Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-26
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Logan, March %. Rules are rules. es-
pecially railroad rules and regulations,
but Ii does seem as tho once in a while
there should be an exception. During
the snow storm OF last week, while a
Dakota blizzard WAS in progress out in
this part of the STATE. a man was dis
covered riding on passenger train as
i'.blind baggage" H.. was routed off at
the first station. Then he managed to
get into the smoking car and the train
ltWas a quarter of a mile out before the
lconductor located nm, when the train
was stopped and tn tramp, as the pas
sengers all suppose, was put off With
language appropriate to the occasion.
| But the man was not tramp. He
worked on the secti;n. Had walked six
llniles ina binding now storm, over the
|track to see that tfs company's proper
lily was safe. Their he wanted to ride
hack home, but The conductor, who
1rrides himself on rot letting his own
/ father ride unless he has tl'ansporta
tion, put him off III a snow storm, the
worst we have hal in this part of the
Estate this winter. OF course the con-
lsGuctor only acted according to orders,
HUT just the same he section boss re-
jported the conductes Still there is am
impression that TIL. conductor would
sot have been free if he had allowed.
1.-The poor Swede seefon man TO ride six
miles in the painted cars
4 The LOCKER ON; is told that the big.
i Bel Telephone Company is going TO the
country for bushes That they have
Rave determined to put up lines and ask
4 The farmers to become patrons 1t is re-
ilported that line nom Montezunia il
Ito be built into the country at once. The
4 farmers are to have service, so the VIII
I ter is informed, at & a month, the pat
Iron to be at the eApense of wiring
iron the main lins TO his house One
Iswho claims 70 know what he is talking
4 s bout says that this, big corporation
a now realizes that he Iowa tanners
ltrade in this line is worth as much as
the town patronage and that unless
y they occupy the felc! soon the private
y farmers lines, connecting With the nu-
& merous state companies. will take away
la large share of their paying business
4 And here's another business item of
4 Interest to the low farmer: II seems
that the big firms 81 Armour & Co. as
s we'll as Swift & Cos are to put UP IN
q various Iowa towns cold storage plants
with the avowed purpose of getting hold
Iofsthe farmers wifeis produce of butter,
iIeggs. poultry. fruits and Vegetables 1t
is stated that the demand for strictly
a flesh farm products of the kinds men
q toned is Very much an the increase and
: that the nearby producers. l. &. near
4 the big ceiters of population. do not
. supply this demand. So these big pack
I ing houses propose 10 buy out here III
Iowa such farm truck put it in their
q oold storage houses and send 1t to mar
i ket III cold storage cars as the market
&, demands. All of With is a good thing
4 for the Iowa farmer
1t may be the result Will be in giving
& the poor travelling man something fresh
7 to eat. For 1t is a fact that the Iowa
hotel in the small town has TO do one OF
! two things. either the proprietor has to
I have a garden of his OWL or go without
i fresh vegetables. He generally goes
without. So does the travelling man.
6 Pretty soon the season for greens Mil
4 be here. And If served on Inc hotel ta-
be the chances are that the green's We're
.tshipped from Chicago, Dandelinn tops
lcowsli ps. beet tops mustard tops and
spinach are sold in any city market, but
Fin an Iowa town of 200 to BOO people one
scan not buy a mess of green's for love OF
d money. Sometimes it's the hotel man S
fault The writer has been offered (nat
seatenl canned peas while they We're
lspoiling al the stores for 80 cents a peck
(. sor fresh ones. He has eaten canned to-
], tnsatoes while the fresh ones were only
4; q dollar bushel at the store. Expects
u 10 eat canned string beans forever for
81 It's so much easier for the hotel cook To
1 prepare. Has to eat Boston baked
beans for the same reason and is glad of
Y it. for not ten hotel cooks in Iowa knew
II beans--that is, how to bake beans E.x-
Iipect soon to be offered canned lettuce
( eLa radishes. Has eaten canned spin
4 zach and it's good. The Tpwn consumer
4 is becoming accustomed to buying
4. Creamery butter and meat shipped into
Il Chieagos and back again Soon with the
lcola storage business. One of these
n GAYS the poor, starved travelling man
q will be able TO get some = garden
4 sass. after it has been sent toaC.hicaso
Iasd shipped back u the Iowa dealer
4 Harrison county apparently is but
a littla interested In gubeinatoriai mat
4 tiers 1t is unlikely that an Instructed
J. delegation will be sent to the state
i convention. The writer was fortunate
8 ii Ienisen in listening to a conversation
in which Congressman Conner took
j Fart. Crawford county being Governor
4 shaw's home an impression prevails.
/ IN would go against Mr.. Cummins. On
! the contrary it seems that Mr.. Shaw
Ills taking no part in working up any
.Isentiment for or against any particu-
lar candidate. AS MIR. Conner remarked
the Crawford county delegation VIII
j Iprobably be uninstructed. Mr. Perkins
has his friends who will vote for him.
i SO will Mr.. Cummins. The delegation
LWiil go to Dies Moines 10 vote for the
4 best interests of the republican party. .
4 To the statement that the politicians
u in Crawford county seem to be for MI
Perkins and the people for Mr.. Cum
J Minis a reply was made that is hardly
& 4 fair statement. Mr.. Cummins has
) the friendship of nearly all of the att
a .orneys and now those who opposed
q HIM in the Gear Cummins fight did so,
only because of a condition that ex-
i listed then. that does not now. The
writer is not quoting the words of MIR