Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-11

5 LOOKER.ON IN IOWA

Belmond, Nov. 10.--The Scotch Col
lie seems to retain his reputed intelli-
gence as well here In Iowa as on his
native heath. Mr.. G. M. Duren, Of FL
dora, owns one whose duty and delight
is to regularly carry the daily mail
from uptown to Mr.. Duren's house.
Some Of the other town dogs, being
Jealous Of this mall carriers job, and
not having the fear Of the penalties
of stopping the United States mail,
frequently waylay him, with his mouth
full of tied up letters and papers, SO
as matter of precaution. and to give
him chance for a square deal, 1. e., to
defend himself. when these highway
robbers Jump on him. this bundle OF
mail is tied to his collar. But he ar
ways starts with 1t in his mouth, and IL
foung necessary to drop 1t and lick an
unmannerly cur, he always manages to
pick 1t up and arrives with 1t in his
mouth; sometimes said mall showing
the scars Of battle
\ In Geneva, is the school house the
model of which took the first premium
at the ST. Louis exposition The cost
of the building was $4,000, and 1t is
claimed this planned building gives
more room, light and fresh air than
any OF the old fashioned style OF school
houses Besides the general appear
ance of the building outside Is such an
Improvement on many barn-like struc-
lures used for school houses, that 1t is
daily lesson in architecture, teaching
the young idea Of the possibilities of
wood stone and paint, when artistic
ally put together.
Recently an Illinois Central passen-
ger train started from Sioux City with
one of their nice cars occupied by a
family of gypsies, full blooded, and
showing in every way their close at
traction for Iowa soil, and their de-
testation OF Iowa water. The heads of
the family occupied four seats, his
wife-a fat, frowzy Queen-four seats
more, his two grown daughters and six
or eight more boys and girls, several
seats, and all of the aisles. In fact, 1t
was their private car, for incoming
passengers took one look and retreated
to the next car behind. The newsboy
told the writer no one would ride in
the car with them, this all the way
from Sioux City to Iowa Falls. 1t so
happens that the Illinois Central runs
passengers in the southern states, the
home of the "Jin1 Crow" cars, where
white people are not allowed to ride in
these cars with negroes. But in the
north we are supposed to be above race
prejudice lone mans as good as an
other" But somehow on this train, In
Iowa. white people did not fraternize
with these gypsies. Wouldn't even ride
in the cars with them. After all "the
folks are a good deal like the peo-
pie"
When the people of Hardin county
read in the daily papers that the grand
Jury had again indicted e. G. Soule, OF
Iowa Falls, of bank defalcation fame,
and that the sheriff would be on hand
at the penitentiary doors December 70.
with warrant for his arrest, this
news was received with immense sat
isfaction. No case of late years has
attracted such statewide notice, this
because of the crime and the
1;ehtness of his sentence. And,
curiously enough, this feeling is
NOT so much personal in a desire to
punish Soule, i. e., In the way OF re-
venge. but as an expression Of the
INSIGNIFICANT sentence, hardly fitting
tie crime. Assuming that another
trial on another count will result In
another conviction and another term
I'm the penitendary, it occurs now to
the friends Of Soule that the first short
sentence was mistake all around.
But little has lately been said in the
nauers. much more outside, of the case
of Scott. the preacher that was ad-
Judged insane a few years ago, and
thus escaped punishment for his af
fair with the school girl. Readers OF
the papers We're very Indignant at the