Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-08
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Parkersburg. Aug 7.--Many stories
have been told illustrating the trait in
the Indian character of the little value
money has in the eyes of the noble red
man. who finds Uncle Sam always
pronrpt in RENTING. The following
came under the observation OF the
LOCKER On. An Indian. accompanied by
his sauaw and two neatly grown chill
dren, stepped up to the railroad ticket
Office and asked the price of four tick
cts to Oklahoma. Sixteen dollars and
forty eight cents for each" was the re-
ply of the egent, but If you wait TIL
tomorrow and take the morning train
/ can sell you excursion tickets for
$11.20. Do you have 10 go today
NO" said Mr.. Lo, and he stood there
blocking the way So the agent pa
tiently went over the statement again.
explaining it fully, and then asked,
We'll do you want tickets now or wait
till tomorrow Il go row." said the
brave. pulling out a wad of Uncle Sans
money. 1t took all he had but IS bill.
thus showing his sublime faith In the
new state of Oklahoma.
The other day the writer overheard
a depot conversation in which he
learned something. The speaker said
he had just received typewriter let
ter from a certain college offering to
confer the degree of doctor of laws up
on him for $40. Said speaker was
college graduate and before the writer
could ask If this offer was open to
news paper msn the train came in and
thus was another opportunity lost.
Speaking of colleges, this scribe met
the travelling agent of one OF our Iowa
colleges the other day AT Nextown. 1t
seems that it is a regular business for
colleges (some of the,n) to keep out
men on the road soliciting students.
The writer is told that the college this
gentleman represented "has nine men In
the field now" Said agent goes to
town, gets list of the high school
graduates and makes personal call on
their parents or the students. eloquent
ly portrays the advantages OF attending
"our college," and secures many stu
dents that possibly otherwise would go
tc some other college. He does not hes
itate to incur the expense of livery
teams. makes many drives into the
country. and told the writer I'VE get
more from the country than the towns.
We now have seven students from the
farmers homes near this town."
There's a railroad building from
Newton to Boone that has had but little
said in the newspapers about 1t. ex-
oepting by the weekly papers located in
the towns on it's route The grade Is
almost finished at Mingo, where 1t
crosses the Great Western railroad, and
at Cambridge, where 1t crosses the Des
Moines Short Line and the Milwaukee.
Arrangements are about completed Tor
a tower and switch system for the three
roads. At Kelly, where 1t crosses the
Northwes tern. the writer is told work
is in progress. Also that the spur rail-
road from Gowrie to Fraster will be eX-
tended to Boone. and that surveys and
grading are being done rorth OF Cow
RE towards Rockwell City. One thing
is sure. this is not "a newspaper rail-
road" 1t is being built in hurry, by
somebody, TO go somewhere ana De
ready for traffic this fail. Rumor has 1t
i d
afford that railroad an outlet for their
branch railroad from Gowrie to Sibley,
for it is a matter Of common talk that
the Des Moines & Fort Dodge railroad
passes out of their control on Jan. 1,
1904. This seems probable, as look at
the map will show almost an air line
where this road is being built from
Gowrie to Boone and from Boone to
Newton.
p. S.-Since the above was written
comes the news that the Rock Island,
taking advantage of the Hooley failure,
has been able to buy a controlling IN
terest in the Des Moines & Fort Dodge
railroad. and so now don't have to
worry about that lease that expires on
Jan. 1. All of which is interesting to
the towns along the routes of the new
to-be railroad from Boone to Newton.
Some of the citizens of these towns
are wondering if the new road will be
finished and operated.
P. p. S.-Since the above was written
the c., r. 1. & P. officials have denied
that they have secured a controlling
interest in the Des Moines d Fort
Dodge railroad. Furthermore. they say
their present lease uoeS llOl tApiie tiii
Ian. 1, 1904 All of which renders the
situation all the more problematical.
And another bit of railroad building
is exciting considerable curiosity. The
Porters. of Eldora. father and son, are
completing the grading Of FIVE miles OF
railroad northwest from Alden. The IN
company doing this work is
the Chicago. Iowa & Minnesota rail-
road. They start in grading at the end
of the track of the G. I. & D. railroad at
Alden and have ten teams at work and
supplies arriving daily. This much the
public can see. Your reporter yentured
to ask one Of the firm building this
road the name Of it, where 1t was go
ing to and few little things like that.
and politely was given the name and
then told "they didn't know where they
were going to- So the writer PUSHES
into print with this important piece OF
news, firmly convinced that the public
as well as the writer and the promoters
Of this enterprise don't know where
the Chicago, Iowa & Minnesota railroad
sis going to-
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