Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16

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each to the sellers. -Four years ago the
Fame CLASS OF horses were so to %75 a
head. Bryan viii hardly claim rrovi-
sdence 10 In the business if he has even
horse sense. IL
A short time ago an Independence
correspondent OF the Inter-O Ocean said:'
The experiment. Of raising Mexican
corn upon Iowa soil has been tried here
this year with phenomenal success.
Last winter c. e. Ransier and %. s..
Jones visited their coffee plantations In
the southern part of Mexico and
brought home with them several ears
of Mexican corn. This was planted on
the farm Of Jud Snow May 9. 1t made
a wonderful growth from the first and
on July 4 when average corn is but.
knee high, this lot was big enough to
shelter a man. Its full growth meas
sures twenty to twenty five feet high. A
long season is necessary to mature the
corn In this climate, altho III Mexico
two crops are raised annually. The
stalks bear three or four ears, which do
not exceed in size the Iowa ear of
corn. 1t liz Of two colors, white and
pink. A step ladder would be a neces-
sary adjunct to the husker, but the
amount Of fodder to be obtained from
an acre is great offset "
One runs onto all kinds of business
people. A travelling man was telling
his experience in an Iowa town the
other day. The town consisted OF two
stores, blacksmith shop an elevator.
a railroad depot. The travelling man
as soon as possible Not another team
was in town. the farmers We're busy. all
was quiet peaceful and harmonious
The children were all in school. Sitting
lin the front part of one of the stores
was a woman doing the family sewing.
Enter the travelling man. Is the pro-
prietor in?'' was the first question.
Yes, sir, replied the seamst ress
Gould | see him. asked the knight.
Hes busy" said the good woman;
have you got something 10 SELF II
represent White, Black & Co. Are you
the buyer?" was the next question.
mo, 1 don't buy, and he don't want no
goods. said the Wife of the proprietor.
rs he in the building 2" asked the
travelling man. Yes. sir, he's at the
other end of the store posting his
books and it'll do no good to see him"
was the firm, decisive reply of the
boss. And it didn't. The proprietor had
been listening. He had heard the wo-
mans words. In fact. had heard them
for thirty years. And when approached
by the gentlemanly knight of the grip.
kept on posting his books, hardly look
ing up when spoken to. He had traded
farm for this stock of goods. He was
busy. So was his wife.
Driving across from Sanborn to
new farm barns being erected was no.
ticsable. Houses that cost $1,000 to
$500 were the style. Generally the old
house was moved back and would soon
be used for corn crib. a summer
kitchen or perhaps granary. The
big barn, the Windmill and the feed
yards had all been built while the
owner lived in the little house. Now
they are going 10 have a place for COM
fort And the lumber men say many
more nice, big farm houses would be
erected this fall II carpenters and ma
sons could be hired Naturally such
mechanics prefer TO work in town, a;
home. and having plenty to do, vii no,
go out in the country unless extra in
| ducenlents are held out. Things are
coming to pretty pass when the
farmer has to pay SIS a month for hired
hands and cannot get mechanics to
work for him at any price. The
\ farmer near Glidden sees the political
4 situation thus. He is going to vote foi
4 Bryan. Got enough OF these Mckinley
i;imes. When Cleveland was in power
he could hire all the men he wanted al
s15 to SIS month Now $25 is the reg
uar price. Again. corn huskers arc
asking 3 cents a bushei for their ser.
vices and when 1t is down want 3la
Worse than all there's sucn big croy
of corn many farmers have got to buiit
new corn cribs. for the old ones vii
1 not hold what they've raised this year
land SO the lumber trust, the nail trus
4 and the man trust octopuses all get II
their work on the poor. down-trodde1
4 farmer!
Il All OIL nOrtnWestefn iowa ID covered
with land seekers. Land agents, liver,
men and hotel keepers are full of bust
ness. Many Iowa farmers. tempted b,
$40 to $50 an acre, are selling out ant
4 going TO other states. There's aclanc'
I for a whole big article on this business
4 but not just now. This time Is for tn,
story told by one Of these land seeker
lin the caboose on freight train. It's
i condensed good roads article. TIL,
i speaker was an Illinois farmer VINO vii
4 buy somewhere in Iowa. Yes, sir, Iy,
been looking for land around here. SAY
/ a farm today at s52 and would like I,
Town 1t: only three miles from town
4 But wouldn't live on that farm If Vol
4 would give it to me. There isn't de
a cent road in any direction to any town
j Why, here in October Cthe Lord know
! what it'll be next spring. men are haN
A ing four horses on a wagon to hau
Il oats to town. Even our livery team
4 and light buggy almost got stuck Ii
a mud hole mile from town. I'll neve
4 move into another neighborhood wler'
4 farmers are content to have such road