Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-10


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observation-disclosures
For thsTimes- Republican.
Mingo. Sept s.-The NJ. E. church at
Rockford has custom we'll worth mo-
ticing and perhaps a pointer for other
churches. Outside OF the church they
have placed good solid wooden benches,
enough Of them to seat good-sized
congregation, and overhead have strung
electric wires and incandescent bulbs.
On Sunday evenings, after the sun has
gone down they hold services there,
having all OF the comforts. and more in
hot weather, Of the building inside. 9th
er churches Join with them in union
services.
In hotel at Britt the other evening
the guests had a chance to observe one
use for the telephone. 1. e.. to hunt up
husbands who forget to write to their
wives. She went to the postoffice and
there was no letter from him. The for
getful travelling man left her at Britt,
promising to write tomorrow from
Hampton, and SO when she went to the
postof1ice at Britt after the letter, and
1t wasn't there. trouble commenced. She
called up one after the other the two
hotels at Hampton. Was Mr.. Jones
there?" No; had been there, but went
south this afternoon" Then she got the
Ackley House. Was Jones there?"
Yes, but not in town." Tell him to
call up Britt as soon as he comes in.''
Yes. ma'am." Five minutes later the
bell rang And this is what we heard
at the Britt end: why didn't you
write? Well, didn't get II and was
worried. / can come on the 10 o'clock
train tomorrow" Now you be sure and
be at the depot And she went on the
10 o'clock train tomorrow
Last Friday, after the news Of McKin-
ley's assassination reached US, in the
course OF an hour or two. along the
Great Western railroad, a report was
prevalent that he died at o'clock.
and amid all the sorrow expressed and
the fierce desire to get hold Of Frederick
Niemen, as we then heard 1t, was an
almost universal expression heard.
Thank God that Roosevelt is McKtn-
ley's successor II anything was
needed to show the hold this "strenu-
Gus man has on the people of Iowa this
false report OF McKinley's death
Drought 1t out. And again, 30 many
spoke OF Mrs. Mckinley. wondering if
she could stand the shock, all of which
goes to prove that this frail, delicate in
valid. the presidents wife, has an al
NEST equal share Of the public affec-
ton. And after all OF this ebullition Of
feeling and sentiment for Mckinley, for
his wife and for Roosevelt, the thought
occurred, Is there nation on earth that
loves and respects Its rulers (pro tem)
more than the American people? With
the freedom OF American citizens we
leriticise every public and private act OF
our officials, but this is no indication OF
dislike for the man. Especially IL the
man has the general reputation Of Nc
Kinley, a Garfield or Lincoln. The
real honest words Of sorrow for the loss
OF Mckinley, the expressed tender sym
patty, coming as 1t did in many cases
from democrats and populists. for Mrs.
mckinley. made one think our political
lines are drawn only in the faintest
shades, and fade entirely away in the
hour Of common sorrow or danger.
| 1t Will be news to many to know that
cattle will eat Hour and are not particu-
lar because it's second grade. Mr..
Tucker, grain dealer at Rock Falls,
has sold this summer eight car loads OF
four to cattle feeders at $3.50 per ton.
These feeders mix 1t with shorts and the
results are profitable and gratifying to
both the feeders and the fed. II is only
proper TO add this -four is fed to FLOODED
stock. The F. F. RS Of the cattle fam
lilly.
Corn Items are still in order. Five OF
six years ago the writer rode from
Northwood to Cedar Rapids on GER
tain day, when we had that hot wind. y
And he saw more damaged corn on that
trip than he saw In going over the same
territory last week. On the contrary,
rome OF the best corn to be seen is along
this line. OF course some is damaged,
but there will be thousands of bushels
Of sound. big corn. in fact. IL now.
around Shell Rock. Greene. Rockford
Nora Springs and the towns north.
Sometime ago the writer met on the
ltrain q gentleman from Poweshiek
county who was sure the crop there war
almost failure, Yesterday the writer
was told that Burt Bacon, farme,
north OF Grinnell, was offered $22 an
acre for his corn as 1t. stands.
One farmer hauling green sweet corn
Ito the cannery at Gilman says his crop
this year brings him $25 an acre, and he
saves the stalks and can haul home
from the cannery the husks and cobs II
he wants to load them The fact that
the Gilman company Will run q week
longer than they expected to tells q
story Of itself.
| And here's another story for the corr
optimist: AT Kensett the writer wal
told, I'VE have the best corn Of any
place In the state" At Northwood they
told the LOCKER On. Our corn beats ANY
locajity In; Iowa" Csnning down the
load at CiArksville. Our corn wal
ahead of any county in Iowa." AT Mar
shAIlt4wn The writer met Mr.. clin, the
Grain dealer ct Gearing. and he wants Il
4astiEctly understood, I'VE have 4hs
i hAhner county on corn this year. II
1 80 1T such stories that kept the vii