Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-25

LOOKER.ON in IOWA ]
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

| Parkersburg, Sept. 24.-Every little
| while the writer is called upon to SET
| tie some question that requires too
| much elaboration for an offhand an
swer. Here's one A good conscen-
tious, generous Iowa citizen at consid :
cradle expense, was having his house
| painted At the close of the days
| work the painters were instructed to
place the mixed paint under the porch
and cover it up. They did SO. During
the night poor neighbor's or a neigh
boris poor cow running loose. a very
bad habit by the way, skrmishing
around. found the paint aud drank a
gallon or so. She fingered twelve
hours and died, the last milking being
u total loss on account of a turpentine
| flavor In the milk The next day after
the funeral a paper was circulated to
buy this poor family another cow, and
our generous owner of the paint was
asked to contribute. Query, what was
his duty?
In these days of boilers and threats
ened boiling. it's pleasure to run on
to a sensible standpatter l.. l.. Smith.
of New Hartford, is the man the writ
er is "alludin' att Mr.. Smith. one of
the old wheel horses Of the republican
party in Butler county, was a Perkins
man. Was and is a standpatter. But
said MIR. Smith Friday to the writer.
I'm republican. / was for Mr.. Per-
kins. I'm in the minority. i am not
setting up my individual opinion
against the majority. For many years
/ have attended dur county conventions
and have always voted for the nomi-
nees. This year I'll take my medicine
and not make a bad face about It,"
More power to Bro Smith
Up in Strhthmore the other day the
writer was told, There is not stand
patter IN this vicinity that we know
Of" And along here in Butler county.
Applington. Parkersburg and New
Hartford boiling standpatters are as
scarce as democrats which is saying
considerable. The young republicans
are in the saddle, not doing any crow
ing over their older "bretherin." but
simply doing their best to elect the
straight republican ticket.
Secretary Shaw's advice to the bank
ers to keep the smaller bills in circula-
ton as long as possible, brings out
some sharp criticism from the Iowa
bankers. The latter do not take kind
ly to the use of the one and two dollar
bill. much preferring the silver dollar,
but realizing that the small bill has
come to stay, they want to handle at
least sanitary money" And to ask
these bankers to keep in circulation
this dirty currency, is much like asking
them to wear their linen cuffs and co..
lars as long as possible. Secretary
Shaw is far from being popular with
Iowa bankers. Many of them are
laughing at his paternal letter to the
officials of the banks, that are gov
eminent repositories. The idea tina.
banks will refuse a higher rate of in
terest for a possible lower one seems
to them very funny.
AS the days roll by and Jack Frost
delays his first visit, Iowa corn grows
more mature, and the Doubling Thorn
asses fewer in number Now the gem
eral talk is we have safe in Iowa the
biggest corn crop in the history of the
state. Later figures will determine
that, but sure 1t is that we've o
''thunderin' big crop, and the corn
cribs and bank vaults of Iowa must
be enlarged Already bankers are
worrying what are we going to do
with all of this money! Farmers
will have money to loan to their
neighbors. Cattle feeding is becom-
ing lost art, only experts come out
ahead. What shall we do with all of
this money? Easily answered.: Buy
more Dakota, Minnesota and Canada |
land. Soon Iowa farmers will own
the earth!
RS, n H~