministers need apply.
There's consistent populist ir
I Jewell-a socialist who is social free
! silver man who believes in the Is to
doctrine as though it was something
/ new. And this communist has grudgt
Q against the railroads, or rather he be
9 lieves in government ownership anS
carried free. He argues thus: The lore
: arranged matters 50 that the bee
: gather and store honey for their Owl
v and his use. In fact, he gets his iivin'
n by having several thousand bees worl
: twelve to fourteen hours day for him
: He has read that honey is worth NOR
It in New York city than in Jewell. III
IL claims the government should carr,
p his honey Cor does it belong to IN
II beeso) free to New York, so that n
e can get more 16 to 1 dollars for II
d Furthermore he reads that fish. fires
n salt water fish. are very cheap in Me-
If York, and it's an outrage freigr
= charges are so high we have to go with
n out them here in Iowa. The railroad
is should be run free and fish brough
4. west and honey carried east. The eS
Il
h people in the form of a general tax. \
IS that way the rich man would nave
re pay something, so that the poor man ]
re Iowa could have cheap fresh fish. ines
n, facts and theories We're brought cut
lie the corner while the writer waited
~ see man..
lie A gentleman who generally has
u ;,,,, Mali
l. was on the train today, just returnin
from Des Moines, where he has bee
talking over matters with both the GeS
and Cummins crowd. He thinks u
'u fight by no means settled Says if II
Gear men are cocksure why do the
se keep up such a racket? Why are the
:, taking a hand in the speakership nom
~ nation if they have 10 votes sure!
~ says that every representative al
&c senator-elect is being worked for a
90 there is in it. And that unless q
Gear crowd capture the speakersh
,,r they have no chance of winning. re
~ haps it should be added this gentlema
Is Cummins man. 1t Will not az
much to the sum of human knowledg
10 but the writer is amused to hear u
10 Gear men claiming Senator Blank as
Of sure tnlnS. NOW, auulSsS ie PiSN O. -
ns ed ten days ago. The had not made
&c his mind" AT least he so told Z
~ Looker-On. and sit was not for pubic
an ton He was going over his two cou
ties to try and find out the wishes OF
constituents He thought Gear was I
ng old, perhaps, should vote for him. b
co Cummins WAS not his choice. for he HI
not served his party as long and W
ay as others Still, personally better I
n the state to have Cummins than Ges
m as much younger man. Would like
VS. chance to vote for Congressm
$50 Blank, if he was only candidate
he And the writer met last week Repi
III sentative Flank. The Cummins m
at claim him as certain and sure vo
Did But he prefers Congressman --,
H. saws he shallrcast one vote in the ca
tx Gus for him After that, circumstanC
-ge will determine his action. And q
i've sis not for publication or quotation
aul Three other representatives ELECT ha
ar mentioned privately preferences II
M, differ from their assumed to be 81
ing votes. AT least it has SO come TO
Ell writer from good authority. And II
,on writer with his limited sources of inf
rly nation has run onto these flve M
are toned cases, is it not fair inferel
ms, that there may be others. It looks