Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-15
LOOKER-ON IN iowa.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
For the 1'imes- Republican.

Dedham, May A.-Along In central
Iowa there never has been better
prospect for good crops than at present.
Pasturage is all that can be expected at
Atliis time of the year. Small grain has
come up We'll. and the late rains and
warm weather of the past ten days
make the outlook promising, Better than
all is the condition of the ground for
corn planting. More than usual Will be
the number of acres planted blythe 18th
IQf May. With all this. prices OF last
years crops are good and the value Of
hogs ard cattle are satisfactory to the
raiscrs. II New England governors had
established Thanksgiving days in the
spring VIC would have one in Iowa right
now.
The reason why smallpox Ii becoming
more and more of an epidemic in Iowa is
easy 10 understand The fact that in all
reported cases ii is not .the old-fash-
toned smallpox" makes the people reck-
flfss and quarantine measures are defied
Tor disregarded. For instance. in one
inear-by town, after a man had been
I.auarantired after the doctors had pro-
lsnounced Ii q certain and sure case, he
persisted in coming down town. visiting
1.-THE stores. etc. A fine OF $40 had 10 be
Imposed on him before he could realize
1.-The Whole state of Iowa was behind the
local board of health. In the same town
Ia woman has repeatedly torn down and
the smallpix sign the board of
i5heaith placed on her house. All this
writing she has succeeded in preventing
1.-The board from so ornamenting her
/ premises. She says post no bills.
Many people in Maxwell last week
were gathering the spring crop Of mush-
/ rooms. The variety that grows in tile
Moods near here may not be new to the
reader, bu, II was to the LOCKER On. Im-
sagiLe a conical-shaped egg plum. with a
corrugated covering and you have the
mushroom Of Maxwell. And they are
! good 70 cal, 70 the writer's certain
| knowledge. for he put away an even
idozen for breakfast one morning and il
alive at this writing. There can be no
lmistake In gathering these mushrooms.
for children go out and get a half peck
cf them in short time. IT must be con-
jfessed there is not the flavor or tender
ness Of the umbrella, toud-stool variety
! but they discount the canned mushroom
80 frequently served In many hotels
And right here let it be said. what's the
matter with greens? With the swamps
full of cowslips. the lawns covered with
4 dandelions. mustard tops and plantain
/ to say nothing Of lambs tongues and
! horse radish tops, why IT Is the hotels
\ of Iowa do not furnish country bred
/ visitors with greens? Ten cents worth
4 of picked pork and half bushel o!
cowsips make a meal fit for ii king
And we are SO willing to pay 81 da,
A for onion tops and greens. The writer
thinks there is fortune awaiting thu
man who will can greens 70 that hotel.
can buy them. It's too much trouble 4
! 70 out in the front yard and pick them
4 oh, yes, there is for sale in the store,
canned spinach, but It requires the In
come of a Rockefeller to buy enough fol
a square meal. Some man who will ge
up a process to give US as big can o.
cowslip as we now get Of pumpkin cal
get rich. Come to think OF It. perhaps
not. Undoubtedly many readers OF thi!
never saw a cowslfp or Q cows lip. The,
would not knhw lambs tongue II the!
saw 1t growing out Of the ground. Man,
people so thru life and never hear tn,
birds sing or eat greens.
Il .
This seems to be sort Of bucolic ef
fusion, 30 here's more. In the pretty tow,
OF Hudson. along the street leading from
the depot some man With q good hes,