Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-12
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.

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dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.
A FREAKY CURRANT BUSH.
[Alden Times.
There is quite a freaky currant bush
on the M. Utley lawn. In the old
crotch of a large maple tree five or six
feet from the ground a currant seed
found Judgment some years ago, doubt
less carried there by a bird. Sufficient
dirt was carried there by the wind
which, with the rotting tree, furnished
a good soil for the plan: to grow in and
so now a full-siZed currant bush is to
be seen growing out of a maple tree.
1t is in blossom now and a CROP of the
red fruit may be looked for this sum-
mer.
RATTLE SNAKES IN IOWA.
[Gorden Grove Correspondence Deca-
tur County Journal.l
AS a Miss Zook, who teaches school
near town, was walking along the rail-
road track going home after school Fri
day evening a large rattlesnake coiled
just outside of the rail between the
ties, struck at her as she passed, but
fortunately struck her dress only. She
at first thought she would quietly pass
on and leave the snake alone, but
thinking that her brother Harry would
deny that it was a RATHER, she hunted
up a club and killed the snake and car
ried home the rattles as a trophy. No
wonder our Decatur county girls are
such good teachers, they have the right
kind OF nerve.
"COPPED" HIS SONS KNIFE.
Esprit Lake Beacon.1
There is no telling to what extent in
elimination will develop when the
strong hand of the law is laid on a gang
of pilferers. 1t seems that in Identify
ing the goods stolen from the summer
cottages at Okoboji DR.. j. F. Cravens
was called upon to give evidence as to
the ownership of a certain drawing
knife taken from his cottage. The doc
tor readily identified the knife, but was
very reticent about how he came in
possession Of It,. Rigid investigation de-
veloped the fact that doctor had swiped
the knife from the tool house of his
son, the banker. While this circum-
stance stands a trifle against the ex-
cellent reputation of the senior Crav-
ems, he declares it would take a lot of
drawing knives to make him even with
his son along that line.
FEEDING SIXTY CENT CORN.
LWallace's Farmer.1
have heard many farmers say that
it does not pay to feed go cent corn to
6 cen hogs, but I always thought there
was a good deal of profit in it so con-
cluded to prove it and here are the fig
ures. February 8th, 20 hogs weighed
4.715 pounds. February, IA, six days lat
the same hogs weighed 1870 pounds, or
a gain of 225 pounds, or 12& pounds
each. During the six days they ate 17k
bushels of corn at so cents. making
5000; 225 pounds gain at 6 cents equal
$3.50, leaving a gain of SIS or the TWEEN
:ty hogs for six days. They had no slop
except what came from the kitchen,
containing the surplus milk from two
COWS. / do not count 1t much. In both
cases they were weighed in the morn
I'D AhSt ~ WIS a
very fair test, and makes me nearly 81
per bushel for my corn. Also weighed
the hogs the following week and they
gained nearly as much as before. How
Is this for a profitable Investment?
CATTLE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Fairfield LEDGER
1t is probable that never since cattle
have proved a considerable item in the
agriculture of Jefferson county have
they been as scarce as at the present
time. Two Fairfield butchers, both do
ing a large business, say that for two
past they have not had an offer
from a farmer for the sale of fat cat
tie. Five men who buy, ship and deal
in cattle extensively couldn't count up
six cars of fat stock in the entire coun-
t. in answer to the Ledger's inquiries.
1t Is an unprecedented situation, and
1t exists all owe the cattle-producing
country of the west. The farmer is
making no more profit on his $3.50 cat
tie, with corn at 60 cents a bushel, than
he was two years ago, with corr al 25
or 80 cents, If as much, for the high
priced feed puts on no more fat than
the low-priced. The local butcher and
the packer must pay him higher figures,
and the consumer must pay more for
his roast or his steak or let him play
with a deficit. All around, there is more
justification for the increase in meat
prices than some of the critics will adj
NIT.
FAYETTE COUNTY IN THE sos.
[Oelwein Register.1
Mr.. Burch says that when he located
in Jefferson township, in 1852, that
game was reasonably plenty around
him. Occasionally a bear was to be
seen, and several We're killed in the
county after he located. Wolves and
prairie chickens We're very plenty and
to be seen almost any day. Further
west and out along the Cedar, elk and
buffalo were still to be found, and their
hunting made great sport for many of
u early pioneers. While most of the
Indians had removed from the county,
there We're rowing bands still travelling
back and forth from one part of the
country to the other. They had a ia
vorite camping place on the Otter, not
far from where the city of Oelwein now
stands. Many of the early settlers
often went Over to the Wapsie to hunt
deer and On one of these an
nual trips, Mr.. Burch says that he and