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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
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lands can go to double the price they are
now and returns will be big enough to
make 1t pay to own them.
Silas Gilbert who lives In the north
part OF town is one Grundy county
farmer who has shown this year what
can be done to make high priced land
yield paying returns. He farmed only
fifty-five acres and his crops for the
year when they are all sold will bring
in the neighborhood of $4,000 or better
than $50 an acre. MIR. Gilbert had
twenty acres in potatoes, that went
IT'S bushels to the acre. The remainder
he had in corn that yielded him better
than sixty bushels to the acre. His
acres yielded heavily because they were
so few In number that he was able to
cultivate them well.
AS the price of land advances other
farmers will have to adopt Mr. Gilberts
STYLE of farming. They Will have to
reduce the number of acres for one
man to cultivate and by doing that the
yield can be made large enough to
make land pay even tho the price goes
$500 per acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
1EsI OF PROSPERITY.

The markets complain that farmers
are not selling corn. Replies to large
number Of inquiries sent out by q.
Chicago house to stations in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska,
were mainly to this effect. In some
instances farmers are marketing lit
tie corn, but in these states are hold
ing for 60 cents as a general thing
and in other states are also holding
for higher prices.
This is one of the tests of prosperity.
The farmer doesn't have to sell his
corn. He can hold it for 60 cents if he
cares to take the spectators chance.
1t is an answer made to the buyer
conveying the information that the
farmer is on Easy street, with money
in the bank, credit at the merchants
and generally in an Independent condi-
ton of purse and mind.
Going back a few years in memory
this state of affairs is one pretty gen.
orally gratifying unless to the pur-
chaser of corn and farm products. 1t
has not been many years since farm
ers were few who could hold their corn
as they saw fit to await better mar
ket In the old and at that not an
cient day the interest on the mort
gage the store bills. the hired mans
wages and the winter outfit for the
children meant an early market for
corn and acceptance of the market
price, whatever that might be. He
had to have the money. Instances
are not forgotten where grain prices
took abnormal drops in local market
places about the time the bills became
due. The dealer knew the grain SIM
ply had to come in and took advan-
tage of the situation. Today the farm
er is taking this advantage.
However, it is question whether Il
pays the producer to become a specu-
lator in his own products. 1t is likely
that more money has been lost by
farmers holding corn "for 60 cents
than has ever been made selling it at
that price Most of us can remember
the man who refused so cents for
corn to sell later at SO. He is not a soli-
tary instance. 1t is pretty well estab-
lished that the man in any producing
business who can get a fair profit and
sell his product promptly comes out in
the end with more money than his
neighbor who holds for the highest
prices and takes the SPECTATORS
chance. No manufacturer would at
tempt speculation. He fixes his profit
and sells his product as quickly as he
may.
Nevertheless it is good to know that
the downtrodden farmer is able to sit
back and watch the other fellow sweat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21

in the toon the ither day. an got a
rale bargai Yes, but does it keep
good time? visitor asked. "Ah,
weel, it's n, ,od enough to catch a
train or tina tort o thing, but good
enough to &c up to yer breakfast WI +"
Reynolds Newspaper.
week has been the remarkable absorb
ton of the excessive receipts, both by
killers and the feeder buyers. The
country has the money to eat beef even
at present prices, and the cars of feed
ers coming countryward are evidence
of confidence that we shall be able to
buy beef next year.
Hicks, the st. Louis weather prophet,
predicts thunderstorms, low 'barom-
eter, and abnormally high tempera-
lures for a period of ten days. ut
why spoil it with thunderstorm?
The cattlemen of this section have
been busy the past week trying to get
their cattle out of the mountains, where
they have been snowbound since the
last storm, says the Voice Of Collbran,
Colorado. The Iowa cattlemen have
been pumping water for their painting
perspiring herds. Talk about the
balmy atmosphere and blue Italian
skies of Colorado! All Iowa is wear
ing gauZe shirts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
2oo,ooo,ooo PoPuLATloN7

It is confidently predicted that with
in half century the population Of
the United states will have reached
2Oo,00O,O00 Upon the basis of doubled
population once in thirty years this
prediction does not seem unreasonably
high What are we going to do with
them when all have, them?
James j. Hill. the railroad organ
1zer, who presented some starteling
figures on soil waste at the White
House conference Of governors last
May, said recently that all, the natural
resources of the country put together
will not be able to furnish profitable
employment for such population
without conservation Of the soil. With
the maximum possible acreage of wheat
in fifty years. he predicted that con-
tinuation OF present methods of culti-
walton the nation would be about $685.
10000 short Of the amount necessary
to pay its annual bread bill This
deficit, he declared, could by no pos
sibility be met, even partially. thru
selling raw products or manufactured
articles abroad. The only hope will
lie in agriculture. But agriculture,
he said, would amply furnish both
occupation and a food supply, pro-
yided proper methods of farming were
employed, and that all agricultural
land was brought to its full useful
ness.
A half century is 50 short a time
that the problems Of fifty years hence
are e.most the problems of today. Peo-
pie now alive will actually meet them
and have to solve them. Thirty-six
put OF every hundred Americans are
farmers now, and last year American
farms yielded crops worth $7,412, 000,-
200. Any advance or retrogression in
AGRICULTURE affects not only the lead
ing Industry Of the country and the
largest number Of workers directly,
but all others as well, since it is the
source OF their food supply.
Since there fs comparatively little
1blic land left suitable fer aSricul-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss The q ls1hAzzz;zSw
Notice of Publication.
Marshalltown, Ia, Nov. II,

MarShalltoWn, Ia, Nov. IL, l90S.
Notice is hereby given of change
in the articles of incorporation OF
Spencer, Let's Coffee company, cor
poration organized under the laws OF
Iowa, and whose principal place OF
business is Marshalltown, Iowa.
At a special meeting of all of the
stockholders of said corporation and OF
the board of directors Of said Spencer,
Let's Coffee company, held at the Of
flee of the company at MarshalltoWn,
Iowa, on Oct. 81, 1908, at which all
the directors of the company were
present, viz, A. P. Spencer, F. c. Let's,
McCreery, the following preamble and
resolutions We're unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t is deemed advisable TO
change the name of Spencer. Let's COT
fee company and to increase it's capital
stock, on account of the rapidly IN
creasing business; therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That the name of Spencer,
Let's Coffee company be changed TO
that of western Grocer Co. Mills
and that the authorized capital stock OF
said corporation be increased from
$50 600 to 100000, in shares OF sloo
each. payable in cash on subscription.
Resolved further, That A. p. Spencer
president. and r. w. McCreery, sec
retary, be and are hereby authorized
and directed to take all necessary
and legal steps to effect such change
in the corporation name, seal and IN
crease of capital stock.
Resolved further, That the change IN
name as hereinbefore authorized shaii
be effective as of November is, 1908, or
as soon as authorized by the secretary
of state.
Resolved, That the seal Of said cor
poration be changed to read western
Grocer Co. Mills, Marshalltown, Iowa,
with the word seal in the center
Resolved. That the time OF the an
nual meeting of the stockholders De
changed to the first Wednesday IN May
of each year, and that the present al
rectors and officers hold office until
said meeting and until their successors
are elected and qualified.
A. p. SPENCER, President.
r. w. M'CREERY. Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
Looker-On In Iona

Rowan, Nov. 21-Corn huslling sto-
ries are in order. AT st. Anthony the
other evening in Mr.. Stipp's grain Of
flee man drove on the scales with a
load of corn, which from the scale tick
cts, showed he bad husked that day 106
bushels and forty pounds. This corn
was hauled from the field five miles
away and shoveled into the crib in
town A fair days work for one man,
bringing him at 80 cents per bushel
$53.33. Mr.. Stipp's experience as a
grain dealer covering about thirty
years, is that he has never handled
better corn or paid as much as so cents
per bushel, when husked and immedi-
ately brought to market. And it is a
question if the experience of the grain
dealers at Randall is often duplicated.
They shelled and shipped out during
the first week in November, 1908. corn
that was planted on June 2, 1903.
A young farmer speaking of the high
price of lumber, says that now on his
fathers farm in Iowa are a lot of pine
trees that were set out about forty
years ago, when his father first came
to this state. And that these pine trees
are now worth on an average $40 each.
This is merely mentioned in hopes some
of our road supervisors will plant pine
trees along the highways of Iowa, thus
giving future generations some money
to spend in making good roads. No
better investment of money can be
made next spring than to set out along
the public roads of Iowa. one million
young pine trees, and keep it up each
year After the first five years they
will take care of themselves, and fifty
years from now more than pay the en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
THE WAY OF the "PRoDucER."

Uncle George Perkins, 1t would seem,
is more or less dissatisfied with the
announcement of Mr.. Torbert Of Du-
buaue that he is again Cummins
supporter. His paper voices "the bare
suspicion that Mr.. Torbert being in
the drug trade, is following the line of
personal interest" and AYERS that I'm
point of argument, however. there are
some flies on Torbert. He jumps with
agility, and with some claim to grace
for man of his years and proper
tions, to willowy conclusions" etc. etc
It is a sad state Of affairs. It is not
long since Mr.. Torbert basked in the
beatifc smiles OF the Journal and his
uprightness Of character and righteous
ness Of mind were extolled in double
loaded English of the kind that all
desire to use but which is written only
at Sioux City and in a certain little
front office. AS the producer of the
Torbert letter Mr. Torbert became the
welcome guest. For him was decanted
the rare old wines Of appropriation
and the Walls Of adulation were un-
corked. This was when he was pro-
Queer.
In Sioux City the path Of the pro
Queer" is short. If he comes in from
the country and the smaller cities to
that metropolitan center, bearing on
his person wads Of long green cur
rency he shall find riotous welcome and
the glad hand at certain establish
ments in that city to which the pro-
Queer" is prime necessity and where
/, faith assures that a new one is born
every minute primarily for purpose
intimately connected with the existence
and prosperity OF these establishments.
When he arrives thus laden there Is
Joy in which he is made a partner.
The freedom of the. establishment is
rendered Walls are opened and fatted
calves suffer death. Ginger is hot +
the mouth and mirth and approval
mingle. When the wads have dis
appeared the lights go out. The voices
Of welcome change and grow raucous.
Rough houses result. And in the gray
dawn Of the morning the producer
finds himself alone and chilly accom-
panied by bad taste in the mouth and
separated from the currency which
had kindled hospitality into. bon
fire. He has ceased to be a pro-
ducer'' Welcome the coming, speed
the parting guests.
The, lesson is old, old as Jacob and
the furs and the savory potage that
tasted sweetly and left a shamefully
sour stomach behind. Mr.. Torbert has
ceased to be producer. Turn down
the lights.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
Topics of the Times,

1t appears that the school children
at Ottumwa voted acceptance of Rev.
Sundays proffer to speak to them,
according to communication received
by the T.-R. from a prominent Mar
shalltown church worker, who says:
scholar, it as democratic school
board put into power by a. whisky
soaked political machine, that objected
to Sunday speaking in high school I
happened to be in the conference of
the ministers when the matter was be-
ing discussed"
The T.-R. is glad to correct its state
ment for which a news dispatch in q
state paper was authority. 1t further
appears by newspaper statements that
the senior class adopted scathing reso-
lutions condemnatory Of the action Of
the board, and that Sunday spoke to
1000 young people Of whom 400 signed
cards signifying desire to affiliate
with the churches.
Inc LIZ. WANT dQ increases III value
with the addition Of every new sub
scrber. The daily T.-R. is today at
the high-water mark of it's circulation
history, and the water is still ris-
ing.
The Christmas number Of Scribner's
Magazine displays great wealth and
variety of Illustration, containing many
of the original studies and sketches
by Edwin A. Abbey, R. A., for his
wonderful series of pictures at the
Harrisburg capitol. An article by Royal
Cortissoz gives a most appreciative
account of this distinguished series Of
decorations as they appear in place in
the capitol. Mr.. Abbey's own studies
show how such great success is
achieved by patient labor at all de-
tails.
Mr.. Rockefeller can buy three golf
balls with his daily witness fees.
Every little bit added to what you've
got" etc.
A Scottish farmer was proudly
showing visitor an antique clock
which had recently come into his pos
session. isn't that a gran clock ?"
he said. Il bocht 1t at an auction sale
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
upted What is most remarkable is

rupted. What is most remarkable is
the churchs reliance, at this present
moment, on lay assistance and support
in maintaining Catholic and religious
schools. We learn from the French
press than in several dioceses associa-
lions have been formed among laymen
for inaugurating and supporting these
Catholic schools. Some journals rail
against these Associations of the Fa-
theirs Of Families" as mere hotbeds OF
conspiracy against the lay school; 9TH
ers look upon them as seminaries OF
rebellion against democratic regime;
and the Lanterne (Paris) speaks OF
them as Tailoring day and night to
sap and undermine the system of gov
eminent which we hold so dear"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
tire road tax Of the townships where
they are set out.


Walking into a mans place in Glad
brook, the writer read in plain letters
the name of the man that lived there,
in the cement walk that led up to the
house. In another town the name OF
the streets are also put in the cement
crossings. All this is a great con-
venience to strangers, has many ad-
vantages and is an incentive to the
street commissioner to keep the cross
ings clean and the private citizen to
shovel off the snow otherwise Ibis
name is written there"
The creamery business Is tremen-
dously on the increase in Iowa as the
next census reports will show. It's
nothing uncommon now for a small
Iowa town to have three or four cream
buyers Some of this cream is shipped
$50 to 200 miles to be made into but
ter At Gladbrook four firms are pay
ing cash for cream, and 800 day is
nothing unusual for these men to pay
out in cream checks. For some reason
the creamery business seems to be
working into the larger towns, and of
course resulting In less employment
of men and teams in the smaller towns.
e 4
Since the prices of meat have adj
vanced many a family has learned les
sons of economy. One travelling man
tells of his experience. All of his life
as a married man his meat has been
from two to three dollars per week For
economical reasons his wife and this
man agreed Ito cut 1T out for break
fast Then other things We're substi-
tuted for supper. And now they fig
ure on meat only once a day. And
strange to relate this whole family are
well, hearty and strong. In this line a
bit of personal experience may be in
teresting. Acting on doctors sug-
gestion that the writer had been eat :
ing too much meat, this scribe about
Oct. /, this year. "cut it out entirely
He registered vow with himself not
to eat any meat till Thanksgiving day
and then-and over six weeks has this
vegetarian wandered In and out of the
hotels of Iowa refusing all seductive
calls of roast beef, roast pork and
roast mutton. He remarks to the wait
err, when beefSteak. mutton chops ana
liver and onions are called and not
chosen. get thee behind me Satan"
And the whole blooming vegetarian
racket is rank failure for by actual
weight the writer has added on five
pounds Of flesh since the meat diet was
dropped In Marshalltown there is
well attended physical culture class OF
thin women trying to add on few
pounds, on general principles. Try a
two months course Of vegetarianism.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
Notice Of the Organization Of tho
German Savings Bank Of t'averhill,


German Savings Bank Of tiaversill,
Iowa.
/. Notice is hereby given that a
corporation has been formed Under the
name Of 1.-The German Savings Bank
and, that its principal place OF bust
ness is at Haverhill, Marshall county,
Iowa.
2. The general nature OF the bus
mess to be transacted by this corpora
ton shall be that of savings and gen.
eral commercial bank, conducted under
the laws of Iowa
3. The capital stock of this corpo-
ration shall be ten thousand dollars
divided into shares of one hundred
dollars each and shall be fully paid up
before the corporation begins the tran
saction of business.
4. The date of the comm encement
of this corporation shall be January
end. 1909 and it continues for period
of fifty years unless sooner terminated
in accordance with law.
5. The affairs of the corporation
shall be conducted by a board of di-
rectors of seven members to DE elected
annually by the share holders, and by
a president, ce-president ard cashier
and such other assistants a.; may be
necessary, to be elected by slIch board
of directors.
6. This corporation shall not con-
tract or incur any debt or LIABILITY
except for deposits and the necessary
expense of transacting its Business, IN
excess of an amount equal to Its cap
ital stock
7. The private property of the share
holders shall be exempt from corporate
liability except to the extern. and In
the manner provided by the laws OF
Iowa
8. Until the first annual meeting of
the stock holders the following named
persons shall be directors of the corpo-
ration: J. NJ Sohlueter, NJ L. krier.
Martin Kunke. C. j. Imholt, II. B.
Kopel, Henry Holdgrafer, J. ]. Nc
CURE.
Until the first annual meeting OF
the board of directors the following
named persons shall be officers of the
corporation. President, ]. NJ. Schluetef:
vice president, NJ. L Krter: cashier.
F. c. Pritchard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
AMENITIES AT BRITT.
britt News. /,

Big Belly Bailey has always seemed
pleased to call the publisher Of The
News Simple Simpy" and this paper
"The Gimlet.' We do not object to be-
ing called Simple Simpy," as nothing
more could be expected from a dis
eased and putrid disposition like
Bailey's Deprive him of the privilege
of writing mean and dirty things and
telling smutty stories and you rob him
of his principal stock in trade. But we
do object to having our paper called
"The Gimlet" and considering the pros
perity which The News now enjoys, we
think there ought to be a change to
"The Anger"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
No Room for Doubt.
philadelphia Ledger)

philadelphia Ledger)
The elderly lady who was looking
thru the shop of a dealer in knick-
knacks picked up a small handbag.
Are you sure" she inquired, chat
this is a real crocodile skin?'''
Absolutely certain, madam" replied
the dealer. Il shot that crocodile my
self"
"It looks rather soiled," observed
the customer.
Naturally madam" explained the
salesman. THAT is where 1t struck
the ground when it tumbled off the
tree"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21

With curling lip he regarded the dry
gray powder.
"And you are sure that this health
food is nourishing, are you?" he de-
manded
"sSure? Rather said the salesman.
"Why, the inventor of that food not
only lives, but supports large family
splendid1y on it."
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Iona Newspapers
THIS FISH IS NO SUCKER.

Publisher of the Bremen County In
dependent
Your paper stated that Seth Fish of
GAINESVILLE is sick and very feeble and
over Sc years of age. l am near 80
years of age and in the best possible
condition, and if any man of my age
doubts it, let him try it once and I'll
give him thrashing.-Seth Fish.
We are pleased to be called on to
give Mr. Fish this hearing Our in
formant evidently didn't catch the right
fish. He will know, after this, that
"Uncle Seth" is not sucker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
Here's a PuzzIer.
(New York Press

The other night in an upper West
Side home there was a spelling bee at
which some forty-odd guests fell down.
The hostess offered the following sem
tence as test:
1T is an agreeable sight to perceive
the unparalleled embarrassment of an
harassed peddler attempting to gage
the symmetry of peeled onion which
sibyl had stabbed with poinard
regardless of the innuendoes Of the
lilies of carnelian hue"
The president of a college made five
errors in writing it; learned clergy
man made seven and an eminent teach
er and lecturer made six.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
Two Views.

"No, sir" said the first business man,
"I never work too hard. I believe
that all work and no play, makes
Jack dull boy"
That's all right" replied the other,
"but / don't believe in playing the
fool as long as there is chance to
work One''