Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-04
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
For tho Times Republican.
Burt, May s.-Evei'y travelling man
thinks he represents the hardest line to
work Each knight fathe grip is sure
he has more strenuous opposition than
any one else. and as misery loves COM
pany ii will console men in ether lines
to hear that twenty eight hardware
men make this territory every month
During the past nonthof April twenty
eight hardware representatives called
on one dealer in Luverne. In addition
to this he received calls from all kinds
of implement dealers. buggy men and
specially dealers. This hardware dealer
actually has desk furnished With
writing materials and the latest daily
papers for the accommodation Of the
tfilveling men, which is supposed 10 be
occupied by them I'LL hs hasstime TO re-,
ing TWO desks.
There ssa general impression up this
Way that Mr.. Perkins letter OF With
drawal very much increases Mr. Cum
iLaurens one Well posted republican. and
MOI d l'ummins man either says Ut
settles the question az far as the Elev-
enth district is concerned. Cummins
will nov carry all Of the counties, in
cluaing Woodbury. The writer hears
no talk fayoring the candidacy of Air..
Hartman. and but little in favor OF
iI'1ngei. this reforming 10 northwest
Iowa The latter is only spoken of az a
contingency in case OF a deadlock, and
while Hartman has many friends, no
concerted action in his favor seems
probable in this part Of the state. The
CuTnli.as crowd are getting it 80 bad
noN they are going 10 have him nomi-
mated by aeclamation.
Four ministers all brothers.; four
Methodist preachers that one father and
one mother call sons. And at one time
these four reverend brothers were all
s'.ationed In Iona within a half days
drive Of one another. AT present Rev.
i. w Luce lives and breaches at Cedar
sTaiis, Iowa Rev. a. w Luce is located
at i.aurcrs Iowa: Rev. O. A. Luce has
ienarse of a church Al West Superior.
WIS. and Rev 4. A. Luce also is a
clergyman at Hooper. Nab. For those
who arc ia4tire irso cause and effect
IN. writer ia told ny one these bro
thers that no special influence on the
part of father or mctner Was brought
70 hear on any Of them. They jus, nat
tira,ly became preachers. And the writ-
er's knnwied sc Of three of them is that
thcy are in profession that would
Seem u be the one they are fitted for.
II is probably so all over the state,
hut up this way the weather for the
pas, TEN days has been exactly what the
Farmers would have ordered of Profess
|spr Hicks Oats are now making u
green f.ld and corn planting VIII com
mence In Few days. Three weeks ago
the doubling Thomas,es had ii there is
10 much rain and vet weather We
should not raise half "a crop in Iowa this
year. Eight lines today the same class
have said: "A good shower would do
lots OF good. Three weeks ago the
good roads man had an audience wher-
ever he wished o crate Today the
good roads man istoo busy to even get
1.-THE township grader at work They'll
smooth down when there is more travel
over them.
| In Storm Lake the other day the roa6
grader was at work. the motive power
being small-szed threshing machine
| engine. Ii took only one man to run the
lengine and two TO handle the grader
The team" did not have to stop TO res,
land was willing TO work out its taxes
twelve or fourteen hours a day. IL paiG
for it. On the same day. in another
town, the writer saw six horses hitched
Ito grader. II took two men to drive
them. and for some reason three mer
lwere on the grader, and every little
/ while they had TO stop and res, tn,
|horses. Now the writer is only too
thankful the spirit moved these men I,
| get the road graders at work. and Won.
lders more OF such work is not in prog
Iress every day just now all over Iowa
But the taxpayer can do some figuring
very much in favor of the idle thresh
ling machines being set a. work both il
country and town.
In one of cur Iowa towns there is ;
i wa gon maker who likes rate. So mucl
SO that he is breeding them for pleas
ure and profit. He secured some whit
Jones crossed them with the ordinar,
brown rat of Iowa, and now has som
beautifully colored spotted ones, a Ii
a Arabian pony He claims to have bee
. offered $50 for one litter. And as II onl
takes few weeks to have any kind Q
any number of rats to order, there mus
lbe millions in 1t. The writer saw on
|proud mother rat with IA spotted dar
llngs. and had pointed out to him in
dry goods box covered with wire nettip
come 20 more prospective additions I
: his rattery. Meanwhile TO have tn
visitor thoroughly enjoy the visit.
great big father ra. who has the run {
i the wagon shop. came up and sample
/, a piece of the newspaper mans shoe
showing at the same time an inclinatio
to investigate his underwear that wa
safely tucked into seamless hose. TIL
Looker-on did not scream, and stand
on chair simply because there wa
no chair handy. That the ordlnar
brown rat of Iowa can he tanned, We
} shown by the. wagon-maker's calm
them as he would a lot of chickens. ar
1t was an interesting sight to see oyt
$50 rats. young and old. white. spotte
! and brown, ell gather around and dril