Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-13

/ The same forces that give 10 us our
material wealth are also of the nature
to give to us our greatest heritage
noble men and women. people OF larse
heart and great intellect. Here, in this
state. rain and sunshine are wisely pro-
portioned. According 20 the RECORDS
that have been kept, we have an aver
age of ] l6 clear days, LA partly cloudy
days and 100 cloudy days during the
! year We have the best soil III the
world. 1t ranges in depth turnout the
state from one to one hundred feet.
With such q soil our state Is noted as a
country OF sure crops. 1t is true that
in some years we raise larger crops
than III other years, but we do not know
what a complete failure of crops is. 1t
is a Well watered tract OF country. Its
surface is a gently rolling prairie, hay
ing for its highest point, which is up
near Spirit Lake. an elevation of 1,694
feet above sea level. ana for its lowest
point. which is down near keokuk, an
elevation of 444 feet. This gives to us
streams of considerable size only a few
miles apart. having currents strong
enough to carry forward the water ana
yet not OF such great force as TO wash
away the soil. There Is. perhaps, no
ether section of country that has natu-
raj drainage equal to OUTS. The water
shed OF our state runs in a diagonal d.
rection from northwest to the south
east, so that a portion of the streams
flow southwest and the other portion
flow southeast. This gives to US most
beautiful LANDSCAPES.
Its Scenery.
iowa scenery is not grand nor sub
lime. but 1t may be described as lovely.
restful and beautiful. You have stood
IN the presence of the mountains, rock
ribbed and thunder-rlven, and there
was aroused within your heart a feel
ing that is characterized by the word
sublime Such is not the feeling pro-
duced by Iowa scenery. AS you have
ridden thru the country and looked up
on the streams winding thru the VAL
iays like silver threads. the fields
golden with grain. the hills upon which
We're feeding the thousands of cattle
and all this stretching out before your
vision for miles until at last they
seemed lost in the blue sky of heaven;
the woods with which YOU tried to give
expression to your feelings were how
travelled much said: have looked
upon the bay of Naples. the mountains
of Switzerland and the fertile fields of
Merrie England-each and all beautiful
in their own peculiar way-but l have
never seen anything more pleasing to
MY eyes than the views from car
window in the fall of the year upon
one OF the great trunk lines that cross
this state. The well kept, home like
farms. the ever-present school house.
the numerous clear running streams,
skirted by woods clothed in tints and
colors no artists brush could initiate,
the clean. smoothlym meadows.
the velvety blue grass pastures, covered
thckly with well-bred horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs. the clean, freshly |
painted. wide-awake. thrifty towns
and villages. the intelligent. weil-fed, |
well-clothed. contented. happy ane |
people, all combined to
make picture that Will never be eff
laced from my memory, and are unsur- |
passed by any that I have elsewhere
seem Such intelligence. thrift. COM
'ort and beauty are rarely found COM
1ned'
This my friends. is Iowa. Our lines
nave fallen unto us in pleasant places.
surely we have n goodly heritage"
a song by the slee club was given
It the conclusion Of the afternoon al
iress. after which Miss Mendenhal; |
again sang. Mrs. Augusta Scott
Richey also gave n vocal number and
he musical part of the program closed
With a third number by the glee club.
Miss Lyra Benedict acted as accompan-
st for the musical numbers. Volunteer
short speeches We're then made, after
which Secretary Garfield read the
leath roll. President Calhoun made
ew remarks in closing. and the thir-
ieth annual reunion of the Marshall
County Old Settlers Association. the
asst one many present will attend, was
It an end.