Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-30
LOOKER-0N in IOWA.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Thompson, July Colt is astonishing
how green and thrifty the corn fields
are on the b.. C. X. Il N. between Es-
therville and Forest City. The pastures
along here are fairly good. Oats are
turning out we'll, 40 to so bushels to the
acre. and one farmer tells the write.
he has had chance to contract at 50
cents per bushel. There is money in that
kind OF farming. Hay, of which there is
big crop already in the stack, can be
sold at 50 to $40 a ton, which makes
these numerous hay stacks seen out OF
the car windows represent good deal.
Of money. A farmers wife brought to
81 store where the writer was yesterday.
two sacks of potatoes for which she re-
oeived in trade over 81 worth of goods;
$l.20 cash is the common price for po-
tatoes along here. And another very
encouraging thing on the corn crop
question is the condition of the roasting
cars of the sweet corn. Today home
grown corn was served ct the hotel.
large, fun, perfect ears, and it seems
good reasoning that If one variety fills
out well in dry weather. the other kind.
will. Again numerous showers are oc-
curing, two big ones near by here last
plenty of food for man and beast along
this neck of the woods i'll 1901. And il;
is no exaGgeration to claim. that what
ever is the outcome of the corn crop.
the farmers in northwestern Iowa will
get as many dollars for the farm OUT
put. this in view of the certain high
prices in 1901 as they did in 1900.
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more respects than one. They have
ito oblige the other crowd" And the
Looker-on is told that there is not a
cigarette smoker in the town. Further
more not business man there deals
en- the board of trade. The two banks
there may not be entitled to credit of
the non cigarette habit. but they are
IN be given full credit for the lack Of
grain spectators. They simply will not
do business with men who deal on the
Chicago board of trade. either regularly
or thru the bucket shops. And there
is town not a thousand miles from
had considerable official experience 1t
seems that this postmaster is a Very
offensive partisan. He had the audac-
there was in It, When it is known tina.
this postmaster is of kossuth county
that means something. In some way.
Uncle Sam heard of this political ac-
tivity on the part Of the Nasty. and
sent an inspector to look over matters.
Three charges We're made against him.
First. he was running the political new
| machine. Postmaster pleads guilty
gentence suspended Second. the post
Office was closed a while during big
/ nearby picnic. Postmaster throws him
self on he mercy of the court-sentence
suspended. Third. his deputy allows his
best girl (deputy's, not postmastcr's
I best GRID ito come behind the boxes,
actually near the postage stamps. that
I they talk and laugh together and on
1 one occasion chewed together five cents
/ worth of gum" Postmaster didn't know
about this awful state of affairs but
promised before high heaven 1t should
! never occur again. Sentence suspended
I To Offset this the inspector reported
/ that he found the business and book
Keeping par. of the office in remark
ably we'll kept condition. and finally ths
congressman of the District. an anti
tcummins man (perhaps it would b'
fairer to say. not n cummins follower)
wrote letter to Nasty that he hat
nothing to do With the investigation
and no complaints had been received o.
sent by him. The postmaster still hold!
the post, but in addition to the no cigar
4 cite smoking habit. there is now les
laughter and less gum chewing in tn,
hottest Of the holes in the postoffice a
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