Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-26

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The telephone wires of the farmers.
mutual companies are stringing across.
the country toward Marshalltown, the
common center The plan at present Is
the establishment OF central, at the
county seat and the placing Of farmers
phones in the principal business places
there. Conrad, Liscomb. Albion, Union
and number OF other points will unite
IN a system which will be of Immense
value to Its patrons and Include nearly
every farmer and business man in or
near these villages 1t is intended to
string a second wire for long distance
use. Thus Marsnalltown might call
Conrad or Liscomb on the long Distance
Wire and be put in connection with any
farmer or business man in that par
sticufar group of phones. The cost OF
the service to the patron will consist of
his share OF the first cost Of the line
and his interest will be perpetuated 1t
looks as tho the toll lines might see
their finish SO far as local service is
concerned and is incidentally an apt
illustration OF the feasibility and wall
ue OF the cooperation idea. A telephone
trust stands small chance against the
farmer and his mutual companies
SO
AS predicted the farmers telephone
is winner. Once in his house money
can not buy 1T. He finds he needs it
and that II is in line with the Daily t.
r. and the rural mail service And the
daily, the rural route and the telephone
are paving the way for the township
school, which will very likely get trial
TN hi IN, u
strong sentiment exists in its favor
notwithstanding the efforts Of party
organizers the political pot refuses to
boil fiercely over the country. There
seems to be but one idea among the
people and that is that matters are best
as they are. Democrats and republic
ans are thinking very much alike in
this regard. They don't see the neces-
sity for change and fear hard times
as result OF Mr.. Bryan's possible cleo
ton. The solid Germans near Glad
brook, many OF whom have heretofore
voted the democratic ticket, will stay at
home this year, or many OF them will
vote for Mckinley and a continuation
of the present prosperity. One good
democrat, an old resident and an hon
est citizen of the county, said to me-:
I'm going to vote for Bryan in Iowa
this time because 1t won't do any harm
and he needs it. Said L Uncle John,
il you were In a doubtful state, 1 believe
you'd vote for Mckinley. Well. said
he, you won't hear me say anything
against Mckinley He has made a good
president and I'm satisfied with the
way things have turned OUT And this
IS the case with many Of the old war
horses Of the unterrified.
August Schaper. one of the pioneers
Of the county and life-long democrat,
says the German voters will never
stand for silver candidate. Heis GER
tain that Minerva will give Mckinley
handsome majority. That his own
sentiments are strongly republican is
evidenced by the fact that he is ready
to contribute 5000 TO a campaign fund
and the old man added: II hat got de
lfnancials.''
People have prospered. One farmer
in Marshall county told me that he had
Melted $4,000 as the result Of his farm
ing operations in the past two years
Not in speculative way. but in the
regular routine of the farm. He very
properly raised the wages OF his farm
hand shade over % per cent and the
hired man is pretty we'll satisfied over
that. Another farmer said: II bought
the farm last year and four more years
of the same kind of times will pay for
IT." The farmer is not given to theory
but like Grover Cleveland, is quick 10
perceive a condition. and the conditions
Just at present are much to his liking,
1t is true that there exists in the rural
districts an uneasy undercurrent OF
anti-war sentiment but now that war
exists the vast majority wish to see IL
firmly prosecuted and brought to sue
cessful close. 1t is also true that the
rural population of the county and the
state Is almost unanimously in favor OF
the administration. Marshall county is
almost certain this year to pass the
high water mark Of previous republican
pluralities.
Especially noticeable is the large
number Of dwellings, barns and other
improvements on farms and n.villages
since / drove over this country last fall
and spring. 1t would require column
to mention the handsome residences
and spacious barns erected this summer
by the farmers of north Marshall.
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PasturaEe has kept up wonderfully
this fall and at present the grass in the
pastures and meadows is remindful Of
June. The second crop OF hay has been
harvested and the barns are stuffed to
the ridge pole. An old resident told me
that he had never known fall forage 50