Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-13
sage IS OPTIMISTIC
State Weather and Crop Report
Will Strike a Cheering
Note.
Late Springs Do Not Fore
shadow Poor Crops in
Iowa.
Supreme Court Reversal in the
Body Land Case..Depart-
ment Store Deal.

Special TO mes-Repubhcar.
Des Moines. April 1S-Director Sage,
of the state weather and crop bureau is
not at all downcast over the crop situa-
tion nor is he mourning over a prospect
of a late spring in Iowa. He will say in
his first monthly bulletin of the crop
service thai the records show that late
springs do not betoken poor crop years.
In fact some OF the best seasons we
started out badly. The critical time on
the farms is in July and August a late
Spring may be followed by a summer in
which the sunshine and the rain are
evenly matched and that is the Kind of
a season for big crops in Iowa. Nothing
has yet happened to cause discourage
ment. OF course Iowa farmers. who
have learned the value of being early
with their work, are Respondent because
of the inability to get into the fields.
but unless the unfavorable weather
continues a long time they may still
do we'll. Another thing to which Direc-
tor Sage will call especial attention in
his bulletin is that of haistorms. Last
season the reports With regard to hall
storms We're completsr than usual but
he desires still better reports this year.
The value of the crop and weather bu-
reau is being demonstrated every year.
When II was inaugurated there were
grave dobuts in the minds of many as
to whether or not it would be worth its
cost. but these doubts have all been
dispelled long ago.
The executive committee of the state
teachers association 5 in session in Des'
Moines and has fixed upon December
% TO IS next as the time for the state
convention TO teachers in Des Moines.
Especial attention Will bespaidl this year
to art in the schools and to manual
training a half day of the genera pro-
gram W Ill be given over. 10 these topics.
The program will be made as attractive
as possible and the work Will be more
concentrated because of ..he fact that
the local teachers association are being
more popular than the conventions Of
the state association and unless sons
inss the teachers VIII iaii mo ne nal BIT
Of attending the smal!ergmteiinss
practical Injustice to an lowan Is
sanctioned By the Iowa supreme Court
Franklin county case Of Boldly VS.
president and secretary of a land and
.oa,lie COMPANY ..,. owning a tract q and
IN Texas. The plaintiff was Franklin.
a \ "a
Iowa land which ne WAS induced 70
trade for the Texas tract supposed 70
contain 1000 acres After hsss got his
Texas pasture he found II was snort a
little matter, OF 900 acres DE sued and.
got S9,neo judgment Now the supreme
court says that little matter OF miss
ing ZOO acres IN Texas IS not 70 be con-
sidered and the case Is reversed Ille
way the Texas people escape IS oy the
iact that tney traced Shelr STOCK IN the
company ana not the .ahc itseil ana the
| supreme court hoids that the asai wa
.strletiy one OF disposlng or stock IN
company and they were therefore not
! iiaples Tor Misrepresentation mace as
MISREPRESENTATION MADE to an agent OF
me company WAo Was not an agent oi
shf saareiiotdsrs.
ne taloh case from fasesee county
ueeineo by lhe supreme court may pc
taken TO ttse nleea states court, since
sthe court IN ,ne usclslof rendered seems
| 70 nave opened me way 1or federal
question. Ealon IS the Decorah banker
! VINO was coiiSicled4 oil haNing received
4 aeposiss alteI ne knew his panA Was