Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-12
LO0KER-ON in IOWA.


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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 100000
or theTmes- Repuhlican
New Sharon, Nov. lin towns the
size of Marshaltown one expects to
find hospitals, both public and private,
but the wonder is that towns of $500
to 5000 inhabitants do not prepare
for epidemics before they find them
selves facing a serious situation. 1t is
no exaggeration to claim that we shall
undoubtedly have large number of
smallpox cases the coming winter in
Iowa, and unless a rigid quarantine is
kept up around the entire Indian res
ervation at Tama all surrounding towns
are sure to get contagion from this
source. This is the season when these
noble red men start off across the coun-
try on hunting and trapping eApedi-
lions, and only a close watch Will pre-
vent these Indians. squaws, papooses.
horses and dogs from striking out,
carrying their infected blankets and
clothes with them. A guard at railroad
depots will do no good in preventing
this kind of migration.
Some of the smaller towns like Grin
nell have private hospitals. such as DR..
Somers' or DR.. Hackers, of Hampton,
both of which are fitted UP for pa
tients and emergency cases, but such
hospitals are not for use of smallpox
cases or other Infectious Diseases.
The improvements going on in many
of the smaller towns in Iowa would be
more noticeable IL there was not such
a lot of building all over the state.
McCallsburg, on the Story City
branch, has shown big growth dur
ing the past two years. They have
got along TO the double business en-
terprise. Now they have two drug
stores. two banks, two hardware storesi
two big general stores. and are soon
to have two railroads.
Even the little town of Searsboro has
walked up. and now has number of
new lines of business. There have
been at least half dozen business
changes here during the past three
months all of which have been for the
betterment of the town.
1t seems hardly possible that in the
year 1901. in Iowa, many towns have
fair trade in wooden shoes. Around
Pella there is quite an extensive trade
in the old fashioned wooden shoe, al
tho the present style is made by ma
chinery. One dealer in a town almost
entirely surrounded by American born
citizens told the writer that he sells
from fifty to hundred pair of wooden
shoes every year.
The present much used corn husker
and shredder is destined to work many
changes in feeding on the Iowa farm
and even in the towns. A livery man
at Gearing has now in his barn some
Is tons of shredded corn stalks, which
he is feeding to his horses, and with
good results. He estimates the cost of
this kind of feed at $500 a ton, and
he hired all OF the work done. Hay
in the same vicinity is Sc to SIS a ton.
Another liveryman in Swaledale, tried
the experiment last year of feeding oat
straw to his horses, hay being scarce
and high. Said. For a month he was
ashamed to look his horses in the face,
but they kept fat and hearty and he
will try it again this year" 1t seems
to many good farmers that with this
corn shredder doing such good work
and stock of all kinds doing so well
on shredded corn stalks and oat straw,
that there is but little need of keeping
any land for hay, unless they are near
railroad station where 1t can be baled
and shipped. Pasturage, of course will
always be necessary. but it seems al
the other part of an Iowa farm can
now profitably be put into corn, small
grain and vegetables.
One of the easiest things in the world
is to talk about lying newspapers.
these glib takers seeming to forget
that nearly all of the news feature of
the modern daily consists of what some
person tells reporter. Not one cor
respondent in thousand actually wit
nesses the occurrence which he gives
Of He gathers news from all sources.
Sits out the false from the true and
the public generally gets facts.
1t was only little While ago, a
travelling correspondent for an Iowa
daily got hold OF railroad story that
seemed to foreshadow the collapse of
an enterprise the public are much in
terested in. The correspondent was
given as bona fide story, that the
new X. Y. y. railroad was in bad way.
That a train load of ties was being held
for freight charges, and that there was
no money in sight; that grading would
cease unless taxes We're voted, etc, etc.
Well, this correspondent got where he
could investigate for himself. and found
out that it was IA mistake" Such
experiences makes even correspond
ent doubt human nature, especially If
the source comes from those inter-
ested in rival enterprises.
1.-THE folks are good deal like the
people Even college presidents are
mistaken" once in while. In one of
our Iowa towns there lives a gentleman
who proposed to send his daughter
away to school this winter. Said gen.
tlernan and daughter went to where an
Iowa college is located to look over the
institution and called on the presi-
dent. Were nicely treated, shown over
the premises, and cheerfully given
much information regarding our col
leee.', Before leaving he said to the
president of Blank college. II have
been thinking of sending my daugh-
ter to Saints Rest college. Its nearer