Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-11
VALUES WILL STAY Up
Druggist with a Jag Shows Why
Land Values Will Not
Deteriorate.
Population Being Increased Ev.
cry Minute, But There'll
Never Be More Land.
Story County Neighborhood Has
a Record for Peace..Frank
Moscrip's Gossip.
Special to Times Republican.

two men who had been out in the
Bowyer valley to buy farm. One
was a typical German farmer, the
other an American druggist from q
small Iowa town. The two had cele
brated their prospective purchase
with more liberality than discretion
and We're in a condition conducive to
argument and loud talk. Been out
to buy a farm said the druggist.
I've got $4,000 and Carl here has
$500. We are going to raise $500
more and make a $4,000 payment and
mortgage the 200 acres for the rest.
Paid $50 an acre and our price tonight
is SOS. Amt that so, Carl?" Veil"
said Carl, Dot is pooty hight" High
hi" returned his partner. There's
only seven states that will raise corn
There's new baby being born every
minute, but there'll never be any more
land" And the druggist with his jag
and his terse. tho somewhat rude.
method Of putting the case. seems to
have the correct idea of land values.
Richland township. in Story county,
is apparently the original abode OF
the dove of peace. If not the original
abiding place, it would seem to be an
excellent part of the country for the
dove to settle in. 1t has had neither
justice OF the peace nor constable for
the past twelve years. In thirty six
years but two law suits have been held
in the township and several of the old
est inhabitants informed me that they
had no recollection of any arrest foi
felony occurring within its bounds.
Rural mail carriers are wondering
just how much they dare say about
low wages and high feed prices since
President Roosevelt's order was pro-
mulgated prohibiting federal employees
from taking certain steps toward an
advance in wages. The rural carrier
is wondering whether the order means
him. According to the text 1t GER
tainly does and he will do well to keep
reasonably quiet. However, he doesn't
need to make much fuss about raise
in salary. The paucity of his wages
and the general demand that they be
will bring the desired result
without effort on his part.
Nearly every thru passenger train
on the Northwestern nowadays carries
its complement of recruits for the
United States army on their way to
the Preside to be drilled and formed
One lot is much like another. The de-
ta;l ,1,r
ed officer, alert. confident and intelli-
gent. The recruits are usually
bright, fresh looking young fellows
with a taste for stimulants and music,
vocal and instrumental. The mouth
organ plays strong part in the enter
tainment usually. Songs of senti-
mental cast sung con expressions by
the leading voice. with half a dozen
growing BASES and unframed tenors
dragging after, or making occasional
dishes ahead, round out the musical
program. The sergeant tells of hair
breadth escapes in the imminent deadly
breach, describes Manila, or contrib
utes an amatory idyl of dusky mann
oratas, blue uniforms and bino. There
is some drinking and much laughter
but the merriment always seems to
me to hold a false note and the laugh
ter is often too loud to ring true
Many times there are tears close be-
hind the hilarity of the recruit and
many a boy in blue half way across
the continent on his way to war
wishes himself back in "N'Yawk." or
that he had the old farm job back
again at s22 per month and his horse
kept.
The new D. NJ, l. r. &N. railroad
runs straight thru this township, and
t is very likely that a town will be
ocated within it's confines From it's
uncture with the Northwestern, four
miles east of Nevada, the grade of the
lew line runs straight as die north
'or nine miles. Fills and cuts have
not been expensive here thru this com
paratively level country and the grade
has been completed at approximately
ow cost. 1t is doubtful that the road
viii prove of any great benefit to Ne
,ada. While the fact that 1t comes to
he town may be the means of some
small added revenue. the easy trip to
0se Moines may take a good many
dollars of trade away.
The C. & N. W. certainly is taking
very precautionary measure to avert
accidents to Its passenger trains. The
lew flagman lately added to the train
,rews are supposed to drop off the train
1t stops and stand at the rear of the
asst coach for four minutes When this |
line has elapsed his orders are to
hike back up the track to be ready |
% flag any and all trains on the same
rack. AT division points like Boone
he hagmen who have finished their run /
20 a half mile back over the track and I
.old it until the new crew and the train |
lave pulled out. This was the order is |
sued to them when they We're examined |
It Boone before they assumed their |
,uties.
That the observance of law, and es-
,ecially the Iowa liquor laws does not |
Use above the sentiment of the commu-
,ity is exemplified in the conduct of
sarroll's saloons. One might imagine |
himself anywhere but in Iowa and I'M
Ter the mulct law. Side doors, tables, |
eats and card games are breaches of /
observance which are common there.
Iot that these matters do harm in the |
German community of Carroll Every
hing is quiet and peaceable and the
iuuor Joints" there are no worse than
n any other places where Booze" is
ealt out, The difference Ia what